http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/california-us-fuel-imports-hit-4-yr-high-amid-refinery-outages/ California's fuel imports rose to the highest in 4 yr in May as refiners turned to historical trading partners in Asia and tapped some unusual routes to make up for shortages in the No. 2 U.S. oil consumer state, according to shipping data and traders. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/private-refiners-tap-indias-drivers-as-export-markets-tighten/ India's two major private-sector refiners, which have long prioritized exports, are turning to local sales, grabbing share in the country's fast-growing $150-B fuel retail market as weaker global demand squeezes profit margins offshore. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/idemitsu-shuts-no-3-cdu-at-yokkaichi-refinery-for-maintenance/ Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan shut the 155,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on May 19 for scheduled maintenance. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/solvay-and-basf-together-reduce-scope-3-emissions-in-hydrogen-peroxide-production/ Solvay and BASF announced to jointly focus on a meaningful reduction in scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions within the hydrogen peroxide supply chain. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/asias-fuel-oil-imports-from-iraq-hit-4-month-high-in-may/ Asia's fuel oil imports from Iraq hit a four-month high in May as strong refining margins boosted output and exports from the Middle Eastern supplier. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/japans-eneos-begins-unplanned-shutdown-at-77-000-bpd-unit-at-kawasaki/ Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 77,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo, starting June 4. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/petrochina-to-close-last-unit-of-biggest-north-china-refinery-end-june/ PetroChina is set to close the last remaining crude unit at its biggest north China refinery at the end of this month, broadly in line with an earlier plan that marks the country's first full closure of a state-run plant. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/marubeni-signs-a-long-term-offtake-agreement-for-green-ammonia-produced-in-inner-mongolia-china/ Marubeni has signed a long-term offtake agreement with global green technology company Envision Energy Co., Ltd. for ammonia produced from renewable energy in Inner Mongolia, China. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/basf-yuntianhua-successfully-verifyregister-ghg-emissions-reductions-from-the-use-of-stabilized-urea-fertilizer/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/global-oil-refiners-see-short-term-boost-from-higher-margins/ Refiners across the globe are reaping unexpected profits from producing key fuels in recent weeks, offering an ailing sector respite before an anticipated weakening later this year, as plant closures have tightened fuel supply needed to meet peak summer demand.