http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing China refiner moves forward with expansion despite sanctions http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/china-refiner-moves-forward-with-expansion-despite-sanctions/ A Chinese refinery operator whose main business was disrupted when it was sanctioned by Washington in May for buying Iranian oil is pressing ahead with a $3.6-B petrochemicals expansion project. Marathon restarting FCCU, hydrocracker at Galveston Bay refinery in Texas (U.S.) http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/10/marathon-restarting-fccu-hydrocracker-at-galveston-bay-refinery-in-texas-us/ Repairs continuing on hydrocracker at Marathon Galveston Bay Texas Refinery (U.S) http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/repairs-continuing-on-hydrocracker-at-marathon-galveston-bay-texas-refinery-us/ Repairs were continuing on Tuesday to a diesel-producing hydrocracker at Marathon Petroleum's 631,000-bpd Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas. Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/russia-s-tatneft-launches-new-hydrocracking-unit-on-taneco-refinery/ Russian mid-sized oil producer Tatneft has launched a new hydrocracking unit at its TANECO refinery. Marathon to begin planned maintenance at Robinson, Illinois refinery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/marathon-to-begin-planned-maintenance-at-robinson-illinois-refinery/ The refinery's primary crude unit, which processes both sweet and sour crude, will be down for maintenance, including heat exchanger work. The plant's 85,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit, 65,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and 28,000-bpd hydrocracker unit will also undergo turnaround. Shell restarting hydrocracker at Louisiana refinery (U.S.) http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/shell-restarting-hydrocracker-at-louisiana-refinery-us/ Shell began restarting the diesel-producing hydrocracker (HCU) at its 233,702-bpd refinery in Norco, Louisiana. Air Products and Saneg announce $140-MM assets acquisition deal in Uzbekistan http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/air-products-and-saneg-announce-140-mm-assets-acquisition-deal-in-uzbekistan/ The Fergana refinery in Uzbekistan is starting the industrial production of hydrogen (H2) by transferring its H2 production assets to Air Products. Marathon to run refineries at 90% of combined capacity in Q3 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/marathon-to-run-refineries-at-90-of-combined-capacity-in-q3/ U.S. crude oil refiner Marathon Petroleum plans to operate its 13 refineries at 90% of their combined 3 MMbpd capacity in the third quarter. EIA: U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 with expansions and existing facilities http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/eia-us-refining-capacity-increased-in-2023-with-expansions-and-existing-facilities/ U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. EIA’s annual Refinery Capacity Report. U.S. operable atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity totaled 18.4 MMbpd at the start of 2024, a 2% increase compared with the start of 2023. Mammoet successfully transports/installs record-breaking hydrocracker for ORLEN Lietuva refinery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/mammoet-successfully-transportsinstalls-record-breaking-hydrocracker-for-orlen-lietuva-refinery/ The ORLEN Lietuva refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, entrusted Mammoet with the transportation and installation of a massive residue hydrocracking unit (RHCU), weighing 1,500 t and standing over 50 m tall.