Sri Lanka Plans FLNG Terminal

Sri Lanka is looking to building a floating liquefied natural gas terminal to supply to power plants that are running on furnace oil.

A local daily has said quoting country’s minister Champika Ranawaka that the plan may take shape in 2014. "We are now working to introduce LNG to the country," he said.

He said the floating terminal to be located in Kerawalapitiya, north of Colombo.

Minister Ranawaka declined to reveal the estimated cost of the terminal, Lanka Business Online reported.