US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO1365

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001365 
 
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 - AMENDMENTS TO 
BTIO/T0016 
 
REF: COLOMBO CABLE 001261 
 
1.Public Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC) has 
amended the earlier pre-qualification criteria to 
read as expressions of interest (EOI) from 
"companies/consortiums preferably with experience 
in marketing petroleum products" instead of 
"International companies/consortiums with a proven 
track record in petroleum product retailing." 
 
2.The closing date for submission of EOI's has been 
extended to August 15, 2003. 
 
Please contact the following for further details: 
 
Ruwan Fernando/Aasiri Gunasekera 
201 De Saram Place, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka or 
or 
Andy Brogan/Nigel Robinson 
Becket House, 1 Lambeth Place Rd., London SE1 7EU, 
England 
Phone: +94-1-697363 OR +44 20 7951 4793 
Fax: +94-1-697369 0R +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 
 
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is seeking a third 
party to invest in the petroleum market.  Presently the 
market is held by Ceypetco (State owned Corporation) 
and Lanka Indian Oil Corporation.  The third party will 
take over 100 filling stations and a one-third stake in 
the common petroleum infrastructure facility that is to 
be floated.  All three players will hold equal shares 
in this new common facility that will include all 
storage tanks, depots and distribution infrastructure. 
Entwistle