Timor-Leste president says Greater Sunrise gas project agreements imminent despite scepticism
José Ramos-Horta declares the long-stalled development is 'finally happening' with first accords due early next year, though analysts warn commercial hurdles remain
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta has declared that his country will sign the first agreements for the long-stalled Greater Sunrise gas project early next year, as the South-East Asian nation pushes ahead with a hugely ambitious and contentious development to pipe gas to its south coast for a multi-billion-dollar LNG plant.