The first US-based RM Parks’ Shell fuel station opened in Sri Lanka on Wednesday at the BS Cooray Filling Station, in Ambatale.
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung declared open the fuel station.
“Proud to join the opening of the first California-based RM Parks’ Shell fuel station in Sri Lanka, with 150 stations planned. This investment adds a reliable fuel provider to the market and makes America and Sri Lanka more prosperous. Diversifying fuel suppliers will help avoid the fuel shortages that caused Sri Lanka’s 2022 fuel crisis,” the Ambassador said.
She said the opening highlights Sri Lanka’s openness to foreign investment and to maintaining a level playing for all businesses.
“This opening is great for all Sri Lankan drivers: motorcyclists, car drivers, tuk drivers, truck drivers. Adding competitors to the markets gives them more quality and product options. And the convenience stores will provide snack and essentials to a society increasingly on the go,” she added.
The Ambassador said that in alignment with US President Trump’s vision of making America safer, stronger, and more prosperous, the event in Sri Lanka reinforces the United States as a global energy leader.
She said that by investing in Sri Lanka’s energy infrastructure, the US is not only strengthening supply chains, but also advancing the ties that bind the two nations.