http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction http://web1v10.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. Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/plug-power-to-supply-275-mw-geneco-electrolyzer-system-for-hy2gen-s-courant-decarbonized-ammonium-nitrate-project/ Plug’s scope includes advanced engineering and system design activities to support electrolyzer integration, plant configuration and performance optimization. Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/vietnam-refinery-boosting-jet-fuel-production/ Vietnamese aviation authorities said last week the country's airlines were planning to cut their operations due to fuel shortage. China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/china-plans-to-upgrade-some-petrochemical-plants-phase-out-others-by-2029/ From next year, authorities will conduct annual rolling surveys and assess any newly identified outdated facilities. Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/morocco-has-diesel-stocks-for-51-days-energy-ministry-says/ The unprecedented energy supply disruption that has resulted from war in the Middle East and led to a record monthly gain in international crude prices in March is particularly painful for Morocco, which has no domestic refining capacity. Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/nigerias-seplat-energy-hit-by-strike-amid-push-for-higher-output/ The action by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), a union of professional oil staff, follows a breakdown in talks over a 2026 collective bargaining agreement and staff welfare issues. Ukrainian drone attack shuts crucial unit at Russia's Novo-Ufimsk oil refinery http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/ukrainian-drone-attack-shuts-crucial-unit-at-russias-novo-ufimsk-oil-refinery/ The CDU-5 distillation unit, which the sources say caught fire, accounts for around 28% of the Novo-Ufimsk refinery's total capacity. Fire at Russian petrochemicals plant kills at least three http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/fire-at-russian-petrochemicals-plant-kills-at-least-three/ NH3 Clean Energy selects Linde to deliver FEED for the WAH2 project http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/nh3-clean-energy-selects-linde-to-deliver-feed-for-the-wah2-project/ Phelan Green selects Honeywell process technology for flagship South African eSAF facility http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/phelan-green-selects-honeywell-process-technology-for-flagship-south-african-esaf-facility/