http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing OXEA confirms final investment decision for major capacity expansion at plant http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/oxea-confirms-final-investment-decision-for-major-capacity-expansion-at-plant/ OXEA, a global manufacturer of oxo chemicals, has announced its final investment decision (FID) for a major capacity expansion at its Bay City, Texas production site. TotalEnergies ships to Asia the first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/totalenergies-ships-to-asia-the-first-cargo-produced-by-the-eca-lng-plant/ TotalEnergies has shipped to Asia the very first cargo from ECA LNG Phase 1, a LNG export terminal currently under commissioning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, in Baja California. ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with order for four new carriers http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/adnoc-ls-expands-lng-fleet-with-order-for-four-new-carriers/ ADNOC Logistics and Services plc has announced a newbuilding order for an additional four next-generation LNG carriers with a total value of approximately $900 MM. India's ONGC plans to build 13-MMbbl national strategic oil reserve http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/indias-ongc-plans-to-build-13-mmbbl-national-strategic-oil-reserve/ India is enhancing its energy cooperation with countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Japan, to strengthen its emergency stockpile. Russian refineries, oil terminal, tankers hit, Ukraine says http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/russian-refineries-oil-terminal-tankers-hit-ukraine-says/ Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, one of the largest in Russia's south, caught fire and the Ust-Luga oil refining complex in the Leningrad region was also struck. Tajikistan says it has 60 days' fuel in reserve amid Russian supply crunch http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/tajikistan-says-it-has-60-days-fuel-in-reserve-amid-russian-supply-crunch/ Tajikistan's energy minister said that the country has around 60 days of fuel reserves and is in talks with nearby countries about future supplies, amid acute fuel shortages in major trade partner Russia. IEA: U.S.-Iran escalation could threaten 2027 oil market surplus http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/iea-us-iran-escalation-could-threaten-2027-oil-market-surplus/ Global oil markets received some respite last month as a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran facilitated the opening of the Strait, the effective closure of which had taken out as much as 14 million barrels per day of crude flows during the peak of the largest oil supply crisis in history. EIA: The U.S. produced more crude oil than any other country in 2025 http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/eia-the-us-produced-more-crude-oil-than-any-other-country-in-2025/ U.S. crude oil production has been buoyed by continued gains in drilling productivity and operational efficiency across key shale basins, which allow operators to extract more oil per well. Montana Renewables collaborates with Gulfstream for low-emissions testing http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/montana-renewables-collaborates-with-gulfstream-for-low-emissions-testing/ Montana Renewables, LLC (MRL) is proud to have collaborated with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and its partners as the exclusive fuel supplier for recent low emissions testing on the Gulfstream G800 aircraft. Report from KBR supports potential for $1.75/kg hydrogen from Syntholene's geothermal-SOEC platform http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/07/report-from-kbr-supports-potential-for-175kg-hydrogen-from-syntholenes-geothermal-soec-platform/ Syntholene Energy has announced an independent technical and economic review evaluating Syntholene’s geothermal-integrated hydrogen production platform and its potential application to low-carbon fuels, including synthetic sustainable aviation fuel.