Energy Crisis Ahead? How Singapore’s Response Could Impact Investors

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At its narrowest point, the Straits of Hormuz is a mere 39km-wide waterway. To put it in perspective, that is narrower than the distance from the eastern to the western side of Singapore (...

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to the western side of Singapore (approximately 50km) – an area that is hardly noticeable on the world map.\n\nAnd yet, a blockage of this tiny waterway is all it takes to take global trade down to its knees.\n\nJust over this weekend, this vulnerability became a live crisis: after a fleeting attempt to reopen the waterway last week, a renewed military standoff has once again choked off the flow of 20 million barrels of oil per day, sending Brent crude prices surging back towards the US$100 mark.\n\nNonetheless, here are some signals investors can watch for to ride out the storm.\n\nEnergy Supply & Price\n\nAround 20% of global oil supplies are transported through the narrow Straits of Hormuz.\n\nThus, a disruption in this narrow waterway instantly creates an acute squeeze on global oil supply, directly hitting aviation businesses that are notoriously fuel-hungry.\n\nThis means local aviation darlings of SIA (SGX: C6L) and SATS (SGX: S58) will take the brunt of the impact.\n\nStill, it’s not a losing game for everyone.\n\nEspecially for energy companies, which could enjoy short-term benefits amid this crisis, though the duration of such a windfall remains uncertain.\n\nGlobal Inflation Favours Cash-Rich Businesses\nThe downstream impacts of rising oil prices put inflationary pressures on everything from rising electricity bills to soaring food prices. \n\nRemember in 2022 when the Fed hiked interest rates after COVID to combat rising inflation?\n\nWhile the rate-hiking cycle has wound down in recent years, if inflation flares up again, further hikes are not off the table.\n\nEven if the Fed doesn’t hike rates again, the current already heightened rates are likely to hold longer than expected.\n\nThis “higher-for-longer” monetary policy could spell trouble for debt-ridden companies.\n\nAs cheaper debt matures, these companies face potentially higher refinancing rates, putting pressure on their bottom line, on top of other inflated costs just to keep their lights on.\n\nFor investors, it makes sense to trim these positions and lean more towards cash-rich companies to maintain a leaner portfolio.\n\nDefence Businesses are Riding a Tailwind\nWith the global rules-based order increasingly fragmented, countries are fending for themselves more than ever.\n\nCompanies that supply national security capabilities have attracted strong investor interest and government contracts alike.\n\nLocal defence-linked companies like Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63), or STE, have seen prices rising amid these crises.\n\nThe industrial blue chip’s ascent is backed by its strong recent performance of rising revenue and profits, supported by rising revenue visibility through its robust order books derived from sticky government-linked defence contracts.\n\nWhile its profile as Singapore’s well-known defence provider helps in riding the defence-related tailwind, STE’s revenue is also diversified across other civilian domains like Commercial Aerospace (CA), Urban Solutions and Satcom (USS), providing additional stability.\n\n\nThrough STE, investors aren’t just getting growth opportunities from the defence tailwinds, but also revenue resilience and a proven track record of dividend payouts.\n\nSingapore is Looking Attractive to Investors\nAmid global tensions like the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Middle East tensions that started even before Operation Epic Fury in Iran, Singapore is looking attractive to investors again.\n\nAfter all, how can investors overlook Singapore when the government is actively supporting businesses with an S$1 billion support package, benefiting businesses like Sheng Siong (SGX: OV8) and Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX: J69U).\n\nTo ease immediate cash flow pressures, the government has boosted the corporate income tax rebate to 50% for 2026 and expanded the Energy Efficiency Grant to cover all business sectors. \n\nFurthermore, the decision to pull forward S$500 in CDC vouchers to June is expected to drive significant footfall into heartland retail, providing a direct lift to essential service providers.\n\nThis is a stark contrast to other countries that are scrambling to keep their economies afloat.\n\nAs investors seek to diversify away from the increasingly uncertain and overvalued US market, Singapore’s stability offers just what they are looking for – an oasis in a turbulent investing climate.\n\nSingapore Offers Consistency in Business Support\nInvestors who think the S$1 billion support package is just a one-off gesture will be pleasantly surprised to know that MAS’s S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) for local equities was rolled out back in early 2025, even before the recent oil crisis.\n\nThe scheme seeks to deepen investor participation in Singapore-listed equities by channelling capital through selected fund managers.\n\nFor investors, this means a more robust market ecosystem underscored by greater capital flow, leading to clearer valuations and better investment opportunities.\n\nMoreover, many of these companies offer defensive resilience for your portfolio amid market volatility, and not to mention the dividends that you can receive while waiting for the storm to pass. \n\nGet Smart: Narrow Chokepoint, Wide Impact\nThe blockage of the Straits of Hormuz is a result of a broader shift in a more volatile geopolitical climate. \n\nThis crisis sounded an important alarm that the global market is more vulnerable than most investors might have assumed.\n\nAs global rules are being rewritten, investors might be better served with astute positioning rather than attempting to predict short-term market direction.\n\nStrong balance sheets, indispensable offerings, and clear competitive advantages are key factors that characterise a resilient portfolio – one that can ride out the storm stronger than ever.\n\nMarkets are volatile again. Oil prices are rising and tech stocks are swinging.\n\nWhat matters now is not predicting what comes next, but knowing how to act.\n\nIn this webinar, our Co-Founders, Chin Hui Leong and Joanna Sng, share a clear, three-layer framework for navigating uncertainty. Register your spot here.\n\nWhat if every stock trade in Singapore puts money in your pocket? One company earns whenever the market moves. Its free cash flow has grown close to 10% a year, and dividends are set to rise 40% over the next three years. Our free 2026 Dividend Playbook reveals this legal monopoly. 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