The tender for the purchase of 04 Murban type crude oil tankers for a period of four months from 2026-01-01 to 2026-04-30 has been awarded to M/s BB Energy Asia Pte. Ltd. of Singapore.
For this, bids were invited from the registered suppliers of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under two options: payment upon delivery from storage tanks and payment within 30 days through a letter of credit issued by the Bank of Ceylon. 06 bidders have submitted their bids for this.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Energy to award this tender to the Singapore company based on the recommendation made by the Special Standing Procurement Committee appointed by the Cabinet after evaluating the relevant bids.