FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001261 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA EMBASSIES FOR FCS OFFICES E.O 12958: N/A TAGS: BTIO CE ECONOMICS SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO INVEST IN THE PETROLEUM MARKET 1.542/01/T0016 2.071803 3.TLMANLOWE 4.542 5.N 6A.CONTACT 6B.FINANCIAL ADVISOR, ERNEST & YOUNG 6C. RUWAN FERNANDO/AASIRI GUNASEKERA 201 DE SARAM PLACE, COLOMBO 10, SRI LANKA OR ANDY BROGAN/NIGEL ROBINSON BECKET HOUSE, 1 LAMBETH PLACE RD., LONDON SE1 7EU,ENGLAND ¶7. PHONE: +94-1-697363 OR +44-20-7951-4793 ¶8. FAX: +94-1-697369 OR +44-20-7620-0940 E-MAIL: Ruwan.Fernando@lk.ey.com OR Aasiri.Gunasekera@lk.ey.com E-MAIL: abrogan@uk.ey.com OR nrobinson1@uk.ey.com WEB SITE: WWW.PERC.GOV.LK (LOWER CASE) ¶9. 201 ¶10. S5171...PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS S5541...FILLING STATIONS - RETAIL - RETAIL S6792...MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS - OIL ¶11. COMMENTS: Product Data ¶A. Detailed product description: Expressions of Interest (EOI) are called from international petroleum companies with a proven track record in petroleum product retailing. The offer will include: (1) Approximately one hundred filling stations. (2) 1/3 share of the company incorporated to hold storage, transport and distribution infrastructure. (3) Access to dealers/independent franchise holders to enter into long term dealer contracts ¶B. Other Information: EOI should include: (1) Details of the company together with details of nominated contact person, postal address, telephone numbers, fax number and e-mail address. (2) Details of company's international downstream petroleum operations including years in the industry, total presence, product marketed, brand names and number and type of retail outlets. (3) Annual reports and audited accounts for the past three years and the company profile. EOIs should be sent to the financial advisor on or before August 05, 2003 and short listed investors will be contacted after assessment of EOIs. The Government of Sri Lanka and its entity the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) through Public Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC) are seeking EOIs to acquire part of its filling station network together with 1/3 of storage, transportation and related infrastructure. REMARKS: The U.S. Embassy would appreciate receiving notification of U.S. firms' interest, which can be sent to: Commercial Attach U.S. Embassy 210 Galle Road, P.O. Box 106 Colombo, Sri Lanka Phone: 94-1-448007 Fax: 94-1-437345 E-mail: ManloweTL@state.gov ENTWISTLE