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Petroleum

Sri Lanka's Litro cooking gas price cut by Rs452

The price revision will be done inline with the newly introduced pricing formula based on global prices

June 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to ramp up weekend fuel deliveries after petrol price cut

CPC and CPSTL have not been operating on Sundays and public holidays in the last 4 months

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka cuts petrol to Rs318 a litre, kerosene to Rs245

Lanka Industrial Kerosene will be cut by 60 rupees a litre to 270 rupees.

May 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka raises fuel quota for cars to 40 litres, bikes 14

The new ration will be effetive from midnight May 31.

May 28, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka govt to revise fuel prices, increase fuel quota from June

Fuel Quota currently allowed on the National Fuel Pass QR system will be increased from the next month

Sri Lanka inks deal with Sinopec to distribute fuel

Expected to begin operations within 45 days of licensing

Sri Lanka's CPC to lease emergency response vessel

The contract will run from June 01, 2023

May 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's IOC unit profits up 112-pct in March 2023 quarter

Profits up with currency fall

May 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka cuts petrol to Rs333 a litre, diesel Rs330 from May 01

Petrol taxed at Rs77 a litre, diesel Rs51 a litre

May 1, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to ink fuel retail deals with Sinopec, RM Parks-Shell in May

The minister met a Sinopec team that arrived in the island the previous day to finalise the agreements.

Himal Kotelawala
April 26, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka continues increased fuel quotas, no change in demand following New Year

“The misuse of the QR code has also gone down after the amount was increased.”

April 26, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka Ceylon Chambers welcomes Energy Ministry decision to increase competition

New players being able to import and supply fuel to the country will also reduce the over-reliance on the CPC

April 7, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka Energy Minister suspends 40 fuel station for breaching QR code rule

Sri Lanka faced fuel shortage last year before a political crisis-led public protests ousting former leader

April 6, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka govt to increase fuel quota from midnight - PMD

Sri Lanka imposed fuel quota in August last year to limit consumption amid shortage

April 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka airport moves to tackle congestion as tourists return

Also attempting to re-start suspended Japanese funded terminal.

Neshella Perera
April 3, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lankan fuel, containers truckers reduce fares after diesel price cut

"We hope to reduce it by 8-10 percent and will be applied from tomorrow."

March 31, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Energy Minister says pruned CPC trade union privileges last month

CPC trade unions have been powerful and challenged successive governments in the past

March 29, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC to compensate partial losses by filling stations after advanced price cut - minister

Protesters demanded the abolishment of

March 29, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices after protests-led queues 

Price revision date advanced on President's advice - Minister

March 29, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka petroleum utility battles unions over anti-privatization protests

Union leaders sent on compulsory leave CPC says

March 29, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka energy minister instructs to sack "disrupting" protesters amid fuel queues 

The protest has disrupted fuel distribution

March 29, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with India on oil pipeline to Trinco

There were on-going discussions on "bringing an oil pipeline from India to Trincomalee

March 28, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to lease 450 state-owned fuel stations for Chinese, US, Australian firms with Shell JV

Sinopec has been eying Sri Lankan market for a long time, government officials say

March 27, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka Power Minister assures to cut fuel prices in April

Fuel prices have been more than tripled in the last 12 months after the country faced shortage

March 21, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to pilot two floating solar power plants with Korea support

The project will be piloted with a 6.83bn won grant

March 14, 2023 1 min read

China's Sinopec eyes refinery investment in Sri Lanka amid rising geopolitical concerns

Sri Lanka has urged India to develop the energy hub of South Asia in Eastern Trincomalee.

Shihar Aneez
March 13, 2023 2 min read
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