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No fuel shortage in country

The Government yesterday assured that there is no fuel shortage in the country and there will be no such shortage in the future also.

Addressing the weekly Cabinet media briefing held yesterday at the Government Information Department, Co-cabinet Spokesman Plantation Minister Dr.Ramesh Pathirana assured that the country has sufficient stocks of fuel, urging people not to panic and be deluded by speculations.

“As the government, we are responsible for maintaining sufficient stocks of fuel and also to supply fuel uninterruptedly.” the Minister said.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has awarded contracts to supply 1.4 barrels of diesel and 1.8 million barrels of diesel from January 2022 to August 2022 to Vitol Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal made by Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila to award a long-term contract to a Singapore-based energy and commodities company to import petrol and diesel to Sri Lanka.

Bids are called from the registered suppliers of Lanka Petroleum Cooperation for the long-term contract to import 1,137,500 +10/-5% barrels of Diesel (Maximum sulfur percentage 0.05) will run from 01.01.2022 to 31.08. 2022 and 262,500+10/-5% barrels of Super Diesel (Maximum Sulfur percentage 0.001) for a period of 8 months from 01.01.2022 to 31.08. 2022.

Bids have also called to import 1,341,000+10/-5% barrels of Petrol (92-Octane Unleaded) will run for a period of 8 months from 01.01.2022 to 31.08. 2022 and 459,000+10/-5% barrels of Petrol (95-Octane Unleaded) will run for a period of 8 months from 01.01.2022 to 31.08. 2022.


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