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　　澳大利亞燃料公司聯(lián)合石油于 2024 年 8 月 22 日在斯里蘭卡正式啟動(dòng)其服務(wù)。據(jù)電力和能源部長(zhǎng) Kanchana Wijesekera 稱，該公司將于 9 月開(kāi)始零售燃料業(yè)務(wù)，計(jì)劃在全島運(yùn)營(yíng) 150 個(gè)經(jīng)銷(xiāo)商擁有和經(jīng)營(yíng)的加油站。

　　聯(lián)合石油公司目前是斯里蘭卡燃料市場(chǎng)的第四家外國(guó)運(yùn)營(yíng)商，此前三家分別是印度石油公司 (LIOC)、中國(guó)石化和美國(guó) RM Parks-Shell。此次收購(gòu)是斯里蘭卡政府為減輕國(guó)有錫蘭石油公司 (CPC) 的財(cái)務(wù)壓力（尤其是燃料進(jìn)口外匯壓力）而采取的更廣泛戰(zhàn)略的一部分。

　　2023 年，斯里蘭卡政府向聯(lián)合石油、中石化和 RM Parks 頒發(fā)了零售燃料許可證。作為運(yùn)營(yíng)條件，這些公司必須使用母公司的外匯進(jìn)行進(jìn)口，并且不得將外匯從斯里蘭卡匯回。

　　此舉旨在穩(wěn)定該國(guó)的燃料供應(yīng)，減少對(duì) CPC 的依賴，從而有助于緩解持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟(jì)挑戰(zhàn)。

　　United Petroleum enters Sri Lanka’s retail fuel market

　　Australian fuel company United Petroleum officially launched its services in Sri Lanka on August 22, 2024. The company is set to begin retail fuel operations in September, with plans to operate 150 dealer-owned and operated fuel stations across the island, according to Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera.

　　United Petroleum is now the fourth foreign operator in Sri Lanka’s fuel market, joining Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), China’s Sinopec, and U.S.-based RM Parks-Shell. This entry is part of the Sri Lankan government’s broader strategy to reduce the financial strain on the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), particularly in terms of foreign currency for fuel imports.

　　In 2023, the Sri Lankan government awarded retail fuel licenses to United Petroleum, Sinopec, and RM Parks. As a condition of their operations, these companies are required to use foreign currency from their parent companies for imports and are prohibited from repatriating foreign currency from Sri Lanka.

　　This move aims to stabilise the country’s fuel supply and reduce reliance on CPC, helping to alleviate the ongoing economic challenges.