http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/asia-spot-diesel-discounts-narrow-amid-tightened-supply/ Northeast Asian refiners sold November-loading ultra low-sulfur diesel at the narrowest discounts since the start of the year as supply has tightened due to lower regional output. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/update-us-crude-oil-inventories-rise-as-refining-activity-dips/ U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as refinery utilization rates fell amid weakening fuel demand. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/digital-feature-e-methanol-benefits-process-challenges-and-a-novel-technology-to-produce-fuel/ Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Andrew Symes, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OXCCU, to discuss the production, benefits and challenges of e-methanol, as well as a novel, one-set process to produce it. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/environment-and-safety/alarm-management-and-operator-training-case-studies-for-a-sulfur-recovery-unit/ This article will provide an in-depth insight of an operator training simulator, as well as the basic features of creating a virtual plant in which the operators are allowed to train and test various operating scenarios. It will also highlight the inbuilt scenarios inside the model—most importantly, the startup, shutdown and specific upset scenarios.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/asia-10-ppm-gasoil-refining-margins-near-18-month-low-on-clouded-outlook/ Asia's 10-ppm sulfur gasoil refining margins have slumped to a near 18-month low amid mixed market outlooks as well as softer ICE gasoil futures and prompt paper swaps. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/woodmac-lng-truck-sales-impacting-chinese-road-diesel-demand/ China’s sales of LNG-powered heavy-duty trucks rose from below 10% to reach as much as 30% of the market in the latter months of 2023, resulting in the displacement of over 8% of road diesel demand in the country. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/nigeria-investigates-fuel-imports-after-dangote-refinery-rift-with-regulator/ Nigerian lawmakers have set up a committee to investigate crude shortages to local refineries and the importation of dirty fuels, issues at the heart of a rift between the Dangote Refinery and Nigeria's downstream oil regulator. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/special-focus-process-optimization/hydrogen-rich-content-gasoline-a-new-concept-for-paraffinic-gasoline-reformulation/ Several refiners are evaluating a new gasoline-formulation technology called hydrogen (H2)-rich-content (HRC) gasoline. This patented technology uses low-sulfur, H2-rich refinery blendstocks like straight-run gasoline, isomerates, alkylate, butanes and renewable naphtha in gasoline blends, and adds aromatic amines (a high-octane gasoline additive) to make a drop-in specification gasoline. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/special-focus-process-optimization/amine-strength-in-gas-treatment/ Tail gas treating units (TGTUs) are designed to remove the last vestiges of unconverted hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) in the tail gas coming from a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) after the gas has been processed to convert as much H₂S as possible to elemental sulfur. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/indian-refiner-reliance-to-buy-russian-oil-in-roubles/ India's Reliance Industries Ltd., operator of the world's biggest refining complex, has signed a 1-yr deal with Russia's Rosneft to buy at least 3 MMbbls of oil/month in roubles.