http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/global-energy-co2-emissions-reached-record-high-last-year/ Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector hit a record high for the fourth year running last year as fossil fuel use kept rising even as renewable energy reached a record high. Ch0C gas boiler: A French consortium innovates for industrial decarbonization http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/ch0c-gas-boiler-a-french-consortium-innovates-for-industrial-decarbonization/ The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work. Taiwanese container ship operator to install WinGD's methanol engines across more than 30 vessels http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/taiwanese-container-ship-operator-to-install-wingds-methanol-engines-across-more-than-30-vessels/ WinGD will provide X‑DF‑M dual-fuel methanol and X-Engine methanol-ready engine designs for over 30 container vessels to be built for a major Taiwanese container ship operator. Veolia opens one of the largest PFAS treatment plants in the U.S. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/veolia-opens-one-of-the-largest-pfas-treatment-plants-in-the-us/ At a time when water is more vital than ever for public health and environmental protection, Veolia has built one of the largest PFAS treatment systems in the United States and the largest of its kind in the Northeast. Wood to design upgrades at Ecopetrol refinery for cleaner fuels production http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/wood-to-design-upgrades-at-ecopetrol-refinery-for-cleaner-fuels-production/ Wood has been awarded a contract by Colombia's majority state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, to deliver the detailed engineering design for upgrades at its Barrancabermeja refinery in Colombia. Chemistry researchers publish paper in outlining more efficient photoredox catalysis system http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chemistry-researchers-publish-paper-in-outlining-more-efficient-photoredox-catalysis-system/ Colorado State University (U.S.) researchers have published a paper in Science that describes a new and more efficient light-based process for transforming fossil fuels into useful modern chemicals. OEG signs major partnership agreement in Qatar http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/oeg-signs-major-partnership-agreement-in-qatar/ OEG, a leading global energy solutions company, has finalized an evergreen agreement with Al Nasr Holding Co. in Qatar. U.S. Supreme Court lets fuel producers challenge California emissions standards http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/us-supreme-court-lets-fuel-producers-challenge-california-emissions-standards/ The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Friday with fuel producers that had opposed California's standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law, agreeing that their legal challenge to the mandates should not have been dismissed. Peróxidos do Brasil reinforces leadership in South America with new strategic investment in Chile http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/peroxidos-do-brasil-reinforces-leadership-in-south-america-with-new-strategic-investment-in-chile/ Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture between Solvay and Produtos Químicos Makay (PQM), has announced a new strategic investment in its production unit in Chile, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in supply for customers across various markets in South America. Divided U.S. appeals court allows Biden-era biofuel rule to stand http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/divided-us-appeals-court-allows-biden-era-biofuel-rule-to-stand/ A federal appeals court declined to throw out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) renewable fuel standards for 2023 to 2025 on Friday, even as it concluded regulators failed to adequately assess the potential effect the rule would have on climate change and endangered species.