http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/as-us-permian-crude-turns-lighter-it-risks-losing-favor-with-refiners/ Companies drilling for the crude that turned the U.S. into the world's top oil producer face an unexpected dilemma: their West Texas Midland crude is getting lighter, which could make it less appealing to some refiners. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/qatarenergy-signs-20-yr-naphtha-supply-deal-with-shell/ QatarEnergy has entered into a long-term naphtha supply agreement with Shell, supplying up to 18 MMt of naphtha over 20 years from April 2025.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/russias-novatek-launches-new-condensate-unit-at-ust-luga-complex/ Russian energy company Novatek has launched the new processing unit at its gas condensate complex at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in the last third of the August. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/gunvor-growing-asia-operations-expanding-into-lpg-naphtha-gasoline-aromatics-power/ Global energy trader Gunvor Group is growing its Asia operations to expand in existing markets such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, gasoline and aromatics as well as into new areas including power. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/basf-outlines-its-sustainable-roadmap-towards-a-circular-economy/ BASF’s Performance Materials division revealed its strategic roadmap toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and highlights key milestones on its way to a circular economy. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/russias-fuel-supplies-to-asia-around-africa-hit-record-high-in-july/ Russia's seaborne exports of oil products to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope almost doubled month-on-month in July to a record high of 1.1 metric MMt, as more vessels take the route around Africa to avoid the Suez Canal shortcut. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/indias-reliance-in-crude-for-naphtha-swap-deal-with-venezuela/ India's Reliance Industries plans to use naphtha supplies as partial payment for crude purchases from Venezuela after the refiner obtained a U.S. approval last month to resume oil trade with the sanctioned producer, three sources aware of the contract terms said. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/july-2024/sustainability-and-the-energy-transition/decarbonizing-steam-crackers-key-technical-challenges-of-transitioning-from-natural-gas-to-hydrogen/ In the petrochemical industry, olefin crackers utilize significant amounts of heat to crack hydrocarbons into essential chemicals, such as olefins and aromatics. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/petronas-eni-and-euglena-reach-fid-to-construct-a-biorefinery-in-malaysia/ Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Enilive S.p.A (a company directly controlled by Eni S.p.A.) and Euglena Co., Ltd. have reached the final investment decision (FID) to develop a biorefinery which will be located within PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), Johor, Malaysia. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/hafnia-nile-tanker-involved-in-fire-was-carrying-naphtha-from-spain/ The oil tanker Hafnia Nile, which caught fire after a collision with another vessel off Singapore, was carrying naphtha loaded from the company's energy park in Huelva, Spain.