Mr. Owji stated the 300,000-barrel Shahid Soleimani petro-refinery is the first concentrated petro-refining project in the country, and its construction will begin in April next to the Persian Gulf Star refinery.

The Minister of Petroleum continued: "For refineries such as Bandar Abbas, Tehran and Tabriz, the quality improvement plan and value added of their products have been defined in the form of eight projects.”

Owji underlined the time the projects will be commissioned, saying from the next two to three years, these projects will come online; this both contributes to environmental friendliness and adds refinery value and employment to the society.