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Message: <blockquote data-quote="banda065" data-source="post: 31355515" data-attributes="member: 27834">1900 Idan <h3>Quick Timeline</h3> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Late 1800s / Early 1900s (British Ceylon period): Petroleum products such as kerosene began to be imported for lamps, machinery, and transport. Before electricity spread, kerosene was widely used for lighting.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1920s–1940s: Motor vehicles increased, so imports of petrol and diesel grew steadily.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Post-Independence (after 1948): Fuel demand rose with industrialization, transport, and electricity generation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1961: The government created the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to manage imports, refining, and distribution. This was a major turning point.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1969 onward: The Sapugaskanda refinery started operations, allowing Sri Lanka to import crude oil and refine part of it locally instead of importing only finished fuel.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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