Energy security comes first for Indonesia as it defies EU over Russian oil

Indonesia’s Karimun is the first non-Russian oil terminal to be sanctioned by Brussels since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022

That same day, Jakarta said it had secured a commitment from Moscow for a shipment of 150 million barrels of Russian crude.

“If Indonesia needs more, the [oil import] can be increased by 50 million [barrels], so the Russian government has committed to [export] 150 million barrels to Indonesia, which we can store [in case of] economic turmoil,” said Hashim, who is Prabowo’s brother.

Source: News - South China Morning Post