http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/singapore-aims-for-over-1-mmt-of-low-carbon-methanol-bunker-supply-by-2030/ Singapore has the potential to supply over 1 MMt of low-carbon methanol annually by 2030 to meet rising demand for alternative bunker fuel. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/china-refiners-imported-record-amounts-of-crude-oil-in-2023/ Refiners in China imported record volumes of crude oil in 2023 to supply the country’s increasing refining capacity in order to support the country’s transportation fuel needs and produce feedstocks for its growing petrochemical industry. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/uzbekistan-aims-to-achieve-a-chemical-hub-status-with-the-help-of-chinese-polymer-tech/ Uzbekistan is embarking on a significant economic transformation with the help of Chinese technology, aiming to capitalize on its natural gas reserves by producing value-added products rather than solely relying on energy consumption. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/neste-to-supply-saf-to-air-new-zealand-at-los-angeles-international-airport/ Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of nine million liters of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/chinas-sinopec-completes-successful-trial-of-crude-to-olefin-technology/ China's Sinopec Corp said it completed a successful trial processing crude oil directly into olefin, making the top Asian refiner one of the world's few companies that have applied the technology at an industrial scale. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/jx-to-join-forces-with-sumitomo-at-large-scale-saf-project-in-louisiana-us/ JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation executed consortium agreements to manage investment in the Louisiana Green Fuels BECCS project at Port of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (U.S.). https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/classnk-awards-approval-in-principle-for-methanol-fuel-supply-system-developed-by-mitsui-es-shipbuilding/ ClassNK reviewed Mitsubishi Shipbuilding's system conceptual design based on part A of its "Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels," integrating IMO Interim Guidelines, and issued the AiP upon confirming compliance with prescribed requirements. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/astrid-maersk-arrives-in-shanghai-for-first-green-methanol-bunkering-in-china/ Maersk achieved a milestone as the large methanol-enabled vessel “Astrid Maersk” berths at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/maersk-names-second-vessel-of-its-large-methanol-enabled-fleet-astrid-maersk-in-japan/ In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan today, the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named "Astrid Mærsk". https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/singapore-fuel-oil-stockpiles-extend-slide-to-five-week-low/ Singapore's onshore fuel oil stockpiles extended declines to a five-week low, although inventory levels continued to average higher compared to last month.