Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development

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.

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 6.906293°N 79.858462°E / 6.906293; 79.858462
Ministers responsible	Arjuna Ranatunga, Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Anoma Gamage, Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development
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 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.

External links

• Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development
• Government of Sri Lanka