Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development

Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development
ඛනිජ තෙල් සම්පත් සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය
பெற்றோலிய வள அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)
(as Ministry of Petroleum Industries)
Jurisdiction Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters 80 Sir Ernest De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 07
6°54′23″N 79°51′30″E / 6.906293°N 79.858462°E / 6.906293; 79.858462
Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
  • Upali Marasinghe, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
  • Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
  • Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited
  • Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat
  • Polypto Lanka
Website petroleummin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development (Sinhala: ඛනිජ තෙල් සම්පත් සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය Khanija Thel Sampath Sangwardhana Amathyanshaya; Tamil: பெற்றோலிய வள அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for oversight of the country's energy supply via crude oil import, storage and refining (carried out at the nation's sole refinery at Sapugaskanda), as well as sale (through the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation) of processed petroleum products. It is thus responsible for the maintenance of (and upgrades to) petroleum and petroleum product storage and transport facilities as well as for developing the country's possible natural gas[1] and crude oil[2] reserves.

The current minister and deputy minister are Arjuna Ranatunga and Anoma Gamage respectively.[3][4] The ministry's secretary is Upali Marasinghe.[5]

List of Ministers

Minister of Petroleum Resources Development
Incumbent
Arjuna Ranatunga
since 22 May 2017
Appointer Maithripala Sirisena
Website petroleummin.gov.lk
Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure President
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2013 – 9 January 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Chandima Weerakkody Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4 September 2015 - 21 May 2017 Maithripala Sirisena
Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 May 2017 - Present

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka launches tender to develop natural gas site in Mannar Basin". Reuters.com. Reuters. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Haviland, Charles (12 March 2012). "Sri Lanka's potential oil reserves spark global interest". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mangala Sri Lanka finance minister, Arjuna Petroleum, Samarasinghe Ports". Economynext.com. Economynext. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "State and Deputy Ministers sworn". Asiantribune.com. Asian Tribune. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Upali Marasinghe assumes duties..." Adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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