http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/abb-introduces-unification-x-to-enable-seamless-control-room-integration/ ABB’s Control Room Solutions (CRS) business in Sweden has unveiled Unification X, a global solution aimed towards optimizing control room operations, by enabling seamless integration across multiple operational systems. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/petronas-lubricants-international-launches-flagship-petronas-pro-series-lubricants-to-elevate-global-industrial-performance/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/south-africas-sasol-aims-for-green-jet-fuel-exports-to-eu/ Sasol's SAF which is produced using cooking oil and vegetable oil at the company's 108,500-bpd Natref plant, was granted ISCC Plus sustainability certification from Germany's TUV SUD agency. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/update-bp-lockout-at-indiana-us-refinery-stretches-into-second-month-as-union-talks-stall/ bp barred about 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union on March 19, after months of negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/russia-to-stop-kazakh-oil-flows-to-german-pck-refinery-via-druzhba/ The move deals a blow to the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies most of the German capital's fuel and relies on Kazakhstan for 17% of its supplies. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/kenya-tanzania-and-neighbors-discuss-joint-refinery-as-dangote-offers-to-build-it/ East Africa currently imports all of its refined petroleum products, mainly from the Middle East, leaving the region vulnerable to supply disruptions and price spikes as seen in the fallout of the Iran conflict. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/asia-deepens-refining-cuts-due-to-iran-war-putting-diesel-and-jet-fuel-supplies-at-risk/ Asia, which accounts for 37% of global refining output and ordinarily sources two-thirds of its crude from the Middle East, has been hardest-hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with run cuts at refiners in the region exacerbating tight fuel supply and keeping prices elevated. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/us-fund-and-indonesian-oil-group-to-make-offer-for-sicilian-refinery-isab/ Cypriot private equity fund G.O.I. Energy has owned the refinery since buying it from Russian energy group Lukoil in 2023. The plant accounts for around a fifth of Italy's refining capacity. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/japans-ethylene-plant-run-rate-hits-record-low-of-686-in-march/ Japan has 12 ethylene plants that crack naphtha, a crude oil byproduct, into basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, which are used to make intermediates like resins for a wide range of end products. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/pumps-valves-innovation-conference-brings-program-for-operators-engineers-to-the-gulf-coast/