Australia and Timor-Leste Push to Fast-Track Giant Offshore Gas Project

Australia and Timor-Leste call for the Greater Sunrise offshore gas project to be developed as soon as possible, the two countries said in a joint declaration on Wednesday, as Australia looks to boost its domestic gas supply. The Greater Sunrise fields, operated by Australia’s Woodside Energy, are located north-west of Darwin, Australia, but are closer to the south of Timor-Leste. After years of delays and negotiations, Australia and Timor-Leste signed in 2019 a new maritime boundary treaty, paving the way for negotiations between the governments…