IOC allegedly brought down substandard A1 Fuel

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The Indian Oil Company (IOC) imported a stock of 14,000 metric tonnes of substandard aviation fuel into the country on Monday (11), the Petroleum Trade Union Alliance claimed yesterday.

According to Alliance spokesman Bandula Saman Kumara the oil-tanker "Meadows’ had reached Sri Lankan waters carrying “Jet A1” Aviation fuel which was later found to be of low-quality as it failed the first quality test carried out by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

He said despite the recent bitter experiences of suffering a fuel shortage, blamed on the IOC, the government has not leant its lesson.

Mr. Kumara said the fuel samples would be re-tested for the second day running today.

He also said the ministry had imported the aviation fuel through the IOC ignoring tender protocols and said severe consequences could arise in future if the tender is awarded to the Indian company.

When contacted IOC Managing Director Shyam Bohra said he was not in the country and was therefore not aware of such an issue.

Meanwhile speaking on the matter Alliance Convener D. G . Rajakaruna said that the country has the storage facilities for all types of fuel for upto 14 days.

As such he said talks on leasing out the oil tanks in China Bay, Trincomalee should be put on hold and the CPC should have the right refuse such an agreement put forward by the IOC. Petroleum trade unions will meet on December 20 to decide on what action to take in order to stop such an agreement being signed. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

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Vijey Thursday, 14 December 2017 07:50 AM

Some thing strange is happening, the Indian crooked oil company is being favoured by this government against our own Sri Lankn interests. No wonder support for MR is gathering steadily.

Jaffna Logic Thursday, 14 December 2017 08:33 AM

Most probably this load of substandard oil is the same substandard oil which the Indians tried to unload a few weeks back. After the first failed attempt they must have mixed it with aviation oil and now brought it back in a different ship. Indian Deceptions have no bounds !

Yahiya Thursday, 14 December 2017 08:37 AM

Need 3rd party audit. It's oil from TOTAL company. Its one of the leading quality oil supplier. 3rd party audit will bring out lot of things.

Yasir Thursday, 14 December 2017 08:43 AM

Makes sense. Why should IOC care about our country or our people over their profits? What I cant comprehend is the fact that why our politicians has such a soft spot for IOC? Probably they fund their election campaigns?

Amarey Thursday, 14 December 2017 09:09 AM

Guys this company must be uprooted from Sri Lanka, substandard jet fuel going to cost lot of lives.

Dinesh Thursday, 14 December 2017 09:19 AM

The Indians are doing it again ?

sundar Thursday, 14 December 2017 09:52 AM

stop all this IOC bashing to cover up CPC failures. The inquiry report clearly implicates CPC.This is similar to previous regime bashing Anchor milk powder when no such issue existed.Test these fuel by an independent 3rd party and the truth would come out.May be some one is getting a 10% to order from elswhere

Chandran Thursday, 14 December 2017 10:37 AM

IOC should be charged with attempted criminal conduct that could have caused air lines to crash.

Hiran Thursday, 14 December 2017 11:46 AM

Better to fill up the tank before 20th December then.

Sri Wickrema Thursday, 14 December 2017 04:59 PM

CPC has imported this stock of aviation oil. Do not twist the facts.

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