http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/eia-us-crude-gasoline-inventories-rise-distillates-draw-down/ U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories last week rose more than forecast, while distillate stockpiles posted a larger-than-expected draw, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/samsung-ea-ctci-jv-awarded-417-mm-epc-contract-to-build-ethylene-storage-in-qatar/ Samsung E&A-CTCI JV was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Ras Laffan Petrochemicals for the $417-MM, 30,000-t Qatar RLP Ethylene Storage EPC project.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/technip-energies-shell-catalysts-technologies-move-towards-an-exclusive-global-alliance-for-carbon-capture/ Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts & Technologies have agreed to strengthen their relationship and will be moving towards global exclusivity for the delivery of amine-based post-combustion carbon capture based on Shell’s cutting-edge CANSOLV CO₂ capture system. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/cbi-awarded-contract-by-viva-energy-for-terminal-diesel-tank-replacement-project-in-melbourne/ CB&I, a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of McDermott, has been awarded a sizeable ($10 MM–$50 MM) lump sum contract by Viva Energy for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of two 10ML diesel tanks and associated civil, structural, mechanical and piping works for its diesel tank replacement project, located in Newport, Melbourne, Australia. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/us-crude-stocks-gasoline-and-distillate-inventories-rise/ U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ending Nov. 1, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/october-2024/refining-technologies/needle-coke-and-synthetic-graphite-advance-performance-through-technology-application/ This article looks at the global graphite market and future demand. In turn, it details the author's company's proven delayed coking technology through conventional and two-step processes to produce carbon precursors for synthetic graphite and needle coke for graphite electrodes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/enterprise-opens-new-facility-in-utah-to-expand-strategic-fuel-storage/ Enterprise Products Partners said the second phase of its Texas Western Products System, which houses 400,000 bpd of gasoline and diesel, was now complete with truck loading operations beginning at company's fuel terminal located in Utah. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/singapore-distillates-stocks-slip-to-below-9-mmbbl/ Singapore's middle distillates stocks fell for the third straight week to below 9 MMbbl as gains in net exports of jet fuel offset a drop in gasoil exports. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/vopak-energy-park-antwerp-starts-market-consultation-for-ammonia-storage/ Vopak is launching a market consultation for the storage of ammonia at its Vopak Energy Park Antwerp site in Belgium. The market consultation aims to gauge market interest and to gather detailed insight into customer demand. Vopak Energy Park Antwerp intends to finish the currently ongoing pre-FEED study by the end of 2024. Subject to market interest and a positive FID the start of operations is currently foreseen in 2029.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/chinas-surplus-crude-oil-hits-nearly-1-mmbpd-for-september/ The weak position of China's crude oil sector was underlined by September data showing a sixth consecutive monthly drop in refinery processing, leading to nearly 1 MMbpd of oil being available for storage.