http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Indorama Ventures outlines SOAR approach to boost chemicals production business http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indorama-ventures-outlines-soar-approach-to-boost-chemicals-production-business/ QatarEnergy ceases additional downstream unit production http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/qatarenergy-ceases-additional-downstream-unit-production/ MOL, Slovnaft file formal complaint with European Commission over alleged abuse of monopoly position by JANAF http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/mol-slovnaft-file-formal-complaint-with-european-commission-over-alleged-abuse-of-monopoly-position-by-janaf/ On 27 January 2026, crude oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were interrupted. The pipeline has been out of service since then, significantly increasing the dependence of landlocked Central and Eastern European refineries on the Adria pipeline as the only viable route. Hormuz shutdown worsens after U.S. hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/hormuz-shutdown-worsens-after-us-hits-iranian-warship-tankers-stranded-for-fifth-day/ The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralyzed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows. India eyes alternative energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz disruption http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/india-eyes-alternative-energy-supplies-amid-strait-of-hormuz-disruption/ Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, which carries around a fifth of oil consumed globally as well as large quantities of gas, has ground to a near halt after vessels in the area were struck as Iran hit back after U.S. and Israeli strikes. India most vulnerable to prolonged disruptions to Mideast oil, analysts say http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/india-most-vulnerable-to-prolonged-disruptions-to-mideast-oil-analysts-say/ Both China and India, Asia's top energy consumers, source around half of their crude imports from the Middle East, but India has far less oil in storage than its neighbor and is more dependent on that region's crude now than in the last three-plus years. Qatar halts LNG output, Saudi refinery, Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/qatar-halts-lng-output-saudi-refinery-israeli-oil-gas-fields-shut-amid-mideast-strikes/ Asia's jet fuel, diesel cash premiums hit multi-year highs on Mideast concerns http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/asias-jet-fuel-diesel-cash-premiums-hit-multi-year-highs-on-mideast-concerns/ India's Haldia has ample naphtha, plans to step up local purchases amid US–Iran conflict http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indias-haldia-has-ample-naphtha-plans-to-step-up-local-purchases-amid-us-iran-conflict/ Asia's naphtha crack surges to 4-yr high http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/asias-naphtha-crack-surges-to-4-yr-high/