http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/middle-east-conflict-could-force-up-to-6-mmbpd-crude-run-cuts-across-asia/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/america-first-refining-plans-new-texas-refinery-first-in-nearly-50-years/ America First Refining (AFR) plans to build the first new U.S. oil refinery in nearly half a century at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas. President Donald Trump announced the project, describing it as part of a broader push to expand domestic energy production and strengthen U.S. energy security. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/gea-achieves-further-milestones-with-pre2fuel-excellent-performance-in-bremfields-pretreatment-plant-in-malaysia/ At Bremfield Sdn Bhd biodiesel plant in Klang, Malaysia, which processes used cooking oil (UCO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) into biofuel, Pre2Fuel has now enabled further technological and economic milestones to be achieved. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/airco-develops-mobile-fuel-system-to-produce-synthetic-drop-in-fuels-from-co2/ AIRCO has announced the development of its mobile, adaptable and dynamic “MAD” Fuel System: a deployable, containerized technology platform designed to produce fuel anywhere in the world. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/iraq-asks-krg-to-help-pipe-crude-oil-to-turkey/ The Kurdistan Pipeline Company operates Iraqi Kurdistan's main oil pipeline, which transports crude from northern Iraq to a border connection point with the Iraq–Turkey pipeline. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/ukraines-motor-fuel-to-contain-at-least-7-bioethanol-from-july/ The new requirements do not apply to fuel supplied to the Ukrainian army, or to some high-octane petrol. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/brazils-petrobras-to-auction-20-mm-liters-of-diesel-amid-shortage-reports/ A spike in diesel prices is emerging as the first and most immediate threat to Brazil's farm sector from the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, raising costs for producers harvesting a record soybean crop and planting corn they cannot afford to delay. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/iea-announces-record-release-of-strategic-stocks-in-response-to-iran-war-oil-price-surge/ The IEA said the release had been backed unanimously by 32 member countries, the sixth such move it has made since its creation in the 1970s. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/chevron-lummus-global-expands-portfolio-with-fischer-tropsch-liquids-upgrading-solutions/ Previously licensed by Chevron U.S.A. Inc., these solutions deliver premium products such as Group III/III+ base oils, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and high-quality jet and diesel fuels with unmatched reliability, efficiency and consistently high performance. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/axens-signs-mou-with-airbus-to-accelerate-saf-deployment/