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AFPM: why fuel prices are not moving in lockstep with crude oil

The AFPM has gathered the following perspectives from analysts and reporters to help explain why fuel prices today are not moving in lockstep with crude oil prices, and why refining capacity has become one of the most important factors shaping what consumers pay at the pump.

Lessons learned

In the August issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Luis Alberto Torres-Morales, Jorge Luis Cabrera-Amador, and Leandro Ruiz-Ruiz, Braskem Idesa, alongside Ian Buttridge and David Lin, GTI Solutions, discuss how optimised demethanisers design can reduce methane slip and improve energy efficiency, with a particular focus on two retrofit projects.


 

 The Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast

A podcast series for professionals in the downstream industry featuring short, insightful interviews. Subscribe on your favourite podcast app to start listening today.

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Upcoming hydrocarbon events

 

2026 AFPM Summit

31 Aug 2026 - 03 Sep 2026

1501 Gaylord Trail
Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States

GASTECH 2026

14 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2026

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre: BITEC
88 Debaratna Rd, Bang Na Tai, Bang Na, Bangkok 10260, Thailand
 

 

Petrobras extends UTG Catu gas processing contracts

Petrobras, PetroReconcavo, Brava Energia, and Origem Energia have signed long-term contract addenda regarding access to natural gas processing at the Catu Natural Gas Treatment Unit, located in Pojuca, Brazil, and operated by Petrobras.

 

Clariant launches two new R&D laboratories in China

Clariant has announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.

 

API: who sets the price of oil?

The American Petroleum Institute explore how the price of oil is actually determined in the latest release here.

 
 
 

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