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The interim report of the three member Committee appointed to inquire into the diesel issue will be released this week. In a statement to Parliament, Minister Susil Premajayantha said that the unloading and distribution of this diesel stock was carried out after the standard was consolidated at the Kolonnawa CPS Oil Company and the Oil ...
Aug 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says that the substandard fuel imports to the country has resulted in the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incurring losses amounting to Rs. 100 million.
Efforts were underway to prevent diesel fuel leaking into the Mahwelli River after a diesel bowser toppled in Diyagal around 1.30 a.m this morning, the Disaster Management Centre told Ceylon Today Online.
andnbsp;The United National Party (UNP) has accused the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) claiming that the CPC has lost Rs. 100 million by importing 40,000 metric tons of substandard fuel. The UNP General Secretary Tissa Athanayake also pointed out that the Petroleum Minister Susil
A diesel bowser has toppled near Diyagama on the Hatton-Colombo main road, the Disaster Management Centre confirmed. The assistance of the Army and police has been sought to prevent fuel from flowing into the Mahaweli river.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is preparing to spend a large amount of peoples money as commissions and corruption by importing substandard fuel once again, the United National Party said.
Aug 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha has instructed the Ministry Secretary R.H.S. Samaratunge take necessary measures to conduct an investigation into the emergency fuel supplies purchased by the petroleum authority, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).
The Railway Employees Union vowed to take stern trade union action yesterday if the authorities failed to recover the loss and damage caused to 36 power sets, due to substandard diesel, amounting to Rs 30 million.
With more private vehicles being hit by the country’s latest fuel scam and the government deciding to again blacklist the offending company — Vitol — until investigations are completed and two foreign laboratory test reports are received, the company in a statement
Aug 06, Colombo: A railway union of Sri Lanka says it will take stern trade action if the government fails to recover the losses from the damage to the trains caused by the contaminated diesel stock.
One cannot think of a better logo for the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) than the one it already..
Aug 05, Colombo: The Singapore-based fuel supplier suspended by Sri Lanka for allegedly supplying substandard diesel stocks to the country has rejected the allegation.
Two weeks ago a worker at the Colombo Port operating a transfer crane detected a difference in colour in the diesel being pumped into the crane from a bowser of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). He pointed this out to the driver of the bowser, who in turn said since the stocks were issued directly from the CPC there was nothing to worry. However, the CPC worker’s suspicion was confirme...
The possibility of a hidden hand or group in the allegedly substandard fuel cannot be ruled out as all testing done here didnandrsquo;t indicate any defects or inferior quality, a top official said.
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan Some senior officials of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) could be in ‘hot water’ as Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha is all out to take stern action against any of its officials if they are found guilty in the substandard diesel deal. The minister cancelled the Singapore company – Vitol’s licence last Friday for supplying substandard diesel to CPC ...
Recently, IMF’s Executive Board concluded Article IV consultation with Botswana on a lapse of time basis. Under the IMF’s lapse of time procedures, the Executive Board completes the Article IV consultations without convening formal discussions. Botswana’s economic recovery after the 2008–09 financial crisis was one of the strongest among middle-income countries (MICs), but its growth ...
Aug 04, Colombo: The director board of Sri Lanka's petroleum authority, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), today decided to suspend the tender of a Singaporean company that supplied substandard fuel to the CPC.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has temporarily withheld its dealings with the Vitol Group of Companies due to complaints of substandard fuel being supplied by the company, Ceylon Today learns.
With trade unions in relevant sectors taking up the substandard fuel issue very seriously, the three member committee appointed to look into fuel standards is also planning to handover the report to Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha next Thursday.
The Petroleum Industries Ministry has initiated a program to upgrade the country’s only oil refinery at Sapugaskanda to fit European standards. The Ministry has taken the decision to upgrade the laboratories of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Ltd with the support of an agency meeting international standards. The Ministry said most ...
Aug 03, Colombo: Trade unions of railway, port and transport sectors in Sri Lanka have slammed the authorities for the sale of substandard fuel in the country.
Aug 02, Colombo: Private bus operators in Sri Lanka have called on the government to appoint an independent committee to inspect the issue of substandard fuel that had allegedly been sold in the local market.
Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd has issued fresh stocks of fuel to institutions which complai..
A three-member Committee has been appointed to look into complaints on mechanical glitches that had surfaced due to the use of substandard fuel.The Petroleum Industries Ministry said that complaints had been received that certain vehicles had experienced mechanical faults due to the use of diesel. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has taken action to dispatch related ...
Sri Lanka has decided to stop operating nearly 50% of its countrywide street lamps in a bid to save energy amidst a growing energy crisis. This means, out of the existing 800,000 street lamps only 400,000 will be switched on during the night hours. The new measure will come into effect starting from tomorrow. Ministry of Power and ...
Sri Lanka Shippers Council says unrealistic payments which need to be made during transactions have become a real burden on the importers and exporters of the country. This situation, the newly elected President of the Shippers Council Dinesh De Silva says has resulted in the cost of imports and exports going up. Silva also points out that ...
The Indian Oil Corporation will set up its first refinery outside India with an investment of up to Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) in Sri Lanka, Indian media reported. IOC operates 10 refineries in India and the capacity of its Sri Lankan refinery is expected to be 5-9 mtpa (million tonnes per annum), the rediff.com website reported. "We have done the analysis and have first-hand information...
of fuel are being produced daily. Fuel including ...
The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd has said that the stocks of diesel currently issued have been proved to be up to standard in the laboratory tests carried out. The Company has made the announcement in response to a rumour being circulated that the diesel has created technical problems in vehicles. All imported fuels are ...
of fuel are being produced daily. Fuel including ...