http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/ametek-land-provides-thermal-imagers-to-large-ethylene-producer/ AMETEK Land has provided a large U.S. ethylene producer with 28 thermal imagers to provide continuous, highly precise, temperature measurements for optimum process control in its four cracking furnaces. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/hif-global-selects-johnson-matthey-s-methanol-technology-for-the-largest-e-methanol-plant-in-south-america/ Johnson Matthey has been selected by HIF Global as the methanol licensor for HIF Global’s $4-B Paysandú eFuels project in Uruguay, the largest e-methanol plant in South America. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/basf-expands-its-biomass-balance-portfolio-for-selected-chemical-intermediates/ BASF will expand its biomass balance offering to include BMBCertTM 1,4-butanediol (BDO), tetra-hydrofuran (THF), polytetra¬hydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and 3-(di¬methyl¬amino)pro¬pyl¬amine (DMAPA). http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/higher-refinery-costs-could-increase-summer-gasoline-prices-says-us-eia/ Average monthly prices for regular-grade retail gasoline in the U.S. could increase by more than $0.10/gal if refinery output is lower than expected, according to an analysis published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/us-appeals-court-upholds-biofuel-blending-mandates-for-2020-2022/ A U.S. appeals court upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the nation's fuel mix from 2020 through 2022, rejecting a challenge by oil refiners to the mandates. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/sungas-renewables-c2x-partner-to-expand-green-methanol-production-capacity-in-north-america/ SunGas Renewables Inc. and C2X LLC announced a strategic partnership with the aim to develop, own and operate multiple green methanol production facilities in North America to increase the supply of sustainable fuels and advance global decarbonization of hard to abate industries.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/hif-global-secures-nearly-165-mm-in-investments-to-develop-efuels/ HIF Global announced a combined investment from existing shareholders and the Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan, securing $164 MM to fund its eFuels projects. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/ethylene-downcycle-puts-nearly-25-of-capacity-at-risk-of-closure/ A series of unprecedented challenges to the global ethylene industry means that as much as 24% of global capacity is now under some threat of permanent closure according to new research by Wood Mackenzie. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/weak-asia-refining-margins-see-swing-to-crude-from-the-americas/ The profit from turning a barrel of crude oil into fuels in Asia is at the lowest in seven months, which is leading refiners to turn away from expensive Middle East grades and seek cheaper alternatives from the Americas. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/russia-gained-newer-diesel-trade-partners-in-2023/ In 2023, Brazil and Saudi Arabia replaced France and Germany as the countries with the second- and third-most seaborne diesel imports from Russia after sanctions related to Russia’s petroleum product trade went into effect in February 2023.