http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Valero Energy Q4 profit beats estimates; shares surge http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/valero-energy-q4-profit-beats-estimates-shares-surge/ Dow launches "Transform to Outperform" to raise the competitive industry benchmark for productivity and growth to enable improved returns http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/dow-launches-transform-to-outperform-to-raise-the-competitive-industry-benchmark-for-productivity-and-growth-to-enable-improved-returns/ Russian oil refineries' peak maintenance expected in January and September http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/russian-oil-refineries-peak-maintenance-expected-in-january-and-september/ The scale of repair work this month exceeded initial expectations because some plants have been dealing with the consequences of Ukrainian drone attacks. U.S. lifts some Venezuela sanctions to ease oil sales http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/us-lifts-some-venezuela-sanctions-to-ease-oil-sales/ The move by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control authorizes U.S. companies to buy, sell, transport, store and refine Venezuelan crude oil, but does not lift existing U.S. sanctions on production. Keppel, Aster plan sustainable aviation fuel project in Singapore http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/keppel-aster-plan-sustainable-aviation-fuel-project-in-singapore/ The proposed facility is expected to produce up to 100,000 metric tpy of SAF. Boeing, Israel's Technion to develop sustainable aviation fuel, as sector grapples with 2050 goal http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/boeing-israels-technion-to-develop-sustainable-aviation-fuel-as-sector-grapples-with-2050-goal/ SAF, made largely from waste or used cooking oil, can cut emissions significantly compared with traditional jet fuel. However, it remains two to five times more expensive than conventional fuel. Baker Hughes, Giammarco Technologies to advance and commercialize hot potassium carbonate for post-combustion carbon capture http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/baker-hughes-giammarco-technologies-to-advance-and-commercialize-hot-potassium-carbonate-for-post-combustion-carbon-capture/ Giammarco Technologies’ proven HPC process is already widely used across more than 400 industrial projects and leverages a safe and sustainable potassium-based solvent to efficiently capture CO₂ from gas streams. Rising oil, gas and LNG demand draws global traders to India http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/rising-oil-gas-and-lng-demand-draws-global-traders-to-india/ As consumption growth slows in most major economies, trading firm executives told the India Energy Week conference that they see opportunities across crude, refined fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG). First successful processing of eMethanol for efuel production in Freiberg http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/first-successful-processing-of-emethanol-for-efuel-production-in-freiberg/ The Kassø plant uses renewable energy to produce the feedstock, which was processed for the first time in the gasoline synthesis plant in Freiberg to produce renewable gasoline from biogenic CO₂ and green hydrogen. Honeywell collaborates with SAF One and Tata Projects to enable sustainable aviation fuel production http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/honeywell-collaborates-with-saf-one-and-tata-projects-to-enable-sustainable-aviation-fuel-production/