A ship with 38,400 metric tons of petrol isMsheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka Singapore today (25).
Secretary to the Ministry of Energy, KDR Ms. Olga said the $ 33 million letter of credit for the release of the ship in international waters would be opened today (25).
A senior spokesman for the Ministry of Energy confirmed that despite the increase in crude oil prices in the world market, the price of petrol unloaded from the ship will not be affected by the increase.
Two more ships carrying diesel and one ship carrying fuel are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka in the next few days.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy states that despite having sufficient stocks of diesel for 8 days, a special inquiry will be conducted today (25) regarding the shortage of diesel at petrol stations yesterday (24).
