Iran Plans to Privatize Refineries to Fund New Refinery Projects

摘要

Iran is in discussions to privatize the country's oil refineries in order to fund new refinery projects aimed at reducing the country's need to import petroleum products.The country's Oil Ministry and the Iran Privatization Organization are discussing an agreement to transfer shares in the refineries to the private sector, said Minolta Eskandari, a director at the Middle Eastern country's state National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Co., Iran's PressTV reported.