http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Aramco and PETRONAS Announce Transfer of Full Ownership of PRefChem to PETRONAS http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/aramco-and-petronas-announce-transfer-of-full-ownership-of-prefchem-to-petronas/ India ethanol push drives big rise in land farmed to make fuel http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/india-ethanol-push-drives-big-rise-in-land-farmed-to-make-fuel/ India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions. Sri Lanka in talks to buy fuel from China and Russia http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/sri-lanka-in-talks-to-buy-fuel-from-china-and-russia/ Sri Lanka, which imports all of its fuel, has been hit hard by energy market fallout from the Iran war, pushing authorities to hike fuel prices by 40%, ration fuel sales, and declare Wednesdays as public holidays. Plains oil pipeline partly shut down after rupture in East Los Angeles (U.S.), could disrupt supplies to refineries http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/plains-oil-pipeline-partly-shut-down-after-rupture-in-east-los-angeles-us-could-disrupt-supplies-to-refineries/ Vitol moves to open Mexico fuel terminal years after bribery scandal http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/vitol-moves-to-open-mexico-fuel-terminal-years-after-bribery-scandal/ Vietnam imports more fuel to offset oil shortfall amid Iran war http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/vietnam-imports-more-fuel-to-offset-oil-shortfall-amid-iran-war/ Senegal fuel subsidy could exceed budget allocation by $2 B http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/senegal-fuel-subsidy-could-exceed-budget-allocation-by-2-b/ Nigeria's NNPC accuses Dangote refinery of seeking fuel monopoly in court filing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/nigerias-nnpc-accuses-dangote-refinery-of-seeking-fuel-monopoly-in-court-filing/ The regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has applied to join the case, widening a legal battle over import policy and Dangote refinery’s market position. Indonesia to roll out ethanol-blended gasoline, B50 biodiesel from July 1 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/indonesia-to-roll-out-ethanol-blended-gasoline-b50-biodiesel-from-july-1/ Australia plans biofuel mandates to boost its energy security http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/australia-plans-biofuel-mandates-to-boost-its-energy-security/