TEHRAN June 17 (Shana)--A senior Iranian oil official has said that importing gasoline is cost-effective for the country due to high production costs.
�Mohsen Qamsari, director for international affairs of National Iranian Oil Company, said gasoline imports are favored as long as gasoline production projects are not operational.



�Gasoline is a strategic commodity in the country and self-sufficiency in its production is of high significance,� he said.

�Since some products are made in the country at exorbitant costs while their imports could be done at much lower costs, self-sufficiency is not necessarily a good option because it may be not economical,� he added.

Experts say construction of large-sized refineries in Iran would not be economical and they recommend mini-refineries.
Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh recently ordered the construction of eight gas condensate refineries.
By SHANA

 

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