Indian Naval Ship ‘Nireekshak’, which is a highly advanced diving support ship of its Navy, arrived at the port of Trincomalee yesterday (28) for facilitating Mixed Gas Diving training for the Sri Lanka Navy, Indian High Commission in Colombo said. It said: The ship was warmly welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with […]
If their new cost calculation price formula is not granted by Suresh Perera Private tanker (bowser) owners have threatened to cripple the distribution of fuel island-wide this week if they are not granted an increase in the cost calculation price per kilometer taking into consideration the recent fuel hike plus other related factors. “We will […]
He also said that excavation work will begin on available gas reserves in Mannar.
“The gas reserves are sufficient to operate a 1,000 MW power plant for 30 years”, the Minister told Wednesday’s ceremony to hand over the keys of 125 housing units built by Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) to families displaced by the laying of the proposed oil pipeline connecting Kolonnawa to the Colombo port.
The event was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Continuing, the Minister said that three more new oil refineries will be built in Sapugaskanda, Trincomalee and Hambantota.
“Though we turn to the world for financial assistance, Sri Lanka, as a country, has enormous natural resources, which can be utilized for the country’s prosperity, he remarked.
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