http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/digital-exclusive-root-cause-analysis-on-hydrochloric-acid-corrosion-in-a-diesel-hydrotreater-unit/ http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/phillips-66-announces-24-b-capital-budget-for-2026/ http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/china-oil-demand-to-plateau-between-2025-and-2030/ Apparent consumption of oil is expected to reach 760 MMt in 2025, up 0.9% on the year, he added, but demand is set to stabilize next year and stay above 700 MMt until 2030. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/germanys-pck-refinery-says-no-impact-from-pipeline-leak/ PCK said early estimates put the oil spill at 200 m3 (7,000 ft3) over an area of 2 hectares (5 acres) and environmental damage to soil and water was being assessed. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/india-imports-more-russian-crude-but-mix-of-buyers-shifts/ While the South Asian nation's appetite for Russian crude has not been diminished by the U.S. sanctions against top Russian producers Lukoil and Rosneft, what has changed is the mix of buyers. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/michelin-ifpen-and-axens-announce-successful-progress-in-biobutterfly-rd-project-to-produce-biobased-butadiene-from-bioethanol/ http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/rci-nova-institut-unveil-new-carbon-label-for-products-intermediates-and-raw-materials/ http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/opinion-trump-sanctions-on-lukoil-rosneft-could-reshuffle-global-oil-map/ When President Donald Trump in October slapped sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, which together account directly or indirectly for around two-thirds of Russia’s oil exports, the U.S. struck at the core of the Kremlin’s revenue base. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/hf-sinclair-forecasts-lower-capex-in-2026-on-reduced-maintenance-costs/ U.S. refiners have been focusing on maintenance activities after operating at breakneck capacity in 2022 following supply shortages stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/aster-to-carry-out-further-upgrades-at-singapore-bukom-refinery/ The plans include a previously announced project to spend $75 MM to revitalize its condensate splitter unit which it acquired in June, and $71 MM on its lube oil complex to produce higher-value base oils.