http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing 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. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/2026-afpm-annual-meeting-continuing-as-a-global-stabilizing-force-and-shaping-the-narrative/ The 2026 American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Meeting has kicked off at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.) and runs through March 17th. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/evonik-expands-distribution-partnership-with-imcd-for-visiomer-specialty-methacrylates-in-the-us/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/rwe-to-invest-17-b-in-the-us-to-power-data-centers/ 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/us-sues-california-over-zero-emissions-vehicle-greenhouse-gas-rules/ The U.S. Transportation Department sued the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in U.S. District Court in California over vehicle rules that remain in place after President Donald Trump signed legislation last year to overturn California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rules that aim to phase out new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/america-first-refining-plans-new-texas-refinery-first-in-nearly-50-years/ America First Refining (AFR) plans to build the first new U.S. oil refinery in nearly half a century at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas. President Donald Trump announced the project, describing it as part of a broader push to expand domestic energy production and strengthen U.S. energy security. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/iea-announces-record-release-of-strategic-stocks-in-response-to-iran-war-oil-price-surge/ The IEA said the release had been backed unanimously by 32 member countries, the sixth such move it has made since its creation in the 1970s. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/glenfarne-s-texas-lng-and-kiewit-execute-lump-sum-turnkey-epc-contract-for-4-mmtpy-lng-project/