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# Crude oil imports have a ceiling while refined oil keeps rising
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/crude-oil-imports-ceiling/
- Published: 2026-09-18T06:02:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T08:39:50.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-36-2026

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/2b/562b4f8e-9dd1-43bb-a213-bc1615650661/content/images/2026/09/Refined-Oil-Imports-increase--Crude-Oil-Stays-the-Same--2--1.jpg)

Source: [Central Bank](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DU0QsL80gIfueNHT5zO9gnpzPmAB1tKIOAveftLX5Us/edit?gid=0&ref=examiner.media#gid=0&range=B39)

Sri Lanka's domestic crude oil refinery appears to have hit capacity. Refined oil imports are on the rise.