http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/russian-oil-tanker-enters-anchorage-of-cubas-matanzas-port/ Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three ⁠months, according to President Miguel Diaz-Canel, a predicament which exacerbated an energy crisis that has brought repeated blackouts across the country of 10 million people, crippling healthcare, public transportation and farming. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/chinas-smaller-independent-refiners-to-curb-output-on-rising-oil-prices/ The so-called teapot refiners had benefited in recent months from cheap stocks of Russian and Iranian crude, but temporary U.S. waivers allowing purchases of Russian and Iranian oil stranded at sea for 30 days have driven prices for those barrels sharply higher as buyers, especially Indian refiners, rush to secure supply. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/south-korea-to-start-crude-oil-swap-with-local-refiners/ The policy enables refiners to borrow crude oil from the national reserve and return the same volume once crude shipments secured abroad arrive. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/czech-government-agrees-to-release-100-000-tonnes-of-crude-from-reserves/ The Czech government agreed on Monday to release 100,000 tonnes of crude oil from state reserves as a loan to Orlen's Czech refining operations. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/nigerias-giant-oil-refinery-fails-to-prevent-record-gasoline-prices/ The 650,000-bpd refinery, Africa's largest, became fully operational early this year. It was designed to transform Nigeria into a major exporter of refined products after decades of inadequate refinery capacity. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/mexican-navy-says-petroleum-tanker-natural-seabed-likely-caused-gulf-coast-spill/ In coordination with Mexico's state energy company Pemex, authorities are deploying marine barriers to prevent the spill from further damaging wildlife and beaches in the affected areas. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/russias-vast-kirishi-oil-refinery-halts-operations-after-drone-attacks/ The stoppage is set to exacerbate Russia's oil supply challenges as around 40% of its crude oil exporting capacity has already been shut as a result of drone attacks, seizures of tankers and the Druzhba pipeline closure on the territory of Ukraine. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/philippines-launches-333-mm-fund-to-boost-fuel-security/ Under the program, the government plans to buy up to 2 MMbbl of fuel to support domestic supply and purchase refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/residents-and-wildlife-along-mexicos-coast-bear-the-brunt-of-pemex-oil-spill/ The fire was caused by oily water overflowing from inside the refinery onto a nearby road and was quickly ignited as a vehicle passed by, resulting in the deaths of five people. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/vietnams-nghi-son-refinery-has-crude-oil-for-uninterrupted-operations-until-end-of-may/ The refinery is 35.1% owned by Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co, 35.1% by Kuwait Petroleum, 25.1% by Vietnam's state oil firm Petrovietnam and 4.7% by Mitsui Chemicals Inc.