Developing Timor-Leste’s Oil Resources : At What Cost?

• Main Author: Menon, Vijayalakshmi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87813; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46829
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Timor-Leste’s recent action to acquire the majority stake in the joint venture that was to develop the oil and gas in the Greater Sunrise field, gives it a greater say on the controversial issue of the location of the pipeline. However, questions remain about the source of the massive funding requir...