http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-they-targeted-petrochemical-facilities-in-the-gulf/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/damietta-green-ammonia-completes-pre-feed-for-873-mm-150-000-tpy-green-ammonia-facility/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/eib-and-eni-sign-500-mm-in-financing-for-new-biorefinery-in-sannazzaro-de-burgondi/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/indias-reliance-buys-venezuelan-oil-directly-from-pdvsa/ Since Caracas signed a flagship oil supply deal with Washington after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January, only a small group of companies have been able to buy cargoes directly from PDVSA. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/japan-to-boost-intermediate-chemical-imports-amid-tighter-naphtha-supply/ About 40% of domestic naphtha consumption is met by domestic production, with another 40% sourced from the Middle East and 20% from other regions, but the war in the Middle East has made imports from that region difficult. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/five-eu-countries-call-for-windfall-tax-on-energy-companies/ Such a measure could help fund relief for consumers in the face of high energy prices and be a signal that "we stand united and are able to take action", they said. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/nigerias-dangote-refinery-boosts-exports-to-ease-africas-supply-crunch/ Fuel prices in oil-producing Nigeria have reached record-high levels, industry figures show, as maximum output from Dangote refinery has not offset the impact of high crude prices. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/hormuz-closure-divides-the-fortunes-of-middle-eastern-oil-states/ The Strait of Hormuz's closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, while other states that lack alternative shipment routes have lost billions of dollars. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/indian-refiners-postpone-maintenance-shutdowns-to-meet-local-fuel-demand/ Indian Oil Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. were among the companies that had planned to shut units at some of their refineries for routine maintenance. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/petrobras-delivers-lpg-sold-at-steep-premiums-despite-lula-move-to-annul-auction/ Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has delivered liquefied petroleum gas auctioned off at high prices, even after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government would annul it to protect consumers from fuel spikes.