OREANDA-NEWS. September 18, 2015.  The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan called on Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Shri Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on September 15, 2015. The Sri Lankan Prime Minister was on his first official visit to India after assuming the charge of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Shri Pradhan apprised the Sri Lankan Prime Minister about the existing cooperation in oil and gas sector between India and Sri Lanka. He also apprised him about the willingness of Indian Public Sector companies to work in all streams of oil and gas sector in Sri Lanka.

It may be noted that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is already operating 183 Retail Outlets in Sri Lanka and has about 20% market share of petroleum products in Sri Lanka.

Shri Pradhan was accompanied by Secretary, P&NG, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and senior officials from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of External Affairs.