US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO1261

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001261 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA 
EMBASSIES FOR FCS OFFICES 
 
E.O 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: BTIO, CE, ECONOMICS 
SUBJECT:  FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF 
INTEREST TO INVEST IN THE PETROLEUM MARKET 
 
1.542/01/T0016 
2.071803 
3.TLMANLOWE 
4.542 
5.N 
6A.CONTACT 
6B.FINANCIAL ADVISOR, ERNEST & YOUNG 
6C. RUWAN FERNANDO/AASIRI GUNASEKERA 
    201 DE SARAM PLACE, COLOMBO 10, SRI LANKA OR 
    ANDY BROGAN/NIGEL ROBINSON 
    BECKET HOUSE, 1 LAMBETH PLACE RD., LONDON SE1 
    7EU,ENGLAND 
7. PHONE: +94-1-697363 OR +44-20-7951-4793 
8. FAX: +94-1-697369 OR +44-20-7620-0940 
E-MAIL: Ruwan.Fernando@lk.ey.com OR 
Aasiri.Gunasekera@lk.ey.com 
E-MAIL: abrogan@uk.ey.com OR nrobinson1@uk.ey.com 
WEB SITE: WWW.PERC.GOV.LK (LOWER CASE) 
9. 201 
10. S5171...PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS 
S5541...FILLING STATIONS - RETAIL 
 - RETAIL 
S6792...MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS - OIL 
11. COMMENTS: 
 
Product Data 
A. Detailed product description: Expressions of 
Interest (EOI) are called from international 
petroleum companies with a proven track record in 
petroleum product retailing.  The offer will 
include: 
(1) Approximately one hundred filling stations. 
(2) 1/3 share of the company incorporated to 
hold storage, transport and distribution 
infrastructure. 
(3) Access to dealers/independent franchise 
holders to enter into long term dealer 
contracts 
 
B.  Other Information: EOI should include: 
(1) Details of the company together with details 
of nominated contact person, postal address, 
telephone numbers, fax number and e-mail 
address. 
(2) Details of company's international downstream 
petroleum operations including years in the 
industry, total presence, product marketed, 
brand names and number and type of retail 
outlets. 
(3) Annual reports and audited accounts for the 
past three years and the company profile. 
 
 
EOIs should be sent to the financial advisor on or 
before August 05, 2003 and short listed investors will 
be contacted after assessment of EOIs. 
 
The Government of Sri Lanka and its entity the Ceylon 
Petroleum Corporation (CPC) through Public Enterprises 
Reform Commission (PERC) are seeking EOIs to acquire 
part of its filling station network together with 1/3 
of storage, transportation and related infrastructure. 
 
REMARKS: The U.S. Embassy would appreciate receiving 
notification of U.S. firms' interest, which can be sent 
to: 
Commercial Attach 
U.S. Embassy 
210 Galle Road, P.O. Box 106 
Colombo, Sri Lanka 
Phone: 94-1-448007 
Fax: 94-1-437345 
E-mail: ManloweTL@state.gov 
 
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