The resuming of operations at the Oil Refinery in Sapugaskanda may take more time, said Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara speaking to a briefing yesterday (15).
“Even after receiving the crude oil ship outside, it may take a little for us to resume operations at the Refinery. Because there is no point of resuming the operations with one ship without a second. Therefore, we have called in the tenders required for that second ship,” Wijesekara said.
The Minister went on: “Several have come forward for tenders during the last period. Although they did not come forward before, we have given the opportunity to those who came forward. Also, the tenders may be given based on their capacity of paying. When I held a progress review meeting last week, those from the Refinery said that they have a maintenance job at the premises in which crude oil is unloaded, and that it may take about one month for that. This was proposed to be carried out from December to January, but I told them to do it now because the Refinery is closed these days, and finish it within a month. So, this period is being used for that purpose.”
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