http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing China's January–February refinery output up 2.1% on holiday travel, new refinery http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/chinas-january-february-refinery-output-up-21-on-holiday-travel-new-refinery/ China's crude oil throughput in January and February rose 2.1% vs. a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, supported by a new refinery and holiday travel, but weak refining margins persisted. WinGD delivers exceptional results in full-load X-DF-A ammonia engine test http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/wingd-delivers-exceptional-results-in-full-load-x-df-a-ammonia-engine-test/ Swiss marine power company WinGD has confirmed key parameters for its X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engine design after full-load testing at its Engine Research and Innovation Centre in Winterthur, Switzerland. Russian diesel continues to flow to Syria on U.S.-sanctioned tankers http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/russian-diesel-continues-to-flow-to-syria-on-us-sanctioned-tankers/ A second tanker under U.S. sanctions is moored near the Syrian port of Banias and may deliver a diesel cargo from Russia, data shows, as Moscow and Damascus strengthen ties. EIA: U.S. crude inventories rise, fuel draws down amid ongoing maintenance http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/eia-us-crude-inventories-rise-fuel-draws-down-amid-ongoing-maintenance/ U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose and fuel inventories fell last week as seasonal refinery maintenance season ticked along. Guyana considers plan to refine oil in US, import fuel http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/guyana-considers-plan-to-refine-oil-in-us-import-fuel/ Guyana is considering a plan to export crude oil to the U.S. for refining and to bring back fuel for domestic supply and possibly for sale to nearby countries, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said. Bolivia issues incentives to import fuel, help private sector meet shortages http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/bolivia-issues-incentives-to-import-fuel-help-private-sector-meet-shortages/ Bolivia's energy ministry announced a set of incentives to import gasoline and diesel, in a bid to promote the country's private market and overcome an extended fuel shortage. HIF Global awarded first U.S. approval for e-Fuels design pathway http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/hif-global-awarded-first-us-approval-for-e-fuels-design-pathway/ HIF Global announced that it has been awarded the first U.S. approval for an e-Fuels pathway. The Tier II Design Pathway Certification, granted under the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program, strengthens the market for e-Fuels production.  Indonesia to build oil refineries with total capacity of 1 million bpd http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/indonesia-to-build-oil-refineries-with-total-capacity-of-1-million-bpd/ Indonesia will build oil refineries on several of its islands, including Kalimantan and Sulawesi, with a total capacity of 1 million barrels per day, upgrading from a planned single refinery with a 500,000 bpd capacity, the energy minister said. PetroChina in preliminary agreement with Germany's Mabanaft on expanding fuel sales to Europe http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/petrochina-in-preliminary-agreement-with-germanys-mabanaft-on-expanding-fuel-sales-to-europe/ PetroChina International's London unit signed a preliminary agreement with German energy company Mabanaft to expand sales of Chinese refined fuel products to Europe, the Chinese state oil and gas trader said. PBF Energy's Martinez refinery (California, U.S.) repairs to cost $30 million http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/pbf-energys-martinez-refinery-california-us-repairs-to-cost-30-million/ Independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy said it is starting repairs at its fire-damaged 156,400-bpd Martinez refinery in California and estimates the cost of repairs to be $30 million.