http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/us-offers-first-funding-for-45-b-private-ammonia-project-in-morocco/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/middle-east-crude-premiums-surge-asian-refiners-seeking-alternatives/ The attacks in the Red Sea by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis came after renewed U.S. and Iran strikes in the Middle East and shipping blockades on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz again choked oil shipments through that crucial waterway, slowing crude oil and fuel exports to Asia. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/opinion-forget-crude-war-pushes-refiners-to-the-brink/ While crude supplies have partially recovered, the system that converts crude into fuels is still struggling after months of disruption from conflicts in Russia and the Middle East. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/eia-global-lng-trade-volumes-reached-record-high-in-2025/ Global LNG trade has slowed this year following the closure of the key export route for Qatar, the world’s second-largest LNG exporter. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/dangote-to-fund-proposed-kenya-refinery-with-cash-bonds-and-an-ipo/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/nigeria-becomes-first-opec-member-to-join-iea-as-associate-member/ The move adds to the IEA's network a country of more than 240 MM people that is a major oil and gas exporter but still faces severe domestic energy challenges, including limited electricity access and reliance on polluting cooking fuels. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/sasol-and-topsoe-to-refocus-saf-partnership-as-zaffra-jv-prepares-for-wind-down/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/agpc-awards-baker-hughes-long-term-service-contract-for-nigerian-gas-plant/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/johnson-matthey-selected-by-phelan-green-for-landmark-esaf-plant-in-south-africa/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/opinion-is-the-iran-war-just-an-energy-shock-or-a-turning-point/ At least 1 billion barrels of crude oil and refined products have been lost from Middle East producers such as Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran itself. As much as 20% of global liquefied natural gas supply is also trapped in the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman.