http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/indonesia-sets-3-month-transition-period-for-b50-biodiesel-program/ The launch of the B50 program on July 1 means that all gasoil sold in the country must contain 50% palm-based diesel and 50% conventional diesel. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/middlemen-offer-iranian-oil-to-indian-refiners-after-us-waiver/ On Monday, the United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, opening a narrow window for renewed energy trade. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/singapores-aster-plans-august-maintenance-for-crude-petchem-units/ Aster, a joint venture between Indonesia's Chandra Asri and trading major Glencore, operates a 237,000-bpd refinery in Singapore's Bukom Island. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/viva-energy-to-restart-geelong-refinery-this-week-alkylation-unit-offline/ Viva said work at a key processing unit of the refinery, the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU), was completed and that operations will resume this week at over 90% of normal capacity, more than two months after the unit was shut down due to a fire. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/asia-has-plenty-of-crude-oil-but-refined-fuels-remain-tight/ The world's top energy-consuming region is expected to import about 22.18 MMbpd of crude in June, up from 20.35 MMbpd in May. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/el-nino-expanding-ethanol-use-squeeze-india-sugar-supply/ At the same time, India is pushing for higher ethanol blending with petrol and wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles to cut dependence on expensive imported crude. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/chinas-may-refined-oil-exports-rise-from-april-under-restrictions-australia-receives-agreed-volume/ China's May gasoline, diesel and jet fuel exports rose from April to major destinations in Southeast and South Asia, but were still significantly less than a year earlier due to export restrictions imposed over the Iran war to safeguard domestic supply. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/australia-opens-first-carbon-refinery-making-new-products-from-captured-co2/ MCI Carbon has been developing the Myrtle Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technology for 15 years and the demonstration plant can potentially capture 2,500 metric tons of CO2 a year. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/indonesia-on-track-to-launch-b50-biodiesel-program-on-july-1/ Indonesia revived its plan to raise the biodiesel ratio to 50% from the current 40% in March, in a response to the oil supply disruptions that followed the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/amogy-and-kowa-partner-to-provide-ammonia-cracking-based-hydrogen-supply-in-japan/