http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/diamond-green-diesel-approves-a-saf-project-at-port-arthur-texas-us/ Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a SAF project at the DGD Port Arthur (U.S.) plant, which is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/aspen-technology-introduces-new-strategic-planning-for-sustainability-pathways-solution/ Aspen Technology, Inc. introduced AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways – a new and unique integrated modelling and optimization solution that aims to guide companies in carbon capture utilization and storage decision making and sustainability strategy investments.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/imperial-oil-gets-q1-boost-from-higher-production-refining-throughput-weighs/ Canada's Imperial Oil saw higher profit in its first quarter on as the integrated oil firm was helped by robust production but saw maintenance activities weighing on its throughput volumes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/kbrs-phenol-technology-selected-by-sabic-fujian-petrochemicals/ KBR announced it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/stranded-cargo-shows-credit-challenges-at-nigerias-dangote-refinery/ Chinese state energy major PetroChina has been waiting to unload a cargo of U.S. crude at Nigeria's giant new refinery for nearly a month due to payment issues. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/low-us-distillate-consumption-reflects-slow-economic-activity-and-biofuel-substitution/ U.S. distillate consumption so far this year is lower than usual because of warm winter weather, reduced manufacturing activity, and continued substitution of biofuels in place of petroleum distillate on the U.S. West Coast. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/brazils-timbro-to-export-40-more-sugar-enter-ethanol-market-in-2024/ Brazilian international trade platform Timbro expects to increase its sugar exports by more than 40% in 2024 to 2 MMt, while also expanding operations to enter the ethanol market. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/crude-and-gasoline-stocks-fell-distillate-stocks-rose-last-week-eia-says/ Crude inventories fell by 6.4-MM barrels to 453.6 MM barrels in the week ended April 19, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a poll for a 825,000-barrel rise. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/jx-to-join-forces-with-sumitomo-at-large-scale-safbeccs-project-in-louisiana-us/ JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation executed consortium agreements to manage investment in the Louisiana Green Fuels BECCS project  at Port of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (U.S.). http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/haiti-fuel-terminal-operations-halted-as-gangs-seize-trucks/ Operations at Haiti's main fuel import terminal were suspended as armed men seized trucks and demanded the port be shut down, according to a source with information on the matter, likely exacerbating existing fuel shortages.