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Sri Lanka banned fuel container use on March 2, 2026, due to panic buying amid Middle East tensions, despite ample fuel stocks.
Sri Lanka banned fuel stations from dispensing fuel into containers on March 2, 2026, amid panic buying fueled by Middle East tensions.
Despite government assurances that fuel stocks could last 37 days for petrol and 35 days for diesel, long lines formed at stations.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation reported over 1.3 million liters of diesel and 2 million liters of petrol distributed by Sunday evening.
Authorities cited intelligence of black market hoarding and ordered police to enforce the ban, stressing that storing fuel at private residences is illegal.
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