http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/digital-exclusive-valve-maintenance-an-open-and-shut-case/ Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and reduce environmental impacts; however, it can be challenging. Remote locations, extreme operating conditions and the often-aggressive properties of the fluids being transported can pose specific servicing and maintenance challenges. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/nigerias-dangote-oil-refinery-says-fuel-supply-intact-amid-maintenance/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/phillips-66-limited-agrees-to-acquire-lindsey-oil-refinery-assets/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/tasnees-saudi-ethylene-and-polyethylene-co-commences-planned-maintenance-of-ethylene-plant/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/ghanas-tema-oil-refinery-restarts-after-9-yr-shutdown/ Refining began on December 19 at the 45,000-bpd refinery, which had been shut since 2017. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/eneos-plans-to-shut-marifu-cdu-in-mid-january-for-maintenance/ The refiner, a unit of Eneos Holdings, restarted the 172,100-bpd No. 2 CDU at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo on November 21 after it had been shut since August 16 for a planned turnaround. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/asia-refinery-2025-2026-maintenanceoutages/ The table lists planned and unplanned refinery shutdowns for 2025 and 2026 compiled through a survey of Asian oil refiners and market sources. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/digital-exclusive-root-cause-analysis-on-hydrochloric-acid-corrosion-in-a-diesel-hydrotreater-unit/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/hf-sinclair-forecasts-lower-capex-in-2026-on-reduced-maintenance-costs/ U.S. refiners have been focusing on maintenance activities after operating at breakneck capacity in 2022 following supply shortages stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/aster-to-carry-out-further-upgrades-at-singapore-bukom-refinery/ The plans include a previously announced project to spend $75 MM to revitalize its condensate splitter unit which it acquired in June, and $71 MM on its lube oil complex to produce higher-value base oils.