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Engineers India: One order made up for all that was lost in the Gulf.  Petrochem in crisis: Opal sinks further into the ground.  Pipeline builders see no boom.  Morbi: Suffered a death blow for more reasons than one.  Petronet briefs.  Qatar gas stopped, Petronet’s profit didn’t: the toll-booth model that wins either way.  A gas allocation rule hit small city gas firms.  Our Gas Briefs.  Methyl amine project: Why is it so difficult to set up this project.  Crisis dividend: GAIL sold less gas than last year, and earned 2.5x more on every unit.  This microcrystalline wax project faces a fresh crude-blend test before basic engineering.  This internal carbon pricing study could reshape refinery and petrochemical investment economics.  OIL's offshore consultancy tender eliminates half its bidders.  ONGC’s Megha Engineering rigs: Outsourcing plan hides a major liability trap.  Our Downstream briefs: Part I.  Our Downstream briefs: Part II.  Our Downstream briefs: Results.  ONGC disqualifies Ernst & Young in Rs 1,000-crore-plus appraisal tender.  Our E&P special briefs.  Our E&P briefs.   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 and Midstream-Downstream sector.  Petronet LNG seeks early delivery of Qatar cargoes amid Hormuz disruptions.  Andhra refinery: A big decision is just around the corner.  This refinery is putting together a unique expediting process in its various locations.  Someone had to pay for the gas shock. Who did?.  Praj Industries: Hit hard by circumstances.  Nayara's 60-million-tonne refinery stalls.  ONGC's 11-pipeline corrosion tender hides a costly modelling trap.  Now show: Private E&P major’s Rs 1,390 crore offshore project scuttled.  Prabha Energy's Rs 684 crore CBM project gets nod.  Oilmax Energy's Rs 95 crore Amguri project faces crucial scrutiny.  ONGC's DeepX foray: Eight-day extension masks a major technical qualification reset.  Offshore vessel tender: L-1 undercuts next bidder by a whopping  Rs 32.64 crore.  ONGC's 291-crane tender creates a double penalty trap for contractors.  Green ammonia pipeline study knocks out four bidders: Did qualification rules narrow competition?.  GAIL wins Jhansi–Sitarganj LPG pipeline authorization, but who will guarantee the gas?.  GAIL's 620 km pipeline win hides a bigger question over demand assumptions.  

Engineers India: One order made up for all that was lost in the Gulf

Nov 03: 8But it is not going to be a cakewalks
8It comes with its risks
Click on Details Details

Petrochem in crisis: Opal sinks further into the ground

Nov 03: 8And this time it takes a more dangerous turn
Click on Details for more Details

Pipeline builders see no boom

Nov 03: 8Energy security is the talk, but India’s pipeline order books are thin
Click on Details for more Details

Morbi: Suffered a death blow for more reasons than one

Nov 03: 8It was not just the gas and propane crisis that broke the ceramic cluster's back
Click on Details for more Details

Petronet briefs

Nov 03: 8When is the zero date for the Rs 6000 crore Gopalpur plant?
8The petrochem plant was meant to be commissioned next year but what is the new deadline?
8The new LNG capacity has come in stream, so what is the capacity utilization? Details

Qatar gas stopped, Petronet’s profit didn’t: the toll-booth model that wins either way

Nov 03: 8But then it has to deal with a Rs 625 crore claim and idle tankers
How does it all add up?   Details

A gas allocation rule hit small city gas firms

Nov 03: 8Even after a lot of hue and cry, it is still reluctant to do a full correction
Click on Details for more Details

Our Gas Briefs

Nov 03: 8Refineries are burning less gas. They use about 5 mmscmd less than they historically did, even while making record margins (call).
8City gas demand has jumped by 10 mmscmd in a year.   Details

Methyl amine project: Why is it so difficult to set up this project

Nov 03: 8This is the third time the promoter is trying to set it
8Now it is doing a global pitch
8What is it about the conditions that deters vendors from competing in it?
Click on Details for more Details

Crisis dividend: GAIL sold less gas than last year, and earned 2.5x more on every unit

Nov 03: Should a state-owned gas company have had its best half-year ever during a national energy emergency?
8And who pays: Fertilizer companies, eventually by the government, power plants and city gas distribution
Click on Details for more Details

This microcrystalline wax project faces a fresh crude-blend test before basic engineering

Nov 03: 8The promoter has commissioned new laboratory studies to determine whether BN raffinate derived from its Urals–Arab Light crude mixture can produce commercially suitable microcrystalline wax.
8Could crude-basket composition become a decisive factor in determining whether the proposed project advances?
Click on Details for more Details

This internal carbon pricing study could reshape refinery and petrochemical investment economics

Nov 03: 8The owner is preparing to examine how an internal carbon price could influence investment decisions across its business.
8Consultants must develop a pricing methodology, build an annually updateable model and test its impact on three sample projects.
8The bigger question is whether carbon costs could eventually change the economics of future refinery and petrochemical investments.
Click on Details for more Details

OIL's offshore consultancy tender eliminates half its bidders

Nov 03: 8OIL's four-block offshore geological consultancy has seen one of its two participating bidders disqualified
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC’s Megha Engineering rigs: Outsourcing plan hides a major liability trap

Nov 03: 8Find out what this is all about
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Part I

Nov 03: 8Qualification barrier raises competition questions for Kochi sulphuric acid consultancy
8Mangalore Refinery's fixed-bed reactor pilot tender transfers safety redesign costs to vendors without allowing schedule relief
8GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals' paraxylene pumping station faces coastal clearance hurdle as purified terephthalic acid project advances
8Bharat Petroleum's pipeline surveillance tender slips 14 days as October mobilisation date remains unexplained
8Indian Oil's Gujarat refinery aviation fuel catalyst tender extended as 41-month performance guarantee remains under scrutiny
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Part II

Nov 03: 8Numaligarh Refinery's petroleum coke despatch study deadline slips as 700 MT/day evacuation challenge meets restrictive bidder qualifications
8Bharat Petroleum's international liquefied petroleum gas expansion consultancy faces fresh contractual scrutiny after corrigendum replaces additional terms
8Numaligarh Refinery's green hydrogen cooling system attracts sole bidder despite two deadline extensions
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Results

Nov 03: 8Bharat Petroleum's 80:20 contract-splitting rule faces questions after Rs 83 crore urea award
8Hindustan Petroleum's green ammonia pipeline consultancy award exposes a 384.6% price gap between two qualified bidders
8Hindustan Petroleum's aviation safety consultancy award eliminates 75% of bidders before financial evaluation
8Numaligarh Refinery's Rs 121.15 crore cooling tower bid raises questions over a rigid 15-month execution deadline
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC disqualifies Ernst & Young in Rs 1,000-crore-plus appraisal tender

Nov 03: 8How did that happen?
Click on Details for more Details

Our E&P special briefs

Nov 03: 8Prabha Energy's pipeline tender contains two conflicting completion clocks
8ONGC's Ankleshwar inspection tender knocks out five of eight bidders
8OIL extends Duliajan power O&M tender but keeps 30-day mobilisation trap
8OIL's AI drilling tender faces 73-day delay amid qualification concerns
8ONGC extends Hazira compressor tender, refuses to dilute SIL-2 requirements
Click on Details for more Details

Our E&P briefs

Nov 03: 8ONGC's six-well clearance contract: L1 undercuts estimate by 22.2%
8ONGC's deepwater drillship tender exposes uncapped inspection costs and fixed-fee risk
8ONGC's 116-km pipeline survey tender extended amid tough payment conditions
8ONGC extends Mumbai High plug tender by 46 days without easing standby risk
Click on Details for more Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Nov 03: 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

Nov 03: 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

Nov 03: 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 and Midstream-Downstream sector

Nov 03: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P and midstream-downstream section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

Petronet LNG seeks early delivery of Qatar cargoes amid Hormuz disruptions

Nov 03: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Nakilat names nine new gas carriers in South Korea Details
 8Kistos to acquire 30 percent stake in Abbey and Baker gas fields Details
 8Eni starts production at Maha gas field offshore Indonesia Details
 8BP completes $6 billion sale of 65 percent stake in Castrol Details
 8OPEC keeps December output targets unchanged Details
 8IGL and CEID partner to set up over 25 CBG plants with 125 TPD capacity Details
 8Investors pledge more than Rs. 32 billion for Indian biogas sector at REI Expo Details
 8Gadkari pushes alternative fuels to cut India's Rs. 22 trillion fuel import bill Details
 8ANVI signs MoU for LPG terminal at Mormugao Port Details
 8LPG consumption hits an eight-month high in October Details
 8Gulf Oil's EV charging bet tests India's mobility buildout Details
 8Reliance earnings and lower oil prices power India's Sensex to a near two-month high Details
 8India's October oil imports set a record as diesel demand rises Details
 8Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in India's Visakhapatnam Details
 8Ukraine defies Trump and puts Russian oil refineries back in the firing line Details
 8US-backed consortium proposes $4.4 billion LNG terminal in Pakistan Details
 8Oil prices plunge 7 percent as the US and Iran signal room for diplomacy Details
 8Oil prices plunge as draft proposal to end the US-Iran war is circulated Details
 8ADNOC chief says the world has "eroded its supply buffers" Details
 8Blackstone-led investors buy into LNG Canada for $3.1 billion Details
 8How Iran broke the US oil shield in Saudi Arabia yet again Details
 8Pakistan LNG cargo attacked hours after Iran cleared its Hormuz passage Details
 8Oil plunges as Iran opens the door to talks Details
 8Big Oil scores $56 billion windfall on spiking fuel prices Details
 8ADNOC takes FID on Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas development Details
 8World's energy supply buffers have been eroded, ADNOC CEO says Details
 8Oil price today, November 2: Crude oil falls to $111 as Iran-Qatar talks continue to end the war; experts share their views Details
 8Reliance Industries shares surge the most in nine months, adding over Rs. 1 lakh crore to market cap after Q2 results Details
 8Diesel sales surge 11.7 percent and petrol sales 3.1 percent in October Details
 8Hinduja's Gulf Oil scouts acquisitions in Asia and South America ahead of global listing Details
 8Indian-American Sharad Tak secures approval for $8.2 billion Texas LNG port Details
 8GAIL India to invest $63.1 million in heating unit at Ratnagiri LNG terminal Details
 8Petronet LNG seeks early delivery of Qatar cargoes amid Hormuz disruptions Details
 8TotalEnergies now sees oil demand peaking between 2035 and 2040 Details
 8Mazagon Dock clarifies plans for shipbuilding hubs at Dighi and Dugarajapatnam Details
 8ONGC Apprentice Recruitment 2026: 3,047 vacancies – apply online by November 20 Details
 8IndianOil announces superannuation of two senior management personnel Details
 8Petronet LNG Q2 results: Net profit of Rs. 1,235 crore; interim dividend of Rs. 7 per share declared Details
 You can also click on Newsclips for more Details

Andhra refinery: A big decision is just around the corner

Nov 02: 8Find out what is going on with the project
Click on Details Details

This refinery is putting together a unique expediting process in its various locations

Nov 02: 8Equipment manufacturers are going to be physically goaded to stick to deadlines
8Only time will tell whether this will work
Click on Details for more Details

Someone had to pay for the gas shock. Who did?

Nov 02: 8Two city gas suppliers faced the same surge in costs. Their answers to it could not have been more different
Click on Details for more Details

Praj Industries: Hit hard by circumstances

Nov 02: 8Find out what is going on
Click on Details Details

Nayara's 60-million-tonne refinery stalls

Nov 02: 8It is stopped at clearance
8Find out what is going on
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC's 11-pipeline corrosion tender hides a costly modelling trap

Nov 02: 8This creates a potentially significant technical and commercial exposure for the winning bidder.
Click on Details for more Details

Now show: Private E&P major’s Rs 1,390 crore offshore project scuttled

Nov 02: 8What really happened?
Click on Details for more Details

Prabha Energy's Rs 684 crore CBM project gets nod

Nov 02: 8The North Karanpura field development plan envisages 74 production wells, with 62 production wells already drilled and 54 commissioned.
8Find out more Details

Oilmax Energy's Rs 95 crore Amguri project faces crucial scrutiny

Nov 02: 8The Company plans 11 development wells, appraisal of 10 existing wells and four production units, with a planned seven-year implementation period following clearance.
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC's DeepX foray: Eight-day extension masks a major technical qualification reset

Nov 02: 8ONGC has extended its 38-prospect deepwater consultancy tender to 12 November 2026 while issuing revised technical BEC, QCBS and contractual documents.
8The amendments follow bidder queries over eligibility, technical responsibilities and evaluation requirements.
8The real story lies in how the revised framework could influence competition for this specialised assignment.
Click on Details for more Details

Offshore vessel tender: L-1 undercuts next bidder by a whopping  Rs 32.64 crore

Nov 02:  8What explains such a substantial pricing difference for the same vessel requirement?
 8Six bidders reveal a 151.7% pricing divide
 8Find out more Details

ONGC's 291-crane tender creates a double penalty trap for contractors

Nov 02: 8Find out how that is so
Click on Details for more Details

Green ammonia pipeline study knocks out four bidders: Did qualification rules narrow competition?

Nov 02: 8The tender contains specific restrictions on how firms can claim previous joint venture and consortium experience.
8Whether these provisions influenced the unusually narrow shortlist is a question with significant implications for engineering competition.
Click on Details for more Details

GAIL wins Jhansi–Sitarganj LPG pipeline authorization, but who will guarantee the gas?

Nov 02: 8GAIL's reported authorization for the 605 km pipeline comes with an unresolved commercial question over future LPG supply arrangements.
8During bidding, GAIL sought clarification on source availability, upstream pipeline capacity and the proposed redistribution of existing LPG volumes.
8PNGRB's responses reveal where responsibility for these critical arrangements rests.
Click on Details for more Details

GAIL's 620 km pipeline win hides a bigger question over demand assumptions

Nov 02: 8GAIL has emerged as the reported lowest-ranked bidder for the Shikrapur–Goa–Hubli liquefied petroleum gas pipeline, but the tender clarifications expose a significant capacity question.
8Bidder submissions cite 819 thousand metric tonnes of indicative utilization against a proposed pipeline capacity of 700 thousand metric tonnes.
8What do these figures reveal about the assumptions underpinning the project's commercial viability?
Click on Details for more Details

Engineers India: One order made up for all that was lost in the Gulf

Nov 03: 8But it is not going to be a cakewalks
8It comes with its risks
Click on Details Details

Petrochem in crisis: Opal sinks further into the ground

Nov 03: 8And this time it takes a more dangerous turn
Click on Details for more Details

Pipeline builders see no boom

Nov 03: 8Energy security is the talk, but India’s pipeline order books are thin
Click on Details for more Details

Morbi: Suffered a death blow for more reasons than one

Nov 03: 8It was not just the gas and propane crisis that broke the ceramic cluster's back
Click on Details for more Details

Petronet briefs

Nov 03: 8When is the zero date for the Rs 6000 crore Gopalpur plant?
8The petrochem plant was meant to be commissioned next year but what is the new deadline?
8The new LNG capacity has come in stream, so what is the capacity utilization? Details

Qatar gas stopped, Petronet’s profit didn’t: the toll-booth model that wins either way

Nov 03: 8But then it has to deal with a Rs 625 crore claim and idle tankers
How does it all add up?   Details

A gas allocation rule hit small city gas firms

Nov 03: 8Even after a lot of hue and cry, it is still reluctant to do a full correction
Click on Details for more Details

Our Gas Briefs

Nov 03: 8Refineries are burning less gas. They use about 5 mmscmd less than they historically did, even while making record margins (call).
8City gas demand has jumped by 10 mmscmd in a year.   Details

Methyl amine project: Why is it so difficult to set up this project

Nov 03: 8This is the third time the promoter is trying to set it
8Now it is doing a global pitch
8What is it about the conditions that deters vendors from competing in it?
Click on Details for more Details

Crisis dividend: GAIL sold less gas than last year, and earned 2.5x more on every unit

Nov 03: Should a state-owned gas company have had its best half-year ever during a national energy emergency?
8And who pays: Fertilizer companies, eventually by the government, power plants and city gas distribution
Click on Details for more Details

This microcrystalline wax project faces a fresh crude-blend test before basic engineering

Nov 03: 8The promoter has commissioned new laboratory studies to determine whether BN raffinate derived from its Urals–Arab Light crude mixture can produce commercially suitable microcrystalline wax.
8Could crude-basket composition become a decisive factor in determining whether the proposed project advances?
Click on Details for more Details

This internal carbon pricing study could reshape refinery and petrochemical investment economics

Nov 03: 8The owner is preparing to examine how an internal carbon price could influence investment decisions across its business.
8Consultants must develop a pricing methodology, build an annually updateable model and test its impact on three sample projects.
8The bigger question is whether carbon costs could eventually change the economics of future refinery and petrochemical investments.
Click on Details for more Details

OIL's offshore consultancy tender eliminates half its bidders

Nov 03: 8OIL's four-block offshore geological consultancy has seen one of its two participating bidders disqualified
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC’s Megha Engineering rigs: Outsourcing plan hides a major liability trap

Nov 03: 8Find out what this is all about
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Part I

Nov 03: 8Qualification barrier raises competition questions for Kochi sulphuric acid consultancy
8Mangalore Refinery's fixed-bed reactor pilot tender transfers safety redesign costs to vendors without allowing schedule relief
8GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals' paraxylene pumping station faces coastal clearance hurdle as purified terephthalic acid project advances
8Bharat Petroleum's pipeline surveillance tender slips 14 days as October mobilisation date remains unexplained
8Indian Oil's Gujarat refinery aviation fuel catalyst tender extended as 41-month performance guarantee remains under scrutiny
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Part II

Nov 03: 8Numaligarh Refinery's petroleum coke despatch study deadline slips as 700 MT/day evacuation challenge meets restrictive bidder qualifications
8Bharat Petroleum's international liquefied petroleum gas expansion consultancy faces fresh contractual scrutiny after corrigendum replaces additional terms
8Numaligarh Refinery's green hydrogen cooling system attracts sole bidder despite two deadline extensions
Click on Details for more Details

Our Downstream briefs: Results

Nov 03: 8Bharat Petroleum's 80:20 contract-splitting rule faces questions after Rs 83 crore urea award
8Hindustan Petroleum's green ammonia pipeline consultancy award exposes a 384.6% price gap between two qualified bidders
8Hindustan Petroleum's aviation safety consultancy award eliminates 75% of bidders before financial evaluation
8Numaligarh Refinery's Rs 121.15 crore cooling tower bid raises questions over a rigid 15-month execution deadline
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC disqualifies Ernst & Young in Rs 1,000-crore-plus appraisal tender

Nov 03: 8How did that happen?
Click on Details for more Details

Our E&P special briefs

Nov 03: 8Prabha Energy's pipeline tender contains two conflicting completion clocks
8ONGC's Ankleshwar inspection tender knocks out five of eight bidders
8OIL extends Duliajan power O&M tender but keeps 30-day mobilisation trap
8OIL's AI drilling tender faces 73-day delay amid qualification concerns
8ONGC extends Hazira compressor tender, refuses to dilute SIL-2 requirements
Click on Details for more Details

Our E&P briefs

Nov 03: 8ONGC's six-well clearance contract: L1 undercuts estimate by 22.2%
8ONGC's deepwater drillship tender exposes uncapped inspection costs and fixed-fee risk
8ONGC's 116-km pipeline survey tender extended amid tough payment conditions
8ONGC extends Mumbai High plug tender by 46 days without easing standby risk
Click on Details for more Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Nov 03: 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

Nov 03: 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

Nov 03: 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 and Midstream-Downstream sector

Nov 03: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P and midstream-downstream section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

Petronet LNG seeks early delivery of Qatar cargoes amid Hormuz disruptions

Nov 03: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Nakilat names nine new gas carriers in South Korea Details
 8Kistos to acquire 30 percent stake in Abbey and Baker gas fields Details
 8Eni starts production at Maha gas field offshore Indonesia Details
 8BP completes $6 billion sale of 65 percent stake in Castrol Details
 8OPEC keeps December output targets unchanged Details
 8IGL and CEID partner to set up over 25 CBG plants with 125 TPD capacity Details
 8Investors pledge more than Rs. 32 billion for Indian biogas sector at REI Expo Details
 8Gadkari pushes alternative fuels to cut India's Rs. 22 trillion fuel import bill Details
 8ANVI signs MoU for LPG terminal at Mormugao Port Details
 8LPG consumption hits an eight-month high in October Details
 8Gulf Oil's EV charging bet tests India's mobility buildout Details
 8Reliance earnings and lower oil prices power India's Sensex to a near two-month high Details
 8India's October oil imports set a record as diesel demand rises Details
 8Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in India's Visakhapatnam Details
 8Ukraine defies Trump and puts Russian oil refineries back in the firing line Details
 8US-backed consortium proposes $4.4 billion LNG terminal in Pakistan Details
 8Oil prices plunge 7 percent as the US and Iran signal room for diplomacy Details
 8Oil prices plunge as draft proposal to end the US-Iran war is circulated Details
 8ADNOC chief says the world has "eroded its supply buffers" Details
 8Blackstone-led investors buy into LNG Canada for $3.1 billion Details
 8How Iran broke the US oil shield in Saudi Arabia yet again Details
 8Pakistan LNG cargo attacked hours after Iran cleared its Hormuz passage Details
 8Oil plunges as Iran opens the door to talks Details
 8Big Oil scores $56 billion windfall on spiking fuel prices Details
 8ADNOC takes FID on Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas development Details
 8World's energy supply buffers have been eroded, ADNOC CEO says Details
 8Oil price today, November 2: Crude oil falls to $111 as Iran-Qatar talks continue to end the war; experts share their views Details
 8Reliance Industries shares surge the most in nine months, adding over Rs. 1 lakh crore to market cap after Q2 results Details
 8Diesel sales surge 11.7 percent and petrol sales 3.1 percent in October Details
 8Hinduja's Gulf Oil scouts acquisitions in Asia and South America ahead of global listing Details
 8Indian-American Sharad Tak secures approval for $8.2 billion Texas LNG port Details
 8GAIL India to invest $63.1 million in heating unit at Ratnagiri LNG terminal Details
 8Petronet LNG seeks early delivery of Qatar cargoes amid Hormuz disruptions Details
 8TotalEnergies now sees oil demand peaking between 2035 and 2040 Details
 8Mazagon Dock clarifies plans for shipbuilding hubs at Dighi and Dugarajapatnam Details
 8ONGC Apprentice Recruitment 2026: 3,047 vacancies – apply online by November 20 Details
 8IndianOil announces superannuation of two senior management personnel Details
 8Petronet LNG Q2 results: Net profit of Rs. 1,235 crore; interim dividend of Rs. 7 per share declared Details
 You can also click on Newsclips for more Details

Andhra refinery: A big decision is just around the corner

Nov 02: 8Find out what is going on with the project
Click on Details Details

This refinery is putting together a unique expediting process in its various locations

Nov 02: 8Equipment manufacturers are going to be physically goaded to stick to deadlines
8Only time will tell whether this will work
Click on Details for more Details

Someone had to pay for the gas shock. Who did?

Nov 02: 8Two city gas suppliers faced the same surge in costs. Their answers to it could not have been more different
Click on Details for more Details

Praj Industries: Hit hard by circumstances

Nov 02: 8Find out what is going on
Click on Details Details

Nayara's 60-million-tonne refinery stalls

Nov 02: 8It is stopped at clearance
8Find out what is going on
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC's 11-pipeline corrosion tender hides a costly modelling trap

Nov 02: 8This creates a potentially significant technical and commercial exposure for the winning bidder.
Click on Details for more Details

Now show: Private E&P major’s Rs 1,390 crore offshore project scuttled

Nov 02: 8What really happened?
Click on Details for more Details

Prabha Energy's Rs 684 crore CBM project gets nod

Nov 02: 8The North Karanpura field development plan envisages 74 production wells, with 62 production wells already drilled and 54 commissioned.
8Find out more Details

Oilmax Energy's Rs 95 crore Amguri project faces crucial scrutiny

Nov 02: 8The Company plans 11 development wells, appraisal of 10 existing wells and four production units, with a planned seven-year implementation period following clearance.
Click on Details for more Details

ONGC's DeepX foray: Eight-day extension masks a major technical qualification reset

Nov 02: 8ONGC has extended its 38-prospect deepwater consultancy tender to 12 November 2026 while issuing revised technical BEC, QCBS and contractual documents.
8The amendments follow bidder queries over eligibility, technical responsibilities and evaluation requirements.
8The real story lies in how the revised framework could influence competition for this specialised assignment.
Click on Details for more Details

Offshore vessel tender: L-1 undercuts next bidder by a whopping  Rs 32.64 crore

Nov 02:  8What explains such a substantial pricing difference for the same vessel requirement?
 8Six bidders reveal a 151.7% pricing divide
 8Find out more Details

ONGC's 291-crane tender creates a double penalty trap for contractors

Nov 02: 8Find out how that is so
Click on Details for more Details

Green ammonia pipeline study knocks out four bidders: Did qualification rules narrow competition?

Nov 02: 8The tender contains specific restrictions on how firms can claim previous joint venture and consortium experience.
8Whether these provisions influenced the unusually narrow shortlist is a question with significant implications for engineering competition.
Click on Details for more Details

GAIL wins Jhansi–Sitarganj LPG pipeline authorization, but who will guarantee the gas?

Nov 02: 8GAIL's reported authorization for the 605 km pipeline comes with an unresolved commercial question over future LPG supply arrangements.
8During bidding, GAIL sought clarification on source availability, upstream pipeline capacity and the proposed redistribution of existing LPG volumes.
8PNGRB's responses reveal where responsibility for these critical arrangements rests.
Click on Details for more Details

GAIL's 620 km pipeline win hides a bigger question over demand assumptions

Nov 02: 8GAIL has emerged as the reported lowest-ranked bidder for the Shikrapur–Goa–Hubli liquefied petroleum gas pipeline, but the tender clarifications expose a significant capacity question.
8Bidder submissions cite 819 thousand metric tonnes of indicative utilization against a proposed pipeline capacity of 700 thousand metric tonnes.
8What do these figures reveal about the assumptions underpinning the project's commercial viability?
Click on Details for more Details
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  • Nov 02: Our Downstream briefs: Part III:Details
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  • Nov 02: Oil marketing companies retain disputed ethanol allocation preference despite 102 bidder queries and 5 November extension:Details
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