http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/renewable-fuels-project-in-canada-begins-production/ A Fluor Corporation project reached a major milestone recently with the production startup of the Braya Renewable Fuels facility in Come by Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/jet-fuel-demand-growth-lags-as-air-traffic-exceeds-pre-pandemic-level/ Global flight activity passed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in four years last week, but jet fuel demand growth has not kept apace as newer fleets of aircrafts become more fuel efficient and carry more passengers. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/jet2com-to-use-saf-at-london-stansted-airport/ Jet2.com announced that it will use a blend of SAF at London Stansted Airport in 2024, meaning the leading leisure airline will use SAF on departing flights from two UK airports in 2024, almost a year ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate which is due to be introduced from 2025.  https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/neste-and-new-jersey-natural-gas-target-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-with-neste-my-renewable-diesel/ Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/cepsa-and-evos-join-up-for-green-methanol-storage-in-spain-and-the-netherlands/ Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical storage company with hubs in strategic locations across Europe, to enable the storage of green methanol to be produced by Cepsa at Evos’ storage facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/russias-bashneft-oil-company-installs-anti-drone-nets-to-protect-refineries/ Russian oil producer Bashneft has installed anti-drone nets to protect key facilities at its refineries from potential Ukrainian attack, the head of the republic of Bashkortostan where the company is based was quoted as saying. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/hapag-lloyd-and-seaspan-to-retrofit-five-vessels-to-methanol-propulsion/ Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/us-epa-to-announce-temporary-expanded-sales-of-higher-ethanol-gasoline-blend/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to temporarily expand sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline this summer, a win for the corn ethanol industry that will likely see demand increase. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/elliott-weighs-citgo-bid-as-creditor-group-eyes-conoco-for-own-offer/ Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management is weighing a bid for shares in the parent of oil refiner Citgo Petroleum under a U.S. court-ordered auction, while a group of creditors represented by Centerview Partners aims to lure ConocoPhillips to join another offer. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/lower-oil-refinery-output-hits-value-of-russias-q1-exports/ Lower production at Russian oil refineries was partly to blame for the continued decline in the country's exports in the first quarter of this year.