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UNCLAS COLOMBO 001365
SIPDIS
USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA
EMBASSIES FOR FCS OFFICES
E.O 12958:N/A
TAGS: BTIO CE ECONOMICS
SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
TO INVEST IN THE PETROLEUM MARKET - AMENDMENTS TO
BTIO/T0016
REF: COLOMBO CABLE 001261
1.Public Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC) has
amended the earlier pre-qualification criteria to
read as expressions of interest (EOI) from
"companies/consortiums preferably with experience
in marketing petroleum products" instead of
"International companies/consortiums with a proven
track record in petroleum product retailing."
2.The closing date for submission of EOI's has been
extended to August 15, 2003.
Please contact the following for further details:
Ruwan Fernando/Aasiri Gunasekera
201 De Saram Place, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka or
or
Andy Brogan/Nigel Robinson
Becket House, 1 Lambeth Place Rd., London SE1 7EU,
England
Phone: +94-1-697363 OR +44 20 7951 4793
Fax: +94-1-697369 0R +44 20 7620 0940
E-mail: Ruwan.Fernando@lk.ey.com OR
Aasiri.Gunasekera@lk.ey.com
E-mail: abrogan@uk.ey.com OR nrobinson1@uk.ey.com
Web site: www.perc.gov.lk
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is seeking a third
party to invest in the petroleum market. Presently the
market is held by Ceypetco (State owned Corporation)
and Lanka Indian Oil Corporation. The third party will
take over 100 filling stations and a one-third stake in
the common petroleum infrastructure facility that is to
be floated. All three players will hold equal shares
in this new common facility that will include all
storage tanks, depots and distribution infrastructure.
Entwistle