Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (MPM; Portuguese: Ministério do Petróleo e Minerais, Tetum: Ministériu Petróleu no Minerais) is the government department of East Timor accountable for energy policy, management of mineral resources, and related matters.
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Formed | 2001 |
Jurisdiction | Government of East Timor |
Headquarters | Praça do Palácio do Gov., Comoro, Dili 8°33′15″S 125°34′45″E |
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Website | Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals |
Agency ID | MPM |
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Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design and implementation of policies for the following areas:
- energy;
- management of mineral resources, including oil and other strategic ores;
and for the licensing and regulation of extractive activity and industrial activity to benefit petroleum and minerals, including petrochemicals and refining.[1]
Minister
The incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals is Víctor da Conceição Soares.[1][2][3][4]
References
- "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Swearing-In and organic structure of the Eight Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- "Timor-Leste's Eighth Constitutional Government (updated 17 July 2020)". La'o Hamutuk website. La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Soares, Víctor da Conceição (20 August 2020). "LETTER: Timor-Leste aims to reinvigorate its oil and gas sector". Upstream. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals – official site (in English)
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