http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing 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. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/us-naphtha-exports-surge-to-record-high-on-japanese-venezuelan-buying/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/argentina-allows-up-to-15-ethanol-blend-into-gasoline-after-oil-shock/ Gasoline prices in the South American country rose more than 18% in March, according to analyst estimates, driven by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and have climbed more than 60% year‑on‑year. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/evonik-expands-distribution-partnership-with-imcd-for-visiomer-specialty-methacrylates-in-the-us/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/tgs-to-invest-3-b-in-new-ngl-infrastructure-project-in-vaca-muerta-shale-formation/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/brazils-petrobras-to-auction-20-mm-liters-of-diesel-amid-shortage-reports/ A spike in diesel prices is emerging as the first and most immediate threat to Brazil's farm sector from the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, raising costs for producers harvesting a record soybean crop and planting corn they cannot afford to delay. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/iea-announces-record-release-of-strategic-stocks-in-response-to-iran-war-oil-price-surge/ The IEA said the release had been backed unanimously by 32 member countries, the sixth such move it has made since its creation in the 1970s. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/us-fuel-exports-see-slight-uptick-in-2025/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/brazils-antitrust-watchdog-approves-private-equity-firms-controlling-stake-purchase-in-braskem/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/shell-committed-to-backstop-raizen-with-668-mm-investment-brazil-ceo-says/ Raizen has reported a string of losses and soaring net debt in recent quarters amid costly investments and poor weather negatively impacting crops, prompting the company to warn in February of "significant uncertainty" about its ability to keep operating.