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/sir-jim-ratcliffe-will-ineos-project-one-be-europe-s-last-investment-in-the-petrochemicals-industry/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/czechs-discussing-possible-fuel-supplies-from-slovakia/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/lotte-fine-chemical-completes-world-s-first-commercial-scale-green-ammonia-import/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/siemens-and-shomax-expand-us-fertilizer-production-with-zero-carbon-green-ammonia/ The signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) is designed to reduce U.S. reliance on imported nitrogen fertilizer, currently accounting for roughly 18% of domestic supply, while helping stabilize cost for farmers and supporting long-term U.S. food security. 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.