http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Indorama Ventures outlines SOAR approach to boost chemicals production business http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indorama-ventures-outlines-soar-approach-to-boost-chemicals-production-business/ thyssenkrupp Uhde delivers technology to CSBP for nitric acid emissions reduction http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/thyssenkrupp-uhde-delivers-technology-to-csbp-for-nitric-acid-emissions-reduction/ Yokogawa releases OpreX pressure transmitter EJX S Series http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/yokogawa-releases-oprex-pressure-transmitter-ejx-s-series/ Indonesia's Chandra Asri declares force majeure as Middle East conflict disrupts supplies http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indonesias-chandra-asri-declares-force-majeure-as-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-supplies/ QatarEnergy ceases additional downstream unit production http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/qatarenergy-ceases-additional-downstream-unit-production/ KBR awarded 10-yr global catalyst supply contract for Indorama http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/kbr-awarded-10-yr-global-catalyst-supply-contract-for-indorama/ Nextchem awarded €485-MM licensing and PDP contracts for three world-scale complexes http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/nextchem-awarded-485-mm-licensing-and-pdp-contracts-for-three-world-scale-complexes/ MOL, Slovnaft file formal complaint with European Commission over alleged abuse of monopoly position by JANAF http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/mol-slovnaft-file-formal-complaint-with-european-commission-over-alleged-abuse-of-monopoly-position-by-janaf/ On 27 January 2026, crude oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were interrupted. The pipeline has been out of service since then, significantly increasing the dependence of landlocked Central and Eastern European refineries on the Adria pipeline as the only viable route. Russia prepared to divert oil to India as Middle East conflict disrupts flows http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/russia-prepared-to-divert-oil-to-india-as-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-flows/ India is vulnerable to supply shocks, with crude stocks covering only about 25 days of demand, while refiners hold similarly limited inventories of gasoil, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas. Hormuz shutdown worsens after U.S. hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/hormuz-shutdown-worsens-after-us-hits-iranian-warship-tankers-stranded-for-fifth-day/ The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralyzed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows.