http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/eia-us-crude-fuel-inventories-rose-in-the-week-ended-december-19/ Monday's data release was delayed over six hours and released after the oil market had closed. Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/five-energy-market-trends-to-track-in-2026-the-year-of-the-glut/ This past year was a wild one for the oil and gas industry, punctuated by the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars, the intensified targeting of energy infrastructure in Russia in its war against Ukraine, OPEC’s often perplexing production decisions and the recently threatened U.S. blockade of Venezuela. China's 2026 first batch fuel export quotas steady year on year http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/chinas-2026-first-batch-fuel-export-quotas-steady-year-on-year/ China manages its refined fuel exports via a quota system to balance the supply-demand fundamentals in its local market. Azerbaijan sends first gasoline shipment to Armenia after decades of war http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/azerbaijan-sends-first-gasoline-shipment-to-armenia-after-decades-of-war/ The Azerbaijani government said the gasoline was shipped by train from the capital Baku to Boyuk-Kesik near the border with Georgia, across whose territory it will then be delivered to Armenia. India's Chennai Petroleum Corp to raise capacity at key Manali refinery http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/indias-chennai-petroleum-corp-to-raise-capacity-at-key-manali-refinery/ The company is a subsidiary of the country's top refiner, the state-run Indian Oil Corp., and sells almost all of its transportation fuels - diesel and gasoline - to its parent, which has a robust local retail network. EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, fuel inventories rise on robust refining http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/eia-us-crude-stocks-fall-fuel-inventories-rise-on-robust-refining/ U.S. crude inventories fell, while gasoline and distillates stockpiles rose last week amid strong refining activity, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. U.S. liquid fuels groups announce progress on E15, small refinery exemption reform http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/us-liquid-fuels-groups-announce-progress-on-e15-small-refinery-exemption-reform/ In a letter to President Donald Trump, the organizations urged policymakers to advance legislation in support of a stable, efficient fuels marketplace. U.S. okays transactions with Lukoil gas stations outside Russia through late April http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/us-okays-transactions-with-lukoil-gas-stations-outside-russia-through-late-april/ The transactions for about 2,000 stations throughout Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Americas, were authorized through April 29, 2026. AFPM: Revised fuel economy standards would put CAFE back on solid legal footing http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/afpm-revised-fuel-economy-standards-would-put-cafe-back-on-solid-legal-footing/ EIA: U.S. crude and fuel inventories climb, refining activity picks up http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/eia-us-crude-and-fuel-inventories-climb-refining-activity-picks-up/ Crude inventories rose by 574,000 bbl to 427.5 MMbbl in the week ended November 28, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a poll for an 821,000-bbl draw.