Home Business Sri Lanka to start oil production in 2023; Total, Equinor to study... Business Sri Lanka to start oil production in 2023; Total, Equinor to study potential By Genpie - August 27, 2019 96 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Sri Lanka has enlisted French major Total and Norway’s Equinor to study the hydrocarbon potential of two blocks, saying it aims to start oil production in the island nation in 2023.