Category: Petroleum
Sri Lanka to build 100,000 bpd refinery with India
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will build a second refinery with a capacity of at least 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a tie-up with Indian Oil Corp, a top Sri Lankan official said on Thursday, a move that strengthens New Delhi’s engagement with Colombo. India has been vying for major projects […]
Sri Lanka lube market grows 6.8-pct in 2015: report
Sep 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s lubricant market has grown by 6.8 percent to 23.4 billion rupees in 2015, with 10.1 percent growth in automotive and 7.7 percent increase in industrial lube, the lubricant market report 2015 showed. The report compiled by its regulator Public Utilities Commission, however, said the marine lubricant market has […]
Vitol to be reinstated if guidelines met: Petroleum Min
Sept 14, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody said Vitol, the world’s largest oil trading firm, will be reinstated as a supplier if they can prove their products meet necessary guidelines. “I have called for a report from CPC and the Cabinet Appointed Tender Committee. I was told that the committee approved […]
Sri Lanka fuel pricing formula accepted in principle: minister
Sept 14, 2016 (LBO) – A proposal for automatic fuel pricing has been accepted in principle, Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody said on Wednesday, adding a timeline for implementation has not yet been decided. “The Finance Ministry and relevant committees are discussing the details. My proposal has been accepted in principle,” he said, speaking […]
Opinion: Big banks exploit countries like Sri Lanka, probe finds
Sept 07, 2016 (LBO) – Big banks have turned to the powerful worldwide legal system and commandeered it for profit, exploiting countries like Sri Lanka in the process, according to a Buzzfeed probe. In 2006, big international banks presented officials who ran Sri Lanka’s state oil venture with a way to hedge against further price […]
Lanka IOC mulls expanding Trinco bunkering operations
Sept 01, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s IOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, is to expand their existing bunkering operations at Trinco port as the prospects for this business line are promising, particularly given the strategic positioning of the port and its significant potential for growth, the company said. Trincomalee is the world’s 5th […]
LAUGFS Lubricants opens Sri Lanka’s first Tribology Park
Aug 26, 2016 (LBO) – LAUGFS Lubricants has opened Sri Lanka’s first Tribology Park at the BOI Export Processing Park in Nittambuwa, for research and innovation dedicated to the areas of friction and lubrication. The facility offers a cutting-edge research and development centre, providing solutions especially customized for Sri Lankan driving conditions, a statement said. […]
Sri Lanka to regulate lubricants, bitumen through PUCSL
Aug 24, 2016 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved appointment of the Public Utilities Commission as the regulator of the lubricant industry and bitumen trade so as to increase competition in the industry in line with the 2016 budget proposals. At present 13 companies including Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Lanka Indian Oil Company are engaged […]
Sri Lanka vehicle registrations fall further in July: JB Securities
Aug 16, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka vehicle registrations in July fell in almost every category compared with June, JB Securities said in a research note. Buses and heavy truck registrations however showed an increase over the previous month. Motor car registrations in the July were 2,489 units, down from 3,026 units the previous month, […]
Major natural gas reserve found in Indian Ocean: USGS
July 26, 2017 (LBO) – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says it has assisted the Government of India in the discovery of large, highly enriched accumulations of natural gas hydrate in the Bay of Bengal. “Advances like the Bay of Bengal discovery will help unlock the global energy resource potential of gas hydrates as well […]
Sri Lanka’s LAUGFS to resume LPG purchases from Iran
July 25, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s listed LAUGFS Holdings says the company is planning to resume import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran. Speaking to Iran’s petroenergy information network on the sidelines of a Ministerial meeting between two countries oil Ministers, LAUGFS Managing Director W.K.H. Wegapitiya has expressed satisfaction over the removal of […]
Sri Lanka to resume Iran oil imports; USD251mn oil debt to Iran
July 25, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning to resume oil imports from Iran following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions, Iran’s petroenergy information network reported. The network said following a meeting with Iranian Petroleum Minister in his Tehran office on Sunday, Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody has expressed hope that Colombo will resume […]