Sector briefing Oil and Gas Opportunities in Sri Lanka Why Sri Lanka? In 2008 the Government of Sri Lanka, signed a Petroleum Resources Agreement with Cairn Lanka (Private) Limited after a bidding round marking the beginning of petroleum exploration of Sri Lanka after a hiatus of 25 years. Carin will start a three well drilling campaign off the Mannar basin in 2011. Even though no oil and gas accumulations have been discovered in the Mannar Basin or in the Cauvery Basin that lies within the jurisdiction of Sri Lanka, discoveries on the Indian side of . the Cauvery Basin give clues to the potential for viable petroleum systems offshore Sri Lanka. In quantifying this potential chance of finding hydrocarbon accumulations have been estimated at 60%. Find general information on the Sri Lankan market conditions on UKTI?s website. The Doing Business Guide for Sri Lanka gives an overview of the economy, business culture, potential opportunities and an introduction to other relevant issue. UK Trade & Investment Sector briefing: Oil and Gas opportunities in Sri Lanka staff overseas in British Embassies, High Opportunities Commissions and Consulates, across all sectors and in over 100 markets. Sri Lanka will call another bidding round for oil exploration in 2010. Model petroleum resource You can be alerted to business opportunities on agreements and development licenses have a regular basis by registering on the UKTI already been drawn up and legislation is in website. Find out more on UKTI?s business place. Details of the offer are as follows: opportunities service on the UKTI website ? Six blocks are to be offered in the Mannar Basin, with 4 to 8 kilometre thick sedimentary basin promising oil potential of about 10 to 50 mn barrels. ? Each license will cover recovery, storage, transport, and sale of oil or natural gas, with royalty payments made to the government on the market value of the resource. ? Exploration licenses will be for a maximum of 7 years in 3 commitment phases with the option to terminate after each phase. ? State royalties are generally 5% on the gross sale value of oil, and profits being shared between the state and the contractor. ? Successful bidders will also be given a 15- year tax holiday. ? Prospective investors will be given 5 months for international due diligence, buying available data packages prior to submitting technical and financial proposals for evaluation. ? The Government is looking for companies to conduct more 3D Seismic data analysis in the Mannar Basin and Cauvery Basin. In any petroleum development project, 75% of the reservoir is depleted in the first 5 years, so the government believes that the above terms allow the contractor adequate time to recover his cost and make a profit. In addition, Sri Lanka is looking for analytical services used in oil exploration including laboratory services, well testing, geophysical and geological analysis. 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