The Ministry of Energy ( Sinhala: බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය ''Balashakthi Amathyanshaya'';

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

: பெற்றோலிய வள அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு) is the

cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

of the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

responsible for oversight of the country's energy supply via

crude oil Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ...

import, storage and refining (carried out at the nation's sole refinery at Sapugaskanda), as well as sale (through the

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, commonly known as CEYPETCO (CPC), is a Sri Lankan oil and gas company. Established in 1962 and wholly owned by the Government of Sri Lanka. It is largest oil company in the Sri Lanka. It was formed in 1961 by national ...

) of processed petroleum products. It is thus responsible for the maintenance of (and upgrades to)

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

and petroleum product storage and transport facilities as well as for developing the country's

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

and crude oil reserves. The current minister is Udaya Gammanpila. The ministry's

secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...

is KDR Olga.

References

External links

Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development

Government of Sri Lanka
*http://www.prds-srilanka.com/ *https://ceypetco.gov.lk/ *https://www.cpstl.lk/cpstl/ {{authority control Petroleum Resources Development Petroleum Resources Development Energy in Sri Lanka Energy ministries