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The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 25 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Gulf of Mannar - Exploration of Gas and Oil (Q.199/2024)

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Asked the Minister of Energy to provide details on licences granted for exploration of gas and fuel deposits around the Gulf of Mannar. He requested the names of licensed companies, the conditions attached to those licences, and the current status of exploration activities, or reasons if the information could not be provided.

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¶ 01 asked the Minister of Energy:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform the House the - (i) names of companies to which licences have been granted to explore for gas and fuel deposits around the Gulf of Mannar; (ii) conditions imposed in granting such licences; and (iii) present progress of such explorations? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Friday, 25 July 2025 ·No. 1754382585021621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11049