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Saudi Arabia and Singapore announced plans for Saudi Arabia to store crude oil in Singapore’s Jurong Rock Caverns starting from the second half of 2027, aiming to enhance energy supply security in Asia following disruptions caused by the US-Iran war. The move will bring Saudi Arabian crude closer to key Asian markets, improving supply chain resilience and preparedness for future shortages. Negotiations are expected to conclude within a few months before formal agreements are signed between Saudi Aramco and Singaporean authorities.

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Saudi Arabia and Singapore have announced plans to store Saudi crude oil in the Jurong Rock Caverns facility in Singapore starting from the second half of 2027. This move is aimed at bolstering energy supply security in Southeast Asia, particularly following disruptions caused by the US-Iran war in the Strait of Hormuz. Prior to the conflict, nearly two-thirds of Asia's imported oil came from the Middle East. The arrangement will enhance Saudi Arabia’s crude oil supply chain resilience and improve Singapore's readiness for potential future disruptions. At a conference on Monday during the Singapore International Energy Week, Tan See Leng, Singapore's energy minister, stated that this joint initiative would also strengthen both countries' strategic partnership in the energy sector. Negotiations between Saudi Aramco and Singapore’s regulatory bodies are expected to conclude within several months.

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"Saudi Arabia and Singapore are announcing our joint intent to establish an arrangement for Saudi crude oil to be stored at the Jurong Rock Caverns from the second half of 2027," Singapore's energy, trade and industry minister Tan See Leng said at the Singapore International Energy Week conference.

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Saudi Arabia plans to store crude oil in Singapore from the second half of 2027, energy ministers from both countries announced on Monday, as a move to bolster energy supply security in the region. asserted

ministers → plan → region

The kingdom has planned to store crude oil at Singapore's Jurong Rock Caverns after oil supplies to Asia were severely choked in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war. asserted

supplies → plan → war

Before the war, nearly two-thirds of Asia's imported oil came from the Middle East, Reuters reported. asserted

Reuters → import → East

Leng → announce → conference

Tan said the arrangement would strengthen the resilience of Saudi Arabia's crude oil supply chain in Southeast Asia while enhancing Singapore's energy security and preparedness for supply disruptions. asserted

arrangement → say → disruptions

He further announced that Saudi Aramco would sign a memorandum of understanding with Singapore's Energy Market Authority and JTC Corp on Monday, with negotiations expected to conclude within a few months. asserted

negotiations → announce → months

Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud said the arrangement would bring supplies closer to key Asian markets. asserted

arrangement → say → markets

"Bringing supply closer to key Asian markets would strengthen the flexibility of our supply network and support Singapore's security of supply and preparedness," he said in a video recording at the conference. asserted

he → bring → conference

Saudi Aramco already stores crude oil in Japan and South Korea, where local governments have priority access to the supplies in the event of an unexpected shortage. asserted

governments → store → shortage

In Japan, storage capacity in Okinawa was expanded to 8.2 million barrels in September 2017 under an agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC), according to Aramco Japan's website, Reuters reported. uncertain

Reuters → expand → website

Located 150 metres below ground on Jurong Island, Singapore's rock caverns can hold up to 1.47 million cubic metres of liquid hydrocarbons, including crude oil and condensate. asserted

caverns → locate → oil

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