http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/aramco-s-gas-strategy-builds-momentum-with-major-progress-towards-growth-target/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/carbon-direct-and-c2x-announce-collaboration-on-pioneering-forestry-residue-to-biofuel-project/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/asias-ethanol-targets-and-recent-developments/ More countries in the Asia-Pacific region are adopting ethanol blending with gasoline as they try to cut reliance on imported fuel and achieve carbon emission targets. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/eni-can-now-receive-oil-from-venezuela-as-payment-for-gas-ceo-says/ Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi, who confirmed that Venezuela owes the Italian group around $3 B, was referring to natural gas from the Perla offshore field, the only active offshore gas project in Venezuela, which is operated by Eni and Spain's Repsol. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/trump-epa-to-shift-at-least-half-of-waived-biofuel-obligations-to-big-refiners/ The decision could be unwelcome news for larger oil refiners that have argued that additional blending obligations would raise their costs. But it could help the biofuel industry by boosting demand for blending credits. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/angolas-state-oil-firm-sonangol-seeks-48-b-loan-from-china-for-refinery/ The financing, if completed, will mark the first borrowing by the Southern African oil producer from China since 2017, when it opted to reduce its exposure to resource-backed loans. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/eia-us-crude-inventories-rise-the-most-in-3-yrs-as-refinery-demand-slips-imports-increase/ U.S. crude inventories rose by the most last week since February 2023, as refinery utilization slowed and imports increased, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/hungarys-orban-asks-eu-to-go-verify-druzhba-pipeline-damage/ Hungary this week blocked new sanctions on Russia and the loan to Ukraine, in response to the stoppage of oil flows through Druzhba. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/south-korea-approves-nearly-14-b-petrochemical-restructuring-deal-as-supply-glut-weighs/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/romanian-largest-refinery-to-shut-down-in-march-for-scheduled-turnaround/