Oil Refineries Announces Delay to Annual & Special General Meeting

HAIFA, Israel, April 27, 2010 - 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 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

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