Sri Lanka expecting two crude oil cargos this month: Minister

Sri Lanka expecting two crude oil cargos this month: Minister

August 13, 2022   06:13 pm

A crude oil cargo of 100,000 metric tons is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka later tonight (Aug 13) and will undergo quality sampling tomorrow, Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says.

Meanwhile, another crude oil cargo of 120,000 metric tons is expected to reach Colombo between August 23 and 29, he said further in a tweet.

Both cargos are Russia’s Urals crude oil, the lawmaker added.

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