Petroleum Ministry Issued A Circular To Oil Filling Stations Directing To Issue Petrol Only For The Vehicles

Ministry Of Petroleum Resources has today(07) issued a special circular to Oil filling stations throughout the island to issue Petrol only to vehicles without issuing to the people who are coming with cans and Bottles to collect Petrol.

Due to issuing Petrol to those who are coming with Cans and Bottles , the stocks of Petrol in most of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) owned Oil filling stations in the island recedes  very quickly the Ministry has stated.

Both males and females have seen in the queues of both CEPETCO Oil filling stations as well as in Indian Oil Company(IOC) owned Oil filling stations carrying large plastic Cannes and bottles  to collect petrol these days due to the Petrol shortage.

 However the people coming with Cannes and Bottles to collect Petrol have said that they do not brought their vehicles to the filling stations as they are parked  streets due to  run out of Fuel.

Due to the long  Queues in front of  Oil filling stations  at major cities in the country  to purchase Petrol   main roads have been blocked and today(07) Town Hall too experienced a blockage due to these Vehicle queues.

Police officers have seen deployed in many Oil filling stations around Colombo for security.