http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing From corn fields to cargo ships, ethanol gains early traction as marine fuel http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/from-corn-fields-to-cargo-ships-ethanol-gains-early-traction-as-marine-fuel/ Indonesia raises price of widely used fuel by 32%, adds to cost-of-living concerns http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/indonesia-raises-price-of-widely-used-fuel-by-32-adds-to-cost-of-living-concerns/ Technip Energies, Safran, Airbus, Tereos to form green jet fuel venture in France http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/technip-energies-safran-airbus-tereos-to-form-green-jet-fuel-venture-in-france/ Saipem awarded €900-MM gas compression plant project in Saudi Arabia http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/saipem-awarded-900-mm-gas-compression-plant-project-in-saudi-arabia/ Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/trans-mountain-pipeline-in-canada-hits-full-capacity-two-years-after-upgrade/ The uncertainty in global crude markets and the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz have increased demand for Canadian oil from Asian markets, but have also made it difficult to predict the pipeline's utilization rates beyond the short-term. MB Energy and Zaffra sign MoU to advance commercialization of eSAF in Europe http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/mb-energy-and-zaffra-sign-mou-to-advance-commercialization-of-esaf-in-europe/ The partnership marks a significant development and could deliver a valuable contribution for the eSAF market, connecting fuel production with the storage, blending, logistics and airport supply infrastructure required to deliver synthetic aviation fuel at scale. China learns to live on less fuel, to the relief of oil markets http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/china-learns-to-live-on-less-fuel-to-the-relief-of-oil-markets/ Gasoline sales at Sinopec, which runs China's biggest network of petrol stations and is the world's largest refiner, dropped 8% on-year in April while diesel fell 6%. Opinion: Hormuz reopening could be OPEC’s undoing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/opinion-hormuz-reopening-could-be-opec-s-undoing/ The Iran war and the closure of the vital waterway – through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flowed before the conflict – have sharply diminished output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and moved the industry’s center of gravity away from the Middle East. U.S. summer driving season hits as gasoline supplies squeezed tight http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/us-summer-driving-season-hits-as-gasoline-supplies-squeezed-tight/ Surging summer demand from American motorists has not stopped U.S. refiners from increasingly prioritizing lucrative diesel and jet fuel production to backfill global shortages caused by shipping disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. sanctions Cuban state oil company, adding obstacles for fuel imports http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/us-sanctions-cuban-state-oil-company-adding-obstacles-for-fuel-imports/ Washington has imposed sanctions on an array of Cuban entities and people, including the island nation's president, as it seeks to intensify pressure on Cuba's communist leaders.