http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/chinas-rongsheng-petchem-opens-canada-office-buys-crude-from-suncor/ China's Rongsheng Petrochemical, China's largest independent refiner with capacity of 40 MMtpy or 800,000 bpd, has opened an office in Canada to buy Canadian crude and made its first purchase from local producer Suncor Energy. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/north-american-biofuels-sector-contracts-amid-trade-and-policy-uncertainty/ U.S. and Canadian biofuel companies are throttling back production to limit losses amid uncertainty over U.S. President Trump’s approach to green fuel subsidies and the potential for a worsening trade war. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/hy2gen-submits-project-notice-for-renewable-ammonia-plant-to-receive-go-ahead/ Hy2gen Canada Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of global renewable hydrogen producer Hy2gen, has submitted the project notice for the renewable ammonia production plant project COURANT to Quebec’s Minister of the Environment, Fighting Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/abb-and-charbone-hydrogen-sign-agreement-to-advance-north-american-green-h2-production-facilities/ ABB and Charbone Hydrogen Corp. – an integrated green H2 production company based in Montreal, Canada – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement to collaborate on the development of up to 15 modular and scalable green H2 production facilities across North America over the next five years, providing a clean fuel source for existing H2 users and heavy industrial processes such as steelmaking, which currently use grey H2 as an energy source. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/canada-could-restrict-its-oil-exports-to-us-if-trump-trade-war-escalates/ Canada could impose non-tariff measures such as restricting its oil exports to the United States or levying export duties on products if a trade dispute with the U.S. escalates further. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/abb-signs-agreement-with-dow-as-the-automation-partner-to-support-path2zero-ethylene-complex-in-canada/ ABB has signed a Leveraged Procurement Agreement to support as the automation partner for Dow’s Path2Zero project at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/key-us-energy-data-trends-to-track-as-tariffs-kick-in/ Energy product traders, utilities, investors and business executives are among those scrambling to assess the likely impact of new steep tariffs on the United States' largest trade partners, which kicked in on Tuesday. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/canadas-enbridge-earmarks-2-b-until-2028-for-mainline-network-upgrade/ Canadian midstream company Enbridge said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $2.5 B in its liquids and natural gas systems, with $2 B allocated to its Mainline network through 2028. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/02/canada-wants-new-oil-pipelines-to-avoid-trump-tariffs-nobody-wants-to-build-them/ The Canadian government would have to play a significant role in any project to build new oil pipelines in Canada to overcome regulatory, financial and political hurdles and activist opposition, industry experts said. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/02/us-refiners-mull-switch-to-alternative-lighter-crudes-amid-trump-tariff-fears/ Top U.S. refiners are poised to seek alternative sources for heavy, sour crudes, including running more domestic grades, as they await clarity around U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on imports from the nation's top crude suppliers Canada and Mexico.