This opportunity was followed by the Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development Minister’s meeting with the top management of the multinational corporate in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur last week.

The Minister has met the top management of Petronas on the sidelines of the Oil and Gas Asia 2011 biannual conference which is sponsored by Petronas, which was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from June 1 to 3.

“The door has now opened for Sri Lanka to negotiate petroleum and natural gas deals with Petronas and more deals in gas could now arise from my meeting with the senior management of Petronas”, the Minister said.