An expert says violent protests in Haiti over fuel prices may lead to a change in government.

Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh says a major refinery project that was inaugurated on Thursday would make Iran immune to US sanctions against its purchases of gasoline.

Egypt has announced steep increases in fuel prices as part of economic reforms and austerity measures.

The inauguration of the second phase of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery in Bandar Abbas comes as the specter of new US sanctions on Iran looms.

Iran says its Persian Gulf Star Refinery in the southern city of Bandar Abbas last April is now producing 12 million liters of Euro-5 gasoline.

Drivers in Saudi Arabia express concerns over the kingdom’s plan to increase local gasoline prices starting from Monday.

The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) says Iran’s production of Euro-4 gasoline over a period of 8 months starting 21 March 2017 stood at 25.8 million liters per day, higher than the corresponding period last year by 16 percent.   

Higher energy costs have led to a price increase at the wholesale level in the US.

The first consignment of high-quality gasoline produced from its newly-launched Persian Gulf Start Refinery is ready for nationwide distribution.

President Rouhani inaugurates a major fuel production project in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas that is expected to make the country independent from gasoline imports after 36 years.