http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/december-2024/process-optimization/distillation-of-a-mixture-containing-co2-ch4-and-h2-part-1/ This article describes a method for the simultaneous separation of a mixture containing hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide, which may result from certain shifted synthesis gas (syngas) mixtures. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/indonesias-b40-palm-oil-delay-causes-market-uncertainty/ Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan. 1 as industry participants await technical details of the new regulation, causing confusion among palm oil traders. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/japans-taiyo-oil-to-shut-two-cdus-at-shikoku-refinery-for-maintenance/ Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil plans to shut down two crude distillation units (CDUs) at its 138,000-bpd Shikoku refinery in western Japan this week for scheduled maintenance. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/chevron-upgrades-pasadena-refinery-to-increase-capacity-feedstock-and-product-flexibility/ Chevron U.S.A. has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas (U.S.), which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15% to 125,000 bpd. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/malaysia-plans-to-produce-sustainable-jet-fuel-in-2027/ Malaysia plans to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2027, with an initial production capacity of 1MMtpy. http://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. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/dg-fuels-to-build-5-b-193-mmgpy-saf-facility-in-minnesota-us/ DG Fuels announced the selection of a site for a roughly $5-B manufacturing facility in Moorhead, Minnesota, that will produce 193 MMgpy of low-carbon aviation fuel (SAF) using agricultural and wood waste as feedstock. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/shell-catalysts-technologies-licella-to-develop-global-low-carbon-biomass-to-biofuel-commercial-solutions/ Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Licella have formed a new upgrading technology collaboration to develop a low-carbon, integrated solution for converting biomass into advanced biofuels. This initiative aims to unlock a new value chain for the production of low-carbon fuels, addressing growing global demand for sustainable energy solutions, including sustainable aviation fuel. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/adnoc-aiq-developing-first-of-a-kind-agentic-ai-solution-for-global-energy-transformation/ ENERGYai will combine large language model technology with cutting-edge ‘agentic’ AI – AI ‘agents’ that are trained in specific tasks across ADNOC’s value chain. These specialized AI agents bring a new level of autonomy and precision to critical tasks, from seismic analysis to energy efficiency and real-time process monitoring. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/lyondellbasell-to-close-houston-refinery-us-in-q1-2025/ Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries detailed its long-announced plan to permanently shutter its 263,776-bpd  Houston oil refinery in the first quarter of 2025, shutting the facility's CDU and coker train in January, followed by the shuttering of the second CDU-coker production train, which supplies the gasoline-producing FCC and ancillary units, ending motor fuel production