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India’s stranded gas fleet is getting a second life.  The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase.  Oil & gas awards: Details.  Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all.  Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened.  E&P: Big three fight it out.  Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again.  3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder.  Sick well revival: New change.  3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids.  Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread.  CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread.  This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years.  Andhra Refinery Update.  PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part II.  Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened.  E&P contracting brief for the day.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project.  Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani.  Announcements.  Announcements.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Announcements.  BPCL inaugurates 71 MWp solar power plant in Prayagraj, cuts 75,000+ tonnes carbon annually.  Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project.  Bhavnagar District City Gas Distribution Project.  IndianPetro White Paper: Gas finds different ways of surviving in the power sector.  Charter hire of a new deepwater rig: Mysterious developments.  Daily Tender Alert: 412 new & updated O&G tenders are put in the open: 44 close this week.  Daily Award Digest: Rs 640 Crore in O&G contracts awarded.  Andhra Pradesh refinery: Still going through clearances.  Winner takes HPRGEL’s multi-schedule CBG DFR bundle.  VA Tech Wabag & Tecton Engineering & Construction: Big deal lost.  Chevron and Wood make the grade.  

India’s stranded gas fleet is getting a second life

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase

Feb 20: 8What you are seeing here is not collapse.
8It is the early stage of structural transition. Details

Oil & gas awards: Details

Feb 20: 8We have a curated list of awards in the oil & gas sector
8And also the full list here
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Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all

Feb 20: 8India's oil majors are simultaneously chasing deep-sea reserves, commissioning bio-refineries, and blanketing the country with new fuel retail
8All visible in a single day's tender list.
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Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P: Big three fight it out

Feb 20: 1) Big three fight again: Schlumberger on top
8One bidder’s pricing undercuts the rest by roughly a fifth
 
2) Halliburton edges Schlumberger by 5.2%
8In this one the shoe was on the other foot
 
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Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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Sick well revival: New change

Feb 20: 8The structure remains a single-number commercial fight (revenue share with a 20% minimum) layered over hard qualification and a low-deviation posture.
8What has changed?
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3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Feb 20: 1) Two bidders enter EIL’s high-capacity electric heater technical opening
8Participation is limited to Chromalox and Watlow in the technical bid opening record. That scale is typical of niche heater packages but leaves little room for competitive redundancy.
 
2) Half the field cut at technical stage in IOCL Panipat refinery DCU fired heater modification consultancy tender
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3) BPREP fittings bid draws 12 players, but late contract rewrites and a 25% option clause reshape risk
8BPCL’s BPREP fittings tender looks like a straight supply package, but the real contest is in compliance depth and contract acceptance.
 
4) Technical bids open with eight bidders for biodiesel (B-100) empanelment
8Find out more

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Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread

Feb 20: 8IOCL’s R&D pyrolysis pilot award looks routine on price, but the specification embeds process-plant grade controls and safety governance. The winner’s edge is modest, suggesting reverse auction pressure without a blowout discount. The real story is how the control architecture, HAZOP closure and acceptance testing reshape who can profitably bid next time.
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CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread

Feb 20: 8The award lands with a price curve that is far from flat. The L2 quote hints at sharply different readings of scope intensity and risk.
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This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years

Feb 20: 8It is now in the stages of getting commissioned
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Andhra Refinery Update

Feb 20: 1) Bid clock shifts again as BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE licensor tender hard-codes liability cap acceptance
8The licensor package is no longer just a technology race—it is a liability-compliance test with rejection triggers baked into the bid rules. A commercial amendment resets the aggregate cap mechanics while carving out high-impact exceptions, and IP risk gets a separate, tougher treatment.
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PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again

Feb 20: 8The amendments largely move dates, but the persistence of extensions reshapes bidder behaviour, quote validity economics, and risk pricing. The real story is what this timeline signals about participation thresholds and unresolved comfort points in a high-stakes petrochem package.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Feb 20: 1) NDA-first gate and near-turnkey CCR packaging set the bidder bar
8The owner is ring-fencing the CCR package as an engineering-to-commissioning island, with safety studies and performance test support baked into the scope narrative.
8But the real competitive filter arrives even before the technical bid is seen, through an NDA-first access gate that quietly favours prepared vendor pools.
8What bidders push back on in the pre-bid query cycle will decide whether this package becomes a clean turnkey block or a boundary-dispute magnet.
 
2) This ETP tender hard-wires HAZOP governance and contractor-led safety interfaces, then resets the clock via annulment and reissue
8The package is being shaped less by commercial boilerplate and more by governance engineered into the technical stack.
8The tender pushes contractors into owning safety interfaces at design level and running a third-party-led HAZOP regime that can make or break schedule credibility.
8Then an annulment-and-reissue on dates adds a quiet participation risk that will separate disciplined bidders from the rushed ones.
 
3) HPCL extends G-NH3 + LPG batching feasibility bid
8The study for batching green ammonia with LPG is no longer just a pipeline-compatibility exercise; it’s a supply-chain buildout mandate that forces bidders to create the producer–consumer dataset.
8A corrigendum quietly rewrites the corridor reference, pushing “Nagpur” out of the blanket scope language and pulling bids back toward Chandrapur and nearby demand clusters.
 
4) Kochi refinery PP project composite works tender extends to 26 Feb as EIL adds a civil sub-vendor compliance gate
8The package is buying schedule certainty by tightening what looks like “just” a vendor-list addendum. The civil sub-vendor regime pushes delivery-delay and wrong-vendor risk back onto contractors with explicit rejection-and-replace consequences.
 
5) IOCL extends deadline for Panipat PRPC toluene extraction licensor package
8A short extension can reveal more than it appears. IOCL has pushed the bid deadline for its Panipat toluene extraction licensor package by a week, but the timing matters. In technology-heavy downstream tenders, even seven days can shift competitive equations.
 
6) HPCL’s CO2 liquefaction package tender keeps extending as option-clause flexibility and effluent-treatment scope tighten the risk frame
8The package bid has moved far beyond a standard equipment buy, with clarifications pulling effluent handling inside the vendor boundary.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Feb 20: 1) MRPL’s hydrogen reformer shutdown package shifts from “replacement job” to digitally policed, penalty-loaded execution
8The contract language quietly converts delay risk into a two-step hammer: daily price reduction first, then forced intervention with cost recovery if slippage persists. What looks like a routine APH swap is actually a controlled experiment in how tightly a refiner can govern shutdown execution without enabling reverse auction
 
2) PFCCU revamp composite works tender extended
8The extension looks routine, yet the tender’s governance architecture suggests BPCL/EIL are shaping who can even stay in the race.
 
3) IOCL resets schedule and waives GeM performance security
8The owner has quietly re-engineered this AVU/VGO-HDT impact assessment tender into a low-security, high-control study contract.
 
4) IGGL phase-III PMC tender trims key-staff payroll tenure to three years
8IGGL has quietly lowered a qualification tripwire in its phase-III PMC hiring, and the change is aimed straight at bidder eligibility rather than engineering scope.
 
5) Gujarat refinery DHDS unit: Extended only, not a rewrite of risk allocation

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Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P contracting brief for the day

Feb 20: 1) Wireline mast unit contract: winner emerges
8Behind it lies a tightly engineered compliance matrix on mobility, emissions and load control.
8The real signal may be in how OIL is reshaping field asset architecture.
 
2) L III rig mast NDT contract awarded as L1 undercuts a sharply divided bid field
8ONGC Tripura asset’s rig mast NDT award reveals a tight contest at the bottom and a dramatic pricing cliff beyond L3.
 
3) Core cutting services: compliance pack tightened
8The mobilisation timeline, LD mechanics and technical acceptance controls remain not specified in the provided excerpts, leaving pricing risk concentrated on bidders.
 
4) Oil India Limited’s GeM flowline services tender rewrites recovery logistics for Rajasthan fields
8There is a new obligation to transport recovered assets to an OIL-instructed installation.
8What remains unresolved is the downstream commercial calendar.
 
5) ETP hiring corrigendum hardens bid hygiene
8There is an insertion of an undertaking that allows ONGC to restrict over-quoted rates back to BEC limits for evaluation and award.
 
6) ONGC extends 10K production testing services hire
8The hire is shaping into a policy-plus-capability contest where non-splittable award logic meets a tightened MSE preference ladder.
8The technical stack is explicitly post-frac flowback capable, and clarifications push abrasive-resistant hardware and readiness buffers back onto the contractor.
8A time extension widens the bidding window, but the documents still signal no dilution of experience gates.
 
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 20: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Feb 20: 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
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
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Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 20: 8Project Name: Varanasi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani

Feb 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of mono ethylene glycol Details
8Tender for refurbishment of M/s Hoerbiger make valves Details
8Hiring of office peon for depot and territory Details
8Tender for supply of SS pipe fittings Details
8Supply of portable fire extinguishers Details
8One-year rate contract for M4 inspection recommendation works in REF-2 units Details
8Tender for procurement of pressure switch Details
8Tender for supply of GGC cast valves Details 
8Tender for Civil works for small scale projects for Capex MOCs, 2-year ARC Details
8Procurement of patent search and analytics database software Details 
8Tender for One-Window Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tool Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST2130 Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST6033 Details
8Rate contract for providing expert services of M/s Sulzer Pumps India Private Limited Details
8Supply and installation of high-end workstation Details
8Tender for hiring of security services Details
8EOI for integrated surface well testing, effluent treatment, and chiller services across northeast India blocks Details
8Tender for procurement of hose Details
8Tender for routine repair, cleaning, and maintenance works Details
8Hiring of construction supervision engineer for laying of steel pipe Details
8Hiring of MGVs for transportation of CNG through mobile cascades to daughter booster station Details
8Tender for AC/DC interference survey with software modelling for steel pipeline network in NCT Details
8Tender for procurement of laptops Details
8Tender for conducting external safety audit of various CNG stations Details
8Tender for PE pipeline laying, aboveground installations, and PNG direct marketing in north Goa geographical area Details
8Hiring of services for laying of welded flow lines for gas, oil, (Amendment -1) Details
8Procurement of activated carbon chemical Details
8Tender for supply of gaskets Details
8Annual maintenance contract for operation and maintenance of PMCC Details
8Supply of 1 litre aluminium sample container boxes for MS and HSD Details
8Supply of mascot pump spares Details
8Engagement of third-party inspection agency (TPIA) for T4S audit of Chennai Trichy Madurai pipeline Details
8Supply of HSD flow meter Details
8Tender for supply of additives ST2066 Details
8Comprehensive annual maintenance contract of 32 HVLRM units Details
8Supply of gasket for channel cover 568 Details
8Procurement of Xylem make D2 marketing effluent monitoring analyzer spares, sensor, and controller card Details
8Supply of safety cap for self-closing valves of LPG cylinders (V2) (Q3) Details
8Tender for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Rate contract for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Supply of joint swivel comp. assembly, 80 NB, Dover Details
8Procurement of PVRV spares for SRU Details
8Procurement of AS23 and AG23 columns for Thermo Fisher Scientific make ion chromatography Details
8Procurement of spares for Claind SRL make nitrogen, hydrogen and zero air generator Details
8Supply of CS tube ASTM A179 NACE, 25 mm OD x 2.5 mm THK x 6000 mm length Details
8Supply, install and support for wifi controller and access point Details
8Procurement of cathodic protection consumables Details
8Annual rate contract for environment monitoring Details
8Procurement of modular switch boards including accessories Details
8Annual rate contract (ARC) for insulation works in Zone II Details
8Tender for process safety management gap assessment, implementation & audit Details
8Annual rate contract for supply of engineer resource for condition monitoring, and reliability related job Details
8Supply of annunciation consumable Details
8Tender for charter hiring of deepwater drilling rigs Details
8Tender for revamping and expansion of existing smoke detection system Details
8Tender for specific repair of MIP HT motor Details
8Laying of PE pipeline network connecting to CBG plant including associated works Details
8Tender for CCR package for PDH-PP plant with ethane and propane handling facilities Details
8Procurement of AS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
8Tender for supply of SS fittings for delayed coker unit Details
8Supply of SS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
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8Simon India, IIT Bombay ink MoU to co-develop green and low-carbon technologies Details
8Jeet Adani focuses on energy, compute, services sovereignty at AI Summit Details
8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
8Rupee likely to remain at 89-90/$ by FY27-end on softer dollar, manageable CAD: CareEdge Ratings Details
8India's oil purchases ensure global energy security: Russia claims India-US understanding on crude import volumes Details
8India's spend on Russian oil falls to €2 billion, half of China's €4 billion in Jan Details
8Oil closes at six-month high on US-Iran conflict worries Details
8Baker Hughes and Vallourec partner to advance underground hydrogen storage via Delphy solution Details
8Maize becomes India’s No.1 ethanol feedstock as grain-based supply hits record high: AIDA Details
8Cochin Shipyard wins $360 million shipbuilding contract from CMA CGM for six LNG-powered vessels Details
8CMA CGM finalizes 6-unit-strong LNG vessel order, launches R&D hub in India Details
8INOX backs Indian Railways LNG trial with 40% diesel cut Details
8Kotli leads protest against bio-CNG plant Details
8BPCL accelerates greenification of natural gas ecosystem at GAIL Saksham Meet in Varanasi Details
8Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani Details
8LPG viewed as lever to expand energy access, clean cooking Details
8Record LPG imports and exports set for February highs as butane demand surges Details
8Area Based Excise Refunds cannot be recovered once eligibility settled: CESTAT quashes Rs.8.78 Crore demand on GAIL [Read Order] Details
8Can gas tankers help India realise its shipbuilding revolution? Details
8Atal Canteens & free LPG likely to figure in govt’s report card Details
8India builds a fossil future one coal plant at a time Details
8India to decide on Russia oil tanker insurance firms within days Details
8Oil demand slumped by 614,000 Bpd in December on U.S. decline Details
8India considers boosting imports of U.S. oil and coal Details
8Indraprastha Gas shareholders approve Dr. Shyam Agrawal re-appointment Details
8No reason to believe change in India's stance on Russian oil: Russian Foreign Ministry Details
8UP govt, Indian Oil Corporation sign MoU for Gorakhpur's international cricket stadium Details
8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
8Bharat Petroleum, HMEL turn to Venezuelan crude as India reduces Russian oil purchases: Report Details
8Russia, Brent and Bharat: it’s oil about economic sense Details
8ONGC, Oil India shares jump up to 7% as rising US-Iran tensions push oil prices higher; HPCL, BPCL fall up to 4% Details
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Announcements

Feb 20: 8Sale of natural gas from CB/OS-2 block [DGH] Details  
8Policy & Economic Report january 2026 [FIPI] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Hardware & Infrastructure) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Software & GIS Applications) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal study report on potential new petroleum and petroleum product pipelines to be bid out [PNGRB] Details 
8The Journal of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (October - December 2025) [FIPI] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings conference call for Q3 and 9M of FY 26 [GBL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas declares postal ballot voting results; shareholders approve re-appointment of independent director [IGL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company receives GST penalty order, plans to file appeal [HOEC] Details
8SEAMEC PRINCESS off hired following completion of charter with Supreme Offshore [SEAMEC] Details
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Announcements

Feb 20: 8Sale of natural gas from CB/OS-2 block [DGH] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Hardware & Infrastructure) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Software & GIS Applications) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal study report on potential new petroleum and petroleum product pipelines to be bid out [PNGRB] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings conference call for Q3 and 9M of FY 26 [GBL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas declares postal ballot voting results; shareholders approve re-appointment of independent director [IGL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company receives GST penalty order, plans to file appeal [HOEC] Details
8SEAMEC PRINCESS off hired following completion of charter with Supreme Offshore [SEAMEC] Details
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 19: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

Daily forward looking import matrices

Feb 19: 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
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
Click on Reports for more. Details

Announcements

Feb 19: 8Black Box signs Rs.275 crore Brazil deal boosting global digital infrastructure expansion [Essar] Details
8Investor presentation for Q3 and 9M FY26 [GBL] Details
8Intimation about participation in investor conference [Praj] Details
8Transcript of conference call [IGL] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings call held on February 1, 2026 [HOEC] Details
8Hon’ble NCLAT Chennai order dated 12 February 2026 in Aban Offshore CIRP matter [Aban] Details
8Adani Ports and Port of Marseille Fos sign strategic IMEC partnership to strengthen India–Europe trade connectivity [Adani Port] Details
8SEAMEC DIAMOND off hire from ONGC contract for statutory drydocking effective 1 February 2026 [Seamec] Details
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BPCL inaugurates 71 MWp solar power plant in Prayagraj, cuts 75,000+ tonnes carbon annually

Feb 19: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Tender for design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and supply of SS pipes (MTO-04) Details
8Tender for repairing of 03 nos. of Sulzer make multistage centrifugal pumps Details
8Tender for manufacturing, inspection, testing, packing and supply of wrought fittings Details
8Supply, fabrication and installation of safety ring support for high masts tower Details
8Tender for earthing system resistance measurement Details
8Procurement of ammonium bifluoride Details
8Tender for supply of indication lamp set Details
8Hiring of revenue support services for JHBDPL Odisha & LMC project Details
8Tender for supply of valve Details
8Tender for supply of 500 NB pipeline Details
8Tender for procurement of Vaseline (grease) Details
8Supply of fabric belt for design temperature up to 1200°C, 500 mm width × minimum 30 m Details
8Tender for supply of complete gear box Details
8Supply of spares for TIL Grove crane 40 MT (model: TMS750B MK-II) (Amendment -1) Details
8Supply of hookwall, 5½" × 20–23 PPF casing packer Details
8Annual rate contract for transportation of materials Details
8Procurement of 01 MW DXRF chlorine analyzer Details
8Procurement of Bliss Anand PSV & TSV spares of DYIP block Details
8Supply of Rathi Transpower make coupling spares Details
8Procurement of M/s R. STAHL make explosion-proof items Details
8Tender for cylinder maintenance and handling service - statutory testing & painting Details
8Supply of vision reader and allied systems for 5 kg / 10 kg LPG filling Details
8Supply of anti-block agent (silica) Details
8Supply of 1 Ltr aluminium sample container with wooden box Details
8Supply and installation of LPG cylinders auto decapping unit Details
8Supply of arsine removal bed and inert balls Details
8Procurement of Norgren make valve spares Details
8Supply of hydraulic torque wrench set (Q3) Details
8Supply of door peep assembly VF IDH101 RAD Details
8Supply of orifice plate and flanges Details
8Supply of variable area flowmeter indicators Details
8Three-year ARC for boiler and IBR jobs Details
8Procurement of pipe requirement for offsite CDU VDU MSB and DCU Details
8Tender for hiring of cascade testing agency for hydro testing & inspection of CNG cascade Details
8Tender for manual filling and providing manpower for office boy, planning assistant, CRC assistant Details
8Tender for refurbishment of CFC elements in DCU and CDU3 unit Details
8Supply of multi-gas detectors capable of detecting LEL (propane, butane & LPG), O2, H2 Details
8Providing fire fighting, mechanical maintenance, and operations assistance services Details
8Providing planning and admin assistant Details
8Procurement of chem clay tonsil GR 30-60 mesh through two-year rate contract Details
8One-year rate contract for composite maintenance contract Details
8Procurement of valve keys for precommissioning, commissioning, and normal operation of PDH-PP project Details
8Tender for disposal of solid hazardous waste through authorized treatment, storage, and disposal facility Details
8Procurement of EV charging station for electric buses Details
8Hiring of agency for facilitating shifting of material/goods/items Details
8Tender for PESO approval works for SRO Details
8Hiring of services for CMC of AC units Details
8Supply of hydrochloric acid for well stimulation Details
8Tender for carrying out replacement of HYD2 unit reformer APH Details
8Tender for services of OEM for repair of KPCL make mobile air compressor model 4HA4BIS Details
8Annual maintenance contract (AMC) for portable gas detectors Details
8Procurement of 02 nos of Dodge make plummer block bearing assembly for Siemens supplied PGC package Details
8Procurement of electrical and instrumentation operational spares for R Schmitt gas generators Details
8Supply of adaptor and layout special parts of MSB PFCC (PFCC LPGTU PRU) GDS and FF for NREP Details
8Supply of connection bolts for structural steel-II Details
8Procurement and supply of alloy steel (AS) pipes Details
8Procurement and supply of carbon steel (CS) pipes Details
8Supply of high pressure clamp seal ring connectors Details
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8Which USA oil major produced the most in 2025? Details
8Strategists see 5MM barrel WoW USA crude stock rise Details
860 MW green hydrogen projects to unfold in UP Details
8Ethanol capacity surges but 20% blending cap limits demand Details
8Millers body flags concerns over decline in procurement of ethanol from cane-based distilleries Details
8US-India trade agreement in contention? Russian foreign ministry issues statement on oil arrangement Details
8Asia’s crude oil imports set for record high in February Details
8ISA unveils global mission to fast-track AI-enabled clean energy over 120 countries Details
8Rupee likely to remain at 89-90/$ by FY27-end on softer dollar, manageable CAD: CareEdge ratings Details
8Oil settles up 4% on Iran-US tensions, Russia-Ukraine talks end without breakthrough Details
8India's Bharat Petroleum & HMEL buy Venezuelan crude, diversifying oil imports Details
8Russia sees no change in India’s position on Russian oil purchases Details
8Ethanol capacity surges but 20% blending cap limits demand Details
8Russian share of India’s January oil imports falls to lowest level since late 2022 Details
8India looking to diversify crude, coking coal imports; keen on US supplies: Goyal Details
8Oil edges higher as traders weigh progress in US-Iran talks Details
8Petronet LNG Ltd gains for third straight session Details
8CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard Limited sign contract for six LNG-fuelled container vessels Details
8INOX India’s LNG systems fuel Indian Railways’ first LNG–diesel dual-fuel train Details
8India can curb clean cooking costs by scaling biogas, electric stoves: IISD report Details
8India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil, sources say Details
8Cochin Shipyard signs mega LNG feeder vessel contract with CMA CGM Details
8BPCL inaugurates 71 MWp solar power plant in Prayagraj, cuts 75,000+ tonnes carbon annually Details
8No reason to believe change in India's stance on Russian oil: Russian foreign ministry Details
8India eyes diversification of crude oil sources; Piyush Goyal says would ‘love’ high-quality coking coal from US Details
8India's BPCL makes first ever Venezuelan oil purchase, HMEL returns after 2 years Details
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Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 19: 8Project Name: Amreli District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Bhavnagar District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 19: 8Project Name: Bhavnagar District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

IndianPetro White Paper: Gas finds different ways of surviving in the power sector

Feb 18: We have vast and extensive experience in the oil & gas sector, we are now using it to go deep into the sector. This research report meant going to as many as 350 high-velocity documents, a capacity few have in this segment
8How gas-based power is restructuring Indian industry while the public grid bears the cost
8This is where hope for extra demand lies for the gas supplier in India
Based on Industrial Heat Exchanger Market Data, CHP Licensing Records, NTPC Hydrogen Blending Logs, State DISCOM Revenue Memos, and the NTPC IPS-2026 O&M Compendium (Reference Period: January–February 2026)
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Charter hire of a new deepwater rig: Mysterious developments

Feb 18: 8Find out what is going on
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Daily Tender Alert: 412 new & updated O&G tenders are put in the open: 44 close this week

Feb 18: 8279 fresh tenders. 133 revised with extended deadlines. IOCL alone dropped 80 new procurement notices in a single day. If you're not tracking these, your competitor is.
8India's oil and gas procurement engine is running hot — 412 tenders hit the market today across 15 states, and the clock is already ticking.
8Indian Oil leads the flood with 80 new tenders, followed by BPCL (45), HPCL (35), and GAIL (20) — covering everything from refinery maintenance at Paradip to cyber audits at Panipat.
844 new tenders close within seven days, with 6 shutting their doors today — if you haven't started your bid paperwork, you're already behind.
8Numaligarh Refinery's Rs.40 Crore NREP fire-proofing packages are the biggest disclosed opportunities, both reissued with corrigendums — giving previously excluded bidders a second shot.
8CPCL Chennai is spending Rs.29+ Crore across four tenders including a Rs.4.58 Cr digital logbook contract — the clearest signal yet that legacy refineries are going digital.
8On the updated side, 129 out of 133 tenders carry corrigendum notices — an unusually high revision rate suggesting either insufficient initial bids or revised specifications. This is your re-entry window.
8Mumbai dominates geography with 51 tenders, but watch Ernakulam, Dakshina Kannada, and Chennai emerging as new procurement corridors.
8OCL's Rs.1.37 Cr AI-driven LPG cylinder inspection tender could be a first-of-its-kind in Indian midstream — computer vision startups, take note.
8Full tender list with urgency scoring and downloadable Excel inside
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Daily Award Digest: Rs 640 Crore in O&G contracts awarded

Feb 18: We now cover all oil & gas tenders. This is a big scale up, and therefore we will be able to provide better overall and project wise analysis
8284 winners.
8Seven patterns that tell you exactly where this market is heading:
8Oil and gas majors handed out an estimated Rs 640 Crore in contracts this week — and the award sheet reads like a map of where the industry is placing its bets.
8Gaja Engineering walked away with the single largest prize — a Rs 275.53 Cr EIL contract in Bharuch, Gujarat — while IOCL and HPCL together accounted for Rs 228 Crore across 171 contracts.
8OEMs are eating their own cooking — Flowserve, Yokogawa, ABB, Honeywell and at least 13 other equipment makers won maintenance contracts for their own products, cementing a lock-in economy worth crores annually.
8Mid-tier Indian firms are breaking through — Radiant Hitech (Rs 4.73 Cr), VPS Metal Works (Rs 9 Cr), BBN Engineering (Rs 4.91 Cr) are winning scopes that once went only to the big EPC names.
8The LPG cylinder repair economy alone is worth Rs 46+ Crore this week, split across four vendors because no single player can handle the volume.
827 contracts were split between multiple winners— risk diversification is now procurement policy, not exception.
8Visakhapatnam quietly banked Rs 92 Crore across 19 awards, making it the country's second-largest O&G procurement hub this week.
8And perhaps most critically — Rs 30+ Crore in contracts remain unawarded, including a Rs 15.33 Cr IOCL logistics deal in Pune and GAIL's Vijaipur cooling water scope. The door is still open. And these will be reentered
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Andhra Pradesh refinery: Still going through clearances

Feb 18: 8Even as active tendering is on
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Winner takes HPRGEL’s multi-schedule CBG DFR bundle

Feb 18: 8The real story sits in how the contract can still expand after award
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VA Tech Wabag & Tecton Engineering & Construction: Big deal lost

Feb 18: 8For VA Tech Wabag it was a close shave and a big loss
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Chevron and Wood make the grade

Feb 18: 8Find out how they made it for this deal
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India’s stranded gas fleet is getting a second life

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase

Feb 20: 8What you are seeing here is not collapse.
8It is the early stage of structural transition. Details

Oil & gas awards: Details

Feb 20: 8We have a curated list of awards in the oil & gas sector
8And also the full list here
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Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all

Feb 20: 8India's oil majors are simultaneously chasing deep-sea reserves, commissioning bio-refineries, and blanketing the country with new fuel retail
8All visible in a single day's tender list.
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Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened

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E&P: Big three fight it out

Feb 20: 1) Big three fight again: Schlumberger on top
8One bidder’s pricing undercuts the rest by roughly a fifth
 
2) Halliburton edges Schlumberger by 5.2%
8In this one the shoe was on the other foot
 
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Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again

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3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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Sick well revival: New change

Feb 20: 8The structure remains a single-number commercial fight (revenue share with a 20% minimum) layered over hard qualification and a low-deviation posture.
8What has changed?
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3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Feb 20: 1) Two bidders enter EIL’s high-capacity electric heater technical opening
8Participation is limited to Chromalox and Watlow in the technical bid opening record. That scale is typical of niche heater packages but leaves little room for competitive redundancy.
 
2) Half the field cut at technical stage in IOCL Panipat refinery DCU fired heater modification consultancy tender
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3) BPREP fittings bid draws 12 players, but late contract rewrites and a 25% option clause reshape risk
8BPCL’s BPREP fittings tender looks like a straight supply package, but the real contest is in compliance depth and contract acceptance.
 
4) Technical bids open with eight bidders for biodiesel (B-100) empanelment
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Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread

Feb 20: 8IOCL’s R&D pyrolysis pilot award looks routine on price, but the specification embeds process-plant grade controls and safety governance. The winner’s edge is modest, suggesting reverse auction pressure without a blowout discount. The real story is how the control architecture, HAZOP closure and acceptance testing reshape who can profitably bid next time.
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CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread

Feb 20: 8The award lands with a price curve that is far from flat. The L2 quote hints at sharply different readings of scope intensity and risk.
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This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years

Feb 20: 8It is now in the stages of getting commissioned
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Andhra Refinery Update

Feb 20: 1) Bid clock shifts again as BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE licensor tender hard-codes liability cap acceptance
8The licensor package is no longer just a technology race—it is a liability-compliance test with rejection triggers baked into the bid rules. A commercial amendment resets the aggregate cap mechanics while carving out high-impact exceptions, and IP risk gets a separate, tougher treatment.
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PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again

Feb 20: 8The amendments largely move dates, but the persistence of extensions reshapes bidder behaviour, quote validity economics, and risk pricing. The real story is what this timeline signals about participation thresholds and unresolved comfort points in a high-stakes petrochem package.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Feb 20: 1) NDA-first gate and near-turnkey CCR packaging set the bidder bar
8The owner is ring-fencing the CCR package as an engineering-to-commissioning island, with safety studies and performance test support baked into the scope narrative.
8But the real competitive filter arrives even before the technical bid is seen, through an NDA-first access gate that quietly favours prepared vendor pools.
8What bidders push back on in the pre-bid query cycle will decide whether this package becomes a clean turnkey block or a boundary-dispute magnet.
 
2) This ETP tender hard-wires HAZOP governance and contractor-led safety interfaces, then resets the clock via annulment and reissue
8The package is being shaped less by commercial boilerplate and more by governance engineered into the technical stack.
8The tender pushes contractors into owning safety interfaces at design level and running a third-party-led HAZOP regime that can make or break schedule credibility.
8Then an annulment-and-reissue on dates adds a quiet participation risk that will separate disciplined bidders from the rushed ones.
 
3) HPCL extends G-NH3 + LPG batching feasibility bid
8The study for batching green ammonia with LPG is no longer just a pipeline-compatibility exercise; it’s a supply-chain buildout mandate that forces bidders to create the producer–consumer dataset.
8A corrigendum quietly rewrites the corridor reference, pushing “Nagpur” out of the blanket scope language and pulling bids back toward Chandrapur and nearby demand clusters.
 
4) Kochi refinery PP project composite works tender extends to 26 Feb as EIL adds a civil sub-vendor compliance gate
8The package is buying schedule certainty by tightening what looks like “just” a vendor-list addendum. The civil sub-vendor regime pushes delivery-delay and wrong-vendor risk back onto contractors with explicit rejection-and-replace consequences.
 
5) IOCL extends deadline for Panipat PRPC toluene extraction licensor package
8A short extension can reveal more than it appears. IOCL has pushed the bid deadline for its Panipat toluene extraction licensor package by a week, but the timing matters. In technology-heavy downstream tenders, even seven days can shift competitive equations.
 
6) HPCL’s CO2 liquefaction package tender keeps extending as option-clause flexibility and effluent-treatment scope tighten the risk frame
8The package bid has moved far beyond a standard equipment buy, with clarifications pulling effluent handling inside the vendor boundary.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Feb 20: 1) MRPL’s hydrogen reformer shutdown package shifts from “replacement job” to digitally policed, penalty-loaded execution
8The contract language quietly converts delay risk into a two-step hammer: daily price reduction first, then forced intervention with cost recovery if slippage persists. What looks like a routine APH swap is actually a controlled experiment in how tightly a refiner can govern shutdown execution without enabling reverse auction
 
2) PFCCU revamp composite works tender extended
8The extension looks routine, yet the tender’s governance architecture suggests BPCL/EIL are shaping who can even stay in the race.
 
3) IOCL resets schedule and waives GeM performance security
8The owner has quietly re-engineered this AVU/VGO-HDT impact assessment tender into a low-security, high-control study contract.
 
4) IGGL phase-III PMC tender trims key-staff payroll tenure to three years
8IGGL has quietly lowered a qualification tripwire in its phase-III PMC hiring, and the change is aimed straight at bidder eligibility rather than engineering scope.
 
5) Gujarat refinery DHDS unit: Extended only, not a rewrite of risk allocation

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Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened

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E&P contracting brief for the day

Feb 20: 1) Wireline mast unit contract: winner emerges
8Behind it lies a tightly engineered compliance matrix on mobility, emissions and load control.
8The real signal may be in how OIL is reshaping field asset architecture.
 
2) L III rig mast NDT contract awarded as L1 undercuts a sharply divided bid field
8ONGC Tripura asset’s rig mast NDT award reveals a tight contest at the bottom and a dramatic pricing cliff beyond L3.
 
3) Core cutting services: compliance pack tightened
8The mobilisation timeline, LD mechanics and technical acceptance controls remain not specified in the provided excerpts, leaving pricing risk concentrated on bidders.
 
4) Oil India Limited’s GeM flowline services tender rewrites recovery logistics for Rajasthan fields
8There is a new obligation to transport recovered assets to an OIL-instructed installation.
8What remains unresolved is the downstream commercial calendar.
 
5) ETP hiring corrigendum hardens bid hygiene
8There is an insertion of an undertaking that allows ONGC to restrict over-quoted rates back to BEC limits for evaluation and award.
 
6) ONGC extends 10K production testing services hire
8The hire is shaping into a policy-plus-capability contest where non-splittable award logic meets a tightened MSE preference ladder.
8The technical stack is explicitly post-frac flowback capable, and clarifications push abrasive-resistant hardware and readiness buffers back onto the contractor.
8A time extension widens the bidding window, but the documents still signal no dilution of experience gates.
 
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Daily forward looking import matrices

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Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 20: 8Project Name: Varanasi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani

Feb 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of mono ethylene glycol Details
8Tender for refurbishment of M/s Hoerbiger make valves Details
8Hiring of office peon for depot and territory Details
8Tender for supply of SS pipe fittings Details
8Supply of portable fire extinguishers Details
8One-year rate contract for M4 inspection recommendation works in REF-2 units Details
8Tender for procurement of pressure switch Details
8Tender for supply of GGC cast valves Details 
8Tender for Civil works for small scale projects for Capex MOCs, 2-year ARC Details
8Procurement of patent search and analytics database software Details 
8Tender for One-Window Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tool Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST2130 Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST6033 Details
8Rate contract for providing expert services of M/s Sulzer Pumps India Private Limited Details
8Supply and installation of high-end workstation Details
8Tender for hiring of security services Details
8EOI for integrated surface well testing, effluent treatment, and chiller services across northeast India blocks Details
8Tender for procurement of hose Details
8Tender for routine repair, cleaning, and maintenance works Details
8Hiring of construction supervision engineer for laying of steel pipe Details
8Hiring of MGVs for transportation of CNG through mobile cascades to daughter booster station Details
8Tender for AC/DC interference survey with software modelling for steel pipeline network in NCT Details
8Tender for procurement of laptops Details
8Tender for conducting external safety audit of various CNG stations Details
8Tender for PE pipeline laying, aboveground installations, and PNG direct marketing in north Goa geographical area Details
8Hiring of services for laying of welded flow lines for gas, oil, (Amendment -1) Details
8Procurement of activated carbon chemical Details
8Tender for supply of gaskets Details
8Annual maintenance contract for operation and maintenance of PMCC Details
8Supply of 1 litre aluminium sample container boxes for MS and HSD Details
8Supply of mascot pump spares Details
8Engagement of third-party inspection agency (TPIA) for T4S audit of Chennai Trichy Madurai pipeline Details
8Supply of HSD flow meter Details
8Tender for supply of additives ST2066 Details
8Comprehensive annual maintenance contract of 32 HVLRM units Details
8Supply of gasket for channel cover 568 Details
8Procurement of Xylem make D2 marketing effluent monitoring analyzer spares, sensor, and controller card Details
8Supply of safety cap for self-closing valves of LPG cylinders (V2) (Q3) Details
8Tender for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Rate contract for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Supply of joint swivel comp. assembly, 80 NB, Dover Details
8Procurement of PVRV spares for SRU Details
8Procurement of AS23 and AG23 columns for Thermo Fisher Scientific make ion chromatography Details
8Procurement of spares for Claind SRL make nitrogen, hydrogen and zero air generator Details
8Supply of CS tube ASTM A179 NACE, 25 mm OD x 2.5 mm THK x 6000 mm length Details
8Supply, install and support for wifi controller and access point Details
8Procurement of cathodic protection consumables Details
8Annual rate contract for environment monitoring Details
8Procurement of modular switch boards including accessories Details
8Annual rate contract (ARC) for insulation works in Zone II Details
8Tender for process safety management gap assessment, implementation & audit Details
8Annual rate contract for supply of engineer resource for condition monitoring, and reliability related job Details
8Supply of annunciation consumable Details
8Tender for charter hiring of deepwater drilling rigs Details
8Tender for revamping and expansion of existing smoke detection system Details
8Tender for specific repair of MIP HT motor Details
8Laying of PE pipeline network connecting to CBG plant including associated works Details
8Tender for CCR package for PDH-PP plant with ethane and propane handling facilities Details
8Procurement of AS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
8Tender for supply of SS fittings for delayed coker unit Details
8Supply of SS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
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8Simon India, IIT Bombay ink MoU to co-develop green and low-carbon technologies Details
8Jeet Adani focuses on energy, compute, services sovereignty at AI Summit Details
8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
8Rupee likely to remain at 89-90/$ by FY27-end on softer dollar, manageable CAD: CareEdge Ratings Details
8India's oil purchases ensure global energy security: Russia claims India-US understanding on crude import volumes Details
8India's spend on Russian oil falls to €2 billion, half of China's €4 billion in Jan Details
8Oil closes at six-month high on US-Iran conflict worries Details
8Baker Hughes and Vallourec partner to advance underground hydrogen storage via Delphy solution Details
8Maize becomes India’s No.1 ethanol feedstock as grain-based supply hits record high: AIDA Details
8Cochin Shipyard wins $360 million shipbuilding contract from CMA CGM for six LNG-powered vessels Details
8CMA CGM finalizes 6-unit-strong LNG vessel order, launches R&D hub in India Details
8INOX backs Indian Railways LNG trial with 40% diesel cut Details
8Kotli leads protest against bio-CNG plant Details
8BPCL accelerates greenification of natural gas ecosystem at GAIL Saksham Meet in Varanasi Details
8Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani Details
8LPG viewed as lever to expand energy access, clean cooking Details
8Record LPG imports and exports set for February highs as butane demand surges Details
8Area Based Excise Refunds cannot be recovered once eligibility settled: CESTAT quashes Rs.8.78 Crore demand on GAIL [Read Order] Details
8Can gas tankers help India realise its shipbuilding revolution? Details
8Atal Canteens & free LPG likely to figure in govt’s report card Details
8India builds a fossil future one coal plant at a time Details
8India to decide on Russia oil tanker insurance firms within days Details
8Oil demand slumped by 614,000 Bpd in December on U.S. decline Details
8India considers boosting imports of U.S. oil and coal Details
8Indraprastha Gas shareholders approve Dr. Shyam Agrawal re-appointment Details
8No reason to believe change in India's stance on Russian oil: Russian Foreign Ministry Details
8UP govt, Indian Oil Corporation sign MoU for Gorakhpur's international cricket stadium Details
8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
8Bharat Petroleum, HMEL turn to Venezuelan crude as India reduces Russian oil purchases: Report Details
8Russia, Brent and Bharat: it’s oil about economic sense Details
8ONGC, Oil India shares jump up to 7% as rising US-Iran tensions push oil prices higher; HPCL, BPCL fall up to 4% Details
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Announcements

Feb 20: 8Sale of natural gas from CB/OS-2 block [DGH] Details  
8Policy & Economic Report january 2026 [FIPI] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Hardware & Infrastructure) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Software & GIS Applications) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal study report on potential new petroleum and petroleum product pipelines to be bid out [PNGRB] Details 
8The Journal of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (October - December 2025) [FIPI] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings conference call for Q3 and 9M of FY 26 [GBL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas declares postal ballot voting results; shareholders approve re-appointment of independent director [IGL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company receives GST penalty order, plans to file appeal [HOEC] Details
8SEAMEC PRINCESS off hired following completion of charter with Supreme Offshore [SEAMEC] Details
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Announcements

Feb 20: 8Sale of natural gas from CB/OS-2 block [DGH] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Hardware & Infrastructure) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Software & GIS Applications) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal study report on potential new petroleum and petroleum product pipelines to be bid out [PNGRB] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings conference call for Q3 and 9M of FY 26 [GBL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas declares postal ballot voting results; shareholders approve re-appointment of independent director [IGL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company receives GST penalty order, plans to file appeal [HOEC] Details
8SEAMEC PRINCESS off hired following completion of charter with Supreme Offshore [SEAMEC] Details
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Feb 19: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Daily forward looking import matrices

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8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
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Announcements

Feb 19: 8Black Box signs Rs.275 crore Brazil deal boosting global digital infrastructure expansion [Essar] Details
8Investor presentation for Q3 and 9M FY26 [GBL] Details
8Intimation about participation in investor conference [Praj] Details
8Transcript of conference call [IGL] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings call held on February 1, 2026 [HOEC] Details
8Hon’ble NCLAT Chennai order dated 12 February 2026 in Aban Offshore CIRP matter [Aban] Details
8Adani Ports and Port of Marseille Fos sign strategic IMEC partnership to strengthen India–Europe trade connectivity [Adani Port] Details
8SEAMEC DIAMOND off hire from ONGC contract for statutory drydocking effective 1 February 2026 [Seamec] Details
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BPCL inaugurates 71 MWp solar power plant in Prayagraj, cuts 75,000+ tonnes carbon annually

Feb 19: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Tender for design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and supply of SS pipes (MTO-04) Details
8Tender for repairing of 03 nos. of Sulzer make multistage centrifugal pumps Details
8Tender for manufacturing, inspection, testing, packing and supply of wrought fittings Details
8Supply, fabrication and installation of safety ring support for high masts tower Details
8Tender for earthing system resistance measurement Details
8Procurement of ammonium bifluoride Details
8Tender for supply of indication lamp set Details
8Hiring of revenue support services for JHBDPL Odisha & LMC project Details
8Tender for supply of valve Details
8Tender for supply of 500 NB pipeline Details
8Tender for procurement of Vaseline (grease) Details
8Supply of fabric belt for design temperature up to 1200°C, 500 mm width × minimum 30 m Details
8Tender for supply of complete gear box Details
8Supply of spares for TIL Grove crane 40 MT (model: TMS750B MK-II) (Amendment -1) Details
8Supply of hookwall, 5½" × 20–23 PPF casing packer Details
8Annual rate contract for transportation of materials Details
8Procurement of 01 MW DXRF chlorine analyzer Details
8Procurement of Bliss Anand PSV & TSV spares of DYIP block Details
8Supply of Rathi Transpower make coupling spares Details
8Procurement of M/s R. STAHL make explosion-proof items Details
8Tender for cylinder maintenance and handling service - statutory testing & painting Details
8Supply of vision reader and allied systems for 5 kg / 10 kg LPG filling Details
8Supply of anti-block agent (silica) Details
8Supply of 1 Ltr aluminium sample container with wooden box Details
8Supply and installation of LPG cylinders auto decapping unit Details
8Supply of arsine removal bed and inert balls Details
8Procurement of Norgren make valve spares Details
8Supply of hydraulic torque wrench set (Q3) Details
8Supply of door peep assembly VF IDH101 RAD Details
8Supply of orifice plate and flanges Details
8Supply of variable area flowmeter indicators Details
8Three-year ARC for boiler and IBR jobs Details
8Procurement of pipe requirement for offsite CDU VDU MSB and DCU Details
8Tender for hiring of cascade testing agency for hydro testing & inspection of CNG cascade Details
8Tender for manual filling and providing manpower for office boy, planning assistant, CRC assistant Details
8Tender for refurbishment of CFC elements in DCU and CDU3 unit Details
8Supply of multi-gas detectors capable of detecting LEL (propane, butane & LPG), O2, H2 Details
8Providing fire fighting, mechanical maintenance, and operations assistance services Details
8Providing planning and admin assistant Details
8Procurement of chem clay tonsil GR 30-60 mesh through two-year rate contract Details
8One-year rate contract for composite maintenance contract Details
8Procurement of valve keys for precommissioning, commissioning, and normal operation of PDH-PP project Details
8Tender for disposal of solid hazardous waste through authorized treatment, storage, and disposal facility Details
8Procurement of EV charging station for electric buses Details
8Hiring of agency for facilitating shifting of material/goods/items Details
8Tender for PESO approval works for SRO Details
8Hiring of services for CMC of AC units Details
8Supply of hydrochloric acid for well stimulation Details
8Tender for carrying out replacement of HYD2 unit reformer APH Details
8Tender for services of OEM for repair of KPCL make mobile air compressor model 4HA4BIS Details
8Annual maintenance contract (AMC) for portable gas detectors Details
8Procurement of 02 nos of Dodge make plummer block bearing assembly for Siemens supplied PGC package Details
8Procurement of electrical and instrumentation operational spares for R Schmitt gas generators Details
8Supply of adaptor and layout special parts of MSB PFCC (PFCC LPGTU PRU) GDS and FF for NREP Details
8Supply of connection bolts for structural steel-II Details
8Procurement and supply of alloy steel (AS) pipes Details
8Procurement and supply of carbon steel (CS) pipes Details
8Supply of high pressure clamp seal ring connectors Details
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8Which USA oil major produced the most in 2025? Details
8Strategists see 5MM barrel WoW USA crude stock rise Details
860 MW green hydrogen projects to unfold in UP Details
8Ethanol capacity surges but 20% blending cap limits demand Details
8Millers body flags concerns over decline in procurement of ethanol from cane-based distilleries Details
8US-India trade agreement in contention? Russian foreign ministry issues statement on oil arrangement Details
8Asia’s crude oil imports set for record high in February Details
8ISA unveils global mission to fast-track AI-enabled clean energy over 120 countries Details
8Rupee likely to remain at 89-90/$ by FY27-end on softer dollar, manageable CAD: CareEdge ratings Details
8Oil settles up 4% on Iran-US tensions, Russia-Ukraine talks end without breakthrough Details
8India's Bharat Petroleum & HMEL buy Venezuelan crude, diversifying oil imports Details
8Russia sees no change in India’s position on Russian oil purchases Details
8Ethanol capacity surges but 20% blending cap limits demand Details
8Russian share of India’s January oil imports falls to lowest level since late 2022 Details
8India looking to diversify crude, coking coal imports; keen on US supplies: Goyal Details
8Oil edges higher as traders weigh progress in US-Iran talks Details
8Petronet LNG Ltd gains for third straight session Details
8CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard Limited sign contract for six LNG-fuelled container vessels Details
8INOX India’s LNG systems fuel Indian Railways’ first LNG–diesel dual-fuel train Details
8India can curb clean cooking costs by scaling biogas, electric stoves: IISD report Details
8India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil, sources say Details
8Cochin Shipyard signs mega LNG feeder vessel contract with CMA CGM Details
8BPCL inaugurates 71 MWp solar power plant in Prayagraj, cuts 75,000+ tonnes carbon annually Details
8No reason to believe change in India's stance on Russian oil: Russian foreign ministry Details
8India eyes diversification of crude oil sources; Piyush Goyal says would ‘love’ high-quality coking coal from US Details
8India's BPCL makes first ever Venezuelan oil purchase, HMEL returns after 2 years Details
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Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 19: 8Project Name: Amreli District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Bhavnagar District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 19: 8Project Name: Bhavnagar District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

IndianPetro White Paper: Gas finds different ways of surviving in the power sector

Feb 18: We have vast and extensive experience in the oil & gas sector, we are now using it to go deep into the sector. This research report meant going to as many as 350 high-velocity documents, a capacity few have in this segment
8How gas-based power is restructuring Indian industry while the public grid bears the cost
8This is where hope for extra demand lies for the gas supplier in India
Based on Industrial Heat Exchanger Market Data, CHP Licensing Records, NTPC Hydrogen Blending Logs, State DISCOM Revenue Memos, and the NTPC IPS-2026 O&M Compendium (Reference Period: January–February 2026)
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Charter hire of a new deepwater rig: Mysterious developments

Feb 18: 8Find out what is going on
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Daily Tender Alert: 412 new & updated O&G tenders are put in the open: 44 close this week

Feb 18: 8279 fresh tenders. 133 revised with extended deadlines. IOCL alone dropped 80 new procurement notices in a single day. If you're not tracking these, your competitor is.
8India's oil and gas procurement engine is running hot — 412 tenders hit the market today across 15 states, and the clock is already ticking.
8Indian Oil leads the flood with 80 new tenders, followed by BPCL (45), HPCL (35), and GAIL (20) — covering everything from refinery maintenance at Paradip to cyber audits at Panipat.
844 new tenders close within seven days, with 6 shutting their doors today — if you haven't started your bid paperwork, you're already behind.
8Numaligarh Refinery's Rs.40 Crore NREP fire-proofing packages are the biggest disclosed opportunities, both reissued with corrigendums — giving previously excluded bidders a second shot.
8CPCL Chennai is spending Rs.29+ Crore across four tenders including a Rs.4.58 Cr digital logbook contract — the clearest signal yet that legacy refineries are going digital.
8On the updated side, 129 out of 133 tenders carry corrigendum notices — an unusually high revision rate suggesting either insufficient initial bids or revised specifications. This is your re-entry window.
8Mumbai dominates geography with 51 tenders, but watch Ernakulam, Dakshina Kannada, and Chennai emerging as new procurement corridors.
8OCL's Rs.1.37 Cr AI-driven LPG cylinder inspection tender could be a first-of-its-kind in Indian midstream — computer vision startups, take note.
8Full tender list with urgency scoring and downloadable Excel inside
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Daily Award Digest: Rs 640 Crore in O&G contracts awarded

Feb 18: We now cover all oil & gas tenders. This is a big scale up, and therefore we will be able to provide better overall and project wise analysis
8284 winners.
8Seven patterns that tell you exactly where this market is heading:
8Oil and gas majors handed out an estimated Rs 640 Crore in contracts this week — and the award sheet reads like a map of where the industry is placing its bets.
8Gaja Engineering walked away with the single largest prize — a Rs 275.53 Cr EIL contract in Bharuch, Gujarat — while IOCL and HPCL together accounted for Rs 228 Crore across 171 contracts.
8OEMs are eating their own cooking — Flowserve, Yokogawa, ABB, Honeywell and at least 13 other equipment makers won maintenance contracts for their own products, cementing a lock-in economy worth crores annually.
8Mid-tier Indian firms are breaking through — Radiant Hitech (Rs 4.73 Cr), VPS Metal Works (Rs 9 Cr), BBN Engineering (Rs 4.91 Cr) are winning scopes that once went only to the big EPC names.
8The LPG cylinder repair economy alone is worth Rs 46+ Crore this week, split across four vendors because no single player can handle the volume.
827 contracts were split between multiple winners— risk diversification is now procurement policy, not exception.
8Visakhapatnam quietly banked Rs 92 Crore across 19 awards, making it the country's second-largest O&G procurement hub this week.
8And perhaps most critically — Rs 30+ Crore in contracts remain unawarded, including a Rs 15.33 Cr IOCL logistics deal in Pune and GAIL's Vijaipur cooling water scope. The door is still open. And these will be reentered
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Andhra Pradesh refinery: Still going through clearances

Feb 18: 8Even as active tendering is on
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Winner takes HPRGEL’s multi-schedule CBG DFR bundle

Feb 18: 8The real story sits in how the contract can still expand after award
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VA Tech Wabag & Tecton Engineering & Construction: Big deal lost

Feb 18: 8For VA Tech Wabag it was a close shave and a big loss
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Chevron and Wood make the grade

Feb 18: 8Find out how they made it for this deal
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  • Feb 18: Daily Award Digest: Rs 640 Crore in O&G contracts awarded:Details
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