Timor-Leste to host 5th Energy, Mining & Business Forum
From November 24-26, 2025, Timor-Leste will take centre stage as it hosts the 5th Timor-Leste Energy, Mining & Business Forum — the country’s leading platform for advancing strategic investment and partnerships across its oil and gas, energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.
This high-level summit is endorsed by the Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo I.P. (ANP) and the Autoridade Nacional dos Minerais (ANM) and organised in partnership with the Energy Circle and the Net-Zero Circle by IN-VR.
Spanning three-days, the summit will welcome more than 300 global delegates, more than 50 international and local speakers and feature pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, transforming Dili into a dynamic hub for deal-making, knowledge exchange and regional collaboration.
The forum will feature three focused days.
Day 1: Minerals Investment Forum
Highlighting Timor-Leste’s rapidly growing mining industry, with exclusive presentations covering mining development and progress, unlocking investment opportunities in Timor-Leste’s mining sector, Timor-Leste’s mineral potential and financing major mineral development projects.
Day 2: Petroleum Investment Forum
Showcasing upstream and downstream opportunities, including strategic sessions on the Greater Sunrise gas field, Chuditch gas fields, Kelp Deep gas fields and Marginal oil fields, as well as pipeline highway, liquid natural gas (LNG) plant, petrochemical, refinery, supply base, infrastructure development and revision of the petroleum laws, regulations, contract regime, taxation regime and bidding guideline and criteria as preparation for a more attractive and transparent third petroleum licensing round in 2026.
Day 3: Energy Business Forum
Sessions will focus on enhancing local value creation, production efficiency and sustainable energy initiatives. The Energy Business Forum will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and investors to discuss the latest trends and business opportunities within the energy sector. The forum will highlight the commercial aspects of energy, including strategic partnerships, market expansion and business development across both traditional and renewable energy sources. Key topics will include energy market dynamics, financing solutions and the role of innovation in driving industry growth.
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