http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/us-to-rule-on-biofuel-waivers-but-big-oil-refiners-may-need-to-wait/ President Donald Trump's administration is expected to rule on a growing backlog of requests from small oil refiners seeking relief from U.S. biofuel laws as early as Friday, but will delay a decision on whether larger refiners must compensate by boosting their own biofuel blending http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/thyssenkrupp-uhde-completes-pre-feed-for-hamr-energy-s-renewable-fuels-project-in-australia/ The project, located in Victoria, Australia, will use biomass residues and renewable electricity to produce green methanol that can be used as a low carbon liquid fuel to power shipping and aviation. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/trump-administration-to-rule-on-biofuel-exemption-requests-delay-reallocation-decision/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to rule on Friday on a number of the 195 pending small refinery exemption requests that date back as far as 2016. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/australian-first-maritime-emissions-reduction-insetting-for-cbh/ CBH Group has collaborated with Norden and Oldendorff, shipping companies that are using waste-based biofuel voyages. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/britain-will-not-bail-out-bioethanol-industry-hit-by-trump-trade-deal/ The failure of the industry, which supports thousands of jobs, could prove to be an embarrassment for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who hailed May's trade deal as a boost to businesses that would protect employment and attract investment. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/the-api-challenges-trump-plan-to-cut-biofuel-import-credits/ The mounting criticism puts the White House in the position of having to side with either farmers looking to prioritize domestic supply, or refiners seeking cheaper feedstock. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/vinci-wins-major-contract-for-innovative-biofuels-plant-in-spain/ Moeve and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in Spain. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/afpm-us-rfs-proposal-misses-the-mark-on-affordability-security-by-an-iowa-mile/ The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) recently submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indonesias-pertamina-delivers-first-used-cooking-oil-aviation-fuel/ PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, the refinery unit of Indonesian state energy company Pertamina, has started its first shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made partly from used cooking oil http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indias-ethanol-drive-imperils-its-push-for-edible-oil-self-sufficiency/ India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports.