{"id":320482,"date":"2025-12-29T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=320482"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:12:55","slug":"gasco-will-be-operational-in-early-2026","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/gasco-will-be-operational-in-early-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GasCo will be operational in early 2026 and will seek LNG bids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During his participation in the <strong>Asia 2025 Gas Markets Conference<\/strong>, held as part of the Singapore International Energy Week, GasCo CEO <strong>Alan Heng<\/strong> confirmed that the company will start <strong>bidding for LNG supply contracts in the first quarter of 2026<\/strong>, with deliveries scheduled from 2028. This measure seeks to anticipate a potential supply shortfall and maintain a stable domestic energy flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMA license and institutional support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2025, the company was granted a <strong>Gas Importer&#8217;s License (Import Hub)<\/strong> by the <strong>Energy Market Authority (EMA)<\/strong>, which allows it to import piped gas and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/how-is-gas-made-formation-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LNG<\/a><\/strong> centrally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obtaining this license has allowed the company to advance in the <strong>expansion of its equipment<\/strong>, consolidation of international alliances and <strong>greater cooperation with regional suppliers<\/strong>, thus laying the groundwork for full operation in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LNG as an energy backbone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the panel &#8220;<strong>Energy Integration in a Changing Landscape<\/strong>,&#8221; Alan Heng remarked that LNG will continue to be an <strong>essential bridging fuel for Singapore<\/strong> as it contributes to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/decarbonization-of-the-economy-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decarbonization<\/a><\/strong> without compromising energy stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was moderated by <strong>Kenneth Foo<\/strong>, Global Head of LNG Pricing at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/commodity-insights\/en\/events\/conferences\/asia-gas-markets-conference-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights<\/a><\/strong>, who led the discussion on the changing dynamics in the Asian mainland gas market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional perspective and future objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GasCo&#8217;s strategy not only responds to domestic needs, but also to an increasingly competitive and demanding regional scenario. With Asia leading the growth in LNG consumption, Singapore&#8217;s early preparation through GasCo seeks to <strong>secure strategic advantages in a rapidly evolving market.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this centralized purchasing and distribution model, the company aims to consolidate its position as a reliable player in the <strong>Asian energy landscape<\/strong>. In parallel, it aims to <strong>align itself with the global energy transition<\/strong>, maintaining operational flexibility while the country develops renewable energy sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/singapore-gasco_gasco-singapore-asiagasmarketsconference-activity-7388809119228624896-fjJG\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABwDBTAB4GohX6ZtDU9YmG5cMdgez-p4kwY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GasCo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GasCo will begin seeking LNG tenders in 2026 to supply Singapore&#8217;s demand from 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":318392,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-320482","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/320482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/320482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=320482"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=320482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}