08/06/2026
Our Chief Executive Mr Puah Kok Keong and colleagues were in the United States this week, engaging energy leaders, regulators, industry partners and researchers across Houston and the West Coast to deepen Singapore's understanding of the global energy landscape and strengthen partnerships.
In Houston, the delegation visited Cheniere's Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility, one of the world's largest LNG export terminals, and MD&A's Houston Service Centre. This serves as a useful reminder that reliable energy systems depend as much on the technical expertise keeping them running as on the infrastructure itself. Kok Keong met with leaders from Shell, JERA, S&P Global, ExxonMobil, BakerHughes and Chevron to exchange views on near-term LNG supply and price dynamics, the implications of geopolitical uncertainties on supply chains, and how companies are approaching long-term contracts and diversification strategies in a more volatile environment.
Kok Keong also joined the KPMG Global Energy Conference as a panellist, sharing Singapore's perspective on what energy diversification means in practice for a small, resource-constrained, import-dependent economy. EMA also held its first SIEWConnects@Houston, bringing together industry leaders including Singapore GasCo to exchange views on the role of gas in today's energy landscape. On the sidelines, Kok Keong reconnected with Takao Tsukui, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, for discussions on next-generation CCGT technology and how MHI's capabilities could support Singapore's power generation needs.
From Houston, the delegation moved to San Francisco and Palo Alto, where conversations turned to how energy systems may evolve in the years ahead. At the California Public Utilities Commission, the team exchanged views on regulatory challenges around distributed energy resources, virtual power plants, and managing the surge in electricity demand from AI and data centres, questions Singapore will increasingly need to grapple with. Meetings with Bloom Energy explored how fuel cell technologies could support resilient, low-carbon power in land-constrained urban environments. A visit to the Tesla Megapack Factory offered a firsthand look at how utility-scale battery storage is being manufactured and deployed at scale. The delegation also met researchers at Stanford University to discuss geothermal energy development, including how subsurface modelling tools and seismicity management frameworks are evolving which is directly relevant as Singapore advances its own geothermal feasibility work.
For Singapore, which imports almost all of its energy, these engagements are an important part of how we continue to build relationships, stress-test our assumptions and learn from how others are navigating the same challenges. The energy transition will not be built on a single technology or model. It will require sustained curiosity, collaboration and partnership across borders.
We look forward to continuing these conversations at Singapore International Energy Week 2026.
