Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (East Timor)

The Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (MPM; Ministério do Petróleo e Minerais, Ministériu Petróleu no Minerais) is the government department of East Timor accountable for energy policy, management of mineral resources, and related matters.

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


 * energy;
 * management of mineral resources, including oil and other strategic ores;

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

Minister
The incumbent Minister of Petroleum and Minerals is Francisco Monteiro (politician).