Cabinet paper to regulate the use of oil discharged by ships

The objective of this Cabinet Memorandum is to promote the process of disposing of burnt furnace oil in a systematic manner to convert it as a source of revenue for the country in dollars, the Ministry said.

"At present the volume of burnt furnace oil discharged annually from ships that sail into to our country exceeds 20,000 metric tons. As a result, a massive environmental damage has been witnessed that 10,000 litres of pure water become contaminated by per litre of wastewater discharged along with burnt furnace fuel substances by ships, the Ministry said.

Also, these refineries can refine only 4800 tons of fuel oil annually.