http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/saudi-aramco-ramps-up-exports-from-ras-tanura-switches-to-spot-sales/ Saudi Aramco resumed loadings from Ras Tanura, the world's largest oil port, on Friday after a halt of nearly four months. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/russia-buys-gasoline-from-india-to-tackle-shortages/ Fuel shortages are being felt across Russia's 11 time zones with rationing, long queues at filling stations and a record gasoline price increase. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/middle-east-producers-push-on-with-oil-and-lng-loadings-despite-ship-attacks/ Energy shipping in the strait slowed after attacks on a container ship on Thursday and an oil tanker on Saturday sparked tit-for-tat strikes, threatening Washington and Iran's interim peace deal. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/opinion-hormuz-oil-exodus-sets-stage-for-chaotic-rebalancing-act/ The narrow waterway, which once carried about a fifth of global oil and gas, had been effectively paralyzed by conflict for more than 100 days. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/middlemen-offer-iranian-oil-to-indian-refiners-after-us-waiver/ On Monday, the United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, opening a narrow window for renewed energy trade. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/moscow-oil-refinery-hit-by-drone-attacks-is-unlikely-to-resume-production-this-year/ The refinery, located on the southern outskirts of the Russian capital, is the largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/totalenergies-must-invest-in-gulf-pipelines-to-bypass-hormuz-ceo-says/ The Iran war has paralyzed the waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil passes en route to global markets. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/asian-refiners-see-little-room-for-iranian-oil-leaving-china-as-key-buyer-after-us-waiver/ Hit by supply disruptions due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since March, Asian refiners have been aggressively buying oil from the U.S., Russia, Africa and Latin America. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/russia-discusses-importing-fuel-amid-ukrainian-strikes-crimea-restricts-public-life/ Numerous regions across Russia, the world's third-largest crude producer, have reported restrictions on fuel sales, rising prices of oil products and long queues at filling stations. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/asia-has-plenty-of-crude-oil-but-refined-fuels-remain-tight/ The world's top energy-consuming region is expected to import about 22.18 MMbpd of crude in June, up from 20.35 MMbpd in May.