Oil Refineries Announces Examining Merger Between the Company and Carmel Olefins

HAIFA, Israel, April 6, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (the "Company"), Israel's largest oil refiner, has announced today that the Company, together with Israel Petrochemicals Enterprises Ltd., are jointly examining the possibility of a merger between Carmel Olefins Ltd. (in which the Company holds 50%, hereinafter: "Carmel Olefins"), and the Company, following which, should the said transaction be completed, the Company will hold 100% of Carmel Olefins. At this present stage there is no certainty as to whether the said examination will bring to any binding relationship, and, if so, under which structure and conditions.

About Oil Refineries Ltd.

Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL), located in the bay area of the city of Haifa, operates Israel's largest oil refinery. ORL operates sophisticated and state-of-the-art industrial facilities with refining capacity of 9 million tons of crude oil per year, with a Nelson complexity index of 7.4, providing a variety of quality products used in industrial operation, transportation, private consumption, agriculture and infrastructure. The Company is also active in the area of Aromatics and Polymers through wholly-owned Gadiv Petrochemical Industries Ltd. and 50% owned Carmel Olefins Ltd. ORL is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ORL. For additional information please visit the Company's website: www.orl.co.il

Contacts
Company Contact:
Rami Sasson
EVP Business Development & Capital Markets
Oil Refineries Ltd.; Tel. 972 4 878 8117;
ContactIREn@orl.co.il

Investor Relations Contact:
Ehud Helft \ Fiona Darmon
GK Investor Relations
Tel. 1 646 797 2868 \ 972 54 566 3221
info@gkir.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:


Source: Oil Refineries Ltd.

CONTACT: Rami Sasson, EVP Business Development & Capital Markets of Oil
Refineries Ltd., +972-4-878-8117, ContactIREn@orl.co.il; or Investor
Relations, Ehud Helft or Fiona Darmon of GK Investor Relations,
+1-646-797-2868, +972-54-566-3221, both for Oil Refineries Ltd.

Web site: http://www.orl.co.il/


2008-04-06 15:59:26 0328802 PRNEWSWIRE

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