http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/gauging-the-likely-trump-effect-on-us-energy-and-power-sectors/ President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate skepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum. Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/russias-lukoil-restoring-cracker-at-norsi-refinery-gasoline-output-rising/ Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil is restoring operations of its catalytic cracker complex, ramping up gasoline output after the unit's breakdown on Nov. 13. Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/nigerias-local-currency-crude-sales-fall-short-of-target-dangote-refinery-says/ The Nigerian government's plan to sell crude priced in the local currency is faltering, with refiners, including the giant Dangote oil refinery, saying they are still unable to secure adequate supplies. Vietnam's Binh Son refinery says 2024 output seen at 6.6 MM tonnes http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/vietnams-binh-son-refinery-says-2024-output-seen-at-66-mm-tonnes/ Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical said on Thursday that 2024 output at its Dung Quat refinery was estimated at 6.6 MM tonnes, beating its target by 15%. Japan's Cosmo Oil restarts 86,000-bpd Yokkaichi CDU after maintenance http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/japans-cosmo-oil-restarts-86-000-bpd-yokkaichi-cdu-after-maintenance/ Japan's Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, has restarted the 86,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at the Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on Nov. 9 after planned maintenance. Update: U.S. says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct. incident http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/update-us-says-135-tons-of-deadly-gas-released-at-texas-refinery-in-oct-incident/ The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of deadly hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas were released at Pemex's Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Oct. 10, causing the deaths of two contract workers. Asia's jet fuel imports from India to hit multi-year highs in November http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/asias-jet-fuel-imports-from-india-to-hit-multi-year-highs-in-november/ Asia's imports of jet fuel from India are set to hit multi-year highs in November ahead of peak winter demand after refinery outages and lower exports from China crimped supplies. Sinochem may keep bankrupt refineries as auctions draw little interest http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/sinochem-may-keep-bankrupt-refineries-as-auctions-draw-little-interest/ Sinochem Group may keep three bankrupt oil refineries located in eastern China after auctions to sell them drew little interest from other companies, sources familiar with the matter said. bp delays Whiting refinery (U.S.) restart from maintenance http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/bp-delays-whiting-refinery-us-restart-from-maintenance/ bp has delayed the restart of a crude distillation unit and a coker at its 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery from maintenance. ClonBio Group selects Seeq for enterprise-wide analytics http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/clonbio-group-selects-seeq-for-enterprise-wide-analytics/ Seeq, a leader in industrial analytics, AI and monitoring, and ClonBio Group Ltd., an Irish agribusiness company, have announced a multi-year commercial agreement for the Seeq Industrial Analytics and AI platform to be leveraged across ClonBio’s biorefinery assets in Europe and its principal asset in the U.S. to further accelerate digital transformation outcomes.