http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/usw-members-vote-to-reject-bps-final-offer-to-whiting-refinery-workers/ The U.S. United SteelWorkers (USW) union members voted on Thursday to overwhelmingly reject what energy giant bp called its "last, best, and final" contract proposal to those working at its Whiting refinery in Indiana (U.S.). http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/brazils-antitrust-watchdog-approves-private-equity-firms-controlling-stake-purchase-in-braskem/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indias-mrpl-shuts-refining-units-due-to-oil-shortage/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indorama-ventures-outlines-soar-approach-to-boost-chemicals-production-business/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indonesias-chandra-asri-declares-force-majeure-as-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-supplies/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/south-korea-approves-nearly-14-b-petrochemical-restructuring-deal-as-supply-glut-weighs/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/us-chemical-safety-board-faults-pemex-in-2024-deer-park-refinerys-fatal-accident/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/update-union-agrees-to-us-refineries-contract-averting-nationwide-strike/ The agreement was negotiated between the union and leading U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum on behalf of the refiners and chemical producers. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/cheniere-submits-application-to-build-massive-lng-plant-in-texas/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/phillips-66-to-lay-off-workers-as-los-angeles-us-refinery-shuts-down/ Phillips 66 will lay off a total of 277 workers as it winds down operations at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery ahead of closure.