http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/tanker-traffic-through-hormuz-at-near-standstill-as-attacks-strain-iran-truce/ Shipping industry sources said vessels were increasingly switching off their public AIS tracking transponders, making it harder to see all of the ships crossing. Baker Hughes secures substantial equipment and services awards for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/baker-hughes-secures-substantial-equipment-and-services-awards-for-cheniere-s-sabine-pass-lng-facility/ The awards, booked in the second quarter, comprise orders from Bechtel Energy Inc. (Bechtel) and Cheniere to supply liquefaction equipment for Train 7 and for a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit, as well as an award for fleet-wide gas turbine technology upgrades. ADNOC signs 15-yr SpA with with INPEX for Ruwais LNG project https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/adnoc-signs-15-yr-spa-with-with-inpex-for-ruwais-lng-project/ ADNOC, XRG and Mitsui sign SCA to explore growth opportunities across the energy value chain https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/adnoc-xrg-and-mitsui-sign-sca-to-explore-growth-opportunities-across-the-energy-value-chain/ Yokogawa awarded main automation contractor for $13-B Commonwealth LNG project (U.S.) https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/yokogawa-awarded-main-automation-contractor-for-13-b-commonwealth-lng-project-us/ ADNOC launches global LNG marketing and trading platform https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/adnoc-launches-global-lng-marketing-and-trading-platform/ U.S.-Iran war still trails the 1979 oil shock by total losses https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/us-iran-war-still-trails-the-1979-oil-shock-by-total-losses/ Unlike previous crises, the Iran war has simultaneously disrupted crude oil, natural gas, refined fuels and fertilizer supplies, exposing vulnerabilities created by decades of rising energy demand, globalized trade and the Middle East’s growing role as a supplier of finished fuels. XRG acquires additional equity interest in Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG project (U.S.) https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/xrg-acquires-additional-equity-interest-in-trains-4-and-5-of-the-rio-grande-lng-project-us/ Shell forecast: Global LNG demand expected to grow by 65% by 2050 https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/shell-forecast-global-lng-demand-expected-to-grow-by-65-by-2050/ Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/middle-east-producers-push-on-with-oil-and-lng-loadings-despite-ship-attacks/ Energy shipping in the strait slowed after attacks on a container ship on Thursday and an oil tanker on Saturday sparked tit-for-tat strikes, threatening Washington and Iran's interim peace deal.