No major LNG concern through May: ministerABOVE LEGAL REQUIREMENT: The Ministry of Economic Affairs is prepared if LNG supply is disrupted, with more than the legal requirement of 11 days of inventoryBy Meryl Kao / Staff reporterTaiwan has largely secured liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies through May and arranged about half of June’s supply, Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said yesterday. The Economic Committee aims to increase the figure to 14 days by the end of next year, he said. Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin speaks at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei TimesWhile one or two LNG or crude oil shipments for May might be short, overall supply is expected to remain stable, he said. Regarding other energy reserves, coal inventories stand at about 40 days, above the required 30 days, and oil reserves have reached about 150 days, significantly higher than the required 90 days, Kung said.

Source: Taipei Times March 25, 2026 17:12 UTC