Sri Lanka hits gas
Exploration teams have found a large natural gas deposit in offshore waters within Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday. The President made the announcement in Kandy where he addressed municipal workers at his official residence.
This is the first time the existence of a gas field in the country has been confirmed.
President Rajapaksa said that he was informed about the discovery by the exploration team while he was on his way to Kandy.
“While I was on my way to Kandy I received a very auspicious news early in the morning, that an exploration team had discovered a huge deposit of natural gas in the sea bed,” he said.
“I thought I should share and announce this good news in the presence of the Sacred Tooth Relic in this historic city of Kandy,” the President said.
President Rajapaksa also said that the second stage of the exploration had begun. The President said that Sri Lanka had started exploring for oil and gas from January this year. “With the blessings of the Dalada Wahanse, we would find oil as well,” he added.
Courtesy: Daily News
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me gas field eka hoyagaththe ape ayada nethnam paradesi suddada? un hoyagaththanam apata lebene gastika sochchamai.
den hoyagatha yuththe oil tika. ethakota yatathvijithavasi para sudda ape ratath nevetha allaganiyi Libyava ha Iraq vage. Ape deshapremi anduva peralai para JVP keralikara gunaratnam demala ha LTTE ha TNA yodava gene.
ND , i thought you are a decent person.
This gas exploration is carried out by the Indians. They will steal every atom of gas that is found and screw the owners (the Sri Lankans) left and right if the discovery is true.
First of all, we, the citizens of Sri Lanka, would like to know where the gas was found and who discovered the gas?
Is it available in commercially viable extractable quantities? After investing millions in equpment, what will be the cost of a bottle of gas to the consumer?
Fossil fuels can be found in many places under the earth. The cost of exploration and the cost of production prohibits competitive products from most locations.
Did we not hear the good news of discovery of oil reserves within our maritime boundaries a few years ago?
The only message from announcements such as these is that General Elections are around the corner and please vote for the Blues to ensure your continued properity.
කඳුළු ගෑස්
නෙවෙයිනෙ..?
David
I am a gentleman. But I will fight tooth and nail in defence of our sovereign nation from the para suddas, the para kotiyas and para JVP militants.
Dear David!
Nicholas correct and what’s wrong with his language he is using saying clear singhala ,para suddata para sudda nokiya wena monawa kiyandada ape rateh innawa parayo LTTE saha JVP amma appa danne nethi JVP yata para hodata galapenawa,