Lanka Indian Oil Company refutes all allegations regarding fuel shortage in Sri Lanka
The Indian oil company's Sri Lanka operation, LIOC has refuted all allegations that the company is responsible for the current fuel shortage faced by the consumers across the country over the last few days.
Issuing a statement, the LIOC said it has noted the fuel shortage and as a reliable distributor of petroleum products in Sri Lanka over many years, LIOC is making all efforts to assist in the early resolution of this problem.
"However, attempts by some to blame LIOC for causing the shortage are mischievous and factually incorrect, and we categorically reject such allegations," the LIOC said pointing out that it caters to only 16% of the Sri Lankan market while the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) supplies the remaining 84% .
Full statement issued by LIOC:
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