Energy Sovereignty: Eni and Timor-Leste’s TIMOR GAP have formally signed the Joint Operating Agreement for offshore Block TL-SO-22-23, setting the rules for joint exploration and development as Dili pushes to turn maritime boundaries into new revenue. Oil & Gas Pipeline: Santos says its Bayu-Undan CCS work is advancing as a brownfield carbon capture and storage plan, designed to handle volumes from Barossa and other nearby sources, with approvals now the focus. Tourism & Conservation: Timor-Leste’s Nino Konis Santana National Park has been recognized by UNESCO as the country’s first Biosphere Reserve, boosting prospects for low-impact nature tourism in Lautem. Maritime Law: Cambodia’s UNCLOS conciliation move against Thailand highlights how the Timor-Leste precedent is shaping regional maritime disputes, with legal experts appointed to represent claims. Agri Tech: A hackathon in Bangkok brought Timor-Leste students into AI-driven farming solutions, using real machine and field data to tackle practical productivity and resilience problems. Fisheries Monitoring: A Kenya initiative modeled on Timor-Leste’s 2016 national fisheries monitoring system aims to improve vessel tracking and data access to support better decisions for fishers and regulators.