SINGAPORE, Oct. 25 -- A sudden reduction in piped natural gas supplies from Indonesia will account for less than 2 per cent of Singapore's total daily gas demand, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) confirmed, adding that alternative liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves and contingency protocols will prevent any disruption to the power grid.

The market regulator was responding to announcements from Jakarta that Indonesia would scale back deliveries through two subsea pipelines feeding the island nation.

Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto told local media that Jakarta would reduce natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) starting Oct 24.

However, the EMA clarified that ...