Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia is committed to importing 150 million barrels of oil from Russia in phases until the end of 2026, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot confirmed.”The import will be carried out in phases,” Yuliot stated at the ministry office on Friday.The deputy minister explained that the decision to import oil in phases, instead of in bulk, was made with consideration of Indonesia’s oil storage capacity.The oil imported from Russia will not be exclusively for Indonesian public consumption, as it will also be allocated to the industrial, mining, and petrochemical sectors.”The 150 million oil barrels' import is to fulfill our demand until the end of this year,” he remarked.Despite deciding to import oil from Russia, Indonesia remains committed to procuring additional oil from the United States to help meet its domestic energy needs.He explained that Indonesia’s oil demand is 1.6 million barrels per day. With domestic production capacity at around 600,000 barrels per day, Indonesia has a shortfall of approximately 1 million barrels per day.”The situation requires us to procure more oil from other countries (outside Russia), including from the United States,” he said.On Thursday (April 23), Hasjim Djojohadikusumo, the president's special envoy for energy and environment, disclosed that Indonesia has secured a commitment with Russia to get 100 million barrels of oil at a special price.He added that if Indonesia needs more supply to mitigate economic pressures, Russia is ready to provide up to 50 million barrels of additional oil, he added.”The president went to Moscow not to splurge; he went there to talk with President Putin for 3 hours, and he got the import commitment from President Putin,” he remarked.The commitment from Moscow has strengthened Indonesia’s capacity to mitigate the impact of instability arising from the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which has disrupted global trade.