COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Power and Energy says that the unloading of the 100,000 MT of crude oil that reached the country will commence today (16).

The Ministry said that after unloading,  steps will be taken to resume operations at the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery within the next two days.

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