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Eleven years, 80% built, never lit: IOCL moves to write off plant.  Bathinda District City Gas Distribution Project.  Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project.  ONGC welcomes Indian ambassador at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion inauguration.  BPCL's Andhra refinery-cum-petchem plan hits a massive roadblock.  ONGC told the court its rigs are beyond the reach of Indian law.  PNGRB vs. operators: There is a flare-up.  Gas pipeline capacities understated by owners: It has set the cat among the piegeons.  ONGC Green builds CBG JV partner screen around EPC performance, O&M depth and feedstock control.  Leaky ONGC crude pipeline: Both, compay and contractors at a loss.  Production enhancement at Gamaji and Geleki: Struggling with the mandate.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Allahabad District City Gas Distribution Project.  Malappuram District City Gas Distribution Project.   Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Numaligarh Refinery Limited to foray into Myanmar post-refinery capacity expansion and surge in Northeast demand .  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  We intend to drill 600 offshore wells in next 4 years, including 60 deepwater wells: Vinod Seshan, Joint Secy, MoPNG.  Pipeline capacity: The regulator is not going by your word only.  E&P outfit: Rs 600 crore of related party approvals for a company with Rs 30 crore turnover.  SFIO knocks on Essar Shipping's door: But the brass prods ahead.  India has shelved its gas reserve plans.  .  LNG on the exchange: How will it play out in the market?.  Spare LNG capacity on the exchange: How did GAIL decide to capitulate?.   Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Coal Gas India Limited puts 3,36,000 Nm3/hr syngas obligation at centre of Bardhaman synthetic natural gas project.  BPCL’s Visakhapatnam isomerisation vessel tender puts fabricators inside a 25-year Axens confidentiality perimeter.  MRPL Rs 521.50 crore sustainable aviation fuel feedstock award collapses from three bidders to one qualified supplier.  BPCL tests 200 KTPA naphthenic base oils pivot.  Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority: Preparing for LNG bunkering.  EIL 125 TPD Kolhapur press-mud compressed biogas plant draws five bidders after six deadline extensions.  200 KTPA naphthenic base oils project: Why was Shell shortchanged?.  Indradhanush Gas Grid Duliajan feeder line shuts city gas contractors out of key experience route.  Downstream contracting briefs: Awards.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids.  

Eleven years, 80% built, never lit: IOCL moves to write off plant

Sep 15: 8It is a plant it will never run
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Bathinda District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 15: 8Project Name: Bathinda District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 15: 8Project Name: Amreli District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

ONGC welcomes Indian ambassador at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion inauguration

Sep 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):
 8Petronas to supply LNG to Greece under five-year deal with Metlen Details
 8Technip Energies launches SnapLNG 1.5 with Honeywell Technologies and Siemens Energy Details
 8Kanata Clean Power and Hanwha Ocean to launch pre-FEED for proposed floating LNG project Details
 8Maharashtra ethanol plants face viability concerns over feedstock curbs, says Rajesh Tope Details
 8Ethanol curbs could hit Rs 20,000 crore investment in Maharashtra, warns ex-minister Details
 8Baker Hughes enlisted to power next wave of Venture Global’s LNG expansion Details
 8Petronas to supply LNG to Southeast Europe under Metlen deal Details
 8Venezuela crude exports hit 1.15 million bpd Details
 8Venezuela to join G20 energy summit Details
 8Naftogaz partners with Canadian LNG project for European supply Details
 8Uniper sells OPAL pipeline stake to Hy24 Details
 8Essar Energy Transition Retail to acquire UK forecourt network SGN Retail Details
 8US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock Details
 8Oil prices continue surge, rising 3% as attacks halt Saudi pipeline Details
 8LNG prices above $20 per mmBtu to hurt demand, GAIL chairman says Details
 8Tehran to present temporary Hormuz plan on Monday Details
 8Oil price, September 14: Crude oil jumps 3% to near $108/barrel as Middle East tensions escalate. What are analysts warning? Details
 8Trump eyes Iran oil, hints at Venezuela-style US control after war Details
 8Saudi Arabia could run out of oil for exports within days, risking 4% of global supply: Report Details
 8Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage Details
 8Oil prices up over 3% following new strikes on Saudi, Strait of Hormuz Details
 8India, Asian peers pile up $7.4 billion spot-gas bill, turning wary of LNG Details
 8ExxonMobil: US to capture 30% of global LNG market by 2030 Details
 8Gas-based power output rises 80% amid evening supply shortfall Details
 8LNG prices above $20 per mmBtu to hurt demand, chairman of India's GAIL says Details
 8LPG Aadhaar e-KYC deadline today: What Indane, HP Gas, Bharat Gas customers need to know Details
 8Chevron targets four continents in new LNG expansion drive Details
 8Dangote prices Africa's biggest IPO at $47 billion Details
 8Uniper to sell gas pipeline stake to meet EU state aid conditions Details
 8Syria diesel prices jump 40% triggering widespread unrest Details
 8Oil prices zoom above $107 after fresh strike on Saudi, Hormuz; experts caution India Details
 8Nigeria, India target $15bn trade revival as Modi seeks renewed crude purchases Details
 8US Democrats list India for potential 100% duties over Russian oil Details
 8CPCL credit rating reaffirmed at [ICRA]A1+ by ICRA | Rs.7,500 Cr CP Details
 8GAIL CMD welcomes Indian ambassador to Thailand at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion Details
 8HPCL wins two prestigious Rajbhasha Kirti Awards on Hindi Diwas 2026 Details
 8GAIL Bhopal walk-in for part-time MD Medicine Consultant on 30 Sept Details
 8ONGC welcomes Indian ambassador at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion inauguration Details
 8IGL showcases natural gas role at Gastech 2026 Details
 8India supplies 895 crore litres of ethanol by August: Report Details
 8Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks, warns on oil supply risks Details
 8After oil surge, Fed rate hike will shape challenge Details
 8Oil infra hit by Ukraine, Russia gets 70% of its fuel from India Details
 8India has 62 MMT annual compressed biogas potential; animal waste could become the biggest contributor: Report Details
 8India, Asian peers pile up $7.4 billion spot-gas bill, turning wary of LNG Details
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BPCL's Andhra refinery-cum-petchem plan hits a massive roadblock

Sep 14: 8And all balls are up in the air
 Find out what is going awry with the project Details

ONGC told the court its rigs are beyond the reach of Indian law

Sep 14: 8And it lost
 8Find out what happens with this interesting twist in the story Details

PNGRB vs. operators: There is a flare-up

Sep 14: 8Its SEZ pipeline clause is challenged
8The retrospective railway crossong rule draws fire
8And GAIL has a stern warning on another issue Details

Gas pipeline capacities understated by owners: It has set the cat among the piegeons

Sep 14: Gas pipeline capacity in India is way below capacity
8But some pipelines are running way ahead of capacity
Eye brows are being raised over how that can happen Details

ONGC Green builds CBG JV partner screen around EPC performance, O&M depth and feedstock control

Sep 14: 8ONGC Green is testing a partner-selection model that reaches far beyond conventional CBG EPC credentials, putting operating history and biomass supply capability directly into the evaluation architecture.
8The EOI separately scores proven PGTR-backed plants, Indian O&M experience, feedstock diversity, aggregation capability and technology-led performance optimisation.
8What remains behind the selection framework is the more consequential question of how OGL will divide capital, governance and project risk once the preferred partner enters the JV.
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Leaky ONGC crude pipeline: Both, compay and contractors at a loss

Sep 14: 8The pipeline was surveyed 20 years ago, and has two leaks
8Urgent work is needed and bidders are at a loss how to go about it
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Production enhancement at Gamaji and Geleki: Struggling with the mandate

Sep 14: 8The bigger issue is whether ONGC's repeated due-diligence relief can offset the execution pressure embedded in an otherwise unchanged SPEC architecture.
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Sep 14: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Allahabad District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 14: 8Project Name: Allahabad District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Malappuram District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 14: 8Project Name: Malappuram District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Sep 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

Sep 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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Numaligarh Refinery Limited to foray into Myanmar post-refinery capacity expansion and surge in Northeast demand

Sep 14: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8PNG incentive scheme to cut connection payback period to 3 years Details
 8Greenply partners with GreenLine for LNG-powered outbound logistics Details
 8Haldia Petrochemicals will increase its use of LPG in the face of supply risks Details
 8India in talks with Argentina for five more lithium blocks amid EV demand Details
 8Karnataka seeks bigger ExxonMobil footprint in Bengaluru, eyes skilling and startup tie-ups Details
 8India has 62 MMT annual compressed biogas potential; animal waste could become the biggest contributor: Report Details
 8Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries Details
 8BRICS leaders adopt joint declaration in New Delhi as bloc seeks unity on West Asia conflict Details
 8Grain-based feedstocks power nearly 70% of India’s ethanol supplies in 2025-26 Details
 8BRICS 2026: PM Modi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince discuss strategic energy infra, IMEC connectivity Details
 8Three foreign-flagged ships with Indian crew attacked amid West Asia conflict Details
 8Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline as Houthis seize strategic Red Sea island Details
 8BRICS has the oil jackpot. Now comes the hard part Details
 8US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods Details
 8New problem shaping up for the oil market as Hormuz remains shut Details
 8Indradhanush Gas Grid clocks Rs. 632 crore capex in FY26, project progress reaches 88.6% Details
 8Numaligarh Refinery Limited to foray into Myanmar post-refinery capacity expansion and surge in Northeast demand Details
 8Amid US-Iran war and rising LNG rates, GAIL Gas turns to blended pricing to keep industrial gas affordable Details
 8Russian President Putin invites PM Modi for 24th India-Russia Summit, discuss bilateral ties, West Asia and Black Sea conflicts Details
 8BRICS Summit 2026: India pushes trade, energy security, AI and payments agenda Details
 8US could stay in Iran and keep oil: Trump hints at Venezuela move repeat Details
 8Assam: Residents raise drone surveillance concerns in Tinsukia's Barekuri, threaten protest against Oil India over privacy breach Details
 8Drone strikes hit Saudi Arabia’s vital EastWest oil pipeline Details
 8IEA sees 5.7 million bpd oil supply plunge as Gulf recovery slips to 2027 Details
 8Energy Aspects: Oil market has reached an "inflection point" Details
 8China's crude imports set to hold at 7.2 million bpd in September Details
 8Oil industry braces for years-long Iran war Details
 8Oil India wins Appreciation Award 2026 for apprenticeship and skill development Details
 8IGL partners with Safdarjung Hospital; two advanced ultrasound systems to boost urology care Details
 8IGL signs MoU with Delhi University to supply PNG to 756 staff quarters Details
 8Crude oil price shock: Is the world headed toward a major energy crisis as Brent holds above $104? Details
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Sep 11: 1) OIL scraps 5,000 psi slickline package and upgrades well-control architecture
8OIL has made a material equipment reset in its four-year two-unit slickline tender, deleting the standalone 5,000 psi lubricator package and redesigning the 10,000 psi system around a hydraulic double-ram BOP.
8The corrigendum also introduces 0.125-inch wire capability and narrows the wording that can trigger ODR denial and penalties after unsuccessful operations.
8What matters now is how much bidder economics change when equipment duplication falls but OIL leaves mobilisation, vintage, manpower and qualification barriers untouched.
 
2) OIL pushes seismic data digitalisation tender without easing core execution architecture
8OIL has pushed its Duliajan-Noida seismic data management tender another 14 days, moving bid submission and technical opening to 24 September while leaving every other condition unchanged.
8The extension lands on a technically dense programme spanning petabyte-scale storage, legacy seismic migration, active-active data centres and GIS-enabled subsurface workflows.
8The deeper issue is whether more bidding time can widen competition when earlier requests on consortium access, mobilisation and qualification flexibility largely failed to move OIL.
 
3) OIL gives shore-base bidders two more days after Kakinada logistics architecture reset
8OIL has pushed bidding for its Andaman and KG offshore shore-base package, adding two days after a substantial operating-specification reset.
8The corrigendum cuts warehouse and bulk-plant footprints and doubles vessel turnaround to 24 hours, even as crane capacity rises from 40 ton to 70-80 ton.
8The sharper question is whether the brief extension is enough for bidders to reprice a package whose infrastructure burden has eased while heavy-lift and drilling-support obligations remain demanding.
 
4) ONGC gives coiled tubing bidders 10 more days as WSS Mumbai contest moves to 24 September
8ONGC has extended bidding for its three-year WSS Mumbai coiled tubing and pumping services package from 14 September to 24 September, adding 10 days to the tender window.
8The extra time comes after two early corrigenda, while bidders still face a compulsory two-set execution model, offshore experience gates and tightly controlled mobilisation pricing.
8The unresolved question is whether the extension is simply procedural or reflects the difficulty of assembling a compliant bid for one of ONGC’s more demanding integrated well-intervention packages.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Sep 11: 1) OIL makes zero-downtime anti-jam coring the price of entry for 64-well North-East campaign
8OIL is bundling anti-jam coring, directional and potential horizontal-well capability, spectral core gamma and wellsite core handling into a four-year specialist service package.
8The proposed 64-well programme can move with operational demand, while contractors must keep backup tools and repair inventory ready without separate payment.
8The harder question is which coring companies can absorb that standby burden while still protecting recovery performance across formations and trajectories that can demand up to 27 m in a single run.
 
2) OIL ties AI workforce transformation to six-year vendor accountability in Digital Workforce Manager tender
8OIL is asking technology vendors to build a Digital Workforce Manager in one year and remain accountable for the platform through five more years of maintenance and support.
8The hybrid AI, machine-learning and deep-learning architecture pushes bidders beyond software delivery into long-duration operational ownership across OIL's businesses.
8The key tension is whether the pre-bid process leaves vendors enough architectural freedom to price six years of technology and integration risk without building excessive contingencies into the bid.
 
3) Rina takes ONGC offshore safety studies as bid spread widens sharply
8Rina Consulting has emerged L1 in ONGC’s technically dense offshore HAZOP, QRA, EERA and fire-water study package.
8Nrgtech stayed only 12.5% above L1, but the commercial curve widened dramatically to 52.2% for Bureau Veritas and 186.3% for Techniche.
8The deeper question is what the pricing dispersion says about how differently consultants have costed ONGC’s 40-study workload and its built-in execution variability.
 
4) ONGC trims Kathana sucker rod contest to three qualified bidders as X Energy falls out
8ONGC has technically cleared three companies for its five-year Kathana sucker rod lifecycle facility while X Energy has been disqualified.
8The surviving bidders face an unusually audit-heavy operating model built around API inspection, risk-based SMG processing, rod-level digital traceability and no guaranteed minimum quantity.
8What remains hidden is the precise qualification fault that removed X Energy and whether that exclusion reveals the tender's real competitive pressure point.
 
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We intend to drill 600 offshore wells in next 4 years, including 60 deepwater wells: Vinod Seshan, Joint Secy, MoPNG

Sep 11: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8“K” Line newbuilding LNG vessel for Toho Gas named Toho Emerald Details
 8India is eyeing Russia’s Arctic LNG. Sanctions are holding it back Details
 8BASF’s Durasorb technology rolls out across Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG facility Details
 8IEA: Global coal consumption to hit record 8.94 billion tons in 2026 Details
 8No refuelling: Govt gets strict on hydro test of cylinders in CNG vehicles Details
 8Dilip Buildcon secures LoI for Paradip-Raipur LPG pipeline Details
 8India’s oil demand drops 2.8% in August: Petrol and diesel resilient amid LPG supply curbs Details
 8Samudra Manthan mission can unlock new energy frontiers: OIL CMD Details
 8Brent beyond $100: Why oil prices are up again, worry for India Details
 8IMF says India remains growth engine for world, monitoring impact of higher oil prices Details
 8OPEC sees oil demand growth explode sixfold in 2027 Details
 8EIA raises 2027 U.S. oil output forecast Details
 8Senegal to offer 109 oil and gas blocks to investors Details
 8IEA: Global coal demand set to hit record high as Iran war chokes LNG supply Details
 8TotalEnergies to bring new Angola discovery online in just three months Details
 8Enviro Infra Engineers shares rise 5% on Rs. 224 crore wind EPC order from Tata Power RE Details
 8Coal gasification, CCUS and hydrogen could reshape India’s energy security, say leaders at ET Energy Leadership Summit 2026 Details
 8Global coal demand forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94 billion tonnes due to West Asia conflict, IEA says Details
 8Global clean hydrogen investment tops $130 billion amid energy security push, council says Details
 8Gujarat emerges as India’s top state in green hydrogen hub potential: WRI India Details
 8Indian EV startup Ultraviolette plans $82 million plant as demand surges Details
 8Indian Oil refining leadership plans as it tests new waters Details
 8Oil surges 6%, Brent and U.S. crude both surpass $100 on more tanker attacks Details
 86.2 mbd: Saudi Arabia reports lowest oil exports since 1990 Details
 8India ramps up domestic LPG production as renewed U.S.-Iran attacks spark fresh fears over Strait of Hormuz supplies Details
 8ET Energy Leadership Summit: Industry leaders see crude flexibility, catalyst localisation as key to refinery competitiveness Details
 8LNG diversification, pipeline connectivity and CBG to shape India’s next gas demand phase: Industry leaders Details
 8Govt extends OALP-X, XI bid deadline again to Nov 15 Details
 8Pachpadra poised to put western Rajasthan on India’s petrochemical map: Namrata Vrishni Details
 8Oil and gas workforce must reskill for AI, new energy businesses: Ayush Gupta, Director - HR, GAIL Details
 8We intend to drill 600 offshore wells in next 4 years, including 60 deepwater wells: Vinod Seshan, Joint Secy, MoPNG Details
 8Supply squeeze in marine fuel eases as markets adapt to prolonged Hormuz disruption Details
 8Oil price, September 10: Crude oil at $101 as Iran attack on 10 ships raises supply fears. $120 in sight? Details
 8Govt eyes ethanol blending beyond E20 via flex-fuel vehicles: PM advisor Details
 8India looks to boost biofuel use amid rising crude supply risks Details
 8$100 crude shock: Oil cos lose Rs. 5/litre on petrol, Rs. 23 on diesel as pump prices stay frozen Details
 8Petronas Lubricants, Tata Motors collaborate for pilot used lubricant recycling model Details
 8Supreme Court directs SAT to revisit Cairn India buyback case Details
 8BPCL launches smart LPG initiatives to improve customer experience Details
 8ONGC says external ESG rating of 44 does not reflect its sustainability efforts Details
 8Indian Oil Corporation gets ‘inadequate’ ESG rating with overall score of 43 Details
 8HPCL gets ‘inadequate’ ESG rating with overall score of 39 Details
 8Oil India anchors startup outreach programme in Northeast Details
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Pipeline capacity: The regulator is not going by your word only

Sep 10: 8It wants to find out whether what the operator is saying is a half truth
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E&P outfit: Rs 600 crore of related party approvals for a company with Rs 30 crore turnover

Sep 10: 8How does the arithmetic work?
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SFIO knocks on Essar Shipping's door: But the brass prods ahead

Sep 10: 8It is down to only a tug
8Yet the company does not want to give up
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India has shelved its gas reserve plans

Sep 10: 8Find how this happened
8And what is the alternative that the government has thought out Details

LNG on the exchange: How will it play out in the market?

Sep 10: Will it be a bundled, with regas charges?
8And how does taxation play itself out?
8What happens when terminal users resell their own capacity?
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Spare LNG capacity on the exchange: How did GAIL decide to capitulate?

Sep 10: From being opposed to be neutral
8What did the gas major decide to do a flip-flop?
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Sep 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

Sep 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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Daily forward looking import matrices

Sep 10: 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
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Coal Gas India Limited puts 3,36,000 Nm3/hr syngas obligation at centre of Bardhaman synthetic natural gas project

Sep 10: 8The LSTK-1 package must establish the gasification and purification system needed to supply approximately 3,36,000 Nm3/hr of effective synthesis gas to the downstream methane-synthesis section.
8That makes this package the process foundation for the planned 80,000 Nm3/hr synthetic natural gas complex.
8The deeper issue is how performance risk travels when the downstream conversion plant sits under another contract.
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BPCL’s Visakhapatnam isomerisation vessel tender puts fabricators inside a 25-year Axens confidentiality perimeter

Sep 10: 8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is buying just two carbon-steel vessels, but successful fabrication will sit inside a far larger technology-control architecture.
8Axens technical information carries a 25-year confidentiality period, while disclosure to commodity-equipment vendors requires equivalent restrictions on use and onward disclosure.
8The bigger question is whether this intellectual-property perimeter quietly reduces the number of fabricators willing and able to participate.
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MRPL Rs 521.50 crore sustainable aviation fuel feedstock award collapses from three bidders to one qualified supplier

Sep 10: 8The compay designed its 35,000 MT pre-treated used cooking oil procurement around a two-supplier strategy, but technical evaluation left onlyone company standing.
8Pre-bid warnings over certified feedstock availability, stringent sustainability credentials and fixed-price exposure now look more consequential than the headline Rs 521.50 crore award.
8The bigger issue is what this attrition says about the depth of India's refinery-grade sustainable aviation fuel feedstock market.
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BPCL tests 200 KTPA naphthenic base oils pivot

Sep 10: 8This refinery is examining a 200 KTPA naphthenic base oils configuration built around streams already available at its Refinery.
8Transformer-grade naphthenic base oil accounts for 130 KTPA of the proposed product slate, making it the dominant target rather than a peripheral specialty product.
8The pilot programme will determine whether that diversification thesis survives contact with actual feed behaviour, yields and product specifications.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority: Preparing for LNG bunkering

Sep 10: 8How will that work out?
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EIL 125 TPD Kolhapur press-mud compressed biogas plant draws five bidders after six deadline extensions

Sep 10: 8Five contractors have entered the technical race for Engineers India Limited's integrated 125 TPD press-mud-to-compressed-biogas plant at Kolhapur.
8The LSTK package reaches far beyond core process equipment into O&M interfaces, HSE, construction management and performance testing.
8What matters now is how much of this seemingly broad bidder field survives the technical qualification gate.
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200 KTPA naphthenic base oils project: Why was Shell shortchanged?

Sep 10: 8What was behind it all?
8Find out more
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Indradhanush Gas Grid Duliajan feeder line shuts city gas contractors out of key experience route

Sep 10: 8Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited has drawn an unusually clear line between transmission pipeline credentials and city gas distribution construction experience.
8The qualification test combines minimum diameter, pipeline length and completion milestones rather than accepting generic gas-pipeline execution.
8The real story is how sharply that formulation could shrink the competitive field.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Sep 10: 1) GAIL Vadodara pipeline safety study sees L1 undercut highest qualified bid by nearly 95%
8Polite Engineering secured the GAIL assignment at Rs 5.99 lakh while Techno-Safe Consultants quoted Rs 1.23 crore.
8Both emerged from the same technically qualified pool, yet their commercial positions are separated by nearly twenty times.
8The price gulf puts the underlying assumptions on study effort and specialist deployment under scrutiny.

2) IOCL Haldia Refinery hazardous waste award cuts nearly half from estimated value
8West Bengal Waste Management Limited has won the contract at Rs 1.83 crore against an estimated Rs 3.65 crore.
8Even the second-ranked quote was more than 40% below IOCL’s benchmark.
8The size of the discount makes the underlying disposal economics worth examining.

3) HPCL Mumbai Refinery awards 2027 nitrogen booster compressor package 60% above its initial financial benchmark
8HPCL has awarded its Mumbai Refinery 2027 nitrogen booster compressor package to Sri Krishna Descalers Private Limited at Rs 44.89 lakh, against a tender-stated basic financial limit of Rs 28 lakh.
8The winning price is 60.3% above that benchmark, while Fly Star Engineers’ L2 offer sits another 25.1% above L1.
8The numbers raise a larger question over how the market is pricing shutdown-critical temporary compression capacity.

4) Indian Oil Corporation Limited's Guwahati Refinery turns a Rs 1.08 crore award into an instrumentation readiness contract
8The winning contractor is responsible for considerably more than supplying routine technicians.
8The scope reaches into loop checking, analyzer calibration, control-valve servicing, installation and shutdown intervention across operating refinery facilities.
8The commercial consequences of bundling those obligations into one rate contract emerge only deeper in the tender.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Sep 10: 1) Kochi refinery stack tender narrows to two technically qualified bidders
8Four consultants entered the contest, but the bidder-specific evaluation status leaves only two qualified.
8That sharply reduces the competitive field before financial bids are opened.
8The reasons behind the two eliminations are not specified in the documents reviewed.

2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bina Refinery nitrogen operations race shrinks to two bidders
8Three companies entered Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s long-duration Bina Refinery utilities operations tender, but only Engineers International and Premier Cryogenics Limited have cleared technical evaluation.
8Robarant Engineering Works Private Limited has been disqualified, with the reason not specified in the documents reviewed.
8The elimination leaves a sharply narrower commercial contest for a refinery-critical operating package.

3) Indian Oil gets five bids for design-basis surveys at Paradip sustainable aviation fuel project
8Five contractors have entered the technical stage for the topographical, utility and geotechnical investigation package.
8The surveys will underpin plot development, foundation decisions and underground-interface mapping for the proposed sustainable aviation fuel facilities.
8The next technical filter could be more consequential than the initial participation count.

4) Five bidders test competitive depth in Bina Petchem and Refinery Expansion Project pump package
8Five manufacturers have reached technical opening in a limited tender covering horizontal and vertical special-purpose process centrifugal pumps.
8The names suggest meaningful vendor depth at the opening stage, but the procurement record says only that the bids are under evaluation.
8The eventual qualification ratio will reveal how much competition actually survives into price discovery.

5) GAIL pipeline safety consultancy draws 19 bids, but only six clear technical evaluation
8GAIL received a crowded 19-bid response for its Vadodara pipeline hazard and operability study and quantitative risk assessment consultancy, but the technical gate eliminated more than two-thirds of the field.
8Only six bidders remain for the commercial contest, turning what initially looked like a deep consultant market into a much tighter race.
8The unanswered question is whether the attrition reflects demanding safety credentials, strict documentary compliance, or a wider mismatch between GeM participation and GAIL’s qualification architecture.

6) Bina Refinery nitrogen and air plant contract narrows to two bidders after technical screening
8BPCL has reduced its five-year Bina Refinery nitrogen, instrument air and plant air operating contract to a two-bidder race after technical evaluation.
8The tender couples critical refinery-utility responsibilities with a 10-year experience requirement that superseded the seven years displayed on GeM.
8What eliminated the third bidder remains undisclosed, leaving the qualification gate itself as a key issue to watch.

7) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Old Naphtha Isomerization Unit reactor tender draws 12 bidders into technical evaluation
8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has drawn 12 technical bids for the third-stage isomerization reactor in its Visakh Refinery Old Naphtha Isomerization Unit revamp, despite running the procurement through a limited enlisted-vendor route.
8The complete carbon-steel pressure-vessel package carries a 10-month delivery requirement, detailed metallurgical and inspection controls and no reverse auction to sharpen prices after bidding.
8The decisive question is how many of the 12 can survive Engineers India Limited’s technical and qualification filters before the commercial contest begins.

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Eleven years, 80% built, never lit: IOCL moves to write off plant

Sep 15: 8It is a plant it will never run
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Bathinda District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 15: 8Project Name: Bathinda District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Amreli District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 15: 8Project Name: Amreli District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

ONGC welcomes Indian ambassador at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion inauguration

Sep 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):
 8Petronas to supply LNG to Greece under five-year deal with Metlen Details
 8Technip Energies launches SnapLNG 1.5 with Honeywell Technologies and Siemens Energy Details
 8Kanata Clean Power and Hanwha Ocean to launch pre-FEED for proposed floating LNG project Details
 8Maharashtra ethanol plants face viability concerns over feedstock curbs, says Rajesh Tope Details
 8Ethanol curbs could hit Rs 20,000 crore investment in Maharashtra, warns ex-minister Details
 8Baker Hughes enlisted to power next wave of Venture Global’s LNG expansion Details
 8Petronas to supply LNG to Southeast Europe under Metlen deal Details
 8Venezuela crude exports hit 1.15 million bpd Details
 8Venezuela to join G20 energy summit Details
 8Naftogaz partners with Canadian LNG project for European supply Details
 8Uniper sells OPAL pipeline stake to Hy24 Details
 8Essar Energy Transition Retail to acquire UK forecourt network SGN Retail Details
 8US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock Details
 8Oil prices continue surge, rising 3% as attacks halt Saudi pipeline Details
 8LNG prices above $20 per mmBtu to hurt demand, GAIL chairman says Details
 8Tehran to present temporary Hormuz plan on Monday Details
 8Oil price, September 14: Crude oil jumps 3% to near $108/barrel as Middle East tensions escalate. What are analysts warning? Details
 8Trump eyes Iran oil, hints at Venezuela-style US control after war Details
 8Saudi Arabia could run out of oil for exports within days, risking 4% of global supply: Report Details
 8Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage Details
 8Oil prices up over 3% following new strikes on Saudi, Strait of Hormuz Details
 8India, Asian peers pile up $7.4 billion spot-gas bill, turning wary of LNG Details
 8ExxonMobil: US to capture 30% of global LNG market by 2030 Details
 8Gas-based power output rises 80% amid evening supply shortfall Details
 8LNG prices above $20 per mmBtu to hurt demand, chairman of India's GAIL says Details
 8LPG Aadhaar e-KYC deadline today: What Indane, HP Gas, Bharat Gas customers need to know Details
 8Chevron targets four continents in new LNG expansion drive Details
 8Dangote prices Africa's biggest IPO at $47 billion Details
 8Uniper to sell gas pipeline stake to meet EU state aid conditions Details
 8Syria diesel prices jump 40% triggering widespread unrest Details
 8Oil prices zoom above $107 after fresh strike on Saudi, Hormuz; experts caution India Details
 8Nigeria, India target $15bn trade revival as Modi seeks renewed crude purchases Details
 8US Democrats list India for potential 100% duties over Russian oil Details
 8CPCL credit rating reaffirmed at [ICRA]A1+ by ICRA | Rs.7,500 Cr CP Details
 8GAIL CMD welcomes Indian ambassador to Thailand at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion Details
 8HPCL wins two prestigious Rajbhasha Kirti Awards on Hindi Diwas 2026 Details
 8GAIL Bhopal walk-in for part-time MD Medicine Consultant on 30 Sept Details
 8ONGC welcomes Indian ambassador at Gastech 2026 India Pavilion inauguration Details
 8IGL showcases natural gas role at Gastech 2026 Details
 8India supplies 895 crore litres of ethanol by August: Report Details
 8Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks, warns on oil supply risks Details
 8After oil surge, Fed rate hike will shape challenge Details
 8Oil infra hit by Ukraine, Russia gets 70% of its fuel from India Details
 8India has 62 MMT annual compressed biogas potential; animal waste could become the biggest contributor: Report Details
 8India, Asian peers pile up $7.4 billion spot-gas bill, turning wary of LNG Details
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BPCL's Andhra refinery-cum-petchem plan hits a massive roadblock

Sep 14: 8And all balls are up in the air
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ONGC told the court its rigs are beyond the reach of Indian law

Sep 14: 8And it lost
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PNGRB vs. operators: There is a flare-up

Sep 14: 8Its SEZ pipeline clause is challenged
8The retrospective railway crossong rule draws fire
8And GAIL has a stern warning on another issue Details

Gas pipeline capacities understated by owners: It has set the cat among the piegeons

Sep 14: Gas pipeline capacity in India is way below capacity
8But some pipelines are running way ahead of capacity
Eye brows are being raised over how that can happen Details

ONGC Green builds CBG JV partner screen around EPC performance, O&M depth and feedstock control

Sep 14: 8ONGC Green is testing a partner-selection model that reaches far beyond conventional CBG EPC credentials, putting operating history and biomass supply capability directly into the evaluation architecture.
8The EOI separately scores proven PGTR-backed plants, Indian O&M experience, feedstock diversity, aggregation capability and technology-led performance optimisation.
8What remains behind the selection framework is the more consequential question of how OGL will divide capital, governance and project risk once the preferred partner enters the JV.
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Leaky ONGC crude pipeline: Both, compay and contractors at a loss

Sep 14: 8The pipeline was surveyed 20 years ago, and has two leaks
8Urgent work is needed and bidders are at a loss how to go about it
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Production enhancement at Gamaji and Geleki: Struggling with the mandate

Sep 14: 8The bigger issue is whether ONGC's repeated due-diligence relief can offset the execution pressure embedded in an otherwise unchanged SPEC architecture.
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Sep 14: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Allahabad District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 14: 8Project Name: Allahabad District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Malappuram District City Gas Distribution Project

Sep 14: 8Project Name: Malappuram District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Sep 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

Sep 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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Numaligarh Refinery Limited to foray into Myanmar post-refinery capacity expansion and surge in Northeast demand

Sep 14: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8PNG incentive scheme to cut connection payback period to 3 years Details
 8Greenply partners with GreenLine for LNG-powered outbound logistics Details
 8Haldia Petrochemicals will increase its use of LPG in the face of supply risks Details
 8India in talks with Argentina for five more lithium blocks amid EV demand Details
 8Karnataka seeks bigger ExxonMobil footprint in Bengaluru, eyes skilling and startup tie-ups Details
 8India has 62 MMT annual compressed biogas potential; animal waste could become the biggest contributor: Report Details
 8Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries Details
 8BRICS leaders adopt joint declaration in New Delhi as bloc seeks unity on West Asia conflict Details
 8Grain-based feedstocks power nearly 70% of India’s ethanol supplies in 2025-26 Details
 8BRICS 2026: PM Modi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince discuss strategic energy infra, IMEC connectivity Details
 8Three foreign-flagged ships with Indian crew attacked amid West Asia conflict Details
 8Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline as Houthis seize strategic Red Sea island Details
 8BRICS has the oil jackpot. Now comes the hard part Details
 8US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods Details
 8New problem shaping up for the oil market as Hormuz remains shut Details
 8Indradhanush Gas Grid clocks Rs. 632 crore capex in FY26, project progress reaches 88.6% Details
 8Numaligarh Refinery Limited to foray into Myanmar post-refinery capacity expansion and surge in Northeast demand Details
 8Amid US-Iran war and rising LNG rates, GAIL Gas turns to blended pricing to keep industrial gas affordable Details
 8Russian President Putin invites PM Modi for 24th India-Russia Summit, discuss bilateral ties, West Asia and Black Sea conflicts Details
 8BRICS Summit 2026: India pushes trade, energy security, AI and payments agenda Details
 8US could stay in Iran and keep oil: Trump hints at Venezuela move repeat Details
 8Assam: Residents raise drone surveillance concerns in Tinsukia's Barekuri, threaten protest against Oil India over privacy breach Details
 8Drone strikes hit Saudi Arabia’s vital EastWest oil pipeline Details
 8IEA sees 5.7 million bpd oil supply plunge as Gulf recovery slips to 2027 Details
 8Energy Aspects: Oil market has reached an "inflection point" Details
 8China's crude imports set to hold at 7.2 million bpd in September Details
 8Oil industry braces for years-long Iran war Details
 8Oil India wins Appreciation Award 2026 for apprenticeship and skill development Details
 8IGL partners with Safdarjung Hospital; two advanced ultrasound systems to boost urology care Details
 8IGL signs MoU with Delhi University to supply PNG to 756 staff quarters Details
 8Crude oil price shock: Is the world headed toward a major energy crisis as Brent holds above $104? Details
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Sep 11: 1) OIL scraps 5,000 psi slickline package and upgrades well-control architecture
8OIL has made a material equipment reset in its four-year two-unit slickline tender, deleting the standalone 5,000 psi lubricator package and redesigning the 10,000 psi system around a hydraulic double-ram BOP.
8The corrigendum also introduces 0.125-inch wire capability and narrows the wording that can trigger ODR denial and penalties after unsuccessful operations.
8What matters now is how much bidder economics change when equipment duplication falls but OIL leaves mobilisation, vintage, manpower and qualification barriers untouched.
 
2) OIL pushes seismic data digitalisation tender without easing core execution architecture
8OIL has pushed its Duliajan-Noida seismic data management tender another 14 days, moving bid submission and technical opening to 24 September while leaving every other condition unchanged.
8The extension lands on a technically dense programme spanning petabyte-scale storage, legacy seismic migration, active-active data centres and GIS-enabled subsurface workflows.
8The deeper issue is whether more bidding time can widen competition when earlier requests on consortium access, mobilisation and qualification flexibility largely failed to move OIL.
 
3) OIL gives shore-base bidders two more days after Kakinada logistics architecture reset
8OIL has pushed bidding for its Andaman and KG offshore shore-base package, adding two days after a substantial operating-specification reset.
8The corrigendum cuts warehouse and bulk-plant footprints and doubles vessel turnaround to 24 hours, even as crane capacity rises from 40 ton to 70-80 ton.
8The sharper question is whether the brief extension is enough for bidders to reprice a package whose infrastructure burden has eased while heavy-lift and drilling-support obligations remain demanding.
 
4) ONGC gives coiled tubing bidders 10 more days as WSS Mumbai contest moves to 24 September
8ONGC has extended bidding for its three-year WSS Mumbai coiled tubing and pumping services package from 14 September to 24 September, adding 10 days to the tender window.
8The extra time comes after two early corrigenda, while bidders still face a compulsory two-set execution model, offshore experience gates and tightly controlled mobilisation pricing.
8The unresolved question is whether the extension is simply procedural or reflects the difficulty of assembling a compliant bid for one of ONGC’s more demanding integrated well-intervention packages.
 
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Sep 11: 1) OIL makes zero-downtime anti-jam coring the price of entry for 64-well North-East campaign
8OIL is bundling anti-jam coring, directional and potential horizontal-well capability, spectral core gamma and wellsite core handling into a four-year specialist service package.
8The proposed 64-well programme can move with operational demand, while contractors must keep backup tools and repair inventory ready without separate payment.
8The harder question is which coring companies can absorb that standby burden while still protecting recovery performance across formations and trajectories that can demand up to 27 m in a single run.
 
2) OIL ties AI workforce transformation to six-year vendor accountability in Digital Workforce Manager tender
8OIL is asking technology vendors to build a Digital Workforce Manager in one year and remain accountable for the platform through five more years of maintenance and support.
8The hybrid AI, machine-learning and deep-learning architecture pushes bidders beyond software delivery into long-duration operational ownership across OIL's businesses.
8The key tension is whether the pre-bid process leaves vendors enough architectural freedom to price six years of technology and integration risk without building excessive contingencies into the bid.
 
3) Rina takes ONGC offshore safety studies as bid spread widens sharply
8Rina Consulting has emerged L1 in ONGC’s technically dense offshore HAZOP, QRA, EERA and fire-water study package.
8Nrgtech stayed only 12.5% above L1, but the commercial curve widened dramatically to 52.2% for Bureau Veritas and 186.3% for Techniche.
8The deeper question is what the pricing dispersion says about how differently consultants have costed ONGC’s 40-study workload and its built-in execution variability.
 
4) ONGC trims Kathana sucker rod contest to three qualified bidders as X Energy falls out
8ONGC has technically cleared three companies for its five-year Kathana sucker rod lifecycle facility while X Energy has been disqualified.
8The surviving bidders face an unusually audit-heavy operating model built around API inspection, risk-based SMG processing, rod-level digital traceability and no guaranteed minimum quantity.
8What remains hidden is the precise qualification fault that removed X Energy and whether that exclusion reveals the tender's real competitive pressure point.
 
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We intend to drill 600 offshore wells in next 4 years, including 60 deepwater wells: Vinod Seshan, Joint Secy, MoPNG

Sep 11: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8“K” Line newbuilding LNG vessel for Toho Gas named Toho Emerald Details
 8India is eyeing Russia’s Arctic LNG. Sanctions are holding it back Details
 8BASF’s Durasorb technology rolls out across Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG facility Details
 8IEA: Global coal consumption to hit record 8.94 billion tons in 2026 Details
 8No refuelling: Govt gets strict on hydro test of cylinders in CNG vehicles Details
 8Dilip Buildcon secures LoI for Paradip-Raipur LPG pipeline Details
 8India’s oil demand drops 2.8% in August: Petrol and diesel resilient amid LPG supply curbs Details
 8Samudra Manthan mission can unlock new energy frontiers: OIL CMD Details
 8Brent beyond $100: Why oil prices are up again, worry for India Details
 8IMF says India remains growth engine for world, monitoring impact of higher oil prices Details
 8OPEC sees oil demand growth explode sixfold in 2027 Details
 8EIA raises 2027 U.S. oil output forecast Details
 8Senegal to offer 109 oil and gas blocks to investors Details
 8IEA: Global coal demand set to hit record high as Iran war chokes LNG supply Details
 8TotalEnergies to bring new Angola discovery online in just three months Details
 8Enviro Infra Engineers shares rise 5% on Rs. 224 crore wind EPC order from Tata Power RE Details
 8Coal gasification, CCUS and hydrogen could reshape India’s energy security, say leaders at ET Energy Leadership Summit 2026 Details
 8Global coal demand forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94 billion tonnes due to West Asia conflict, IEA says Details
 8Global clean hydrogen investment tops $130 billion amid energy security push, council says Details
 8Gujarat emerges as India’s top state in green hydrogen hub potential: WRI India Details
 8Indian EV startup Ultraviolette plans $82 million plant as demand surges Details
 8Indian Oil refining leadership plans as it tests new waters Details
 8Oil surges 6%, Brent and U.S. crude both surpass $100 on more tanker attacks Details
 86.2 mbd: Saudi Arabia reports lowest oil exports since 1990 Details
 8India ramps up domestic LPG production as renewed U.S.-Iran attacks spark fresh fears over Strait of Hormuz supplies Details
 8ET Energy Leadership Summit: Industry leaders see crude flexibility, catalyst localisation as key to refinery competitiveness Details
 8LNG diversification, pipeline connectivity and CBG to shape India’s next gas demand phase: Industry leaders Details
 8Govt extends OALP-X, XI bid deadline again to Nov 15 Details
 8Pachpadra poised to put western Rajasthan on India’s petrochemical map: Namrata Vrishni Details
 8Oil and gas workforce must reskill for AI, new energy businesses: Ayush Gupta, Director - HR, GAIL Details
 8We intend to drill 600 offshore wells in next 4 years, including 60 deepwater wells: Vinod Seshan, Joint Secy, MoPNG Details
 8Supply squeeze in marine fuel eases as markets adapt to prolonged Hormuz disruption Details
 8Oil price, September 10: Crude oil at $101 as Iran attack on 10 ships raises supply fears. $120 in sight? Details
 8Govt eyes ethanol blending beyond E20 via flex-fuel vehicles: PM advisor Details
 8India looks to boost biofuel use amid rising crude supply risks Details
 8$100 crude shock: Oil cos lose Rs. 5/litre on petrol, Rs. 23 on diesel as pump prices stay frozen Details
 8Petronas Lubricants, Tata Motors collaborate for pilot used lubricant recycling model Details
 8Supreme Court directs SAT to revisit Cairn India buyback case Details
 8BPCL launches smart LPG initiatives to improve customer experience Details
 8ONGC says external ESG rating of 44 does not reflect its sustainability efforts Details
 8Indian Oil Corporation gets ‘inadequate’ ESG rating with overall score of 43 Details
 8HPCL gets ‘inadequate’ ESG rating with overall score of 39 Details
 8Oil India anchors startup outreach programme in Northeast Details
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Pipeline capacity: The regulator is not going by your word only

Sep 10: 8It wants to find out whether what the operator is saying is a half truth
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E&P outfit: Rs 600 crore of related party approvals for a company with Rs 30 crore turnover

Sep 10: 8How does the arithmetic work?
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SFIO knocks on Essar Shipping's door: But the brass prods ahead

Sep 10: 8It is down to only a tug
8Yet the company does not want to give up
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India has shelved its gas reserve plans

Sep 10: 8Find how this happened
8And what is the alternative that the government has thought out Details

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LNG on the exchange: How will it play out in the market?

Sep 10: Will it be a bundled, with regas charges?
8And how does taxation play itself out?
8What happens when terminal users resell their own capacity?
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Spare LNG capacity on the exchange: How did GAIL decide to capitulate?

Sep 10: From being opposed to be neutral
8What did the gas major decide to do a flip-flop?
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

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

Sep 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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Daily forward looking import matrices

Sep 10: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8LNG
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8LPG
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Coal Gas India Limited puts 3,36,000 Nm3/hr syngas obligation at centre of Bardhaman synthetic natural gas project

Sep 10: 8The LSTK-1 package must establish the gasification and purification system needed to supply approximately 3,36,000 Nm3/hr of effective synthesis gas to the downstream methane-synthesis section.
8That makes this package the process foundation for the planned 80,000 Nm3/hr synthetic natural gas complex.
8The deeper issue is how performance risk travels when the downstream conversion plant sits under another contract.
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BPCL’s Visakhapatnam isomerisation vessel tender puts fabricators inside a 25-year Axens confidentiality perimeter

Sep 10: 8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is buying just two carbon-steel vessels, but successful fabrication will sit inside a far larger technology-control architecture.
8Axens technical information carries a 25-year confidentiality period, while disclosure to commodity-equipment vendors requires equivalent restrictions on use and onward disclosure.
8The bigger question is whether this intellectual-property perimeter quietly reduces the number of fabricators willing and able to participate.
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MRPL Rs 521.50 crore sustainable aviation fuel feedstock award collapses from three bidders to one qualified supplier

Sep 10: 8The compay designed its 35,000 MT pre-treated used cooking oil procurement around a two-supplier strategy, but technical evaluation left onlyone company standing.
8Pre-bid warnings over certified feedstock availability, stringent sustainability credentials and fixed-price exposure now look more consequential than the headline Rs 521.50 crore award.
8The bigger issue is what this attrition says about the depth of India's refinery-grade sustainable aviation fuel feedstock market.
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BPCL tests 200 KTPA naphthenic base oils pivot

Sep 10: 8This refinery is examining a 200 KTPA naphthenic base oils configuration built around streams already available at its Refinery.
8Transformer-grade naphthenic base oil accounts for 130 KTPA of the proposed product slate, making it the dominant target rather than a peripheral specialty product.
8The pilot programme will determine whether that diversification thesis survives contact with actual feed behaviour, yields and product specifications.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority: Preparing for LNG bunkering

Sep 10: 8How will that work out?
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EIL 125 TPD Kolhapur press-mud compressed biogas plant draws five bidders after six deadline extensions

Sep 10: 8Five contractors have entered the technical race for Engineers India Limited's integrated 125 TPD press-mud-to-compressed-biogas plant at Kolhapur.
8The LSTK package reaches far beyond core process equipment into O&M interfaces, HSE, construction management and performance testing.
8What matters now is how much of this seemingly broad bidder field survives the technical qualification gate.
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200 KTPA naphthenic base oils project: Why was Shell shortchanged?

Sep 10: 8What was behind it all?
8Find out more
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Indradhanush Gas Grid Duliajan feeder line shuts city gas contractors out of key experience route

Sep 10: 8Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited has drawn an unusually clear line between transmission pipeline credentials and city gas distribution construction experience.
8The qualification test combines minimum diameter, pipeline length and completion milestones rather than accepting generic gas-pipeline execution.
8The real story is how sharply that formulation could shrink the competitive field.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Sep 10: 1) GAIL Vadodara pipeline safety study sees L1 undercut highest qualified bid by nearly 95%
8Polite Engineering secured the GAIL assignment at Rs 5.99 lakh while Techno-Safe Consultants quoted Rs 1.23 crore.
8Both emerged from the same technically qualified pool, yet their commercial positions are separated by nearly twenty times.
8The price gulf puts the underlying assumptions on study effort and specialist deployment under scrutiny.

2) IOCL Haldia Refinery hazardous waste award cuts nearly half from estimated value
8West Bengal Waste Management Limited has won the contract at Rs 1.83 crore against an estimated Rs 3.65 crore.
8Even the second-ranked quote was more than 40% below IOCL’s benchmark.
8The size of the discount makes the underlying disposal economics worth examining.

3) HPCL Mumbai Refinery awards 2027 nitrogen booster compressor package 60% above its initial financial benchmark
8HPCL has awarded its Mumbai Refinery 2027 nitrogen booster compressor package to Sri Krishna Descalers Private Limited at Rs 44.89 lakh, against a tender-stated basic financial limit of Rs 28 lakh.
8The winning price is 60.3% above that benchmark, while Fly Star Engineers’ L2 offer sits another 25.1% above L1.
8The numbers raise a larger question over how the market is pricing shutdown-critical temporary compression capacity.

4) Indian Oil Corporation Limited's Guwahati Refinery turns a Rs 1.08 crore award into an instrumentation readiness contract
8The winning contractor is responsible for considerably more than supplying routine technicians.
8The scope reaches into loop checking, analyzer calibration, control-valve servicing, installation and shutdown intervention across operating refinery facilities.
8The commercial consequences of bundling those obligations into one rate contract emerge only deeper in the tender.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Sep 10: 1) Kochi refinery stack tender narrows to two technically qualified bidders
8Four consultants entered the contest, but the bidder-specific evaluation status leaves only two qualified.
8That sharply reduces the competitive field before financial bids are opened.
8The reasons behind the two eliminations are not specified in the documents reviewed.

2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bina Refinery nitrogen operations race shrinks to two bidders
8Three companies entered Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s long-duration Bina Refinery utilities operations tender, but only Engineers International and Premier Cryogenics Limited have cleared technical evaluation.
8Robarant Engineering Works Private Limited has been disqualified, with the reason not specified in the documents reviewed.
8The elimination leaves a sharply narrower commercial contest for a refinery-critical operating package.

3) Indian Oil gets five bids for design-basis surveys at Paradip sustainable aviation fuel project
8Five contractors have entered the technical stage for the topographical, utility and geotechnical investigation package.
8The surveys will underpin plot development, foundation decisions and underground-interface mapping for the proposed sustainable aviation fuel facilities.
8The next technical filter could be more consequential than the initial participation count.

4) Five bidders test competitive depth in Bina Petchem and Refinery Expansion Project pump package
8Five manufacturers have reached technical opening in a limited tender covering horizontal and vertical special-purpose process centrifugal pumps.
8The names suggest meaningful vendor depth at the opening stage, but the procurement record says only that the bids are under evaluation.
8The eventual qualification ratio will reveal how much competition actually survives into price discovery.

5) GAIL pipeline safety consultancy draws 19 bids, but only six clear technical evaluation
8GAIL received a crowded 19-bid response for its Vadodara pipeline hazard and operability study and quantitative risk assessment consultancy, but the technical gate eliminated more than two-thirds of the field.
8Only six bidders remain for the commercial contest, turning what initially looked like a deep consultant market into a much tighter race.
8The unanswered question is whether the attrition reflects demanding safety credentials, strict documentary compliance, or a wider mismatch between GeM participation and GAIL’s qualification architecture.

6) Bina Refinery nitrogen and air plant contract narrows to two bidders after technical screening
8BPCL has reduced its five-year Bina Refinery nitrogen, instrument air and plant air operating contract to a two-bidder race after technical evaluation.
8The tender couples critical refinery-utility responsibilities with a 10-year experience requirement that superseded the seven years displayed on GeM.
8What eliminated the third bidder remains undisclosed, leaving the qualification gate itself as a key issue to watch.

7) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Old Naphtha Isomerization Unit reactor tender draws 12 bidders into technical evaluation
8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has drawn 12 technical bids for the third-stage isomerization reactor in its Visakh Refinery Old Naphtha Isomerization Unit revamp, despite running the procurement through a limited enlisted-vendor route.
8The complete carbon-steel pressure-vessel package carries a 10-month delivery requirement, detailed metallurgical and inspection controls and no reverse auction to sharpen prices after bidding.
8The decisive question is how many of the 12 can survive Engineers India Limited’s technical and qualification filters before the commercial contest begins.

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