COLOMBO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will receive its first crude oil tanker since the start of the conflict in the Middle East on Friday, Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL), Sri Lanka's primary petroleum storage and distribution services provider, announced Thursday.
Mayura Neththikumarage, managing director of the CPSTL, told journalists that the vessel will carry 97,500 metric tonnes of crude oil. He added that another tanker is expected to arrive by the end of April.
The arrival of the shipments has eased concerns over maintaining a steady crude oil supply, he said.
Sri Lanka implemented a number of initiatives to reduce the consumption of oil after conflicts in the Middle East began in late February. ■
