Indonesia to Import 135 Million Barrels of Crude Oil in 2025, Here Are the Sources

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) records that Indonesia, through PT Pertamina (Persero), will import 135.33 million barrels of crude oil throughout 2025. From this total, around 19% or 25.36 million barrels will come from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the rest will be supplied from various countries, including regions in Africa, Latin America, the United States, Malaysia, and several other nations. In addition to crude oil imports, Indonesia is also establishing long-term cooperation with Singapore and Malaysia for the supply of fuel products. Amid global geopolitical dynamics, the government is beginning to examine the diversification of crude oil import sources to reduce reliance on the Middle East region. Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia revealed a few weeks ago that the government plans to redirect some imports to countries outside that region. Bahlil stated that alternative crude oil import sources include the United States, Angola, several countries in Africa, and the Latin American region. According to him, the government is exploring long-term contracts with those countries, particularly with the United States, which is considered to have substantial oil production capacity. “There are long-term contracts with other countries outside the Middle East. One of them is America. Why America? Because they have a larger oil volume,” said Bahlil during the ESDM Ministry’s Bukan Abuleke Podcast event, quoted on Monday (30/3/2026). Bahlil acknowledged that shipments of oil from America would indeed take longer than from the Middle East region. While shipments from Middle Eastern countries take about 2 to 3 weeks, deliveries from the United States could take around 40 days. “That’s true. The distance is indeed longer. But we place orders long-term in advance. So the logistics delivery method can be arranged,” added Bahlil. He then cited that a similar scheme had previously been successfully implemented for LPG imports. Previously, most of Indonesia’s LPG imports came from the Middle East, but now around 70% of Indonesia’s LPG imports come from the United States. “And this has been proven when we shifted our LPG imports from the Middle East, which was previously the majority, now we have shifted 70% of our LPG imports from America. The logistics work. So there’s no need to worry, no need,” he said.