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Fuel imports: No plans to introduce 91 octane: CPC

30 Jan 2022

By Asiri Fernando  The State-owned petroleum supplier, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday (29) denied reports that there were plans to introduce 91 octane petrol to the market. CPC Chairman Sumith Wijesinghe told The Sunday Morning that there was no directive to introduce 91 octane petrol. “There is no such directive. We have made no such request from anyone. A special committee appointed a long time back decided 92 octane was the most suitable for our market,” Wijesinghe stressed. “Furthermore, our local refinery produces 92 octane petrol, so we need to be consistent with the set standard and the quality will not drop,” he added. He explained that 92 octane fuel had been authorised for use in motor vehicles in Sri Lanka due to the high number of Japanese vehicles that were in use, as the Japanese manufacturers recommended the fuel type best suited for their products. According to Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) Director – Engineering Standardisation Sunanda Fernando, the SLSI had last year revised the earlier SLSI standards for petrol to be in line with international best practises.  “We revised the previous standard of 90 octane leaded petrol and 95 octane premium petrol to 91 octane (regular – unleaded) and 95 octane (premium). There won’t be any change in the quality of petrol as the CPC continues to maintain the standards of fuel,” Fernando stated. Commenting on fuel shipments, Wijesinghe stated that shipments of 92 octane petrol were being received on schedule, with one tanker being unloaded yesterday (29).   


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