http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/firefly-partners-with-waste-giant-sanepar-strengthening-global-feedstock-access/ Firefly Green Fuels, a British sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sanepar, one of Brazil’s largest water and sanitation companies. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/yara-supplies-cooxupe-with-brazils-first-batch-of-lower-carbon-fertilizer/ With initiatives to decarbonize agriculture and other industries, Yara, the global leader in crop nutrition, is the first company to offer in the Brazilian market a nitrogen fertilizer produced from a renewable source, with a reduction of up to 90% in its carbon footprint compared to the same fertilizer produced from fossil-based natural gas. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/digital-exclusive-us-flip-flop-jeopardizes-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/ Rob Benedict, Vice President, Petrochemicals and Midstream, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), details the Biden administration's (U.S.) flip-flop on allowing individual countries to take their own path to tackle plastics pollution, and instead, wants universal plastic production caps and the banning of certain chemicals. Mr. Benedict details why this approach will only hurt the global objective to end plastic pollution. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/topsoe-to-provide-technology-for-one-of-brazil-s-first-commercial-scale-saf-plants/ Topsoe will provide its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies to Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense's 16,000-bpd renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel plant in Brazil. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/reformer-of-venezuelas-second-largest-refinery-halted-for-repairs/ The naphtha reformer of Venezuela's second-largest refinery, the 310,000-bpd Cardon, has been halted for maintenance and repairs following an equipment malfunction last week. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/venezuelas-oil-exports-hit-a-4-yr-peak-on-higher-output-sales-to-us-india/ Venezuela's oil exports rose to a 4-yr high, approaching 950,000 bpd in October, boosted by growing crude output and more sales to India and the United States. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/neste-braskem-partner-on-supply-of-renewable-and-recycled-feedstocks-for-polymers-and-chemicals-production/ Braskem will use more sustainable feedstocks from Neste to produce circular and bio-circular polymer resins and chemicals, which will be sold in South America under Braskem’s Wenew brand. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/petrobras-inks-deal-to-supply-vale-with-fuel-with-renewable-content/ Petrobras has agreed to sell diesel with renewable content to Vale in a deal that might also include the supply of other low-carbon fuels going forward. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/brazil-totalenergies-sells-its-fuel-distribution-activities-to-sim-distribuidora/ TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to sell its fuel distribution activities in Brazil to SIM Distribuidora, a Brazilian company. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/at-least-21-injured-in-fire-at-venezuelas-la-salina-oil-terminal/ At least 21 people including workers, neighbors and firefighters were injured on Tuesday in a fire at a crude storage tank in Venezuela's La Salina oil terminal, operated by state company PDVSA.