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Timor-Leste oil industry
![Timor-Leste’s Costly Oil and Gas Ambitions Grind to a Halt Timor-Leste’s Costly Oil and Gas Ambitions Grind to a Halt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-02-1.jpg)
Timor-Leste’s Costly Oil and Gas Ambitions Grind to a Halt
By David Hutt
Despite rumors of potential Chinese involvement, the $18 billion Tasi Mane oil and gas processing project is unlikely to eventuate.
![Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-07_14-38-57.jpg)
Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia
By Oki Raimundos
The step cements a landmark agreement reached in March 2018.
![The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lds-2-image-1.jpg)
The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth
By Bardia Rahmani
Timor-Leste may have fought off two foreign invaders only to have its independence sold off by its own leaders.
![Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy? Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-bayu_undan_2019-02-06-oil-timor.jpg)
Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
The government knows that it can't rely on oil revenue forever, but making the shift is easier said than done.
![Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What? Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What?
By Guteriano Neves
The victorious coalition was face an uphill battle in delivering on campaign promises.
![Closing the Gap: Agreement Reached on Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Border Closing the Gap: Agreement Reached on Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-312839382_9f003bdd34_b.jpg)
Closing the Gap: Agreement Reached on Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Border
By Grant Wyeth
The agreement made at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague settles an old dispute.
![Time (and Oil) Running Out for Timor-Leste Time (and Oil) Running Out for Timor-Leste](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6805629134_7c2288a47c_b.jpg)
Time (and Oil) Running Out for Timor-Leste
By Anthony Fensom
The newly elected government will have to move quickly to diversify Timor-Leste's economy.
![Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity? Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity?
By Tahnee Reed
Worries about Timor-Leste are understandable, but analysts shouldn't overlook signs of progress.
![Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections: Hard Choices, Hard Times Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections: Hard Choices, Hard Times](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6805629134_7c2288a47c_b.jpg)
Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections: Hard Choices, Hard Times
By Guteriano Neves and Khoo Ying Hooi
Timor-Leste's election comes at a critical time in the country's development.
![The Alarming Nature of Corruption in Timor-Leste The Alarming Nature of Corruption in Timor-Leste](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-07_14-38-57.jpg)
The Alarming Nature of Corruption in Timor-Leste
By Jonas Guterres
Despite government efforts, corruption remains prevalent in Timor-Leste, draining economic gains.
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