DILI (TOP) - Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Tourism and Environment, Francisco Kalbuadi Lay, accompanied the Timor-Leste delegation on a visit to the oil and gas production facility in Brunei Darussalam, to see directly the process of natural resource management and development of the petroleum and gas industry.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Brunei located in Lumut, Belait District, is the largest producer of oil and gas in Brunei, and has been a key player in the country’s energy sector since its establishment in 1969.
Liquefied Natural Gas is the fourth largest producer of oil and natural gas in the Southeast (LNG) for the sixth, and also in Brunei Fertilizer Industries (BFI) is a government-owned company and producer of ammonia and urea granular fertilizers, located in Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK), Belait District, Brunei.
The visit is part of the official visit program of the Government of Timor-Leste to Brunei Darussalam, which seeks to strengthen bilateral relations and promote cooperation in the energy and investment sectors on May 5, 2026.
The official visit was received directly by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II, Dato' Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah.
During the 2026 ASEAN Summit, the Philippines hosted the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia Philippines (BIMP-EAGA) Eastern ASEAN Growth Area Special Summit.
Leaders adopted the BIMP-EAGA Vision 2035, setting a ten-year agenda in connectivity, food and energy security, digital transformation, and sustainable development.
“We also discussed concrete fuel and food arrangements, and initiatives to advance renewable energy across our sub-region”.
In the regional energy security and resilience sector. Leaders agreed on the importance of stable and reliable energy supply chains, greater energy inter-connectivity, and accelerated diversification into renewable and alternative sources, aligned with our long-term climate commitments and designed to reduce reliance on volatile markets.
