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Daily forward looking import matrices.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.  Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Lucknow District City Gas Distribution Project.  Bulandshahr District City Gas Distribution Project.  Govt considering policy to support affordable adoption of E85 fuel: Hardeep Singh Puri .  Two chemical mega projects worth $20 billion: Nobody showed up.   Land, skids and permits: The three logjams stalling India's city-gas rollout.  Margins crack, but the 'buy' holds: the case for Mahanagar Gas.  Will ethanol go the way of gas?.  ONGC’s Samudra Manthan corrigendum narrows deepwater rig tender into drillship-led play with shorter firm charter.  HAL Offshore and Shaporji face ONGC RJP MOPU tender where control-system risk may matter as much as vessel hire.  Only one  qualifies as OIL KG Basin offshore PMC tender filters out three participated bidders..  Cancelled ONGC SRF tender exposes the difficulty of pricing abandonment liabilities on approximate asset data.  Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient  and Geomechanics EOI points to tighter drilling-risk control before complex E&P wells.  India won't touch its oil reserves: But it'll store yours.  HPCL compresses a 2040-facing market study into a three-month delivery window.  IOCL gives bidders more time for PDPC PMC-4, but not more comfort.  MRPL’s SAF feedstock tender exposes India’s certified UCO supply gap.  HPRGE’s solar PMC tender tests whether QCBS can work when the technical field collapses.  GAIL Pata draws three bidders for a high-risk C2/C3 composite works package.  E&P contracting brief for the day.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part II.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part III.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.  Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  BW LPG exits investment in Confidence Petroleum India following sale of 8.50% equity stake.  OIL's 3000-HP rig tender: A procurement that wouldn't sit still.  ED raid: Why is there a trust deficit between Anil Agarwal and the government? .  Europe’s storage comfort depends on demand destruction in India.  ABS Marine’s profit surge hides a bigger offshore bet.  Rigtech Power takes OIL India workover rig O&M award at Rs 52.38 crore as L2 trails by 8.8%.  Sparkon’s low bid exposes a pricing fault line in EIL’s HEF Khadki cyclone separator tender.  L1 bid changes the economics of NRL’s acid-service tank package.  IOCL’s POL and gas demand study shifts from report-writing to model ownership.  HPCL Renewable’s Maharashtra solar-BESS tender quietly cuts storage capacity by 30 percent.  

Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 05: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 05: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jun 05: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
Click on Reports for more. Details

Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 05: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

Lucknow District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 05: 8Project Name: Lucknow District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Bulandshahr District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 05: 8Project Name: Bulandshahr District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Govt considering policy to support affordable adoption of E85 fuel: Hardeep Singh Puri

Jun 05: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Pakistan’s oil PSU OGDCL makes discovery of oil reserves in Sindh Details
 8India’s Nayara completes maintenance at 400,000-bpd refinery Details
 8Velesto lands jackup drilling contract offshore Thailand Details
 8COSCO inks $953m LNG carrier order Details
 8World’s largest FLNG project moves ahead offshore Louisiana Details
 8Delfin to proceed with US’ first floating LNG project Details
 8Payal Industrial Park, Fourier launch hydrogen-based energy storage pilot at Dahej, Gujarat Details
 8India to get hydrogen train soon: The science that powers it on the tracks Details
 8VOCPA becomes first Indian port to partner with H2Global for green hydrogen export corridors to Europe Details
 8India has capacity to move towards 40% ethanol blending, says Zuari Industries MD Details
 8500 ethanol pumps by year-end: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8Iran’s oil exports collapse to six-year low as blockade tightens Details
 8Iran says ‘no tangible progress’ in talks with U.S. Details
 8Nigeria’s Dangote refinery tops 700,000 bpd in test Details
 8Equinor: Iran war lifts Asia-Pacific interest for Norwegian petroleum products, LNG Details
 8India to set up 50–100 ethanol fuel stations, targets 5,000 by end-2027: Puri Details
 8Compressed biogas powerful pathway to net zero: Maruti MD & CEO Takeuchi Details
 8More than 80,400 consumers shift from LPG to PNG as government accelerates city gas network expansion Details
 8Koppal raid uncovers illegal LPG storage amid supply crunch Details
 8India’s domestic LPG under-recovery rises to around Rs.700/cylinder Details
 8India and Venezuela discuss oil and mining cooperation Details
 8Govt likely to mandate isobutanol-diesel blend this year Details
 8South West Pinnacle surges as it empanelled by Oil India for seismic data acquisition services Details
 8Government interventions fail to ease financial strain on India’s oil marketing companies Details
 8Ethanol blending program has saved India Rs1.84 lakh crore in foreign exchange Details
 8Vedanta says no penalty, restrictions imposed after ED searches Details
 8Govt rolling out 100 ethanol fuel stations in Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra: Puri Details
 8Gas-based plants hiked purchases on IGX by 340% y-o-y in April and May Details
 8Nayara Energy completes scheduled turnaround at key Vadinar refining complex Details
 8BPCL’s petrol, diesel sales rise in May on strong mobility, industrial demand Details
 8Petrol, diesel price hikes in India remain ‘very minor’ compared with global peers: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8BHEL secures order worth over Rs.2,000 crore from Nigerian firm Details
 8Govt considering policy to support affordable adoption of E85 fuel: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8Oil gains as West Asia hostilities flare Details
 8Rupee falls amidst Gulf tensions and rising oil prices Details
 8Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez begins India visit as oil ties deepen Details
 8BPCL wins multiple awards at India PSU IT Forum & Awards 2026 in New Delhi Details
 8BPCL talks petrochemicals growth in Japan Details
 8BPCL signs 3-year deal with 1to1Help Details
 8Kushagra Mittal appointed to GAIL board: Know his education, career and role Details
 8Hero MotoCorp launches flex-fuel motorcycles, marking a new chapter in India’s green mobility journey Details
 8ONGC opens 37 consultant vacancies for retired executives; applications open till June 19 Details
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Two chemical mega projects worth $20 billion: Nobody showed up

Jun 04: 8What is going on with this mind-bogglingly crazy project?
8Which direction is this highly controversial project complex going? Details

Land, skids and permits: The three logjams stalling India's city-gas rollout

Jun 04: 8Find out what is going on with the industry
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Margins crack, but the 'buy' holds: the case for Mahanagar Gas

Jun 04: 8Why is that so?
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Will ethanol go the way of gas?

Jun 04: 8The petroleum minister is backing ethanol and flex-fuel as a homegrown, farmer-friendly way to cut crude imports — one he says beats EVs on self-reliance because it skips the imported battery.
8But India has dropped fuels before the moment prices climbed, and electric is already running cheaper than gas.
8Will ethanol stick this time, or fade like the gas push before it? Details

ONGC’s Samudra Manthan corrigendum narrows deepwater rig tender into drillship-led play with shorter firm charter

Jun 04: 8ONGC has rewritten the commercial and technical centre of its Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender.
8The amendment cuts out floater and semisubmersible categories while shortening the firm charter term.
8The real signal lies in how ONGC is balancing drillship availability, mobilisation economics and bidder risk.
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HAL Offshore and Shaporji face ONGC RJP MOPU tender where control-system risk may matter as much as vessel hire

Jun 04: 8ONGC’s RJP MOPU package is framed as a hiring tender, but the annexures show a deeper offshore integration test.
8HAL Offshore and Shaporji Pallonji Energy O&M Solutions are entering a bid where RCMS migration, OFC continuity and jack-up suitability sit inside the commercial risk.
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Only one  qualifies as OIL KG Basin offshore PMC tender filters out three participated bidders.

Jun 04: 8OIL’s KG Basin offshore PMC tender has produced a narrow technical field after four bidders entered the race.
8Three participants were disqualified, leaving Enquest Petro Solutions as the only qualified bidder.
8The result puts the spotlight on a revised offshore experience gate, QCBS filtering and document-certification risk.
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Cancelled ONGC SRF tender exposes the difficulty of pricing abandonment liabilities on approximate asset data

Jun 04: 8ONGC’s cancelled tender was aimed at putting a third-party number on site restoration, not buying a routine consultancy service.
8The scope ran from 13 wells and 97.75 kms of pipelines to CPF/EPT dismantling, debris disposal and salvage valuation.
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Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient  and Geomechanics EOI points to tighter drilling-risk control before complex E&P wells

Jun 04: 8OIL is moving early to map specialist capability for PPFG and geomechanics before issuing the full tender.
8The scope goes beyond routine pore-pressure work by pulling in 1D and 3D stress modelling, structural-model refinement and Techlog/Petrel-compatible deliverables.
8The final tender will show how much risk OIL intends to shift to consultants.
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India won't touch its oil reserves: But it'll store yours

Jun 04: 8How did this turn of events happened?
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HPCL compresses a 2040-facing market study into a three-month delivery window

Jun 04: 8HPCL has kept the market-intelligence ambition intact while sharply reducing the delivery period. The study still spans demand, supply, imports, prices, logistics and future forecasts. The executive question is whether speed now matters more than research depth.
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IOCL gives bidders more time for PDPC PMC-4, but not more comfort

Jun 04: 8The tender has not just slipped once; it has been extended five times.
8That 96-day stretch comes despite IOCL keeping the core commercial and technical terms unchanged. For bidders, the question is no longer just scope — it is whether the risk-reward balance works.
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MRPL’s SAF feedstock tender exposes India’s certified UCO supply gap

Jun 04: 8MRPL wanted 35,000 MT of pre-treated UCO for SAF production, but bidder queries show the certified supply chain may not yet be deep enough to support that scale.
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HPRGE’s solar PMC tender tests whether QCBS can work when the technical field collapses

Jun 04: 8QCBS is designed to balance quality and price. But when only one bidder survives technical evaluation, the price-discovery function weakens. This tender may become a case study in how tight technical filters can improve quality while reducing competitive tension.
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GAIL Pata draws three bidders for a high-risk C2/C3 composite works package

Jun 04: 8The package bundles mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical and instrumentation execution into a single-point responsibility model.
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E&P contracting brief for the day

Jun 04: 1) ONGC offshore NELP/HELP/OALP wells insurance renewal keeps old policy wording but loads pricing risk into a moving drilling schedule
8ONGC’s 2026-27 offshore wells insurance tender looks like a routine renewal only on the surface.
8The deeper story sits in the well schedule, where deepwater, HPHT and location-release uncertainty shape the real underwriting risk.
8The payoff lies in how ONGC has preserved policy continuity while keeping premium exposure adjustable.
 
2) OIL’s barytes tender turns drilling-fluid supply into a quality-gated, rake-split procurement contest
8OIL is not treating barytes as a routine bulk chemical buy.
8The tender ties drilling-fluid performance to field-trial status, heavy sampling discipline and railway-lot execution.
 
3) ONGC’s Eastern offshore seismic corrigendum turns bunker fuel into the real bid-control variable.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does more than extend dates for the Eastern offshore 3D broadband seismic tender.
8It converts bunker fuel into a capped, certified and document-heavy reimbursement item.
8The shift could decide how aggressively vessel owners price the work.
 
4) ONGC’s Bechraji GGS revamp corrigendum loosens vendor sourcing but keeps LSTK design risk with bidders
8ONGC has extended the Bechraji GGS-I and GGS-II revamp tender, but the real shift is buried in the vendor-list language.
8A mandatory sourcing regime has been softened into a reference framework, giving bidders room to rework package economics.
8The engineering risk, however, has not moved off the contractor’s books.
 
5) ONGC extends PWC systems tender as MH-NH offshore package absorbs design-life, bid-cost and compliance rewrites
8ONGC’s produced-water conditioning tender has moved after a chain of extensions and clause-level rewrites.
8The changes go beyond calendar relief, touching offshore survey access, 25-year design life, DMI&SP compliance and bid-cost recovery.
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jun 04: 1) IOCL Gujarat Refinery’s BS-VI instrumentation tender shifts the real contest from manpower supply to reliability-risk pricing
8IOCL Gujarat Refinery is using a GeM floor-price structure to police statutory cost while keeping BS-VI instrumentation uptime inside a broad contractor scope. The sharper issue is not the Rs 2.91 crore estimate, but the way fixed, profit and PPE components alter bid behaviour. The tender also embeds a demanding no-extra-payment operating model for emergencies, shifts and odd-hour support.

2) BPCL/BPREP pump tender shifts risk from bid entry to execution discipline
8BPCL’s latest BPREP pump package looks bidder-friendly on EMD, but the real controls sit deeper in the document. The tender combines special purpose process pump scope with zero-deviation bidding, group-wise delay risk, licensor-linked NDA controls and tougher support obligations for foreign-backed Indian bidders. The outcome may reshape who can credibly compete for sensitive rotating equipment packages at Bina.

3) CPCL digital logbooks for CPCL Manali faces 113-day bid stretch as refinery-grade digital operations scope tests vendor depth
8CPCL’s digital logbook tender has moved far beyond a routine refinery software procurement. Sixteen extensions have been given, even as the tender retains OEM-backed accountability, QCBS scoring and a broad integration mandate. The real issue is whether the market can price and prove a refinery-wide operating discipline platform without diluting CPCL’s risk controls.

4) CPCL’s Manali sulphur pelletizer tender stretches 70 days, but the real story is what did not change
8Yet CPCL has not visibly relaxed the 4 TPH commissioned-reference gate, Indian after-sales support requirement or PBG/inspection framework. For bidders, the extra time may be less relief than a test of whether they can clear a tightly drawn OEM filter.

5) HPCL’s FCCU 2 and CDU 3 TA tender delay hints at bidder unease beneath a routine GeM extension
8Find out why do we say so
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jun 04: 1) BPCL-MR catalyst tender extension hints at a tighter vendor pool for shutdown-critical refinery work
8The scope still demands inert catalyst unloading, licensor-approved dense loading machines, live video supervision and heavy shift manpower.

2) BPCL-MR package 3 date extension keeps catalyst turnaround race open without easing execution risk
8BPCL has pushed the closing date for its BPCL-MR package 3 catalyst loading and unloading tender. The real story is whether the extra week expands competition or merely confirms how narrow the qualified vendor pool has become.

3) BPCL’s Vadinar-Bina HVAC tender gets a 9-day bid extension, but the qualification clock stays locked to the original date
8The extension gives bidders more time, but the tender keeps the original-date anchor for BQC and financial cut-offs. That combination hints at a buyer trying to widen participation without loosening control.

4) MRPL Bio ATF plant corrigendum shifts field-instrument risk from rigid fill-fluid wording to datasheet-led vendor proof
8MRPL’s Bio ATF instrumentation package has moved beyond a routine date extension. The latest amendment quietly rewires how bidders must defend fill-fluid selection, high-pressure diaphragm-seal configuration and pressure-tag options. The change may lower some supply exposure, but it also leaves a sharper interface risk inside the project.

5) Bina BPREP ECU pre-bid replies shift utility risk to contractors while technical amendments chase missing scope clarity
8BPCL’s ethylene cracker mechanical package is moving ahead with a heavy qualification bar and a broad downstream construction scope. The pre-bid record shows bidders pressing for missing drawings, CP lists, steam insulation details and layout demarcation before pricing. The real signal sits in what EIL accepted, deferred and pushed back onto contractors.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part III

Jun 04: 1) BPCL’s BPREP utilities tender gives bidders more time, but not more certainty
8For a utilities and offsites package spanning piping, fire water, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning support, that silence matters. The real question is whether contractors are being given room to ask questions without being given relief on risk.

2) BPCL’s Bina CCU tender extension may be hiding a deeper consultant-risk reset
8BPCL has used the corrigendum stage to tighten payment and security terms for a detailed-engineering-only package. For bidders, the extension buys time; for BPCL, the revised terms preserve control.

3) IOCL’s Panipat 2G ethanol tender turns paddy straw into a high-control refinery feedstock story
8IOCL is not buying loose farm residue; it is contracting a managed biomass supply chain with depot infrastructure, moisture control and plant-side handling. The tender pushes storage, safety, quality and logistics risk deep into the supplier’s scope. That makes the pre-bid shift more than an administrative tweak.

4) Three agencies enter IGGL’s Duliajan Feeder Line EIA race as NEGG expansion moves into statutory-risk detailing
8IGGL’s Duliajan Feeder Line has drawn three technical bidders for a tightly scoped EIA, ESMP, RRA and DMP mandate. The package is small in procurement value but large in regulatory consequence because it sits on a 24-inch, 186 km gas link with crossings, land interfaces and public-consultation exposure. The real test now is whether the accredited bidder field remains intact after techno-commercial scrutiny.

5) IOCL Panipat Naphtha Cracker award throws up a 34% discount question in shutdown contracting
8For a shutdown package involving process-column work, cranes, scaffolding, NDT, hot work and round-the-clock manpower, the discount is not just a saving story. It raises a sharper question on whether competitive discovery has priced execution risk correctly.

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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 04: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jun 04: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
Click on Reports for more. Details

Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 04: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
Get the daily updates for :
8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
Click on Reports for more. Details

Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 04: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

BW LPG exits investment in Confidence Petroleum India following sale of 8.50% equity stake

Jun 04: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8BW LPG sees year-on-year increase in shipping revenue Details
 8Egypt’s US LNG imports halve in May Details
 8Strike at Australian LNG operations is impacting loading and exports Details
 8HOCL shuts Kochi hydrogen peroxide plant amid weak demand, rising input costs Details
 8Government to introduce hydrogen-powered buses in city Details
 8MGL and BMC ink pact for 350-TPD biogas plant at Mankhurd Details
 8Government eyes E85 fuel adoption and flex-fuel vehicles in India Details
 8Gadkari predicts drop in ethanol prices, bets on isobutanol to replace diesel Details
 8INEOS Energy breaks into Asia LNG market with Marubeni deal Details
 8Why is India increasing LNG purchases despite soaring prices? Details
 8Why Noida and Ghaziabad cab drivers prefer filling CNG in Delhi Details
 8India’s push for national gas grid portal: utility shake-up Details
 8Hotels absorb LPG price hike, no rise in food prices for now Details
 8For larger PNG footprint, government looks at consumer-friendly centralized portal Details
 8LPG shortage fails to boost PNG connections in Hubballi Details
 8Why Centre wants more households to switch from LPG to PNG Details
 8LPG sales down 19% year-on-year in May Details
 8Crude, LPG supply to India smoothens in May after two glitchy months; LNG supply beats pre-war levels Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports at risk as US seeks to end sanctions waiver “as soon as possible” Details
 8BW LPG exits investment in Confidence Petroleum India following sale of 8.50% equity stake Details 
8ONGC seeks shareholder approval for USD 6.3 billion Mozambique LNG project via postal ballot Details
 8India’s fuel demand outlook hit by price hikes and slowing industrial activity Details
 8Unlocking India’s untapped energy potential through fiscal reforms Details
 8Iraq targets 770,000 bpd through Ceyhan as southern output climbs back Details
 8US crude oil inventories in freefall Details
 8Supply shock to slash India’s oil demand growth to pandemic low Details
 8Crude oil futures hit record Rs.9,260/barrel amid escalating tensions in West Asia Details
 8Oil jumps on Mideast missiles while AI bulls carry stocks higher Details
 8China crude oil stockpiles: refiners cut imports amid weak demand Details
 8Rupee slips 29 paise to 95.27, RBI steps in to arrest slide Details
 8War shifts 80% of India’s diesel exports to Africa Details
 8Oman beats Qatar as India’s top LNG supplier as war disrupts Gulf gas flows Details
 8ONGC appoints Anupam Agarwal as Director (Finance) effective June 3, 2026 Details
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OIL's 3000-HP rig tender: A procurement that wouldn't sit still

Jun 03: A two-part investigation into how a routine drilling-rig hire ended up frozen in the Gauhati High Court — and what came next
8One rig, two rigs, no bids: How a drilling hire reached court
8Starting over: the quiet re-tender and the clause that vanished
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ED raid: Why is there a trust deficit between Anil Agarwal and the government?

Jun 03: 8Find out what prompted the ED raid
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Europe’s storage comfort depends on demand destruction in India

Jun 03: 8Why is this the case?
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ABS Marine’s profit surge hides a bigger offshore bet

Jun 03: The company has made a strategic shift
8And it is paying off
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Rigtech Power takes OIL India workover rig O&M award at Rs 52.38 crore as L2 trails by 8.8%

Jun 03: 8OIL India’s workover rig award is not a routine manpower win; it carries well-control, ILM, maintenance and compliance obligations inside a four-year field package.
8Rigtech Power’s L1 price sits 8.8% below the nearest rival, but the wider L3 spread hints at sharply different risk assumptions.
8The real story is what this price says about vendor appetite for OIL’s outsourced rig operating model.
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Sparkon’s low bid exposes a pricing fault line in EIL’s HEF Khadki cyclone separator tender

Jun 03: 8Find out why that is so
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L1 bid changes the economics of NRL’s acid-service tank package

Jun 03: 8The winning price is not just lower; it is dramatically lower than the only other qualified commercial bid.
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IOCL’s POL and gas demand study shifts from report-writing to model ownership

Jun 03: 8The tender is structured around a forecasting asset, not only a consulting report. IOCL wants a dashboard/model, database, source-code handover and recurring updates. That changes the delivery burden for bidders.
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HPCL Renewable’s Maharashtra solar-BESS tender quietly cuts storage capacity by 30 percent

Jun 03: 8Why that is so, no one knows
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 05: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
Get the daily updates for :
8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
Click on Reports for more. Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 05: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jun 05: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
Click on Reports for more. Details

Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 05: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

Lucknow District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 05: 8Project Name: Lucknow District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Bulandshahr District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 05: 8Project Name: Bulandshahr District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Govt considering policy to support affordable adoption of E85 fuel: Hardeep Singh Puri

Jun 05: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Pakistan’s oil PSU OGDCL makes discovery of oil reserves in Sindh Details
 8India’s Nayara completes maintenance at 400,000-bpd refinery Details
 8Velesto lands jackup drilling contract offshore Thailand Details
 8COSCO inks $953m LNG carrier order Details
 8World’s largest FLNG project moves ahead offshore Louisiana Details
 8Delfin to proceed with US’ first floating LNG project Details
 8Payal Industrial Park, Fourier launch hydrogen-based energy storage pilot at Dahej, Gujarat Details
 8India to get hydrogen train soon: The science that powers it on the tracks Details
 8VOCPA becomes first Indian port to partner with H2Global for green hydrogen export corridors to Europe Details
 8India has capacity to move towards 40% ethanol blending, says Zuari Industries MD Details
 8500 ethanol pumps by year-end: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8Iran’s oil exports collapse to six-year low as blockade tightens Details
 8Iran says ‘no tangible progress’ in talks with U.S. Details
 8Nigeria’s Dangote refinery tops 700,000 bpd in test Details
 8Equinor: Iran war lifts Asia-Pacific interest for Norwegian petroleum products, LNG Details
 8India to set up 50–100 ethanol fuel stations, targets 5,000 by end-2027: Puri Details
 8Compressed biogas powerful pathway to net zero: Maruti MD & CEO Takeuchi Details
 8More than 80,400 consumers shift from LPG to PNG as government accelerates city gas network expansion Details
 8Koppal raid uncovers illegal LPG storage amid supply crunch Details
 8India’s domestic LPG under-recovery rises to around Rs.700/cylinder Details
 8India and Venezuela discuss oil and mining cooperation Details
 8Govt likely to mandate isobutanol-diesel blend this year Details
 8South West Pinnacle surges as it empanelled by Oil India for seismic data acquisition services Details
 8Government interventions fail to ease financial strain on India’s oil marketing companies Details
 8Ethanol blending program has saved India Rs1.84 lakh crore in foreign exchange Details
 8Vedanta says no penalty, restrictions imposed after ED searches Details
 8Govt rolling out 100 ethanol fuel stations in Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra: Puri Details
 8Gas-based plants hiked purchases on IGX by 340% y-o-y in April and May Details
 8Nayara Energy completes scheduled turnaround at key Vadinar refining complex Details
 8BPCL’s petrol, diesel sales rise in May on strong mobility, industrial demand Details
 8Petrol, diesel price hikes in India remain ‘very minor’ compared with global peers: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8BHEL secures order worth over Rs.2,000 crore from Nigerian firm Details
 8Govt considering policy to support affordable adoption of E85 fuel: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8Oil gains as West Asia hostilities flare Details
 8Rupee falls amidst Gulf tensions and rising oil prices Details
 8Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez begins India visit as oil ties deepen Details
 8BPCL wins multiple awards at India PSU IT Forum & Awards 2026 in New Delhi Details
 8BPCL talks petrochemicals growth in Japan Details
 8BPCL signs 3-year deal with 1to1Help Details
 8Kushagra Mittal appointed to GAIL board: Know his education, career and role Details
 8Hero MotoCorp launches flex-fuel motorcycles, marking a new chapter in India’s green mobility journey Details
 8ONGC opens 37 consultant vacancies for retired executives; applications open till June 19 Details
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Two chemical mega projects worth $20 billion: Nobody showed up

Jun 04: 8What is going on with this mind-bogglingly crazy project?
8Which direction is this highly controversial project complex going? Details

Land, skids and permits: The three logjams stalling India's city-gas rollout

Jun 04: 8Find out what is going on with the industry
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Margins crack, but the 'buy' holds: the case for Mahanagar Gas

Jun 04: 8Why is that so?
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Will ethanol go the way of gas?

Jun 04: 8The petroleum minister is backing ethanol and flex-fuel as a homegrown, farmer-friendly way to cut crude imports — one he says beats EVs on self-reliance because it skips the imported battery.
8But India has dropped fuels before the moment prices climbed, and electric is already running cheaper than gas.
8Will ethanol stick this time, or fade like the gas push before it? Details

ONGC’s Samudra Manthan corrigendum narrows deepwater rig tender into drillship-led play with shorter firm charter

Jun 04: 8ONGC has rewritten the commercial and technical centre of its Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender.
8The amendment cuts out floater and semisubmersible categories while shortening the firm charter term.
8The real signal lies in how ONGC is balancing drillship availability, mobilisation economics and bidder risk.
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HAL Offshore and Shaporji face ONGC RJP MOPU tender where control-system risk may matter as much as vessel hire

Jun 04: 8ONGC’s RJP MOPU package is framed as a hiring tender, but the annexures show a deeper offshore integration test.
8HAL Offshore and Shaporji Pallonji Energy O&M Solutions are entering a bid where RCMS migration, OFC continuity and jack-up suitability sit inside the commercial risk.
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Only one  qualifies as OIL KG Basin offshore PMC tender filters out three participated bidders.

Jun 04: 8OIL’s KG Basin offshore PMC tender has produced a narrow technical field after four bidders entered the race.
8Three participants were disqualified, leaving Enquest Petro Solutions as the only qualified bidder.
8The result puts the spotlight on a revised offshore experience gate, QCBS filtering and document-certification risk.
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Cancelled ONGC SRF tender exposes the difficulty of pricing abandonment liabilities on approximate asset data

Jun 04: 8ONGC’s cancelled tender was aimed at putting a third-party number on site restoration, not buying a routine consultancy service.
8The scope ran from 13 wells and 97.75 kms of pipelines to CPF/EPT dismantling, debris disposal and salvage valuation.
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Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient  and Geomechanics EOI points to tighter drilling-risk control before complex E&P wells

Jun 04: 8OIL is moving early to map specialist capability for PPFG and geomechanics before issuing the full tender.
8The scope goes beyond routine pore-pressure work by pulling in 1D and 3D stress modelling, structural-model refinement and Techlog/Petrel-compatible deliverables.
8The final tender will show how much risk OIL intends to shift to consultants.
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India won't touch its oil reserves: But it'll store yours

Jun 04: 8How did this turn of events happened?
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HPCL compresses a 2040-facing market study into a three-month delivery window

Jun 04: 8HPCL has kept the market-intelligence ambition intact while sharply reducing the delivery period. The study still spans demand, supply, imports, prices, logistics and future forecasts. The executive question is whether speed now matters more than research depth.
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IOCL gives bidders more time for PDPC PMC-4, but not more comfort

Jun 04: 8The tender has not just slipped once; it has been extended five times.
8That 96-day stretch comes despite IOCL keeping the core commercial and technical terms unchanged. For bidders, the question is no longer just scope — it is whether the risk-reward balance works.
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MRPL’s SAF feedstock tender exposes India’s certified UCO supply gap

Jun 04: 8MRPL wanted 35,000 MT of pre-treated UCO for SAF production, but bidder queries show the certified supply chain may not yet be deep enough to support that scale.
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HPRGE’s solar PMC tender tests whether QCBS can work when the technical field collapses

Jun 04: 8QCBS is designed to balance quality and price. But when only one bidder survives technical evaluation, the price-discovery function weakens. This tender may become a case study in how tight technical filters can improve quality while reducing competitive tension.
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GAIL Pata draws three bidders for a high-risk C2/C3 composite works package

Jun 04: 8The package bundles mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical and instrumentation execution into a single-point responsibility model.
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E&P contracting brief for the day

Jun 04: 1) ONGC offshore NELP/HELP/OALP wells insurance renewal keeps old policy wording but loads pricing risk into a moving drilling schedule
8ONGC’s 2026-27 offshore wells insurance tender looks like a routine renewal only on the surface.
8The deeper story sits in the well schedule, where deepwater, HPHT and location-release uncertainty shape the real underwriting risk.
8The payoff lies in how ONGC has preserved policy continuity while keeping premium exposure adjustable.
 
2) OIL’s barytes tender turns drilling-fluid supply into a quality-gated, rake-split procurement contest
8OIL is not treating barytes as a routine bulk chemical buy.
8The tender ties drilling-fluid performance to field-trial status, heavy sampling discipline and railway-lot execution.
 
3) ONGC’s Eastern offshore seismic corrigendum turns bunker fuel into the real bid-control variable.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does more than extend dates for the Eastern offshore 3D broadband seismic tender.
8It converts bunker fuel into a capped, certified and document-heavy reimbursement item.
8The shift could decide how aggressively vessel owners price the work.
 
4) ONGC’s Bechraji GGS revamp corrigendum loosens vendor sourcing but keeps LSTK design risk with bidders
8ONGC has extended the Bechraji GGS-I and GGS-II revamp tender, but the real shift is buried in the vendor-list language.
8A mandatory sourcing regime has been softened into a reference framework, giving bidders room to rework package economics.
8The engineering risk, however, has not moved off the contractor’s books.
 
5) ONGC extends PWC systems tender as MH-NH offshore package absorbs design-life, bid-cost and compliance rewrites
8ONGC’s produced-water conditioning tender has moved after a chain of extensions and clause-level rewrites.
8The changes go beyond calendar relief, touching offshore survey access, 25-year design life, DMI&SP compliance and bid-cost recovery.
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jun 04: 1) IOCL Gujarat Refinery’s BS-VI instrumentation tender shifts the real contest from manpower supply to reliability-risk pricing
8IOCL Gujarat Refinery is using a GeM floor-price structure to police statutory cost while keeping BS-VI instrumentation uptime inside a broad contractor scope. The sharper issue is not the Rs 2.91 crore estimate, but the way fixed, profit and PPE components alter bid behaviour. The tender also embeds a demanding no-extra-payment operating model for emergencies, shifts and odd-hour support.

2) BPCL/BPREP pump tender shifts risk from bid entry to execution discipline
8BPCL’s latest BPREP pump package looks bidder-friendly on EMD, but the real controls sit deeper in the document. The tender combines special purpose process pump scope with zero-deviation bidding, group-wise delay risk, licensor-linked NDA controls and tougher support obligations for foreign-backed Indian bidders. The outcome may reshape who can credibly compete for sensitive rotating equipment packages at Bina.

3) CPCL digital logbooks for CPCL Manali faces 113-day bid stretch as refinery-grade digital operations scope tests vendor depth
8CPCL’s digital logbook tender has moved far beyond a routine refinery software procurement. Sixteen extensions have been given, even as the tender retains OEM-backed accountability, QCBS scoring and a broad integration mandate. The real issue is whether the market can price and prove a refinery-wide operating discipline platform without diluting CPCL’s risk controls.

4) CPCL’s Manali sulphur pelletizer tender stretches 70 days, but the real story is what did not change
8Yet CPCL has not visibly relaxed the 4 TPH commissioned-reference gate, Indian after-sales support requirement or PBG/inspection framework. For bidders, the extra time may be less relief than a test of whether they can clear a tightly drawn OEM filter.

5) HPCL’s FCCU 2 and CDU 3 TA tender delay hints at bidder unease beneath a routine GeM extension
8Find out why do we say so
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jun 04: 1) BPCL-MR catalyst tender extension hints at a tighter vendor pool for shutdown-critical refinery work
8The scope still demands inert catalyst unloading, licensor-approved dense loading machines, live video supervision and heavy shift manpower.

2) BPCL-MR package 3 date extension keeps catalyst turnaround race open without easing execution risk
8BPCL has pushed the closing date for its BPCL-MR package 3 catalyst loading and unloading tender. The real story is whether the extra week expands competition or merely confirms how narrow the qualified vendor pool has become.

3) BPCL’s Vadinar-Bina HVAC tender gets a 9-day bid extension, but the qualification clock stays locked to the original date
8The extension gives bidders more time, but the tender keeps the original-date anchor for BQC and financial cut-offs. That combination hints at a buyer trying to widen participation without loosening control.

4) MRPL Bio ATF plant corrigendum shifts field-instrument risk from rigid fill-fluid wording to datasheet-led vendor proof
8MRPL’s Bio ATF instrumentation package has moved beyond a routine date extension. The latest amendment quietly rewires how bidders must defend fill-fluid selection, high-pressure diaphragm-seal configuration and pressure-tag options. The change may lower some supply exposure, but it also leaves a sharper interface risk inside the project.

5) Bina BPREP ECU pre-bid replies shift utility risk to contractors while technical amendments chase missing scope clarity
8BPCL’s ethylene cracker mechanical package is moving ahead with a heavy qualification bar and a broad downstream construction scope. The pre-bid record shows bidders pressing for missing drawings, CP lists, steam insulation details and layout demarcation before pricing. The real signal sits in what EIL accepted, deferred and pushed back onto contractors.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part III

Jun 04: 1) BPCL’s BPREP utilities tender gives bidders more time, but not more certainty
8For a utilities and offsites package spanning piping, fire water, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning support, that silence matters. The real question is whether contractors are being given room to ask questions without being given relief on risk.

2) BPCL’s Bina CCU tender extension may be hiding a deeper consultant-risk reset
8BPCL has used the corrigendum stage to tighten payment and security terms for a detailed-engineering-only package. For bidders, the extension buys time; for BPCL, the revised terms preserve control.

3) IOCL’s Panipat 2G ethanol tender turns paddy straw into a high-control refinery feedstock story
8IOCL is not buying loose farm residue; it is contracting a managed biomass supply chain with depot infrastructure, moisture control and plant-side handling. The tender pushes storage, safety, quality and logistics risk deep into the supplier’s scope. That makes the pre-bid shift more than an administrative tweak.

4) Three agencies enter IGGL’s Duliajan Feeder Line EIA race as NEGG expansion moves into statutory-risk detailing
8IGGL’s Duliajan Feeder Line has drawn three technical bidders for a tightly scoped EIA, ESMP, RRA and DMP mandate. The package is small in procurement value but large in regulatory consequence because it sits on a 24-inch, 186 km gas link with crossings, land interfaces and public-consultation exposure. The real test now is whether the accredited bidder field remains intact after techno-commercial scrutiny.

5) IOCL Panipat Naphtha Cracker award throws up a 34% discount question in shutdown contracting
8For a shutdown package involving process-column work, cranes, scaffolding, NDT, hot work and round-the-clock manpower, the discount is not just a saving story. It raises a sharper question on whether competitive discovery has priced execution risk correctly.

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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 04: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jun 04: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 04: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 04: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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BW LPG exits investment in Confidence Petroleum India following sale of 8.50% equity stake

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 8BW LPG sees year-on-year increase in shipping revenue Details
 8Egypt’s US LNG imports halve in May Details
 8Strike at Australian LNG operations is impacting loading and exports Details
 8HOCL shuts Kochi hydrogen peroxide plant amid weak demand, rising input costs Details
 8Government to introduce hydrogen-powered buses in city Details
 8MGL and BMC ink pact for 350-TPD biogas plant at Mankhurd Details
 8Government eyes E85 fuel adoption and flex-fuel vehicles in India Details
 8Gadkari predicts drop in ethanol prices, bets on isobutanol to replace diesel Details
 8INEOS Energy breaks into Asia LNG market with Marubeni deal Details
 8Why is India increasing LNG purchases despite soaring prices? Details
 8Why Noida and Ghaziabad cab drivers prefer filling CNG in Delhi Details
 8India’s push for national gas grid portal: utility shake-up Details
 8Hotels absorb LPG price hike, no rise in food prices for now Details
 8For larger PNG footprint, government looks at consumer-friendly centralized portal Details
 8LPG shortage fails to boost PNG connections in Hubballi Details
 8Why Centre wants more households to switch from LPG to PNG Details
 8LPG sales down 19% year-on-year in May Details
 8Crude, LPG supply to India smoothens in May after two glitchy months; LNG supply beats pre-war levels Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports at risk as US seeks to end sanctions waiver “as soon as possible” Details
 8BW LPG exits investment in Confidence Petroleum India following sale of 8.50% equity stake Details 
8ONGC seeks shareholder approval for USD 6.3 billion Mozambique LNG project via postal ballot Details
 8India’s fuel demand outlook hit by price hikes and slowing industrial activity Details
 8Unlocking India’s untapped energy potential through fiscal reforms Details
 8Iraq targets 770,000 bpd through Ceyhan as southern output climbs back Details
 8US crude oil inventories in freefall Details
 8Supply shock to slash India’s oil demand growth to pandemic low Details
 8Crude oil futures hit record Rs.9,260/barrel amid escalating tensions in West Asia Details
 8Oil jumps on Mideast missiles while AI bulls carry stocks higher Details
 8China crude oil stockpiles: refiners cut imports amid weak demand Details
 8Rupee slips 29 paise to 95.27, RBI steps in to arrest slide Details
 8War shifts 80% of India’s diesel exports to Africa Details
 8Oman beats Qatar as India’s top LNG supplier as war disrupts Gulf gas flows Details
 8ONGC appoints Anupam Agarwal as Director (Finance) effective June 3, 2026 Details
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OIL's 3000-HP rig tender: A procurement that wouldn't sit still

Jun 03: A two-part investigation into how a routine drilling-rig hire ended up frozen in the Gauhati High Court — and what came next
8One rig, two rigs, no bids: How a drilling hire reached court
8Starting over: the quiet re-tender and the clause that vanished
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ED raid: Why is there a trust deficit between Anil Agarwal and the government?

Jun 03: 8Find out what prompted the ED raid
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Europe’s storage comfort depends on demand destruction in India

Jun 03: 8Why is this the case?
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ABS Marine’s profit surge hides a bigger offshore bet

Jun 03: The company has made a strategic shift
8And it is paying off
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Rigtech Power takes OIL India workover rig O&M award at Rs 52.38 crore as L2 trails by 8.8%

Jun 03: 8OIL India’s workover rig award is not a routine manpower win; it carries well-control, ILM, maintenance and compliance obligations inside a four-year field package.
8Rigtech Power’s L1 price sits 8.8% below the nearest rival, but the wider L3 spread hints at sharply different risk assumptions.
8The real story is what this price says about vendor appetite for OIL’s outsourced rig operating model.
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Sparkon’s low bid exposes a pricing fault line in EIL’s HEF Khadki cyclone separator tender

Jun 03: 8Find out why that is so
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L1 bid changes the economics of NRL’s acid-service tank package

Jun 03: 8The winning price is not just lower; it is dramatically lower than the only other qualified commercial bid.
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IOCL’s POL and gas demand study shifts from report-writing to model ownership

Jun 03: 8The tender is structured around a forecasting asset, not only a consulting report. IOCL wants a dashboard/model, database, source-code handover and recurring updates. That changes the delivery burden for bidders.
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HPCL Renewable’s Maharashtra solar-BESS tender quietly cuts storage capacity by 30 percent

Jun 03: 8Why that is so, no one knows
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