http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/australia-s-biggest-lng-plants-suffer-outages-due-to-cyclone-straining-global-supply/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/iran-war-chokes-petrochemical-supply-sends-plastic-prices-soaring/ About $20 B–$25 B worth of petrochemical products pass through the Strait annually, underscoring the fact that continued disruptions to this flow would push producers to pass the higher costs on to consumers. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/stockholm-exergi-taps-inprocess-to-deliver-advanced-process-simulator-for-beccs-project/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/japan-to-relax-rules-from-april-to-boost-coal-fired-power-amid-lng-import-risks/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/velan-releases-upgrades-to-its-delayed-coker-isolation-valves/ A newly added lower tangential purge directs steam precisely to areas where coke accumulates in stagnant cavities, creating a loop‑flow around the ball for improved cleaning efficiency with a non‑plugging purge design. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/afpm-baffling-final-rfs-will-break-cost-records-in-fact-it-already-is/ The 2026–2027 RFS Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) finalized by the EPA are the largest in history and the mandate is projected to be the most expensive. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/totalenergies-edf-sign-long-term-partnership-for-low-carbon-electricity-supply-for-totalenergies-france-refining-and-chemicals-sites/ Under this agreement, EDF will allocate to TotalEnergies a share of the output of its operating nuclear fleet. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/asia-10-ppm-sulfur-diesel-margin-hits-record-high/ Refinery runs across northeast Asia have been curtailed due to tighter crude supply after the Middle East conflict broke out, in turn limiting spot diesel volumes available for sale. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/south-korea-enforces-naphtha-export-ban-amid-middle-east-supply-disruptions/ The move requires refiners to divert export volumes to the local market and give the government powers to order production and allocation of naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock used in chips, autos, plastics and everyday goods. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/mexican-navy-says-petroleum-tanker-natural-seabed-likely-caused-gulf-coast-spill/ In coordination with Mexico's state energy company Pemex, authorities are deploying marine barriers to prevent the spill from further damaging wildlife and beaches in the affected areas.