Singapore Issues Eight New LNG Bunkering Licences
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded eight new licences to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel in Singapore from September 2026. The successful applicants include Aramco Trading Singapore, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, PetroChina International (Singapore), Shell Eastern Trading, Sinopec Fuel Oil (Singapore), TotalEnergies Gas & Power Asia (TEGPA)-Sembcorp Fuels (Singapore) Joint Venture, and Vitol Bunkers (S).
The new licences will expand Singapore's LNG bunkering capacity and support the country's development as a multi-fuel bunkering hub. The MPA evaluated the applicants based on their supply capabilities, commercial plans, operational experience, and safety standards.
To further strengthen safe and reliable LNG bunkering operations, the MPA and Enterprise Singapore will upgrade the existing Technical Reference for LNG Bunkering (TR56) into a Singapore Standard (SS) in August 2026. The new SS will enhance safety requirements, bunkering procedures, custody transfer, and crew competencies.
The licences will be valid for five years from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2031. Licensees are required to provide end-to-end LNG bunkering services, including fuel supply, storage, cargo transfer, and delivery to vessels.