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The Hon. S.M. Marikkar

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 25 September 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Answers to Questions

Public Finance
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Hon. S.M. Marikkar asked the Minister of Energy to provide annual details for 2022 to 2024 on crude oil and refined oil imports by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. He sought confirmation on whether prescribed procurement procedures were followed, reasons for any deviations, the quantities bought through emergency purchases, and the financial difference between emergency and normal procurement purchases.

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¶ 01 Question No. 5 — 824/2025.

¶ 02 IMPORT OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED OIL FROM 2022-2024: DETAILS

¶ 03 Asked the Minister of Energy:

¶ 04 (a) Will he inform this House — (i) the quantity of crude oil and refined oil imported by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation from 2022 to 2024, separately in each year; (ii) whether the prescribed procurement procedure was followed in importing the said oil; (iii) if not, the reasons for it; (iv) the quantity of crude oil and refined oil purchased as emergency purchases during that period, separately in each year; and (v) the financial difference between emergency purchases and purchases made through the normal procurement procedure? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 25 September 2025 ·No. 1759483897051145 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 September 2025. No. 1759483897051145. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20058