Singapore Turns to Canada as Middle East Disruptions Intensify the Search for Energy Resilience

Singapore, 19 September 2026 – Singapore is exploring Canada as a potential source of energy and food as continuing Middle East conflict threatens further disruption to fuel flows, extending the city-state’s strategy of diversifying essential supplies. Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had become a major impediment to liquefied natural gas exports from Qatar, while risks around the Bab el-Mandeb strait could also affect Saudi shipments.

Singapore has managed the disruption so far because it buys from diversified sources, but the latest assessment is that businesses and households should prepare for further supply pressure. The country imports nearly all its energy, and natural gas generates about 95% of its electricity. Any prolonged interruption can therefore move rapidly through power prices, industrial costs, transport and consumer inflation, even when physical shortages are avoided.