Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor)
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 Office of the Ministry, Suai | |
| Ministry overview | |
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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 / 8.55417°S 125.57917°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals |
| Agency ID | MPM |
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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.
Functions[edit]
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[edit]
The incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals is Francisco da Costa Monteiro.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links[edit]
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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