http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/totalenergies-booked-loss-in-france-due-to-refining-activities-ceo-says/ French oil major TotalEnergies did not pay corporate tax in France last year because its operations in the country led to a loss of between €200 MM ($237.22 MM) and €300 MM. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/slovakia-says-druzhba-oil-supplies-interrupted-expected-to-resume-in-coming-days/ The economy ministry said the interruption did not affect Slovakia's energy security and gave no further details on the length of the expected suspension of flows. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/indonesias-medco-expansion-plans-bet-on-rising-energy-demand-in-southeast-asia/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/russia-to-send-crude-oil-and-fuel-to-cuba-soon-izvestia-reports/ Cuba is grappling with fuel shortages after the U.S. moved to choke off its oil supplies. The communist-run island has warned international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available, the latest sign of fast-worsening conditions. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/eia-us-crude-stocks-increase-by-most-in-a-year-after-storm-hit-refining-exports/ U.S. crude stocks rose last week as refining and export activity slowed during a winter storm last month, while domestic output started to recover from the freeze. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/basf-to-further-strengthen-global-business-services-through-global-hub-setup/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/rosneft-oil-refinery-in-germany-warns-of-risks-from-us-sanctions/ In a January letter, management of the PCK Schwedt refinery, controlled by Rosneft, made an "urgent appeal" to economy and energy minister Katherina Reiche to resolve a standoff with the United States over the refinery's future. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/totalenergies-takes-over-zeeland-refinery-operations-lukoil-still-owns-45/ Under the deal, Total supplies all the crude, pays for operations and takes all of the refinery’s output. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/bps-gelsenkirchen-refinery-attracts-buyers-interest-from-klesch/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/eu-proposes-service-ban-for-russian-oil-exports-in-new-sanctions-package/ Russia exports over a third of its oil in Western tankers - mostly to India and China - with the use of Western shipping services.