The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
As of the date of the response, no active exploration or development licences exist for gas and oil exploration in Sri Lanka’s Mannar Basin. A previous exploration licence granted to Cairn Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. in 2008 has expired, so related follow-up details were deemed not applicable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 02 (a)(i) As at present, there are no active exploration or development licences for gas and oil exploration within Sri Lanka’s Mannar Basin area. In 2008, an exploration licence had been granted to Cairn Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., but its validity period has already expired.
¶ 03 (ii) Not applicable as no exploration licence is currently in operation.
¶ 04 (iii) Not applicable.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Friday, 25 July 2025 ·No. 1754382585021621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11050