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West Asia crisis: UAE says Iranian missile attack on tankers kills Indian crew member, injures eight.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Dadra and Nagar Haveli City Gas Distribution Project.  Thane District (Mahashtra) excluding area already authorized City Gas Distribution.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  ONGC plans expansion of India’s strategic crude oil reserves capacity.  India’s coal-to-SNG plant goes through two Chinese companies.  Regulator admits: Access code is not working.  ONGC approves strategic crude storage: But demands its pound of flesh.  Coal gasification air separation plant: Book value takeover irritates bidders.  Direct bale-feed system for the 2G ethanol boiler: Stalled.  Methyl amine tender turns DMA yield into the real licensor qualification test.  Six consultants for energy sector studies.  BPCL Bina nitrogen-plant tender lists 7 years' experience but tells bidders the real bar is 10.  IOCL structures Rs 70-crore Gujarat Refinery power-trader tender so bidders compete over just Rs 27 lakh.  IOCL Haldia waives shortfall-compensation clause on Rs 23-crore bitumen-upgrade tender .  Refinery wants outside strategy and transaction-advisory firms: Only big firms can qualify.  NRL acts tough on its BOO plant: Extends bid for the fifth time.  IOCL ties Panipat cracker AI vendor to a Rs 9.2-crore-a-year benefit guarantee backed by a 20% penalty.  GMPL paraxylene tank award turns two BoQs into a test of the actual contract-allocation rule.  MRPL awards Bengaluru airport ATF pipeline EPCM to Mecon at a 38% discount to EIL’s quote.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part II.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  RIL plans development of second CBM asset to boost gas output.  Unnao District City Gas Distribution Project.   Faizabad and Sultanpur District City Gas Distribution Project.  ONGC Samudra Manthan extension keeps a radically narrowed drillship tender open.  ONGC’s Conductor Supported Platform Project extension masks a deeper schedule reset.  Today's update in E&P and Midstream-Downstream sector.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  

West Asia crisis: UAE says Iranian missile attack on tankers kills Indian crew member, injures eight

Jul 15: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8First nations offered $1 billion ownership stake in LNG Canada expansion Details
 8First nations sign option for LNG Canada buy-in Details
 8Glenfarne secures $500 million investment for Texas LNG project Details
 8First nations sign option for LNG Canada buy-in Details
 8Glenfarne secures $500 million investment for Texas LNG project Details
 8Iran piles on pressure and targets tanker off Omani LNG terminal Details
 8Halliburton helping breathe life into TotalEnergies’ oil project worth up to $12.2B Details
 8Golar LNG tasks Axess with work on FLNG pair bound for South American project Details
 8Baker Hughes receives conditional approval for Chart acquisition Details
 8Mitsubishi takes over $7.5 billion in U.S. natural gas fields from Aethon, deepening Japanese bet on LNG and the AI boom Details
 8India and Nepal energy cooperation meetings scheduled for July 14-15 in Kathmandu Details
 8ONGC seals gas bubbling site in Assam's Geleki field Details
 8IOC reassures customers on fuel quality after social media posts Details
 8Vedanta charts $5 billion oil & gas push, targets sharp capacity expansion across businesses Details
 8India refiners reap fuel export windfall as war drives shortages Details
 8HPCL conducts over 3,600 fuel quality inspections, finds no E20 compliance violations Details
 8US proposes 20% charge on Strait of Hormuz cargo, impacting global oil supply and India's imports Details
 8West Asia crisis: UAE says Iranian missile attack on tankers kills Indian crew member, injures eight Details
 8Welspun Corp secures Rs.1,400 crore oil and gas export pipe orders Details
 8Kharif acreage falls 16%, but ethanol effect boosts sugarcane Details
 8Ethanol rice scam probe widens, notices to 6 mills Details
 8IIT Kanpur says E20 petrol does not significantly cut mileage or harm engines Details
 8Why Gadkari is on the road, Puri in blended oil Details
 8'Claims of poor mileage lack scientific backing': Ethanol body BIEPA defends E20 fuel Details
 8HPCL conducts retail fuel inspections to verify ethanol quality Details
 8The ethanol fact: India is trying to do with a jolt what Brazil achieved in decades Details
 8Mashelkar backs E20, says ethanol can strengthen India’s energy security Details
 8Unlocking potential: Can India’s CBG ambitions go beyond policy targets? Details
 8E20 is a viable fuel, can strengthen India's energy security: Dr Mashelkar Details
 8Asia Pacific LNG demand forecast to fall by 4.1% in 2026 Details
 8As Hormuz closes, we track Indian vessels navigating two blockades Details
 8Truck carrying 342 LPG cylinders stolen in Chandrapur Details
 8India better prepared to tackle LPG disruptions amid West Asia tensions Details
 8India's trade deficit may stay elevated amid West Asia risks, oil prices: Report Details
 8Donald Trump backs Russia sanctions bill targeting India oil trade Details
 8Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum step up fuel quality checks amid concerns Details
 8Oil India Ltd spurts 2.08%, rises for third straight session Details
 8Sugandha Khandelwal elevated as General Manager – Business Planning at Gulf Oil India Details
 8HPCL recruitment 2026: 358 apprentice posts open, Rs.25,000 monthly Details
 8Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd temporarily suspends operations of Pellet Plant amid disruption of gas supplies from GAIL Details
 8HPCL receives IND A1+ credit rating for Rs.10,000 crore commercial paper Details
 8HPCL inaugurates 7 new open gyms in selected schools of Alirajpur Details
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jul 14: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jul 14: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jul 14: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 14: 8Project Name: Dadra and Nagar Haveli City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore Click here for more details Details

Thane District (Mahashtra) excluding area already authorized City Gas Distribution

Jul 14: 8Project Name: Thane District (Mahashtra) excluding area already authorized City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Daily forward looking import matrices

Jul 14: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
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8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
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ONGC plans expansion of India’s strategic crude oil reserves capacity

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 8Trump's oil bomb: India better prepared to weather oil price shock, says economist Details
 8CIC directs petroleum ministry arm to share historical petrol, ethanol and profit data Details
 8Rupee hits one-month low as renewed West Asia conflict lifts oil prices Details
 8Ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in secret as US and Iran trade strikes Details
 8Iran hit triggers fears of fuel supply disruption Details
 8Oil companies plan expanding 10-kg LPG cylinder sales Details
 8Oil jumps 3% after US and Iran escalate strikes in West Asia Details
 8Brent below $80 to sustain OMC earnings recovery Details
 8Oman LNG exports reach 11.9 million tonnes Details
 8Iraq’s oil lifeline has been saved, but for how long? Details
 8Petronas expands three-decade-long LNG ties with Shizuoka Gas up to 2039 Details
 8Asia's LNG imports recover, drawing cargoes from needy Europe Details
 8Europe buys record amount of LNG from Russia’s largest producer Details
 8Assam reviews APL expansion plans, explores green methanol and Bangladesh exports Details
 8Aditya Birla Group to acquire Sprng Energy from Shell, creating one of India's largest integrated renewable energy platforms Details
 8Why the Modi government's insistence on importing expensive natural gas makes no sense Details
 8India’s search for the next fuel revolution Details
 8After Kalyani, piped gas reaches Chandernagore Details
 8Will fuel and LPG prices rise again? Experts flag risks as Iran war escalates Details
 8Assam: Rupahihat police seize 12 illegally stored domestic LPG cylinders; one arrested Details
 8Mysuru hotels stick to limited menus as LPG costs stay high Details
 8Hormuz squeeze may add $2–3/bbl to India’s crude cost Details
 8Inside the Rs.2.19 trillion under-recovery squeeze on India's oil majors Details
 8ONGC plans expansion of India’s strategic crude oil reserves capacity Details
 8Noble gets $136 million Brunei drillship job Details
 8Arabian Drilling set to resume operations with three offshore rigs Details
 8Assam police seize 1,450 litres of stolen oil condensate; one arrested in Tinsukia Details
 8United Drilling Tools enters premium oilfield casing and tubing market Details
 8HPCL board to consider Q1 FY27 results as street braces for weak quarter Details
 8BPCL makes big announcement ahead of Q1 earnings Details
 8IAS officer Mohammed Ali Shihab A named CVO of MRPL Details
 8PESB picks IOCL's Tarun Kumar Chopra for director (finance) at WAPCOS Details
 8GAIL’s Got Talent 3.0 Next Gen Edition begins with NCR regional round in Noida Details
 8ONGC graduate trainee recruitment 2026: Apply for geologist and engineer posts from July 17 Details
 8Cochin Shipyard Limited eyes major orders from Bharat Container Shipping Line Consortium Details
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India’s coal-to-SNG plant goes through two Chinese companies

Jul 13: 8But there is a big catch
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Regulator admits: Access code is not working

Jul 13: 8PNGRB is on a power grab trip
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ONGC approves strategic crude storage: But demands its pound of flesh

Jul 13: 8Find out what the oil & gas major wants
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Coal gasification air separation plant: Book value takeover irritates bidders

Jul 13: 8A set of pre-conditions have not gone down well with bidders
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Direct bale-feed system for the 2G ethanol boiler: Stalled

Jul 13: 8Clearly, things are not going right
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Methyl amine tender turns DMA yield into the real licensor qualification test

Jul 13: 8The formal tender requires a reference unit where DMA accounts for at least 60% of total MMA, DMA and TMA output, while the proposed plant itself must deliver at least 12 KTPA of DMA. The real contest is therefore over product distribution capability, not headline capacity.
8The project exposes the hidden cost of a weak DMA-selective technology
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Six consultants for energy sector studies

Jul 13: 8GAIL ensures only the largest firms can realistically clear it;
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BPCL Bina nitrogen-plant tender lists 7 years' experience but tells bidders the real bar is 10

Jul 13: 8Find out why that is so
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IOCL structures Rs 70-crore Gujarat Refinery power-trader tender so bidders compete over just Rs 27 lakh

Jul 13: 8How does that work?
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IOCL Haldia waives shortfall-compensation clause on Rs 23-crore bitumen-upgrade tender

Jul 13: 8This is even as refusing to guarantee any volume
8The winner also gets nothing for any acid dosed beyond its quoted percentage or for any tank that fails to reach 4000 poise even after three attempts.
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Refinery wants outside strategy and transaction-advisory firms: Only big firms can qualify

Jul 13: 8A "critical, no-relaxation" line that effectively limits the panel to global strategy houses and the Big Four.
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NRL acts tough on its BOO plant: Extends bid for the fifth time

Jul 13: 8Also denies lenders' direct agreement, land lease and payment security on 25-year plant
8So what exactly is it looking for from bidders?
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IOCL ties Panipat cracker AI vendor to a Rs 9.2-crore-a-year benefit guarantee backed by a 20% penalty

Jul 13: 8How is that going to pan out is for anybody to know
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GMPL paraxylene tank award turns two BoQs into a test of the actual contract-allocation rule

Jul 13: 8Apra is L1 in BoQ1, while Sharp is L1 in BoQ2. The documents supplied do not disclose whether each schedule was independently awardable. That distinction could change both the contractor line-up and the reported award value.
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MRPL awards Bengaluru airport ATF pipeline EPCM to Mecon at a 38% discount to EIL’s quote

Jul 13: 8The real question is whether the gap reflects institutional efficiency or radically different assumptions about manpower, inspection and construction-stage risk.
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jul 13: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jul 13: 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
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jul 13: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Jul 13: 1) ONGC Mumbai High LED tender shifts offshore lighting risk from fixture supply to platform-wise execution discipline
8ONGC’s Mumbai High lighting package turns an LED replacement exercise into a multi-platform offshore integration contract.
8Complete location-wise deliveries, parallel deployment and a 40,000-hour luminaire warranty push logistics and reliability risk onto the contractor.
8The decisive question is whether this structure improves platform uptime or restricts the field to a narrow group of integrated offshore vendors.
 
2) ONGC CBM acid pumping contract transfers single-unit uptime and crew continuity risk to the O&M contractor
8ONGC is hiring an O&M contractor to keep its sole CBM acid pumping unit ready across dispersed Bokaro and Jharia wells.
8The package combines stimulation execution, roadside breakdown capability and digital workforce control with a payment model that can move rapidly from full rate to zero.
8The decisive issue lies in how bidders price availability risk for an ONGC-owned unit whose spares remain partly under client control.
 
3) EIL’s Kalol survey tender puts design-grade subsurface and buried-utility intelligence on a 45-day clock for OECT’s helium recovery project
8EIL has bundled geotechnical investigation, digital terrain modelling and GPR-based utility detection into the first engineering-control package for OECT’s Kalol helium recovery demonstration plant.
8The contractor gains relief through a lower 5% performance security but remains exposed to a delay deduction reaching 10% of contract price.
 
4) Apave wins ONGC Bokaro 50 MT workover rig inspection award near estimate as rival bids diverge sharply
8ONGC has awarded the inspection of a new 50 MT workover rig to Apave at only 2.0% below its internal estimate.
8Yet the competing bids rose 22.4% and 43.4% above L1, exposing sharply different assumptions about inspection effort and risk.
8The real test is whether the low-value assurance contract can absorb the technical burden of certifying an integrated rig package without scope or margin strain.
 
5) Aakash Exploration wins OIL’s Rajasthan-Gujarat surface production testing contract with a 33.5% price break over L2
8Aakash Exploration has emerged L1 for OIL’s integrated surface production testing package at Rs 12.96 crore, substantially below three competing bids.
8The price gap sits against a contractor-heavy scope covering 5,000 psi equipment, sucker rod pumping, storage tanks, round-the-clock crews and firm-rate operating exposure.
8Whether the spread reflects an owned-asset advantage or an aggressive absorption of uptime and mobilisation risk is the issue behind the award.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Jul 13: 1) OIL extends four-unit Assam cementing tender while security flexibility leaves core fleet and laboratory barriers intact
8OIL has added seven days and widened the routes for furnishing EMD and performance security in its three-year Northeast cementing-services tender.
8The procedural relief comes without a confirmed relaxation of the four-unit fleet, Duliajan laboratory or key slurry-performance conditions.
8The unresolved divide between well-integrity control and bidder participation now moves into the final week before submission.
 
2) OIL Rajasthan mud-services amendment eases centrifuge, chemical and demobilisation burdens but opens a TDS compliance question
8OIL has relaxed several execution-heavy conditions in its three-year Rajasthan mud engineering and drilling waste management tender without loosening the main qualification gates.
8The amendment expands eligible centrifuge technology, shifts crane supply and doubles the demobilisation window, while retaining most contractor liability and inventory exposure.
8A new waiver involving TDS and sulphate limits creates the most consequential unanswered issue in the revised package.
 
3) ONGC shifts Hazira cathodic protection pre-bid meeting to the operating plant without reopening contractor risk
8ONGC has moved the cathodic protection revamp pre-bid conference from Mehsana to the Hazira Plant where the brownfield LSTK work will actually be executed.
8The correction improves access to plant-specific operating knowledge but leaves the contractor’s broad site, utility, dismantling and interface liabilities untouched.
8Whether the revised venue reduces risk pricing will depend on what ONGC is prepared to clarify before specifications are frozen.
 
4) ONGC extends Madanam and Thirunagari reserve-audit tender without widening the three-firm DGH eligibility gate
8ONGC has granted bidders 14 additional days to price a reserve-certification mandate spanning fractured basement, ES-10 sands and 1P-to-3P hydrocarbon volumes.
8The extension leaves the DGH Category-I gate, fixed-price model and 90-day execution burden untouched.
8The deeper question is whether more time can produce genuine competition when the eligible technical market remains exceptionally narrow.
 
5) ONGC extends Ahmedabad 1000 HP rig tender after four weekly deferrals leave mobilization risks unchanged
8ONGC has moved its Ahmedabad Asset mobile-rig tender through four consecutive seven-day extensions.
8The added bidding time may help vendors lock in named rigs and compliance documents, but it does not soften the 180-day mobilization clock, non-substitution rule or broad logistics burden.
8The unanswered issue is whether the delay is improving competition or exposing a deeper shortage of bankable, confirmed rig capacity.
 
6) ONGC extends G1 and GM-01 subsea tie-in tender after four deadline shifts and execution-model amendments
8ONGC has pushed the closing date for its G1 and GM-01 subsea tie-in EPCIC package, taking the cumulative extension to 59 days.
8The delay follows material revisions to personnel deployment, regulatory support, document control and mobilisation rather than a simple change in the bid calendar.
8The unresolved issue is whether the additional bidding time will protect execution quality or compress the eventual offshore installation programme.
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jul 13: 1) IOCL carves Rs 63-crore Paradip Refinery 2026-27 turnaround into two parallel contracts at fixed split
 8But can a single firm win both packages?
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 2) EIL rejects every bidder plea for scaffolding, crane and scrap-clearance line items on BPCL Kochi polypropylene composite works
 811 proposals coming from bidders turned down
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3) HPCL bars each decontamination winner from its next package: This causes a strange situation
 8And forces three separate contractors across Visakh's November turnaround
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4) BPCL Mumbai Refinery hexane-catalyst tender credits ten-year life claims, caps life-shortfall clawback at thirty percent
 8The formula effectively doubles the price of a bidder offering half the maximum life, so winning means claiming near-maximum life — against a bed originally designed for a two-year cycle
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5) GAIL holds one-month deadline for Jamnagar-Loni pipeline geotech across 78 Rajasthan crossings
 8This corrects its own 24-month tender error
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jul 13: 1) GAIL patches missing financial-scoring formula and annexure in QCBS pipeline-consultancy tender
8Also extends bid deadline to 23 July
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2) Calcium-hydroxide conveying package: Refusal and then relaxation
8BPCL Bina refuses both bidders' payment demands at pre-bid, then relaxes 100%-on-delivery term
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3) BPCL studies turning its Kochi green-hydrogen bus station into a mobile merchant-hydrogen distribution hub
8Find out more on how it is doing it
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Jul 13: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8Fertilizers
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RIL plans development of second CBM asset to boost gas output

Jul 13: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 oil spill Details
 8Big Oil’s war-related profits anger governments Details
 8One killed, two injured as crude oil tanker explodes Details
 8Report: Global LNG trade climbs by 6% in 2025 Details
 8ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with $900 million order for four carriers Details
 8India’s ethanol blending programme follows two-decade plan with capacity expansion Details
 8India needs multi-fuel security Details
 8Nitin Gadkari’s hydrogen bet hits the road as trials begin on 10 routes across India Details
 8Wärtsilä tests hydrogen engine; eyes India market Details
 8SCCL to foray into coal gasification, plans pilot project Details
 8RIL plans development of second CBM asset to boost gas output Details
 8Coal Ministry notifies SECL's CSR initiative for NEET aspirants Details
 8MMMUT professor joins academic council of Green Hydrogen Mission Details
 8ONGC drills second geothermal well in Ladakh, paving way for India's first pilot geothermal power plant Details
 8IMF growth downgrade, Fed split and oil fears dominate week in global economy Details
 8Geopolitical situation, earnings, crude prices key factors to drive markets: Analysts Details
 8War shadow over tourism as fuel price hike pushes up airfares Details
 8India emerges as petrol supplier to Russia as Ukraine war disrupts refining capacity Details
 8Won't be feasible to offer pure petrol, lower blends as options to E20: Govt Details
 8MCD sets September 17 deadline for launch of Goyla Dairy biogas plant Details
 8Oil prices settle lower on hopes for smoother shipping in Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Govt defends ethanol blending, says programme saved Rs. 1.9 lakh crore in forex Details
 8GP Petroleums’ JV Amron Oil named IOCL operating partner for Pipavav Bitumen Cell Details
 8Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani dies: The visionary who built modern Qatar and its global LNG empire Details
 8India better prepared to handle Strait of Hormuz disruption this time Details
 8Will Qatar’s LNG pause affect India? Details
8E20 saved forex worth over Rs.1.90 lakh crore and replaced 310 lakh MT crude oil: Govt Details
 8India rolls back emergency gas rules as Hormuz shipping revival eases energy concerns Details
 8Fire breaks out as CNG leaks from damaged pipeline in Chennai Details
 8Greenvize launches hydrogen cooktop that runs on water Details
 8Oil companies plan expanding 10-kg LPG cylinder sales Details
 8BW LPG India gains $36 million from sale of 19-year-old VLGC Details
 8India's Russian crude oil imports jump 34% to record high in June Details
 8Hormuz shuts again as US-Iran truce crumbles, India braces for oil, LPG shock Details
 8Vedanta targets 500,000 boed as it pushes for more India oil and gas exploration Details
 8ONGC silent on Assam’s shale gas potential; RTI queries allegedly ignored Details
 8India's Russian crude imports hit record in June even as Moscow's oil revenues slip Details
 8BPCL’s Kochi Refinery wins Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency 2026 Details
 8ONGC Eastern Offshore organises DGMS workshop on workplace safety Details
 8Petrol price relief? The real reason state oil PSUs are holding back your next fuel price cut Details
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Unnao District City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 13: 8Project Name: Unnao District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Faizabad and Sultanpur District City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 13: 8Project Name: Faizabad and Sultanpur District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore Click here for more details Details

ONGC Samudra Manthan extension keeps a radically narrowed drillship tender open

Jul 10: 8ONGC has extended its Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender after transforming the package from five rigs across three categories into one or more DP drillships.
8The deadline has now moved 89 days beyond the original closing date, while the firm charter period has been cut from 48 months to 36 months.
8The deeper issue is whether ONGC’s new flexibility broadens the global rig pool or forces bidders to price greater award and mobilisation uncertainty.
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ONGC’s Conductor Supported Platform Project extension masks a deeper schedule reset

Jul 10: 8Ready for Drilling has moved to 15 November 2027, while overall completion is now fixed at 15 March 2028.
8The extension gives bidders more preparation time without reducing the pressure embedded in the execution schedule.
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Today's update in E&P and Midstream-Downstream sector

Jul 10: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P and midstream-downstream section
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jul 10: 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
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jul 10: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jul 10: 1) HPCL Renewable turns three-state solar land screening into a grid-capacity and investment-risk test
8The company is asking consultants to do far more than inspect land parcels in Rajasthan, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. The winning firm must validate substation capacity, map transmission routes, test battery-storage suitability and model hourly generation and project returns. The real pressure lies in delivering this multi-state diligence under a lump-sum, reverse-auctioned and indivisible contract.

2) BPCL turns Jawahar Dweep crude tank clearance study into an outcome-linked marine risk contract
 8The tender goes well beyond marine sampling and Coastal Regulation Zone mapping. The consultant must model a crude spill, defend ecological findings before multiple authorities and absorb additional clearance work without extra cost or time.

3) GAIL turns its 600 MW Jhansi solar and 550 MWh storage consultant into an engineering, procurement and construction risk gatekeeper
 8GAIL is not hiring a conventional progress-monitoring consultant for its Jhansi renewable-energy project. The winning firm will control design scrutiny, equipment acceptance, contractor payments, delay attribution, grid compliance and performance-test evidence across the 600 MW solar and 550 MWh storage system. The tender’s real competitive filter lies in how much owner-side authority can be carried without open-ended execution risk overwhelming the consultancy fee.

4) Refinery digitalisation tender reaches fifth extension as cloud architecture and data-handover risks unsettle bidders
 8The repeated postponements coincide with major clarifications on cloud tenancy, disaster recovery and engineering-data conversion. The deeper story is whether bidders can price a platform whose technical boundaries remain fluid.

5) Five deadline extensions expose a thin vendor pool for Paradip Refinery jetty pipeline inspection
 8The movement follows a technically demanding scope covering seven pipelines, first-time intelligent pigging and deep excavation risk. The bigger question is whether the market has enough qualified contractors willing to accept the full risk package.

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West Asia crisis: UAE says Iranian missile attack on tankers kills Indian crew member, injures eight

Jul 15: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8First nations offered $1 billion ownership stake in LNG Canada expansion Details
 8First nations sign option for LNG Canada buy-in Details
 8Glenfarne secures $500 million investment for Texas LNG project Details
 8First nations sign option for LNG Canada buy-in Details
 8Glenfarne secures $500 million investment for Texas LNG project Details
 8Iran piles on pressure and targets tanker off Omani LNG terminal Details
 8Halliburton helping breathe life into TotalEnergies’ oil project worth up to $12.2B Details
 8Golar LNG tasks Axess with work on FLNG pair bound for South American project Details
 8Baker Hughes receives conditional approval for Chart acquisition Details
 8Mitsubishi takes over $7.5 billion in U.S. natural gas fields from Aethon, deepening Japanese bet on LNG and the AI boom Details
 8India and Nepal energy cooperation meetings scheduled for July 14-15 in Kathmandu Details
 8ONGC seals gas bubbling site in Assam's Geleki field Details
 8IOC reassures customers on fuel quality after social media posts Details
 8Vedanta charts $5 billion oil & gas push, targets sharp capacity expansion across businesses Details
 8India refiners reap fuel export windfall as war drives shortages Details
 8HPCL conducts over 3,600 fuel quality inspections, finds no E20 compliance violations Details
 8US proposes 20% charge on Strait of Hormuz cargo, impacting global oil supply and India's imports Details
 8West Asia crisis: UAE says Iranian missile attack on tankers kills Indian crew member, injures eight Details
 8Welspun Corp secures Rs.1,400 crore oil and gas export pipe orders Details
 8Kharif acreage falls 16%, but ethanol effect boosts sugarcane Details
 8Ethanol rice scam probe widens, notices to 6 mills Details
 8IIT Kanpur says E20 petrol does not significantly cut mileage or harm engines Details
 8Why Gadkari is on the road, Puri in blended oil Details
 8'Claims of poor mileage lack scientific backing': Ethanol body BIEPA defends E20 fuel Details
 8HPCL conducts retail fuel inspections to verify ethanol quality Details
 8The ethanol fact: India is trying to do with a jolt what Brazil achieved in decades Details
 8Mashelkar backs E20, says ethanol can strengthen India’s energy security Details
 8Unlocking potential: Can India’s CBG ambitions go beyond policy targets? Details
 8E20 is a viable fuel, can strengthen India's energy security: Dr Mashelkar Details
 8Asia Pacific LNG demand forecast to fall by 4.1% in 2026 Details
 8As Hormuz closes, we track Indian vessels navigating two blockades Details
 8Truck carrying 342 LPG cylinders stolen in Chandrapur Details
 8India better prepared to tackle LPG disruptions amid West Asia tensions Details
 8India's trade deficit may stay elevated amid West Asia risks, oil prices: Report Details
 8Donald Trump backs Russia sanctions bill targeting India oil trade Details
 8Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum step up fuel quality checks amid concerns Details
 8Oil India Ltd spurts 2.08%, rises for third straight session Details
 8Sugandha Khandelwal elevated as General Manager – Business Planning at Gulf Oil India Details
 8HPCL recruitment 2026: 358 apprentice posts open, Rs.25,000 monthly Details
 8Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd temporarily suspends operations of Pellet Plant amid disruption of gas supplies from GAIL Details
 8HPCL receives IND A1+ credit rating for Rs.10,000 crore commercial paper Details
 8HPCL inaugurates 7 new open gyms in selected schools of Alirajpur Details
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 14: 8Project Name: Dadra and Nagar Haveli City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore Click here for more details Details

Thane District (Mahashtra) excluding area already authorized City Gas Distribution

Jul 14: 8Project Name: Thane District (Mahashtra) excluding area already authorized City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

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ONGC plans expansion of India’s strategic crude oil reserves capacity

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 8Trump's oil bomb: India better prepared to weather oil price shock, says economist Details
 8CIC directs petroleum ministry arm to share historical petrol, ethanol and profit data Details
 8Rupee hits one-month low as renewed West Asia conflict lifts oil prices Details
 8Ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in secret as US and Iran trade strikes Details
 8Iran hit triggers fears of fuel supply disruption Details
 8Oil companies plan expanding 10-kg LPG cylinder sales Details
 8Oil jumps 3% after US and Iran escalate strikes in West Asia Details
 8Brent below $80 to sustain OMC earnings recovery Details
 8Oman LNG exports reach 11.9 million tonnes Details
 8Iraq’s oil lifeline has been saved, but for how long? Details
 8Petronas expands three-decade-long LNG ties with Shizuoka Gas up to 2039 Details
 8Asia's LNG imports recover, drawing cargoes from needy Europe Details
 8Europe buys record amount of LNG from Russia’s largest producer Details
 8Assam reviews APL expansion plans, explores green methanol and Bangladesh exports Details
 8Aditya Birla Group to acquire Sprng Energy from Shell, creating one of India's largest integrated renewable energy platforms Details
 8Why the Modi government's insistence on importing expensive natural gas makes no sense Details
 8India’s search for the next fuel revolution Details
 8After Kalyani, piped gas reaches Chandernagore Details
 8Will fuel and LPG prices rise again? Experts flag risks as Iran war escalates Details
 8Assam: Rupahihat police seize 12 illegally stored domestic LPG cylinders; one arrested Details
 8Mysuru hotels stick to limited menus as LPG costs stay high Details
 8Hormuz squeeze may add $2–3/bbl to India’s crude cost Details
 8Inside the Rs.2.19 trillion under-recovery squeeze on India's oil majors Details
 8ONGC plans expansion of India’s strategic crude oil reserves capacity Details
 8Noble gets $136 million Brunei drillship job Details
 8Arabian Drilling set to resume operations with three offshore rigs Details
 8Assam police seize 1,450 litres of stolen oil condensate; one arrested in Tinsukia Details
 8United Drilling Tools enters premium oilfield casing and tubing market Details
 8HPCL board to consider Q1 FY27 results as street braces for weak quarter Details
 8BPCL makes big announcement ahead of Q1 earnings Details
 8IAS officer Mohammed Ali Shihab A named CVO of MRPL Details
 8PESB picks IOCL's Tarun Kumar Chopra for director (finance) at WAPCOS Details
 8GAIL’s Got Talent 3.0 Next Gen Edition begins with NCR regional round in Noida Details
 8ONGC graduate trainee recruitment 2026: Apply for geologist and engineer posts from July 17 Details
 8Cochin Shipyard Limited eyes major orders from Bharat Container Shipping Line Consortium Details
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India’s coal-to-SNG plant goes through two Chinese companies

Jul 13: 8But there is a big catch
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Regulator admits: Access code is not working

Jul 13: 8PNGRB is on a power grab trip
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ONGC approves strategic crude storage: But demands its pound of flesh

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Coal gasification air separation plant: Book value takeover irritates bidders

Jul 13: 8A set of pre-conditions have not gone down well with bidders
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Direct bale-feed system for the 2G ethanol boiler: Stalled

Jul 13: 8Clearly, things are not going right
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Methyl amine tender turns DMA yield into the real licensor qualification test

Jul 13: 8The formal tender requires a reference unit where DMA accounts for at least 60% of total MMA, DMA and TMA output, while the proposed plant itself must deliver at least 12 KTPA of DMA. The real contest is therefore over product distribution capability, not headline capacity.
8The project exposes the hidden cost of a weak DMA-selective technology
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Six consultants for energy sector studies

Jul 13: 8GAIL ensures only the largest firms can realistically clear it;
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BPCL Bina nitrogen-plant tender lists 7 years' experience but tells bidders the real bar is 10

Jul 13: 8Find out why that is so
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IOCL structures Rs 70-crore Gujarat Refinery power-trader tender so bidders compete over just Rs 27 lakh

Jul 13: 8How does that work?
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IOCL Haldia waives shortfall-compensation clause on Rs 23-crore bitumen-upgrade tender

Jul 13: 8This is even as refusing to guarantee any volume
8The winner also gets nothing for any acid dosed beyond its quoted percentage or for any tank that fails to reach 4000 poise even after three attempts.
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Refinery wants outside strategy and transaction-advisory firms: Only big firms can qualify

Jul 13: 8A "critical, no-relaxation" line that effectively limits the panel to global strategy houses and the Big Four.
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NRL acts tough on its BOO plant: Extends bid for the fifth time

Jul 13: 8Also denies lenders' direct agreement, land lease and payment security on 25-year plant
8So what exactly is it looking for from bidders?
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IOCL ties Panipat cracker AI vendor to a Rs 9.2-crore-a-year benefit guarantee backed by a 20% penalty

Jul 13: 8How is that going to pan out is for anybody to know
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GMPL paraxylene tank award turns two BoQs into a test of the actual contract-allocation rule

Jul 13: 8Apra is L1 in BoQ1, while Sharp is L1 in BoQ2. The documents supplied do not disclose whether each schedule was independently awardable. That distinction could change both the contractor line-up and the reported award value.
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MRPL awards Bengaluru airport ATF pipeline EPCM to Mecon at a 38% discount to EIL’s quote

Jul 13: 8The real question is whether the gap reflects institutional efficiency or radically different assumptions about manpower, inspection and construction-stage risk.
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Jul 13: 1) ONGC Mumbai High LED tender shifts offshore lighting risk from fixture supply to platform-wise execution discipline
8ONGC’s Mumbai High lighting package turns an LED replacement exercise into a multi-platform offshore integration contract.
8Complete location-wise deliveries, parallel deployment and a 40,000-hour luminaire warranty push logistics and reliability risk onto the contractor.
8The decisive question is whether this structure improves platform uptime or restricts the field to a narrow group of integrated offshore vendors.
 
2) ONGC CBM acid pumping contract transfers single-unit uptime and crew continuity risk to the O&M contractor
8ONGC is hiring an O&M contractor to keep its sole CBM acid pumping unit ready across dispersed Bokaro and Jharia wells.
8The package combines stimulation execution, roadside breakdown capability and digital workforce control with a payment model that can move rapidly from full rate to zero.
8The decisive issue lies in how bidders price availability risk for an ONGC-owned unit whose spares remain partly under client control.
 
3) EIL’s Kalol survey tender puts design-grade subsurface and buried-utility intelligence on a 45-day clock for OECT’s helium recovery project
8EIL has bundled geotechnical investigation, digital terrain modelling and GPR-based utility detection into the first engineering-control package for OECT’s Kalol helium recovery demonstration plant.
8The contractor gains relief through a lower 5% performance security but remains exposed to a delay deduction reaching 10% of contract price.
 
4) Apave wins ONGC Bokaro 50 MT workover rig inspection award near estimate as rival bids diverge sharply
8ONGC has awarded the inspection of a new 50 MT workover rig to Apave at only 2.0% below its internal estimate.
8Yet the competing bids rose 22.4% and 43.4% above L1, exposing sharply different assumptions about inspection effort and risk.
8The real test is whether the low-value assurance contract can absorb the technical burden of certifying an integrated rig package without scope or margin strain.
 
5) Aakash Exploration wins OIL’s Rajasthan-Gujarat surface production testing contract with a 33.5% price break over L2
8Aakash Exploration has emerged L1 for OIL’s integrated surface production testing package at Rs 12.96 crore, substantially below three competing bids.
8The price gap sits against a contractor-heavy scope covering 5,000 psi equipment, sucker rod pumping, storage tanks, round-the-clock crews and firm-rate operating exposure.
8Whether the spread reflects an owned-asset advantage or an aggressive absorption of uptime and mobilisation risk is the issue behind the award.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Jul 13: 1) OIL extends four-unit Assam cementing tender while security flexibility leaves core fleet and laboratory barriers intact
8OIL has added seven days and widened the routes for furnishing EMD and performance security in its three-year Northeast cementing-services tender.
8The procedural relief comes without a confirmed relaxation of the four-unit fleet, Duliajan laboratory or key slurry-performance conditions.
8The unresolved divide between well-integrity control and bidder participation now moves into the final week before submission.
 
2) OIL Rajasthan mud-services amendment eases centrifuge, chemical and demobilisation burdens but opens a TDS compliance question
8OIL has relaxed several execution-heavy conditions in its three-year Rajasthan mud engineering and drilling waste management tender without loosening the main qualification gates.
8The amendment expands eligible centrifuge technology, shifts crane supply and doubles the demobilisation window, while retaining most contractor liability and inventory exposure.
8A new waiver involving TDS and sulphate limits creates the most consequential unanswered issue in the revised package.
 
3) ONGC shifts Hazira cathodic protection pre-bid meeting to the operating plant without reopening contractor risk
8ONGC has moved the cathodic protection revamp pre-bid conference from Mehsana to the Hazira Plant where the brownfield LSTK work will actually be executed.
8The correction improves access to plant-specific operating knowledge but leaves the contractor’s broad site, utility, dismantling and interface liabilities untouched.
8Whether the revised venue reduces risk pricing will depend on what ONGC is prepared to clarify before specifications are frozen.
 
4) ONGC extends Madanam and Thirunagari reserve-audit tender without widening the three-firm DGH eligibility gate
8ONGC has granted bidders 14 additional days to price a reserve-certification mandate spanning fractured basement, ES-10 sands and 1P-to-3P hydrocarbon volumes.
8The extension leaves the DGH Category-I gate, fixed-price model and 90-day execution burden untouched.
8The deeper question is whether more time can produce genuine competition when the eligible technical market remains exceptionally narrow.
 
5) ONGC extends Ahmedabad 1000 HP rig tender after four weekly deferrals leave mobilization risks unchanged
8ONGC has moved its Ahmedabad Asset mobile-rig tender through four consecutive seven-day extensions.
8The added bidding time may help vendors lock in named rigs and compliance documents, but it does not soften the 180-day mobilization clock, non-substitution rule or broad logistics burden.
8The unanswered issue is whether the delay is improving competition or exposing a deeper shortage of bankable, confirmed rig capacity.
 
6) ONGC extends G1 and GM-01 subsea tie-in tender after four deadline shifts and execution-model amendments
8ONGC has pushed the closing date for its G1 and GM-01 subsea tie-in EPCIC package, taking the cumulative extension to 59 days.
8The delay follows material revisions to personnel deployment, regulatory support, document control and mobilisation rather than a simple change in the bid calendar.
8The unresolved issue is whether the additional bidding time will protect execution quality or compress the eventual offshore installation programme.
 
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jul 13: 1) IOCL carves Rs 63-crore Paradip Refinery 2026-27 turnaround into two parallel contracts at fixed split
 8But can a single firm win both packages?
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 2) EIL rejects every bidder plea for scaffolding, crane and scrap-clearance line items on BPCL Kochi polypropylene composite works
 811 proposals coming from bidders turned down
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3) HPCL bars each decontamination winner from its next package: This causes a strange situation
 8And forces three separate contractors across Visakh's November turnaround
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4) BPCL Mumbai Refinery hexane-catalyst tender credits ten-year life claims, caps life-shortfall clawback at thirty percent
 8The formula effectively doubles the price of a bidder offering half the maximum life, so winning means claiming near-maximum life — against a bed originally designed for a two-year cycle
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5) GAIL holds one-month deadline for Jamnagar-Loni pipeline geotech across 78 Rajasthan crossings
 8This corrects its own 24-month tender error
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jul 13: 1) GAIL patches missing financial-scoring formula and annexure in QCBS pipeline-consultancy tender
8Also extends bid deadline to 23 July
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2) Calcium-hydroxide conveying package: Refusal and then relaxation
8BPCL Bina refuses both bidders' payment demands at pre-bid, then relaxes 100%-on-delivery term
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3) BPCL studies turning its Kochi green-hydrogen bus station into a mobile merchant-hydrogen distribution hub
8Find out more on how it is doing it
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RIL plans development of second CBM asset to boost gas output

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 8Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 oil spill Details
 8Big Oil’s war-related profits anger governments Details
 8One killed, two injured as crude oil tanker explodes Details
 8Report: Global LNG trade climbs by 6% in 2025 Details
 8ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with $900 million order for four carriers Details
 8India’s ethanol blending programme follows two-decade plan with capacity expansion Details
 8India needs multi-fuel security Details
 8Nitin Gadkari’s hydrogen bet hits the road as trials begin on 10 routes across India Details
 8Wärtsilä tests hydrogen engine; eyes India market Details
 8SCCL to foray into coal gasification, plans pilot project Details
 8RIL plans development of second CBM asset to boost gas output Details
 8Coal Ministry notifies SECL's CSR initiative for NEET aspirants Details
 8MMMUT professor joins academic council of Green Hydrogen Mission Details
 8ONGC drills second geothermal well in Ladakh, paving way for India's first pilot geothermal power plant Details
 8IMF growth downgrade, Fed split and oil fears dominate week in global economy Details
 8Geopolitical situation, earnings, crude prices key factors to drive markets: Analysts Details
 8War shadow over tourism as fuel price hike pushes up airfares Details
 8India emerges as petrol supplier to Russia as Ukraine war disrupts refining capacity Details
 8Won't be feasible to offer pure petrol, lower blends as options to E20: Govt Details
 8MCD sets September 17 deadline for launch of Goyla Dairy biogas plant Details
 8Oil prices settle lower on hopes for smoother shipping in Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Govt defends ethanol blending, says programme saved Rs. 1.9 lakh crore in forex Details
 8GP Petroleums’ JV Amron Oil named IOCL operating partner for Pipavav Bitumen Cell Details
 8Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani dies: The visionary who built modern Qatar and its global LNG empire Details
 8India better prepared to handle Strait of Hormuz disruption this time Details
 8Will Qatar’s LNG pause affect India? Details
8E20 saved forex worth over Rs.1.90 lakh crore and replaced 310 lakh MT crude oil: Govt Details
 8India rolls back emergency gas rules as Hormuz shipping revival eases energy concerns Details
 8Fire breaks out as CNG leaks from damaged pipeline in Chennai Details
 8Greenvize launches hydrogen cooktop that runs on water Details
 8Oil companies plan expanding 10-kg LPG cylinder sales Details
 8BW LPG India gains $36 million from sale of 19-year-old VLGC Details
 8India's Russian crude oil imports jump 34% to record high in June Details
 8Hormuz shuts again as US-Iran truce crumbles, India braces for oil, LPG shock Details
 8Vedanta targets 500,000 boed as it pushes for more India oil and gas exploration Details
 8ONGC silent on Assam’s shale gas potential; RTI queries allegedly ignored Details
 8India's Russian crude imports hit record in June even as Moscow's oil revenues slip Details
 8BPCL’s Kochi Refinery wins Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency 2026 Details
 8ONGC Eastern Offshore organises DGMS workshop on workplace safety Details
 8Petrol price relief? The real reason state oil PSUs are holding back your next fuel price cut Details
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Unnao District City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 13: 8Project Name: Unnao District City Gas Distribution
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Faizabad and Sultanpur District City Gas Distribution Project

Jul 13: 8Project Name: Faizabad and Sultanpur District City Gas Distribution
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ONGC Samudra Manthan extension keeps a radically narrowed drillship tender open

Jul 10: 8ONGC has extended its Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender after transforming the package from five rigs across three categories into one or more DP drillships.
8The deadline has now moved 89 days beyond the original closing date, while the firm charter period has been cut from 48 months to 36 months.
8The deeper issue is whether ONGC’s new flexibility broadens the global rig pool or forces bidders to price greater award and mobilisation uncertainty.
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ONGC’s Conductor Supported Platform Project extension masks a deeper schedule reset

Jul 10: 8Ready for Drilling has moved to 15 November 2027, while overall completion is now fixed at 15 March 2028.
8The extension gives bidders more preparation time without reducing the pressure embedded in the execution schedule.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jul 10: 1) HPCL Renewable turns three-state solar land screening into a grid-capacity and investment-risk test
8The company is asking consultants to do far more than inspect land parcels in Rajasthan, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. The winning firm must validate substation capacity, map transmission routes, test battery-storage suitability and model hourly generation and project returns. The real pressure lies in delivering this multi-state diligence under a lump-sum, reverse-auctioned and indivisible contract.

2) BPCL turns Jawahar Dweep crude tank clearance study into an outcome-linked marine risk contract
 8The tender goes well beyond marine sampling and Coastal Regulation Zone mapping. The consultant must model a crude spill, defend ecological findings before multiple authorities and absorb additional clearance work without extra cost or time.

3) GAIL turns its 600 MW Jhansi solar and 550 MWh storage consultant into an engineering, procurement and construction risk gatekeeper
 8GAIL is not hiring a conventional progress-monitoring consultant for its Jhansi renewable-energy project. The winning firm will control design scrutiny, equipment acceptance, contractor payments, delay attribution, grid compliance and performance-test evidence across the 600 MW solar and 550 MWh storage system. The tender’s real competitive filter lies in how much owner-side authority can be carried without open-ended execution risk overwhelming the consultancy fee.

4) Refinery digitalisation tender reaches fifth extension as cloud architecture and data-handover risks unsettle bidders
 8The repeated postponements coincide with major clarifications on cloud tenancy, disaster recovery and engineering-data conversion. The deeper story is whether bidders can price a platform whose technical boundaries remain fluid.

5) Five deadline extensions expose a thin vendor pool for Paradip Refinery jetty pipeline inspection
 8The movement follows a technically demanding scope covering seven pipelines, first-time intelligent pigging and deep excavation risk. The bigger question is whether the market has enough qualified contractors willing to accept the full risk package.

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