http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/argentine-government-hikes-biofuel-prices-for-domestic-market/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/venezuelas-pdvsa-controlling-fire-at-cardon-refinerys-cracker/ Power outages and fires are frequent at PDVSA's deteriorated refineries, which typically work at a fraction of capacity. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/atome-announces-fid-for-665-mm-green-hydrogen-project-in-paraguay/ Construction of the plant is expected shortly following FID with full production projected to commence by or before October 2029. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/petrobras-selects-honeywells-ethanol-to-jet-technology-for-large-scale-saf-plant/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/petrobras-in-talks-with-mubadala-to-buy-back-mataripe-refinery/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/venezuelas-refineries-down-to-31-of-crude-processing-capacity/ The South American country has increased oil output and exports since it agreed to a flagship supply pact with the U.S. government in January, but limited power service, outages and need for major repairs and maintenance are creating obstacles to recovering refining operations. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/indias-reliance-buys-venezuelan-oil-directly-from-pdvsa/ Since Caracas signed a flagship oil supply deal with Washington after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January, only a small group of companies have been able to buy cargoes directly from PDVSA. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/petrobras-delivers-lpg-sold-at-steep-premiums-despite-lula-move-to-annul-auction/ Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has delivered liquefied petroleum gas auctioned off at high prices, even after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government would annul it to protect consumers from fuel spikes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/us-naphtha-exports-surge-to-record-high-on-japanese-venezuelan-buying/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/argentina-allows-up-to-15-ethanol-blend-into-gasoline-after-oil-shock/ Gasoline prices in the South American country rose more than 18% in March, according to analyst estimates, driven by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and have climbed more than 60% year‑on‑year.