Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development
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The Ministry of Energy (Sinhala: බලශක්ති අමාත්යාංශය Balashakthi Amathyanshaya; Tamil: பெற்றோலிய வள அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for oversight of the country's energy supply via crude oil import, storage and refining (carried out at the nation's sole refinery at Sapugaskanda), as well as sale (through the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation) of processed petroleum products. It is thus responsible for the maintenance of (and upgrades to) petroleum and petroleum product storage and transport facilities as well as for developing the country's natural gas[1] and crude oil[2] reserves.
| බලශක්ති අමාත්යාංශය பெற்றோலிய வள அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு | |
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| Formed | April 30, 2010 (as Ministry of Petroleum Industries) |
| Jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | 80 Sir Ernest De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 07 6°54′23″N 79°51′30″E / 6.906293°N 79.858462°E |
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| Website | petroleummin |
The current minister is Udaya Gammanpila.[3][4] The ministry's secretary is KDR Olga.[5]
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since 12 August 2020 | |
| Appointer | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Website | petroleummin |
References
edit- ^ "Sri Lanka launches tender to develop natural gas site in Mannar Basin". Reuters. Reuters.com. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Haviland, Charles (12 March 2012). "Sri Lanka's potential oil reserves spark global interest". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Mangala Sri Lanka finance minister, Arjuna Petroleum, Samarasinghe Ports". Economynext.com. Economynext. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "State and Deputy Ministers sworn". Asiantribune.com. Asian Tribune. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Upali Marasinghe assumes duties..." Adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.