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Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor)

Coordinates: 8°33′15″S 125°34′45″E / 8.55417°S 125.57917°E / -8.55417; 125.57917
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Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals
  • Ministério do Petróleo e Minerais (Portuguese)
  • Ministériu Petróleu no Minerais (Tetum)
Office of the Ministry, Suai
Office of the Ministry, Suai
Ministry overview
Formed2001 (2001)
JurisdictionGovernment of East Timor
HeadquartersPraça do Palácio do Gov., Comoro, Dili
8°33′15″S 125°34′45″E / 8.55417°S 125.57917°E / -8.55417; 125.57917
Minister responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Petroleum and Minerals
Agency IDMPM
Ministry logo
Logo of the Ministry

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

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The Ministry is responsible for the design and implementation of policies for the following areas:

and for the licensing and regulation of extractive activity and industrial activity to benefit petroleum and minerals, including petrochemicals and refining.[1]

Minister

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The incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals is Francisco da Costa Monteiro [de].[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 26 March 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
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