http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/valero-shuts-texas-refinery-after-explosion/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/abb-extends-automation-and-electrical-scope-for-rio-grande-lng-trains-4-and-5/ Building on its role in Phase 1, ABB will deploy an automation platform that supports safe, efficient and reliable operations as the plant moves toward its full production capacity of up to 30 metric MMtpy. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/hwi-officially-opens-state-of-the-art-fulton-us-lightweight-monolithics-facility/ The greenfield investment increases HWI’s lightweight monolithics production capacity and reinforces its commitment to reliable, innovative, and sustainable solutions for customers across the Americas. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/andritz-to-supply-refining-technology-for-cellulosic-ethanol-pilot-plant-in-the-us/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/jones-act-us-waives-shipping-regulation-to-ease-fuel-fertilizer-deliveries/ Under the Jones Act, goods shipped between U.S. ports must be carried on vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged and mostly U.S.-owned. Maritime industry unions support the requirement, which sharply limits the number of tankers available for domestic shipments. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/vance-wright-to-meet-with-us-oil-trade-group-acknowledges-rough-road-ahead-on-gas-prices/ The U.S. has already announced plans to release crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to reduce energy prices, and on Wednesday said it would issue a 60-day waiver to U.S. shipping regulations ease fuel deliveries to the nation's ports. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/2026-afpm-annual-meeting-continuing-as-a-global-stabilizing-force-and-shaping-the-narrative/ The 2026 American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Meeting has kicked off at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.) and runs through March 17th. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/evonik-expands-distribution-partnership-with-imcd-for-visiomer-specialty-methacrylates-in-the-us/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/rwe-to-invest-17-b-in-the-us-to-power-data-centers/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/usw-members-vote-to-reject-bps-final-offer-to-whiting-refinery-workers/ The U.S. United SteelWorkers (USW) union members voted on Thursday to overwhelmingly reject what energy giant bp called its "last, best, and final" contract proposal to those working at its Whiting refinery in Indiana (U.S.).