http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/exxonmobil-to-permanently-shut-one-steam-cracker-in-singapore-from-march/ The imminent shutdown of the U.S. major's first cracker in the Asian oil trading hub comes as chemical producers grapple with losses from overcapacity led by China, the world's largest consumer of petrochemicals used to make products ranging from plastics and clothes to shoes and cars. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/hitachi-secures-order-for-additional-centrifugal-compressors-for-aster-chemicals-and-energys-ethylene-export-expansion-project/ This project is a part of Aster's initiative to double its ethylene export capacity and strengthen Singapore's role as an energy and petrochemical hub in Southeast Asia. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/november-2025/special-focus-process-controls-instrumentation-and-automation/liquefaction-mpc-delivers-holistic-business-returns/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/insight-how-sanctions-made-a-showpiece-chinese-refinerys-western-partners-run-for-the-exits/ Yulong's ambition to rub shoulders with global heavyweights, backed by Beijing's push to modernize its refiners, was upended on October 15, when the UK sanctioned it for dealing in Russian oil. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/shell-insights-behind-the-rise-of-lng-trucks-in-china/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/south-koreas-lotte-chemical-hd-hyundai-to-merge-naphtha-operations-under-petrochem-plan/ Lotte will merge its 1.1-MM tonne (t) naphtha cracking facilities and jointly operate HD Hyundai's plant with an output of 850,000 t under a plan to set up a joint venture. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/singapore-port-issues-licenses-to-supply-methanol-as-marine-fuel/ This marks a key step towards establishing methanol bunkering at scale and driving Singapore's ambition to be a sustainable multi-fuel bunkering hub. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/russia-sees-scope-for-oil-exports-boost-to-china-urges-cooperation-in-lng/ China and India have become the main buyers of Russian oil since the start of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/vietnams-binh-son-refinery-steps-up-us-oil-imports/ Vietnam has been seeking to buy more U.S. goods to narrow a trade gap between the two countries since Trump threatened in April to impose tariffs on Vietnamese products. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/indonesias-pertamina-says-vivo-will-buy-100-000-barrels-of-gasoline/