http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/cnooc-completes-construction-on-29-b-18-mmtpy-integrated-complex-in-east-china/ China National Offshore Oil Corp has completed building a $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated refining and petrochemical complex in eastern China http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/bps-whiting-refinery-us-continues-to-flare-days-after-severe-thunderstorm/ bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana, continued to flare after flooding disrupted its operations earlier this week, the company said. 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/chinese-independent-refiner-hongrun-buys-canadian-brazilian-crude/ Chinese independent refiner Hongrun Petrochemical has bought crude from Canada and Brazil for its Changyi refinery that recently secured an import quota. 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/berlin-weighs-trusteeship-extension-for-rosnefts-german-assets/ The situation is emblematic of the challenges Berlin faces in dealing with Russian assets in Germany at a time when efforts to end the war in Ukraine are picking up pace. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/ketjen-introduces-new-breakthrough-catalyst-that-mitigates-the-effects-of-iron-poisoning-in-fccus/ Ketjen Corporation has launched SaFeGuard™, a new catalyst technology designed to address iron poisoning in FCC units. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/sumitomo-chemical-achieves-scale-up-of-its-process-for-producing-propylene-directly-from-ethanol/ Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/china-s-sinopec-shanghai-petrochemical-first-half-profit-slides/ The company said the market remains challenging, with strong supply and weak demand, rising penetration of new-energy vehicles squeezing fuel demand, and the chemical sector still at a cyclical low. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/vioneo-awards-lummus-polypropylene-contract-for-worlds-first-industrial-scale-fossil-free-plastics-from-green-methanol-facility/ Lummus Technology announced Vioneo has selected its Novolen® polypropylene (PP) technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium.