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Petroleum

IMF warns of global fiscal pressure, as US blockade continues

Global debt is projected to reach 100 percent of GDP by 2029, it said at its Spring Meetings in Washington.

April 15, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka president admits sub-standard coal impacting electricity generation

“We can’t taste it and see [ha-pa-la ba-lan-na be-he]."

April 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka will have to close oil refinery amidst crude oil delay, president says

There was a problem with the coal import, Dissanayake admitted in parliament,

April 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's exporters ask CPC for prioritized fuel supply

EDB, CPC meet exporters on fuel distribution

April 4, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka government’s fuel subsidy allocation to end by June: CPC chief

IMF has urged Sri Lanka to reflect cost-recovery pricing in fuel and energy

Sri Lanka to tighten fuel quotas as CPC May import bill hits $524mn

While the QR code and fuel quota systems managed to reduce consumption, the drop is still not enough to meet targets

Sri Lanka hikes diesel, premium fuel from January 2026

Octane 92 petrol unchanged at 392 rupees

January 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka will get first Geogas LPG ship on Jan 05 : Minister

Geogas sources gas from the US

December 19, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka borrows US$30mn from World Bank for renewable energy

Borrowings for grid strengthening

December 10, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka on track to import US LP Gas

Geo Gas will supply LPG for 12 months starting from January 2026

December 3, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka expecting joint working team from India on Trinco tanks : Minister

India has also proposed a submarine pipeline to connect Trinco with India

November 22, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka gets 20 initial responses for BOT refinery at Sapugaskande

RFPs will be called after EOI responses are evaluated

November 20, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet awards 1.4mn barrel diesel deal to Singapore’s Trafigura

CPC will receive five shipments in seven months starting from Nov. 15

October 28, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka CEB engineers warn of electric shock over sketchy initial un-bundling plan

Sri Lanka is un-bundling the CEB into 6 companies

October 18, 2025 8 min read

Sinopec VP meets Sri Lanka Foreign Minister to iron out refinery issues

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October 16, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Laugfs halts Dubai unit, to appeal Iran sanctions listing by US

Laugfs says US sanctions counsel hired to conduct compliance review

October 13, 2025 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Laugfs Dubai unit named by US Treasury for trading Iran gas

Alleges Iran gas was delivered to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

October 10, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka awards Murban contract to Singapore-based BB Energy Asia

The supplier was chosen among six bidders

October 8, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka calls investors to double refinery capacity as BOT project

The investor will be able to use existing facilities at CPC's Sapugaskande refinery complex

September 9, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards Aditya Birla bid to supply Octane 92 for six months

Aditya Birla was chosen out of eight bids

August 27, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka to market Mannar oil exploration blocks after appointing consultant

After a consultant or consultancy company is appointed we will being marketing the blocks

July 27, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka lacks capacity to store two-month fuel stocks – CPC chief

Sri Lanka's upward fuel price revision from July 1 has led to public criticism

July 2, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka raises Octane 92 price by Rs.12, diesel by Rs.15, Kerosene by Rs.7

Prices of Octane 95, Super Diesel were maintained at the same level

June 30, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's preferred Murban crude goes above Brent amid Israel war

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June 23, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence to sell last 100MW thermal plant, go zero-emission

The Group has decided to divest the residual assets instead of relocating the plant overseas

June 22, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka revives LNG terminal tender, to run from 2028 : Minister

This process is now underway and the LNG supply is planned to start in 2028

June 18, 2025 2 min read