Greater Sunrise
Protest greets Sunrise chiefs in East Timor
Saturday, May 8th, 2010DILI, May 8 (AFP) — Partners in the Sunrise gas field joint venture met East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Thursday after the government angrily rejected plans to process Timor Sea gas on a floating platform.
About 100 protesters greeted the delegation led by Australia’s Woodside Petroleum as it arrived at Dili airport, in a show [...]
East Timor-Australia Urged to Dialogue Over Gas Fields
Saturday, May 8th, 2010DILI, May 6, 2010 (IPS) – The prickly issue of where to pipe and process gas from the Timor Sea between Australia and East Timor must be resolved through open dialogue, say members of civil society in East Timor.
“Don’t keep it deadlocked – it will not help. Whatever the options, we need to talk, as [...]