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Crude
oil supply unaffected by Iranian vote
By Quintus Perera
Last week’s move by Sri Lanka to back a US-led vote against
Iranian nuclear activity at an International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) meeting will not have an immediate impact on Iranian crude
supply to Sri Lanka, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) officials
said.
Some
70 percent of CPC crude comes from Iran, 20 percent from Malaysia
and 10 percent from Saudi Arabia.
The
CPC’s refinery is geared to handle Iranian crude and anything
similar.
CPC Commercial Manager S. Kottachchy, asked whether the vote against
Iran will affect crude oil supplies to Colombo, said so far there
hasn’t been any problem in supplies, “but I can’t
predict as to what would happen in the future.” Nimal Rajapakse,
CPC Refinery Manager at the Sapugaskanda Refinery said the refinery
is ideally suited for Light Iranian crude and anything similar.
Certain
modifications have to be done if other crude is to be refined.
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