Red Kerosene Oil Sales to Vehicles, Factories, Barrels & Wholesale Banned by CEYPETCO

The CEYPETCO said that  two types of Kerosene are issued to fuel supply stations in the island.  One is called “Industrial Kerosene” and the other is “Lanka Kerosene”, which is coloured red.  The latter is used by the fishing community and those with lower income households.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) today banned the distribution of the “Lanka Kerosene Oil” (red colour) to vehicles, factories, barrels and other wholesale distributions.

The CEYPETCO said that detected that dealers have been selling Lanka Kerosene instead of Industrial Kerosene in order to maximize profits as the former is given to dealers at a subsidized rate.

By issuing circular number 987, the CEYPETCO had directed all dealers to stop distributing Lanka Kerosene to factories and other wholesale outlets with immediate effect.

The circular directed all distributors to ensure that the subsidized kerosene was solely given to low income families and the fishing community.