http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing With refining spin off, Galp focuses on growing upstream in Brazil, Namibia http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/with-refining-spin-off-galp-focuses-on-growing-upstream-in-brazil-namibia/ The company said earlier this month it was in talks with private equity-backed Moeve to combine their businesses in two new entities - one focusing on retail and another on refining. Dangote awards refinery expansion contract to EIL http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/dangote-awards-refinery-expansion-contract-to-eil/ Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery says fuel supply intact amid maintenance http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/nigerias-dangote-oil-refinery-says-fuel-supply-intact-amid-maintenance/ South Africa's petrol, diesel pump prices to fall in January http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/south-africas-petrol-diesel-pump-prices-to-fall-in-january/ Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/ghanas-tema-oil-refinery-restarts-after-9-yr-shutdown/ Refining began on December 19 at the 45,000-bpd refinery, which had been shut since 2017. Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/five-energy-market-trends-to-track-in-2026-the-year-of-the-glut/ This past year was a wild one for the oil and gas industry, punctuated by the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars, the intensified targeting of energy infrastructure in Russia in its war against Ukraine, OPEC’s often perplexing production decisions and the recently threatened U.S. blockade of Venezuela. Egypt, Qatar's Al Mana Holding sign $200-MM SAF deal http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/egypt-qatars-al-mana-holding-sign-200-mm-saf-deal/ The project will be developed in three phases and will span 100,000 m2 in the Integrated Sokhna Zone on Egypt's Red Sea coast. Nigeria's Dangote Refinery says it can deliver 1.5 B liters of petrol in December http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/nigerias-dangote-refinery-says-it-can-deliver-15-b-liters-of-petrol-in-december/ The argument that refineries in Nigeria are unable to meet national demand was part of the reason the government last month dropped plans to ban imports of refined petroleum products. ZDA issues investor license for state-of-the-art oil refinery in Zambia http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/zda-issues-investor-license-for-state-of-the-art-oil-refinery-in-zambia/ The refinery will be developed under a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) arrangement between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Xiang Xin Holding Co. Ltd., and will be located within the Sub Sahara Gemstone Exchange Industrial Park in Ndola. This strategic investment is set to boost Zambia’s industrialization agenda. Honeywell picked to help fulfill ambitious Dangote refinery capacity expansion http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/honeywell-picked-to-help-fulfill-ambitious-dangote-refinery-capacity-expansion/ The agreement will allow Dangote to process a broader range of crude grades to help support the planned expansion in output with the help of Honeywell's catalysts and equipment.