http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/serbia-secures-us-sanctions-waiver-for-its-nis-oil-firm/ NIS operates Serbia's only oil refinery in the town of Pancevo, just outside Belgrade and is the biggest supplier and fuel retailer in the Balkan country. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/india-s-reliance-buys-about-155-000-bpd-russian-oil-after-pause/ The private refiner's overall imports in February rose marginally from last year to 1.37 MMbpd. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/chinas-sinochem-cuts-refinery-runs-seeks-prompt-delivery-crude/ Sinochem has also been trying to buy spot cargoes from bonded storage for prompt delivery to cover its "immediate" requirements for the 300,000-bpd Quanzhou plant. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/prices-for-oil-fuel-cargoes-smash-record-highs-as-iran-war-chokes-middle-east-supply/ Surging oil prices in physical markets — the trading place for oil on ships, rail cars or in storage tanks — have outpaced the already dizzying increases in benchmark futures markets, as refiners and traders across Asia and Europe are snapping up whatever barrels they can secure to plug the enormous supply gap caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/basf-starts-up-the-world-s-first-production-plant-for-3d-printed-catalysts-in-ludwigshafen/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/haffner-energy-receives-rapid-bookings-for-core100-clean-fuel-production-units/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/bp-agrees-to-sell-12-mmtpy-gelsenkirchen-refinery-to-klesch-group/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/totalenergies-starts-production-at-france-s-first-advanced-plastics-recycling-plant/ TotalEnergies has launched France’s first advanced plastics recycling plant, with a capacity of 15,000 tpy, at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This start-up marks another step in the conversion of the refinery into a zero-crude platform. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/jones-act-us-waives-shipping-regulation-to-ease-fuel-fertilizer-deliveries/ Under the Jones Act, goods shipped between U.S. ports must be carried on vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged and mostly U.S.-owned. Maritime industry unions support the requirement, which sharply limits the number of tankers available for domestic shipments. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/vance-wright-to-meet-with-us-oil-trade-group-acknowledges-rough-road-ahead-on-gas-prices/ The U.S. has already announced plans to release crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to reduce energy prices, and on Wednesday said it would issue a 60-day waiver to U.S. shipping regulations ease fuel deliveries to the nation's ports.