Did Minister Anil Jayantha state that oil can soon be extracted from the Mannar oil deposits?

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s pursuit of petroleum exploration dates back several decades. In 1974, the Soviet Union initiated oil exploration near Pesalai in Mannar Island. By 2011, scientific studies confirmed the presence of an active petroleum system in the Mannar Basin.  However, due to subsequent political changes in the country, the prospect […]

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