http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/tasnees-saudi-ethylene-and-polyethylene-co-commences-planned-maintenance-of-ethylene-plant/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/advanced-biofuels-canada-association-welcomes-federal-biofuels-production-incentive-coming-into-force/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/technip-energies-completes-acquisition-of-ecovyst-s-advanced-materials-catalysts-business/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/peru-opens-state-owned-petroperu-to-private-investment-after-reorganization/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/india-asks-refiners-for-weekly-russian-oil-import-data-as-it-seeks-us-trade-deal/ India became the biggest buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude following the 2022 outbreak of the Ukraine war. But those purchases have fueled a backlash from Western nations, which have targeted Russia's energy sector with sanctions, arguing that oil revenues help fund Moscow's war effort. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/serbias-nis-gets-us-approval-to-resume-production-in-its-refinery/ The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on NIS in October as part of broader measures against Russia's energy sector after granting a series of waivers since January. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/ara-gasoline-stocks-increase-15/ Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 15% on the week to their highest in eight months. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/residual-fuel-fills-venezuelas-storage-tanks-as-exports-cut-to-minimum/ Most ships bound for Venezuelan ports for December and early January cargo deliveries have made U-turns, as the blockade spooks even vessels not under sanctions. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/indian-oil-buys-first-colombian-oil-under-ecopetrol-contract/ Indian refiners are scouting for crude as tighter U.S. and European Union sanctions on Moscow's producers and vessels are disrupting Russian oil imports. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/ukrainian-drone-attack-sparks-fire-damages-equipment-at-tuapse-refinery/ Tuapse in the Krasnodar region lies in southwest Russia on the Black Sea and about 350 km (218 mi) to the nearest parts of Ukraine’s mainland across the Sea of Azov.