Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al -Rumhy, Minister of Oil & Gas of the Sultanate of Oman called on Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade at the ministry on Monday.
He was accompanied by Al-Sheikh Jumah Hamdan Hassan Al-Shehhi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman in Colombo; K.Pathmanathan, Ambassador of Sri Lanka in the Sultanate of Oman and Musab bin Abdullah Al-Mahrooqi, CEO of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co. During the discussions held regarding the oil refinery project, Minister Samarawickrama proposed that the oil refinery be developed in several phases with the intention of establishing Petrochemical Industries.
The Minister of Oil & Gas of the Sultanate of Oman invited a team from Sri Lanka to visit Oman during the second half of April this year, to study and share their experiences of refineries and other related operations.
Those present at the discussions were Kabir Hashim, Minister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development; Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Cooperative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development; Anoma Gamage, Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development; Nalin Bandara, Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade; S.T. Kodikara, Secretary to the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade; Sunil Hettiarachchi, Secretary to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development; G.S. Withanage, the Chairman of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation; and Champika Malalgoda, the Director General of Board of Investment.
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