http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing India ends import tax on petrochemicals to help local industry http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/india-ends-import-tax-on-petrochemicals-to-help-local-industry/ Taiwan's CPC brings naphtha cracker online a week early http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/taiwans-cpc-brings-naphtha-cracker-online-a-week-early/ U.S. naphtha exports surge to record high on Japanese, Venezuelan buying http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/us-naphtha-exports-surge-to-record-high-on-japanese-venezuelan-buying/ Saudi Aramco and Sonatrach raise LPG prices for April by between 38% and 80% http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/saudi-aramco-and-sonatrach-raise-lpg-prices-for-april-by-between-38-and-80/ Nigeria's Dangote refinery secures $2.5 B from Afreximbank http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/nigerias-dangote-refinery-secures-25-b-from-afreximbank/ OCI Global completes sale of OCI Ammonia Holding to AGROFERT http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/oci-global-completes-sale-of-oci-ammonia-holding-to-agrofert/ Union workers ratify contract at ExxonMobil's Louisiana (U.S.) refining and chemical complex http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/union-workers-ratify-contract-at-exxonmobils-louisiana-us-refining-and-chemical-complex/ OMV and XRG complete transactions to create Borouge International, boosting global chemicals leadership http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/omv-and-xrg-complete-transactions-to-create-borouge-international-boosting-global-chemicals-leadership/ China's smaller independent refiners to curb output on rising oil prices 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. Nigeria's giant oil refinery fails to prevent record gasoline prices 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.