http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/southern-energy-renewables-inks-green-methanol-supply-deal-with-shipping-giant-supporting-construction-of-14-b-clean-fuels-refinery/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/emerson-announces-major-advancements-to-aspentechs-inmation-ot-data-fabric/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/upm-acquires-bio-based-meg-and-mpg-technologies-from-avantium/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/synhelion-fuels-first-construction-machine-with-renewable-diesel/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/swiss-and-metafuels-partner-to-promote-and-scale-saf-production/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/vietnam-state-oil-company-urges-us-navy-to-allow-tanker-through-blockade/ The U.S. military has expanded its shipping blockade on Iran to include cargoes deemed contraband, although it has said other oil exports from the Gulf are free to sail through. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/us-eia-concedes-middle-east-supply-disruptions-are-far-worse-than-prior-estimates/ Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to wipe off millions of barrels of global oil supply every day the conflict drags on. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/italys-ludoil-buys-sicilian-refinery-as-war-squeezes-europes-fuel-supply/ The Iran war has laid bare Europe's dependency on the Middle East for the supply of jet fuel and other refined products. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/to-make-up-for-shortfall-indias-hpl-turns-to-oman-naphtha/ Medium-range tanker Rarity loaded about 23,000 metric tons (201,000 bbl) of naphtha for HPL late-March and discharged at the Haldia terminal on April 13. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/nigeria-fuel-demand-rises-as-dangote-drives-near-full-refining-capacity/ Average daily petrol consumption rose to 51.1 million liters, slightly above the 50 million liters benchmark levels, while diesel demand climbed to 17.3 million liters a day.