HAIFA, Israel, April 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (hereinafter the Company, ORL), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced yesterday that it has delayed its Annual Special General Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 26, 2010 to Monday, May 10, 2010, 11:00 AM, Israel time. The agenda for the meeting remains the same.

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 runs sophisticated and state-of-the-art industrial facilities with a refining capacity of 9.8 million tons of crude oil per year and 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 Polymers and Aromatics through its holdings in Carmel Olefins Ltd and Gadiv Petrochemical Industries Ltd. The Company's shares are listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ORL. For additional information please visit http://www.orl.co.il.

Company Contact: Rony Solonicof Chief Economist and Head of Investor Relations Tel. +972-4-878-8152 Contact IREn@orl.co.il Investor Relations Contact: Ehud Helft / Porat Saar CCG Israel Tel. (US) +1-646-233-2161 / (Int.) +972-52-776-3687 info@ccgisrael.com

SOURCE: Oil Refineries Ltd

CONTACT: Company Contact: Rony Solonicof, Chief Economist and Head ofInvestor Relations, Tel. +972-4-878-8152, Contact IREn@orl.co.il . InvestorRelations Contact: Ehud Helft / Porat Saar, CCG Israel, Tel. (US)+1-646-233-2161 / (Int.) +972-52-776-3687, info@ccgisrael.com .