http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/southern-energy-renewables-and-axens-sign-mou-to-advance-saf-projects-in-louisiana-and-beyond/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/one-of-the-largest-heat-pumps-in-the-world-has-reached-basfs-ludwigshafen-site/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/lanxess-introduces-surcharge-for-lewatit-ion-exchange-resins/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/hyorc-secures-industrial-site-and-accelerated-permitting-path-for-portugal-green-methanol-project/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/india-raises-hpcl-rajasthan-refinery-project-cost-to-86-b/ HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd is a joint venture with HPCL HPCL.NS owning a 74% stake and the rest owned by the state government of Rajasthan. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/iranian-oil-refining-co-confirms-attack-on-lavan-refinery/ The company said the facility was hit at around 10 a.m. (0630 GMT), adding that safety and firefighting teams were working to contain the blaze and secure the site. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/slovakia-ending-diesel-fuel-export-ban-other-measures-still-in-place/ Slovakia has taken measures to cope with surging global oil prices since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran started at the end of February. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/iran-ceasefire-provides-hope-but-physical-oil-markets-to-remain-stressed/ Disruptions from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz are now working their way through supply chains, and physical markets in Asia are under stress and will remain so for months even if it does reopen fully. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/chinas-teapots-seek-iranian-oil-after-prices-fall/ The Chinese refiners, known as teapots, had largely stayed on the sidelines since the U.S.-Iran conflict broke out in late February, causing global oil prices to surge, while Washington temporarily waived sanctions on Russian, Iranian crude at sea erasing discounts for these cargoes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/japanese-refinery-runs-at-lowest-since-june-2025-on-middle-east-supply-crisis/ Japan began to partially release oil stockpiles from March 16.