http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing VARO completes acquisition of Preem and creates VAROPreem, one of Europe's largest fuels producers http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/varo-completes-acquisition-of-preem-and-creates-varopreem-one-of-europes-largest-fuels-producers/ U.S. refineries brace for disruptions as Arctic blast hits http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/us-refineries-brace-for-disruptions-as-arctic-blast-hits/ Vietnam to shift to E5/E10 biofuels in June http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/vietnam-to-shift-to-e5e10-biofuels-in-june/ Dangote awards refinery expansion contract to EIL http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/dangote-awards-refinery-expansion-contract-to-eil/ China's 2025 refinery throughput, crude and gas output hit new highs http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/chinas-2025-refinery-throughput-crude-and-gas-output-hit-new-highs/ Moeve and Galp negotiating to combine downstream activities to form leading European energy and mobility platforms http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/moeve-and-galp-negotiating-to-combine-downstream-activities-to-form-leading-european-energy-and-mobility-platforms/ E20 in India: How ethanol reshapes gasoline, crude needs and emissions http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/december-2025/columns/e20-in-india-how-ethanol-reshapes-gasoline-crude-needs-and-emissions/ Valero to keep importing gasoline after Benicia (U.S.) refinery closure http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/valero-to-keep-importing-gasoline-after-benicia-us-refinery-closure/ The San Antonio, Texas-based refiner said last year it would shut the 145,000-bpd San Francisco-area refinery by April 2026 amid concerns about California's declining fuel supplies and high gasoline prices. South Africa's petrol, diesel pump prices to fall in January http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/south-africas-petrol-diesel-pump-prices-to-fall-in-january/ ARA gasoline stocks increase 15% http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/ara-gasoline-stocks-increase-15/ Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 15% on the week to their highest in eight months.