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Nov 2019

Cairn India Ltd may need to go slow on its muscular $2.3 billion investment spree in India's oil & gas sector
8Find out what may come in its way
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Exploration work on this Mumbai offshore DSF-2 block is expected to start
8Find out when a tender for seismic data acquisition in expected
8RFQs for EIA consultant will also come out
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Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project
 8Cost - Rs 6000 crore
 8Project Event: The race is on between two companies for the  Project Management Consultant's job, the technical and financial bids have been opened and the finalization is due at the end of November 2019.
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Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project
8Cost - Rs 6000 crore
8Project Event: The procurement work is ongoing, The equipment installation is ongoing at the site, The project Mechanical completion and Commercial Operation Date is scheduled in Nov 2020 and Feb 2021 respectively..
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Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project   
8Cost - Rs 30 crore
8Project Event: The discussion process is ongoing, RFQ for the registered maintenenace contractor is likely to be released in December or January 2020.
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If Indian shipping companies want to keep their crews happy, internet access is a must
8A survey has shown that crews are willing to jump ship if that is not offered
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The authorization has expired but the promoter is keen to take it up again
8But it is confident that it can get going soon
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It is a greenfield LPG bottling plant
8Cost us Rs 161 crore
8Tender for electrical and instrumentation work expected ahead
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What is the latest status on the Rajahmundry desalination plant?
Find out when RFQs are expected for
8A PMC
8LSTK contractor
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It is a smallish Early Production System (EPS) facility of ONGC
8Work was meant to have been completed in December
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What is the latest on the project
8Subcontractors are at work in it
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OIL India Ltd seems to have been able to smash through the onland drilling rig market to elicit some really rock bottom rates
8It had been able to get a 10% cut over the L-1 price just a few months ago
8"We do not understand how costs are going to be met at such low rates," a rig supplier who refused to bring down rates below a threshold level told this website Details
Did ONGC make a mistake by spurning an RIL-BP offer to develop the KG-DWN-98/2 block using common and redundant infrastructure build for the KG-D-6 block?
8That decision making process at that time may come under fresh scrutiny if ONGC's asking price for KG Basin gas remains lower than its hurdle rate, as the RIL-BP duo had at that point in time said to our website that ONGC could have saved Rs 10,000 crore of capex if infrastructure was shared
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The price elicited for the RIL-BP auction of 5 mmscmd of gas has got ONGC worried.
8If prices remain this low for the next 4 to 5 years, as by quite a few projections they are likely to stay, the viability of its massive $5billion KG basin investment may come into question. As of now, the RIL auction price is way below the breakeven price for ONGC.
8Meanwhile, ONGC has put off its auction of first gas out of the KG-DWN-98/2 block till next month.
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The RIL-BP combine has sold 5 MMSCMD of gas in an auction last week
8Find out more on the prices that were obtained
8What kind of slope to the Brent was eventually decided
8Some surprising conclusions have resulted from the auction
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of Valve Purge and Valve Sealant Materials Details
8Hiring of Services for development of GAIL's Sustainbility Report Details
8Procurement of Desilt Polyelectrolyte Details
8Supply of Self Closing Valves for LPG Cylinders Details
8Scaffolding SOR in Refinery Premises Details
8Invitation for purchase of GSPC O & G inventory Details
8ARC for various Mechanical Maintenance Services Details
8Procurement of Radiant Tubes Details
8Servicing of 24 inch sandwich valves Details
8Contract for Group Life Insurance Coverage in terms of Financial Assistance Scheme Details
8Permanent Cathodic Protection Works for Pipeline Project Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Haldiram's, Vedanta, Indonesia billionaire in race for Videocon Details
8RIL shares hit all-time high, market cap tops Rs 9.5 lakh crore Details
8BPCL stake sale: No reason to believe Numaligarh excise duty benefit will be withdrawn, firm says Details
8Haryana gets 38 proposal to generate biogas from stubble Details
8GAIL, regulator at odds over Rs 1.5K crore pipeline Details
8India's Parliament debates toxic air danger Details
8Oil prices steady after two-day drop as growth concerns weigh Details
8Reliance and Bharat Petroleum take oil & gas to top league of MF assets Details
8Opec+ meet and trade deal talks to keep crude oil prices volatile Details
8U.S. shale oil output to rise 49,000 bpd to record 9.1 mln bpd in December -EIA Details
8Saudi's September crude oil exports fall 3 per cent after attacks Details
8China's Sinopec gets green light to develop Weirong shale gas field Details
8Saudi Aramco still undecided on BPCL stake purchase Details
8Energy demand in Asia Pacific could grow 15% to 6,800 mtoe by 2040 Details
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The bidding for an FSRU complex has just been wrapped up, it seems
8For equipment suppliers, this going to be yet another oppotunity
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Get a complete update on the Paradip-Somnathpur (Balasore)-Haldia Pipeline here
8What is the status, how much is it going to cost
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Also get updates on
8Bina Panki Petroleum Product Pipeline
8Raniganj (South) CBM Block Expansion
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8Bhandut Oilfield Development: The field is stuck between two warring contenders, and now both of them want to get out, it seems
8Hazira Steam Header Repair: Know more.
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Phosphoric Acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 1100 crore
8Project Event: The Company has been selected Jacobs as the EPCM contractor and the RFQs for the long lead items are being released one by one. An RFQ for the Rotray Dryers & Tanks has been released and RFQ for the Cyclone system & Air Pollution control system is likely to be released at the end of November 2019. The construction is likely to be started in December in place of November 2019 due to delay in the procurement work.
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NPK-SSP & Sulphuric Acid Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 15 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for a contractor is likely to be released after environmental clearance. The public hearing has been completed but environmental clearance is due and it is likely to be elicited at the end of December 2019 while it was expected in September earlier. The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2020.
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Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project   
8Cost - Rs 20 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for a registered maintenance contractor is likely to be released in December 2019.
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There are lots of questions swirling around GAIL. The following questions are foremost:
8Has GAIL failed to run its pipeline division smoothly?
8Will the pipeline division be hived off?
8Will GAIL continue to expand its pipeline network?
Find out what the government views are on these questions in writing
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Get an update on the DSF Round-2 Tulamura Block
8RFQs for seismic survey and seismic data interpretation are expected late in Q1 2020.
8RFQs for EIA consultant is expected early in Q2 2020.
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ONGC has invested around Rs 80,000 crore to raise its gas production
8Even so, production may fall short of target
8But clearly enough, it will be gas production along and not crude that will drive the company's future
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AGP Karaikal LNG Pvt Ltd has been left red-faced by the IOC's sudden change of the pipeline route to which the former's LNG terminal is to be connected
8But it is still hoping that somehow there will be a solution of sorts
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Now that BPCL is being privatized, what is going to be the status of Numaligarh refinery, the subsidy-receiving subsidiary of BPCL, which is in the midst of an ambitious Rs. 22,594 crore expansion?.
8The managing director of the refinery, an old Assam hand, is now trying to convince both the state and the central governments to salvage the project. The petroleum ministry and the PMO are inundated with bi-partisan letters of support for the refinery from Assam but will that be enough?
8What exactly is the central government saying?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Spares and Retrofitting Job of High Mast at Compressor Station Details
8Supply, Installation and Communication of RTU and Associated Items Details
8Procurement of Heat Exchanger/ Tubes Bundle Details
8Supply of Coiled Tubing Reel Details
8Boundary Wall at Sitarganj LPG Plant Details
8Transportation of ATF Ex Vijayawada Terminal Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Chhattisgarh CM seeks Centre's permission to make biofuel with surplus paddy Details
8WBPCB plans to offer gas connection to roadside food vendors Details
8IOC, GAIL to pay Adani 5% more charge than their own LNG terminal: Pradhan Details
8Cairn Oil and Gas second quarter production disappoints; Cuts FY20 guidance Details
8Ola partners with Microsoft Research to study street-level air quality in Delhi-NCR Details
8OPEC's share of Indian oil imports in Oct hits lowest since 2011 Details
8India’s April-October petroleum consumption growth slips to 1 per cent, lowest in 5 yrs Details
8Fires and floods make Saudi Aramco IPO a hard sell Details
8Iran: 36 killed in protests against fuel price hike Details
8Asian Oilfield to acquire majority stake in joint venture Optimum Oil and Gas Details
8Iran supreme leader warns 'thugs' amid gas price protests Details
8Shell says oil spill contained at Puget Sound, Washington, refinery dock Details
8Japan's Mitsui to invest in 2.5 GW gas-fired power plant in Thailand Details
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Swan Energy had bought an FSRU for its LNG terminal at Jafrabad in Gujarat
8But the project seems to have run into a bit of a spot, and the promoters stand to lose money for now
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Ammonia/Nitric Acid/SOP Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: The Discussion process is ongoing RFQ for the Project Management Consultant and the EPC contractor is likely to be released in April 2020.
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Sulphuric Acid Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 50 crore
8Project Event: The discussion process is ongoing RFQ for the EPC comtrator is likely to be released in April 2019.
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Haldia Refinery BS VI Up-gradation project is nearing completion
8Get an update here Details
It is an offshore block
The following RFQs are expected:
8RFQs for EIA consultant is expected in Q1 2020.
8RFQs for a Mobile Shallow Offshore Drilling Unit (Jack up / Mat Type) is expected by Q2 2020.
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It is a Rs 1300 crore geenfield product pipeline
8Mainline pumping units RFQs are coming up ahead
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The next boost to the offshore oil & gas industry may not come from the oil & gas sector itself but from offshore wind.
8Around 40% is the commonality between the offshore oil & gas and offshore wind industry. For the Indian industry, mostly involved in support functions, and with significant indigenous capacity build-up in platform construction, the percentage will be much higher
8The business worldwide is expected to touch $1 trillion.
8The monsoon season is when capacity utilization is expected to be high from offshore wind complexes.
8According to projections made up to 2040, India, prodded by policy makers, is going to play a big role in the Indian offshore market. It get past gas-based power generation capacity quickly, as it is expected to be a cheaper soruce of power.
8Currently, India's ambitions are modest at creating 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030 but this can change dramatically under a sustainable development scenario
8Based on technical potential, India can cover more than its domestic electricity demand from offshore wind alone.
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The are two fire fighting contracts which are ongoing in ONGC
8One is a Rs 70 crore Hazira gas processing plant fire alarm revamp
8The other is the Rs 20 crore Heera fire water pump package
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There seems to be a "big announcement" likely from the government on the gas front
8Anticipating this, the gas purchase bidding date has been extended for one tender
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22 people were fired alive while sleeping in a pipeline blast in 2014
8And yet, the gas major wants to skip on safety features on pipelines
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Globally, out of 26,400 vessels, only 3,000 vessels are being fitting with scrubbers, which is just 14% of the total fleet
8But find out why one of the largest shipping companies in the world is going for a 55% fitting?
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Mercator seems to be facing a serious crisis, and its ability to stay afloat is now in doubt.
8It is an fire sale of its assets, and some good bargains can perhaps be picked up.
8This is story of ambition going wrong
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Oil & gas service providers, such as Saipem and Baker Hughes, are moving into renewable energy project
8Already, in 2014, non-upstream oil and gas activities accounted for 22 per cent of revenues among service suppliers. This share grew to 27 per cent in 2018.
8If pure-play contractors within drilling, well services and seismic – which don’t have much to offer outside the upstream oil and gas industry – are removed from the equation, activities outside of upstream accounted for nearly 30 per cent of last year’s revenues.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Pipes as per specification Details
8Supply of AP3 and AP3 Long Life Greases Details
8Procurement of Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging during shutdowns Details
8Supply, Transportation and Installation of Smart Pylons Details
8Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of SS Tubes, Fittings and related Mechanical Works Details
8Supplementary Packed LPG Transportation in LPG Plant Details
8Supply of Pump Rotary Lobe Types Details
8Supply of U Tubes Details
8Supply & Installation of Membrane Bio Reactor-effluent Treatment Plant Details
8Supply of 5600 MT of Poly ISO Butylene and 32 MT of KVIS/ PV 200 to Lube Oil Blending Plants Details
8Construction of Roads, Drains and Culverts at LPG Plant Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Tamil Nadu: Indian Oil bottling plant to enhance storage soon Details
8Delhi to soon start trial of hydrogen-run CNG buses Details
8India's Oct diesel demand falls the most in nearly 3 years Details
8ONGC sells 2nd January Russian Sokol crude at steady premium Details
8Joint action by all agencies needed to combat air pollution in Delhi: Prakash Javadekar Details
8Diesel demand falls 7.4% in October partly due to economic slowdown Details
8BPCL, Air India to be sold by March: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Details
8Maharashtra: 15 CNG fuel stations to be set up by March next year by MNGL Details
8We expected India to be more resilient to US pressure, says Iran’s Zarif Details
8Gujarat rolls out green carpet for India’s natural gas-based economy Details
8Ahmedabad: Ceramic makers propel growth with propane gas Details
8Essar, GSPC bag most of RIL-auctioned natural gas Details
8MRPL planning to invest Rs 31,000 crore to expand refinery capacity to 18 MTPA Details
8Indian Oil to spend Rs 1,000 crore to double base-oil production from Haldia refinery Details
8Saudi drone attack: India’s oil imports from Saudi dropped 16% in September Details
8Aramco declares $1.71 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO Details
8OPEC sees smaller 2020 oil surplus ahead of policy meeting Details
8Poland to end major Russian gas contract by 2022 Details
8Savannah Petroleum completes Seven Energy deal in Nigeria Details
8Georgia's state energy company to issue 300 mln euro Eurobonds in 2020 Details
8Global energy consumption up by 2.3%, experts blame it on tech & population Details
8The Future of Oil: Why even Saudi Aramco is now talking about ‘Peak Oil’ Details
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Swan Energy and H-Energy have embraced the FSRU model to set up their LNG terminals
8But despite the similarities, the two models are widely dissimilar
8One is far more riskier than the other, but both made their mistakes
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Two fresh greenfield plants have come up in the fertilizer sector
 DAP Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 100 crore
8Project Event: The studies are ongoing, RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in April 2020.
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Phosphoric acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 50 crore
8Project Event: The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in March 2020.
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The contours of the 60 MMTPA mega refinery, in which Adnoc and Saudi Aramco are to be stakeholders, are far from being accurately drawn, it seems
8The situation on the ground is fluid and many of the parameters, including where it will be sited, have not been settled.
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8India is at that crucial point in the Environmental Kuznet Curve -- a hypothesized relationship between environmental quality and economic development on account of unrelenting pollution, where people may be willing to settle for any option for cleaner air
8The PM 2.5 exceeded 1,000 during the recent Merkel’s visit (100 times WHO safe limit) similar to smoking 50 cigarettes a day
8Of the 9.7m Indians who die every year, 670,000 would not have perished if the atmosphere had been clean.
8World top ten most polluted cities (PM 2.5) are all in India
8Air pollution larger health risk than tobacco, cancer, water sanitation
8This is a crucial phase in India's economic history but the gas industry is a divided house, unable to fully take full cognizance of the opportunity in hand.
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Multi-support vessels (MSVs) are not like platform support vessels or anchor handling tug supply vessels
8They come expensive, as they have a multi-functional role, including diving capabilities.
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Indian Oil has an offshore development coming up
8A jack-up rig and related equipment will be needed eventually
8But when? Details
HOEC is undertaking a big expansion in Dirok in Assam
8What is the current status?
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Find out what is the latest update on Megha Engineering's Khambel development
8Contracts are getting finalized, it is learned
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This is a Rs 750 crore polypropylene plant
8The RFQ for a licensor was anticipated in November but has been delayed
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A raft of offshore blocks are coming up from DSF and OALP rounds
8How soon meaningful RFQs can begin to come out of these blocks
8Click on Details for an update on one such block tabulated for the first time into our project monitoring software Details
The Ratna R Series Platform Development bid date has been extended again
8This is the last extension, says ONGC
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ONGC's Mehsana asset's ambitious plan to extract heavy oil found in its Lanwa field using the Cyclic Steam Stimulation process has attracted the attention of global oilfield services companies
8It is clearly a high technology job.
8Find out what the reserve price is but given the complexibity of the job, bidders may end up asking for much more.
8It is a six year job and it comes with a lot of complications, it seems
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What is the current status on IOC's Gujarat refinery expansion?
8Is there some rethinking going on?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Vehicle Tracking System for Tank Trucks Details
8Financial Appraisal of PRFCC & PP Unit Details
8Supply of full surface Tank Fire Fighting Package Details
8Supply of Hydrojetting Machine with Crew for Exchanger/ Fin Fan Tube, Pipe Lines & vessel internal cleaning by Hydroblasting Details
8HGU III Vessels / Columns Opening, Cleaning, Inspection & Pressure testing in HGU III unit Details
8Supply and Replacement of Wooden Supports by PUF Support of Cryogenic Lines Details
8Procurement of Coated Line pipes for JLPL Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8SC directs Centre to explore Hydrogen-based fuel technology to combat air pollution Details
8Govt mulling to cut stake in IOC to below 51% Details
8Oil spill recovery vessel flagged off in Chennai Details
8Air quality continues to remain severe in Delhi-NCR Details
8ONGC second quarter net profit falls 37 per cent to Rs 5,487 crore Details
8Chennai: Oil spill recovery vessel flagged off at city port Details
8Crude oil futures advance on global cues Details
8Odisha: 7 held for gas leak in prawn processing plant Details
8Energy nominee distances himself from Ukraine investigation Details
8Climate change looms over giant Saudi energy IPO Details
8Oil rises on hopes for OPEC supply curbs, new optimism on U.S.-China trade deal Details
8World's thirst for oil to keep growing until 2030s Details
8Oil tankers 'go dark' off Venezuela to evade US sanctions Details
8Qatar plans change in crude oil official selling prices in Q1 2020 Details
8Algeria adopts controversial energy law Details
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Two offshore offshore rigs contracts were given out by ONGC recently.
8One was awarded to Self Drilling Offshore Services India for 1 slot type rig and the other to other to Aban Singapore Pte Ltd under the HPHT Mat type category
8Find out what the ODR, the NODR and mobilization fees were for these rigs
8ONGC is known to for hiring the lowest cost offshore drilling rigs in the world, so in that context, should the hiring of offshore rigs in India now be benchmarked against the prices?
8Not necessarily
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Suddenly, as if on cue, both BPCL and HPCL have lost favour with industry observers
8The blame has been put on their poor performance, but what is significant is that the conclusion that the next few years aren't bright for the companies either.
8So, it is really the performance that is the problem or is the market scared of what the future holds in store for these companies, with privatization looming ahead, that is the problem?
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Even mid to small fertilizer projects have begun attracting competition from a range of contractors, some of them with a strong presence in the oil & gas sector
NP (20:20:0:13) Fertilizer Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 220 crore
8Project Event: The technical bids have been opened for the LSTK contractor, Thysunkrupp, BSL Engineering, Haulu Engineering and Tata Projects are in the race, evaluation is ongoing, the financial bid is likely to be opened in December 2019
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There are reports from the ground of mobilization of manpower to get the Mundra LNG terminal started
8Here is a ground level report from the terminal on what is going on.
8When will the terminal be able to get its first cargo of LNG?
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NPK Fertilizer Greenfield Project 
Cost - Rs 1517 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for EPC contractor was floated in February 2017 and price bids were  opened in Jan 2018, due to high price bid & land issue finalization has been a delayed. Project authorities claim that discussion are ongoing and a decision is likely in December 2019
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For consultancy companies in the oil & gas sector, what is of importance is the rate per hour charged for its manpower
8What are the benchmark rates for the oil & gas industry under different categories?
8And how much is the differential for a general and a process consultant?
8If there are multi-year contracts, what kind of annual escalations can you ask for?
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What are the terminal-wise November net back prices for US LNG?
8And what is the spot LNG vessel rate  as of November and how has it behaved over the past year?
8Are arbitrage opportunities available in LNG today, if so where?
8Spot LNG price slopes are now falling but has the differential with oil indexed LNG broadened?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hydrocracker Unit Heaters inside Scaffolding/ Tube Cleaning Jobs Details
8Supply of Swing Type Foot Valves Details
8Supply of API Grade Drill Pipes Details
8Procurement of Compressor Spares Details
8Supply of HP DEF in 20 Litre Packs Details
8Civil works at drill site LKHD_H and LKHE_H in Lakwa area Details
8Procurement of Filter Element for Vertical and Dry Gas Filters Details
8External Safety Audit of Pipeline Installation Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel prices stable after five continuous days of spike Details
8Govt may shut doors on consolidation in public sector oil firms Details
8India to allow foreign companies to bid in oil sector selloff Details
8Adani Gas Q2 net doubles to Rs 120 cr Details
8Punjab, Haryana should take steps to convert stubble into CNG, coal: Kejriwal Details
8Don’t burn crop stubble, convert it into biofuel: CM Yogi Adityanath Details
8IEA sees India’s oil demand doubling, import dependence rising to 90% by 2040 Details
8Oil rises on decline in US crude stocks, Fed comments on economy Details
8Growth in global oil demand to slow from 2025: IEA Details
8After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal Details
8Saudi Aramco to supply LNG to Bangladesh as part of power deal Details
8Philippines' Udenna says it is buying Chevron's stake in Malampaya gas project Details
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The Mundra LNG terminal's vessel surcharges have been announced recently
8These include port dues and pilotage charges
8As well as service boat charges
8Specific LNG degasifiaction rates have not been officially announced but they are expected to be pegged lower than those charged by Petronet LNG at Dahej
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Get to know more on what is going on with Ramayana Ispat Pvt's Barsilla oil field development
8It is a DSF-1 field
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What is the latest update on the 40 well development drilling programme at Kharsang?
8It is a big project, with the outlay earmarked at over Rs 700 crore
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This is a OALP block in the North East
The following RFQ timelines have been set by the owner
8RFQs for seismic survey and seismic data interpretation are expected in Q1 2020.
8RFQs for EIA consultant is expected later in Q1 2020.
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Hyderabad based Devi Engineering is on a high
8It has stayed competitive to bag quite a few seismic contracts
8But does it have the resources to manage the contracts in hand?
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What kind of cabon pricing will India have going ahead, up to the year 2050? This projection is coming in from a 100-member technical team deplyed for the estimation job. The planning divisions of large oil & gas companies must incorporate these pricing matrices into scenario planning.
8Also projected is that half of the new vehicles sold will be electric by the year 2032. This data will need to be incorporated into the forecast as well, when designing refinery capacity expansion.
8See projections of two wheeler share, and when will that reach 100% for India, as also of commercial vehicles, in terms of what percentage of it will be electrified over the years
8And a policy planner must take into account one important fact: that the global crude oil demand peak may come as early as 2021, even though it may come later in India.
8Clearly, planning scenarios will have to change, from 10 to 15 years to a much shorter duration, possibly 5 years or even less under such rapidly changing paradigms. The demand for crude is now dependedent on new factors, such as the learning curve in battery production and how quickly cost of lithium batteries falls.
8Are our public sector oil & gas companies equipped to handle this level of transition?
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After spurt in freight rates, the crude carrier market is undergoing a rapid correction
8Corrections in some segments have been as high as 25% over the last several days
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It is a big project
8Capacity is pegged at 1.2 MMTPA
8One company is emerging as the PMC
8Find out when RFQs are coming up ahead
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DAP Expansion Project  
8Cost - Rs 100 crore
8Project Event: The project has been elicited the term of reference and waiting for environmental clearance. It takes a minimum of three to four months for clearance. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released at the end December 2019 instead of October. The company currently working on the expansion of its phosphoric acid expansion, for which work on site has already started
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Sulphuric Acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 100 crore
8Project Event: Construction progress is 80% on ground as of now.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Establishing Schedule of Rates for Ranchi Lubes Territory Details
8Hiring of Simplified landing String Services Details
8Carrying out piping and civil foundation works related with Vapour recovery system Details
8Supply of Booster Pumps Details
8Supply, installation and commissioning of one Nitrogen and Sulfur Analyzer Details
8Supply of Thermal Mass Flow Meter for HGU Details
8Conducting Electrical Audit of Auto LPG Dispensing Stations Details
8Supply of Non-Sparking Tools to LPG Bottling Plant Details
8ARC for Erection & Dismantling of Scaffolding Jobs Details
8Supply of PSV's (Pressure Safety Valve) for LPG Service Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8India to invite foreign firms to invest in state-owned oil companies Details
8Toxic air in Delhi fueled by rice fields that India doesn’t need Details
8Govt to lift pricing curbs on domestically produced gas Details
8BRIEF: Adani Gas' Q2 consolidated profit rises Details
8Indian Oil expects diesel demand to recover in six months Details
8Indian Oil looks to import Russian oil: Chairman Details
8Delhi's air quality nears 'severe' levels again; northwesterly winds, farm fires to blame Details
8ONGC seeks buyers for KG Basin gas Details
8ONGC wants to take Opal out of SEZ as domestic demand grows Details
8Indian Oil in talks with Rosneft to import Russian oil Details
8GAIL plans two million tonne polycarbonate plant Details
8Oman's oil and gas sector allocated investments of $10 bn-$15 bn: Minister Details
8Norway approves Equinor's request to cut Troll gas quota: Ministry Details
8Oil dips as US-China trade deal hopes fade Details
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This website is not getting great feedback on the Jaigarh-Dhobal pipeline and how quickly the Jaigarh FSRU can being to get working
8Our data seems to show that everything is getting delayed
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What is the benchmark ROI on consultancy and EPC services in the oil & gas industry?
8The two figures are starkly in contract
8The EBIT margin can be as high as 23-30% in consulting and a mere 5 in LTSK projects.
8This poses several existentialist questions for engineering and EPC majors in India
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What is the latest on GAIL?
8The division of pipeline and distribution arms will take time, but can in fact lead to an unlocking of value
8Gas distribution margins have suffered a collapse, find out how
8Anticipated offtake of an extra 6-7 mmscmd of gas did not take lace
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8ARC for O&M of Mobile Cranes Details
8Spares of VFD PCR OF 2000 HP VFD Rig Make ABB Details
8Appointment of an Agency for carrying out all India study on Sectoral demand of Petrol and Diesel Details
8Procurement of Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Plates Details
8EOI for procurement of Bio-diesel produced from used Cooking Oil Details
8Supply of LPG Cylinders fitted with SC Valves Details
8Procurement of Pipeline Pile Supports Details
8Descaling pigging of 48” Crude Pipeline Details
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8L&T bags orders from BPCL, BHEL Details
8Pradhan woos foreign firms to invest in India's oil & gas sector Details
8Indonesia signs 20-year production sharing contract for Corridor block Details
8Oil dips for second day on lack of trade talk progress Details
8IOC’s Panipat refinery introduces special winter-grade diesel for Ladakh Details
8ONGC auction gets tepid response Details
8UAE says not worried about oil demand growth Details
8G20 nations need to amp up emission cut targets: Report Details
8Saudi Arabia raises October oil output to replenish inventories Details
8Crude oil futures slip on weak global cues Details
8Oman says OPEC, allies likely to extend oil supply curbs Details
8Worst winter likely for LNG as Asian prices to stay at seasonal low Details
8Oilfield discovered in Iran is second biggest in the country: Oil minister Details
8Formula One aims for zero carbon footprint by 2030 Details
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Mannargudi CBM block is a subject of dispute between GEECL and the government
8Where is it headed as of now?
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8It is an ambitious private sector plan
8Capital approval has been done
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It is a greenfield shallow water exploration block
8When is an EIA consultant to be sought
8When it the RFQ slated for seismic survey and seismic data interpretation?
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What is the update on Haldia Petrochemials' crude-to-chemical refinery-cum- petrochemical complex
8It is a huge investment, totaling up to a staggering Rs 62,714 crore
8Has there been any progress?
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It is a 5 MMTPA FSRU in a prime location
8Three companies are in the race to built it
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Slowly but steadily, lower LNG prices are witnessing a higher drawl of gas from gas-based power producers.
8The data is coming in from gas suppliers on this
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Why are millennials not interested in the oil & gas sector?
8Even though there is so much to do
8How can this attitude be changed?
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Electricity distribution sector in India is at a cross-road. The verage cost of supply for most electricity distribution companies is already in the range of Rs. 7 to 8 per unit, and in some cases, it is close to Rs. 9 per unit! This cost is also increasing at around 5% per year.
8But renewable energy is now available at a far cheaper rate.
8Today, even small, kW scale, solar power is available at around Rs.4 per unit.
8As a result, most commercial, industrial and high-end residential consumers, who pay Rs. 5 to 9 per unit, just as energy charges, are looking at ways to reduce drawal (not dis-connecting from the grid) from DISCOMs to reduce cost of electricity.
8They are aggressively pursuing options such as rooftop solar, net-metering, open access and captive generation.
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AG&P's Karaikal LNG project intends to start small before it scales up capacity
8But the viability of the project has just become that much more difficult
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Are US LNG producers making money?
8Data right down from 2015, they have not been making money
8Lifecycle closts are not being recouped. Details
The ship demolition market has suddenly gone tepid
8How long is it going to stay that way?
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Single use plastic ban can have a dramatic impact on global demand for crude.
8This decision itself can bring the consumption curve down by a step function.
8So much so that peak demand for crude will be seen earlier than before.
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Ammonium Nitrate Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1750 crore
8Project Event: The company has hired Casale for the technology licensor. Environmental clearance was received earlier in September 2018. The RFQ for the EPCM contractor is likely to be released in December in place of November 2019.
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Phosphoric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 10 crore
8Project Event: Procurement work is ongoing for the contractor and construction is likely to be start in January 2020 in place of November 2019 due to delay in the procurement.
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8RFP for the drilling and pipeline installation services is expected by the December end 2019.
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The PY-3 block is currently going through approval from the DGH
8Expect RFQs to come up soon thereafter
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8HOEC's B-80 block is ready to go
8A rig has been hired
8Integrated drilling services contract has been hired and work is afoot
8MOPU contract has been awarded
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8RFQs will come out next year however
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It is a Rs 31,000 crore petrochem and new refining capacity expansion project
8PFR has been prepared
8EIA consultant is at work
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It is a limited project, worth Rs 265 crore
8Fair amount of work has already been done
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of LPG Cylinders Details
8Electrical Works Associated with Biodiesel Facilities and other instruments Details
8Comprehensive Annual Maintenance of entire HVAC System Details
8Chiller replacement Jobs in Nitrogen-1 Plant refrigeration system Details
8Supply of Monel Pipe, Clamp and Bolts Details
8Supply of CS Pipes Details
8Painting of Phase-2 Flare Header Pipe and its Supporting Structure Details
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8Indian Oil to place its bet on metal-air battery technology over lithium-ion Details
8NGC Energy, Petredec to set up Rs 400-crore LPG terminal Details
8India on course for lowest fuel demand growth in 6 years Details
8Andhra to attract Rs 2 lakh cr investment in petroleum sector: Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8Dirty fuel-based industries in Delhi, its suburbs to remain shut till Nov 11 Details
8Paddy stubble to drive bio fuel production in Punjab, Haryana Details
8Hydrocarbon exploration: HC issues notice to petroleum ministry Details
8Reliance cuts base price for new gas from KG-D6 after customer protests Details
8Indian Oil gets environment clearance to set up Rs 766 crore 2G ethanol plant Details
8Sharp fall in diesel demand, consumption down 3.3% in September Details
8Saudi Aramco takes another step towards first public offering Details
8Air pollution: AQI in Delhi may touch ‘severe’ tomorrow Details
8Gujarat okays CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar Details
8Petrol, diesel vehicles to be banned on select Gaya roads Details
8Dharmendra Pradhan to visit to UAE for ADIPEC Details
8Saudi Aramco outlines risks and strengths ahead of IPO Details
8Saudi Aramco lists RIL investment, expansion in India in monster IPO prospectus Details
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India's per capita gas consumption is much lower than Bangladesh
8It is also lower than Pakistan
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Get a synopsis of how many consultancy projects EIL had won in the first half of 2019-20
8It is the largest number by any consultancy
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project
8Cost - Rs 250 crore
8Project Event: The feasibilty studies are ongoing, RFQ for the process licensor as well as LSTK contractor is likely to be released in December in place of November 2019, due to delay in the discussion.
Sulphuric Acid and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 300 crore
8Project Event: Project activities are likely to start in January 2020 now, RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released at the end of February 2020.
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Even as Indian KG Basin gas producers struggle to find a market for their gas at a reasonable price that will pay for their investments, here is a private local company which elicited a domestic gas price of $10.40/mmbtu in the first half of the year.
8EBITA is at a whopping 66% of revenue
8Cash profits are at 31% of revenue
8Clearly, there are sweet spots in the Indian gas market
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The Adani Wellspun JV is going through a jackup rig appraisal
8LOI is likely soon
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An O&M contract for an offshore process platform is coming up
8Value: Rs 50 crore
8RFQ will come out next month
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An ONGC tender for an EPS for the Kasomarigaon development drilling project has been released after the earlier one had to be cancelled as the bid price was higher than the reserve price.
8RFQs for the hiring of an LSTK contractor for the GGS will come up to
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What is the latest update on the Haldia Refinery Vacuum Distillation Revamping Project?
8EIL is the licensor
8Shut down and commissioning RFQs are ahead
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Get an update on Oil India Ltd's (OIL) AA-ONHP-2018/5 exploration block
8The block has been awarded to the company under the OALP bid round 3 in 2019 and covers an area of about 208 sq km.
8When can RFQs be expected?
8Get key contacts here Details
It is a bottling plant worth Rs 75 crore
8RFQs are to come out soon
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For an engineering firm, with a turnkey division, the lucrative high-margin segment continues to be the consultancy segment.
8Margins are far higher in consultancies for domestic companies. Also, it is far more risky
8This is one reason why a lot of foreign consultancy-cum-EPC companies want to stay in the consultancy segment and away from EPC contracts.
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The government thinking on oil PSU disinvestment is now getting clearer. Privatization is going to be the new mantra
8And it will not just be BPCL, it can well be HPCL as well, if ONGC does not want to hold on to it
8Will IOC be privatized as well, eventually?
8What will be the fate of Numaligarh refinery?
8Will IOC subsidiaries be next in line?
8What happens to GAIL?
8Will OIL be merged with ONGC?
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India has been accessing some pretty cheap LNG from the US.
8Does India get the best price for US LNG?
8Or, are there others who get better deals?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of Certified Reference Standards for Sulfur Analysers Details
8Supply of Hydraulic Tools Details
8Reconditioning of various types of Valves Details
8Procurement of Transmitters Details
8Hiring of Consultancy Service for Well Drilling Project Management Details
8Supply of Pipeline Pile Supports Details
8Expression of Interest for Hiring of Consultancy Service for Energy Optimization and Benchmarking Study of Uran Plant Details
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8BPCL second quarter net profit nearly flat at Rs 1,634 crore Details
8IGL second quarter net profit doubles to Rs 416 crore Details
8HPCL net profit down 22% to Rs 762 crore Details
8India cabinet to review BPCL sale proposal next week: Govt source Details
8It's viable to convert farm stubble into CNG: Arvind Kejriwal Details
8Governing Council meeting of Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy held at IIT Bombay Details
8After 30 years in Singapore, oil trading losses force Mitsubishi to shut Petro-Diamond Details
8Big Oil eyes Brazil's next pre-salt round after sitting out TOR Details
8GEECL profit down 4 per cent at $3.74 million in first half of current fiscal Details
8Japan marks 50 years of LNG imports with eye on Asia growth Details
8Biggest OPEC+ producers aren’t pushing for deeper oil cuts Details
8Oil rebounds to $62 on hopes for US-China trade deal Details
8Saudi Aramco signs China's crude oil supply deals for 2020 Details
8Cyprus signs US$9 billion natural gas deal with energy majors Details
8Spain becomes Europe's cheapest gas market on flood of low-cost LNG Details
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The recent hike in freight rates has seen Indian ship owners play the risky game of capitalizing on the flareup by withdrawing plans to install scrubbers which would allow them to use low cost high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) post IMO 2020.
8Spot earnings for VLCCs more than quintupled during the week of October 11 to average above $300,000, the highest seen in more than a decade, before settling down to more sober rates.
8The ship owners however claim that they are reassessing the need for scrubbers as they keenly watch how low sulphur fuel oil price evolve post IMO 2020.
8But there are some who claim that owners may be looking at short term profits while ignoring what can be in store in the long run.
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The shift to gas is being heralded as an environmental friendly move, and India is seen as one of the biggest gas markets in the world going ahead.
8While investments in gas are being stepped up, some banks and financial institutions have already stopped funding gas projects.
8The underlying assumption is that gas is no longer that much more environment friendly when compared to coal, if fugitive emissions are taken into account.
8The window of opportunity is getting narrower in the gas sector, and if the window closes elsewhere in the world, it won't be long before it does so in India as well.
8Those who invest in the gas sector in India needs to keep this mind.
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8Are you interested in a consultancy deal with for two-well exploration deal of an Indian company in a foreign country? Click on Reports for more.
8Find out more about HOEC: What are its plans going head? Click on Reports for more. Details
Ammonia Revamp Project
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: The discussion process is ongoing and RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released at the end of December 2019, Project to be completed by end of 2020
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SSP/NPK Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 70 crore
8Project Event: The feasibility studies are ongoing, The company is planning to submit the proposal for the environmental clearance is likely in January 2020, RFQ for the contractor is likely to be released after the environmental clearance.
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Is the Adani-Total deal a good one, or did Total pay much higher than it should?
8Some say Total hit the "sweet spot" in the Indian gas market
8There are others who say that the the Adani assets have been over priced, and their best assets are involved in intractable disputes
8Depends on how you see the glass, as either half empty or half full
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8Procurement of Flare Monitoring Fixed Thermal Camera and Accessories Details
8Procurement of Transformers Details
8Providing services for carrying out maintenance of various electrical equipment Details
8Supply of AAS and ICPOES Certified Reference Materials (CRM) Details
8Electrical Works at Gonda LPG Plant Details
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning of 24 Head Electronic Carousels at LPG Plants Details
8Contractor Built, Owned and Operated Packed Bitumen Storage and Handling Plant Details
8Supply of Demulsifier for Ahmedabad, Tarapur & Sanand Miroli Block Details
8Supply of Redundant Solenoid Valves Details
8Overhauling of Vessels in DCU during shutdown Details
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8India on track to cut oil import dependence by 10 per cent by 2022: Pradhan Details
8Petrol, diesel prices unchanged on Wednesday Details
8UN, global researchers turn attention to smog in north India Details
8India seeks foreign investments in oil and gas sector: Minister Details
8India spending $100 billion in creating oil and gas infrastructure: Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8Delhi's AQI recovers to poor, PM 10 Details
8Reliance again puts off gas bid to Nov 15 on bidders request Details
8Delhi gets slight relief from choking as air quality improved to 'poor' Details
8Cairn Oil & Gas secures 10-year contract extension for Ravva field in Andhra Pradesh Details
8India's dependence on imports increases: Crude oil, natural gas output falls Details
8Angola forms consortium with five oil firms for $2 bn LNG project Details
8Rosneft received claims over oil contamination through third quarter Details
8Trafigura hires crude oil trader in Singapore Details
8Oil unchanged after overnight losses amid caution over trade talks Details
8China considers up to $10 bn investment in Aramco IPO Details
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ONGC is undertaking a 14-well exploratory drilling programme in Bhuvanagiri in Tamil Nadu
8Public hearing is expected to be carried out in December
8Chartered hired rig is to be deployed
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ONGC's Tiruvarur oil field development plan is shaping up
8It is a 104 well development drilling programme spead over 11 ML blocks
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What is the latest update on the construction of a breakwater barrier for the GAIL LNG terminal at Dabhol?
8The PMC has been hired
8The project is going through a fresh environment sacntion
8But a EPC is on the verge of selection
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What is the latest update on the well consultancy tender for the ONGC acquired Deendayal field?
8There were three companies in the race
8Has the consultancy been awarded?
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Manoj Jain, the new GAIL CMD, has over 30 years of experience as a company executive.
8But unlike other CMDs, he will not build the company but dismantle it on behalf of his owner, the government of India
8"He will have to conduct a controlled demolishion of the very edifice he helped build," a GAIL insider told this website.
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What is Total's role going to be in Adani Gas now that it is a 37.4% stakeholder?
8Is it going to be hands on or will the multinational take a backseat, allowing the Adanis to run the show?
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What are the takeaways from a conference call that the IOC brass did with analyst recently?
Among the key points were:
8Small players may not find it easy to enter the retail market
8Capex for the year is slated at be at Rs 25,000 crore
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hiring of Internal Audit Support Services Details
8Hiring of contract for treatment of BFW and Pyrolysis Gasoline in ECU Details
8Laying of pipeline and associated works for modification jobs Details
8Procurement of Methanol on ARC basis Details
8Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Conveyor System & Allied Inline Equipments Details
8Supply, Fabrication and Installation of Underground Tanks Details
8Electrical Works Associated with Biodiesel Facilities and other Instruments Details
8Supply of Fresh Catalyst for VGO Hydro desulphurization unit Details
8Supply and Commissioning of Closed Loop Condensate Recovery Skid Details
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8ONGC issues tender to supply 750,000 scmd of natural gas Details
8NGT pulls up Centre, Delhi govt on air pollution Details
8Refinery project to be completed by 2022: Rajasthan CM Details
8Stone crusher, coal and fuel-based industries to remain closed till Nov 8, orders Noida administration Details
8SC to Delhi government: Explain logic behind odd-even scheme Details
8BPCL privatisation could result in reassessment of govt-oil cos linkages: Ind-Ra Details
8Haldia Petrochem makes fresh bid for Nagarjuna refinery Details
8Decline in key parameters makes IOC stock a laggard among peers Details
8Delhi AQI improves, down to 'very poor' after a week Details
8IOC maintains interest in BPCL, may bid on lower offer size Details
8Give or take a trillion: Investors still in the dark on Saudi Aramco value Details
8OPINION: Hedge funds buy oil in anticipation of short-covering rally Details
8Saudi Arabia raises December crude oil prices to Asia Details
8UAE announces major new oil, gas discoveries Details
8Abu Dhabi approves new pricing mechanism for ADNOC's Murban crude Details
8Opec sees its oil market share shrinking, lowers demand view Details
8Crude oil futures fall on low demand Details
8Oil slips on huge US crude build; hopes for US-China trade talks check losses Details
8Aramco share sale curb rules out overseas listing for at least a year Details
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project 
8Cost - Rs 481 crore
8Project Event: The project is in mid-stage, with 65 % completion. The company needed Rs 280 crore for left over work, and capital approval for Rs 280 crore it is under process though the process has got delayed. The installation of the first and second HRSG has been completed and the erection of the GTG is ongoing. Miraj Instrumentation Services Pvt. Ltd, Prathit Automation Technologies Pvt ltd and Voltech Engineer Pvt Ltd are in the race against the tender "Construction of Sheds at Transformer and Pump Area & Instrument Erection". The technical bid has been opened and the financial bid is likely to be opened in December 2019. The project is likely to be commissioned in February 2020.
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DAP/NPK Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 300 crore
8Project Event: The PDIL has been selected for the preparation of the techno-economic feasibility report. The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in December in place of November 2019 due to delays in the studies.
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8The contractor is expected to finish the job by end of June, 2020
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8The project is expected to start by the end of December 2019 and includes survey, engineering, material procurement, transportation, installation required for free span corrections in existing submarine pipeline and underwater jacket strengthening of 05 Well Head Platforms (N4, NO, IQ, IP & IB) of MH-Asset.
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ONGC has a subsea pipeline repair and platform jacket strengthening job coming up
8There was a dredging job to done as well
8What ONGC has done is combine the two jobs
8A combined RFQ is expected soon
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Cost is pegged at nearly Rs 2000 crore
8Find out when the RFQ for a PMC can be expected?
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It is a Rs 700 crore greenfield LPG cavern storage project
8Currently basic engineering design is getting done by the PMC
8When are RFQs expected now?
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Even as Indian refineries begin a massive expansion of their capacities, the projection is that the world will have a refining over capacity by 2025. And surplus capacity is projected all the way till the year 2040
8Around 2.1 million barrels per day of refining capacity may have to be shut by 2025. Unless a hefty duty protection is available to Indian refineries, and the oil marketing companies can run the new capacity at global scale and efficiency, they might run into a serious road block.
8In the context of these fresh projections, should refining capacity expansions in India be re-examined? 
8Those which run on doles, such as the Numaligarh refinery expansion which gets a 50% excise duty relief and various other concessions, and for which crude is going to be ferried all the way from Paradip and the finished product sent back through a parallel pipeline to the mainland from Upper Assam where the refinery is located, may become unviable even as it is built.
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BPCL seems to have put capital approval on hold for some if not all its projects
8We have information from those handing at least two projects in which capital approval was due but has been put off.
8One is a Rs 300 crore bottling plant
8The other a Rs 400 crore POL terminal.
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What are PLL's plans going ahead now that there is talk of the Mundra terminal going live in December and the Jaigarh terminal following suit in Q-1, 2020?
8Also, how much of the Tellurian LNG will PLL offtake on its own?
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What is the "premium" you can extract from India's deepwater gas discoveries over the global benchmark gas prices?
8This is the question now at play with two gas tenders, one from ONGC and the other from the RIL-BP combine -- to be finalized soon.
8There is a government announced ceiling price of $8.43/MMBtu for October 2019 to March 2020 for such gas, but the price that will be solicited will be much lower.
8Domestic gas prices are now going to be determined by international LNG prices, beyond that it remains to be seen whether a premium, as ONGC is seeking, can be solicited.
8What domestic players will get is a higher cost for gas, which will include liquefaction, transportation and regasification elements, than well head prices in an exporting country but quite a bit of this buffer gets whittled down by an unreformed gas market.
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8KG-D-6 R-Series Development
8KG-D6 MJ-1 Discovery Development
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8It was awarded on a nomination basis
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Solar Plant at MPSPL Talegaon Details
8Laying and Associated Works of Dhamra Angul Pipeline Project Details
8ARC for various Mechanical Maintenance Jobs of HRSG Boilers Details
8Designing and Printing of GSPC Annual Report 2018-19 Details
8Supply of Heat Exchanger Tubes Details
8Providing Fire & Safety Support Services at Compressor Station Details
8Procurement of 3740 Kg White Oil Details
8Quality Assurance in Detailed Route Survey of Pipeline Projects Details
8EOI for Document Management System Details
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8OPINION: A slice of Aramco for the Indian market Details
8Doubling auto LPG fleet to result in USD 59 bn social, economic and environmental benefits: Study Details
8Delhi-NCR's dirty fuel-driven industries to remain shut till Nov 8: EPCA Details
8Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board bats for bringing natural gas under GST Details
8PMO sets up panel to address burning issues Details
8Oil falls on caution ahead of economic data, offsets trade deal optimism Details
8Japanese-backed Australian LNG import project faces delay Details
8Israel-Egypt gas pipeline deal seen imminent Details
8Petrol prices fall for 4th consecutive day, diesel prices down Details
8GPS system for LPG tankers in Vattappara Details
8Oil slips as concerns over economic data offset trade deal optimism Details
8Oil edges lower amid doubts over OPEC cuts Details
8How much is Saudi Aramco worth? Details
8Give or take a trillion: Investors still in the dark on Saudi Aramco value Details
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8C-Series field seismic tender by ONGC saw two bidders attend the pre-bid conference
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Outlay for now is pegged at Rs 150 crore
8Pre-feasibility studies are being prepared
8And then RFQs for seismics will come out
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Kandla Brownfield LPG import terminal expansion plan
8Cost is Rs 590 crore
8Quite a few orders have been placed
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8The fact that domestic gas manufacturers are asking for lower prices for gas out of the KG Basin has prodded Petronet LNG Ltd to seek anther meeting with Qatar to tone down the price of long term contract gas.
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Cairn India is not known to be a company for which vendors would like to work
8It squeezes them hard, does not pay them on time, and the management often changes policies mid-way if they do not have the advantage
8This is what a bunch of seismic survey companies are finding out, much to their dismay
8Yet, at the same time, Cairn is too big a company for anyone to ignore. Also, Cairn while being whimsical at times, is certainly more flexible than a company like ONGC.
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Get the latest update on the following:
8Merchant ships: Contracting forecast by ship type (no of ships) up to 2025
8Merchant ships: Deliveries forecast by shiptype (no of ships) up to 2025
8Offshore mobile units: Contracting forecast by ship type (number of units) to to 2025. It is well below the historical average currently but expect a steep upswing going ahead
8Offshore mobile units: Deliveries forecast by ship type (number of units) up to 2025. There will be a big lag between delivery and contracting, however
8Shipbuilding – contracting ships >2000 gt/dwt
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ONGC is taking work on its OALP Round-3 blocks seriously
8This website has built a database of all such blocks on our project monitoring software for further updates
8In one block, EIA services are needed for now Details
RFQ for workover rig is expected
8Along with drilling services
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Carlton is the contractor
8When is commissioning expected?
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Driplex is the LSTK contractor
8What has been the progress so far?
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Two workover rigs contracts were handed out
8Deep Industries and John Energy did not make the grade
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What is the latest status on the Dhamra- Angul greenfield gas pipeline project?
8Are more RFQs coming up?
8If so, for what?
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RFQs for two big Mahul refinery project in BPCL, worth over Rs 10,000 crore are going to be delayed
8The RFQs for LSTK contractors were expected in November but company souces said they had been put off till Q-1, 2020
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The Kochi-Mangalore pipeline is going to get delayed
8What kind of impact is it meant to have?
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LNG shipping rates in the spot market hit as high as $130,000 in recent weeks, more than tripling levels seen during the first half trough.
8Will this trend continue?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Non-Metallic Octane Booster Additives Details
8Supply of Spindle Oil Group to Mazgaon Terminal Details
8Supply of Pour Point Depressant Details
8Supply of Emulsifiers to Mazgaon and Silvassa Terminals Details
8Production and Supply of Compressed Bio Gas to Oil Marketing Companies Details
8Supply, Installation & Commissioning of High Mast Tower at LPG Plant Details
8Engagement of Consultant for Technical Due-Diligence of E&P opportunities Details
8Supply of Activated Alumina Details
8Supply of Fittings as per Specification Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Private players stay away from India's latest oilfield auction Details
8IOC commences deliveries of IMO-compliant low sulphur furnance oil Details
8Piped gas for 2,500 Steel City homes from today Details
8Indian Oil quarterly profit was lowest in 3 years; Subdued margins and inventory losses continue to weigh Details
8Oil block bid round under revamped rules almost flops, gets 8 bids for 7 blocks Details
8Petrol, diesel prices drop on Friday Details
8Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation stone for LPG plant in Hazaribagh Details
8Two-phased strategic disinvestment for BPCL likely Details
8FEATURE: Amid climate worries, Mexico doubles down on fossil fuels Details
8Russia's Sakhalin-2 LNG plant's expansion put on hold - sources Details
8Russian oil output down in October, but misses OPEC deal target Details
8BRIEF: UAE is "over 100%" committed to Opec+ agreement - Minister Details
8Fracking halted in England over earthquake fears: UK government Details
8Two-phased strategic disinvestment for BPCL likely Details
8EQT to cut spending on U.S. natural gas production in 2019, 2020 Details
8Ukraine parliament approves break-up of state gas behemoth in nod to EU Details
8Growth in China's LNG imports tumbles as economy slows Details
8US conscious of India's energy needs: Treasury Secretary Details
8World’s most profitable company to go public Details
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Mitsui OSK Lines has signed several transportation deals in India
8It has two deals going for long term shipment of LNG, one with Petronet LNG and another with GAIL
8Also it manages RIL's entire ethane shipping business
8It has deals going for FSUs and FSRUs too in India
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What is the policy fix needed for a sharp uptake -- up to 15 MMTPA -- in gas demand in India?
8One, there is a need to push gas into the power sector. At present, the scale is uneven: CFR West CoastIndia 4,200 kcal/kg thermal coal averaged $2.72/MMBtu so farthis year, compared to the landed cost of $5.20/MMBtu for imported LNG in western India,
8What is more, Indian LNG imports was contracted on a Brent-linked basis at an estimated 13% Brent slope,which would equate to around $7.8/MMBtu with crude around $60/b.
8The power ministry is reported to be working on a game plan, so what can it be? Details
What is the latest status on  various appointments to BPCL and its subsidiaries now that the company is under sale by the government of India?
8Will the PESB do the selections until the company actually changes hands? Details
8Shell seems a little nervous about how the oil & gas market will behave going ahead, warns of headwinds ahead. Click on Reports for more.
8After a period of high rates, the crude tanker market is settling down to more normal levels. Click on Reports for more. Details
It looks like ONGC is preparing for first gas in December, 2019.
8Hectic preparations are on to tap at least one gas well in the KG-DWN-98/2.
8Baker Hughes, which the has the responsibility of installing a X-Mas tree over one well, is reported to be working overtime on the job along with consortium members McDermott and L&T.
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8After an initial spurt of excitement, interest in exploration blocks in India seems to be rapidly waning
8Find out how Details
Oil India has awarded a contract for directional drilling
8The contract value is large, at Rs 164 crore for four years
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It is an exploratory drilling plan in the North East by ONGC
8Timelines has been set for the clearance process
8RFQs will come post clearance
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Get the latest update on GAIL's Dhamra- Angul Greenfield Gas Pipeline project
8When is commissioning due?
8Are there any further RFQs left?
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OIL's Dumduma oil field development is a Rs 1109 crore project.
8When are RFQs expected for drilling services?
8And for production facilities?
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Heera platform booster pump package was awarded
8Those who participated in the project were: Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited, Anchor Offshore Services Limited, Supreme Offshore Constructions and Technical Services Ltd., Offshore Marinetech Pvt. Limited and WPIL Limited.
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OIL has received bids from several bidders for the seismic survey for the RJ-ONHP-2018/2  block.
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Following RFQs are coming up ahead
8Exploratory drilling operations for the blocks are expected to start only by 2021.
8RFQs for drilling rig is expected early in Q2 2020.
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PESB has yesterday recommended the name of executive director Anurag Sharma to the post of director onshore in ONGC.
8The selection of Sharma, who was placed third in the pecking order of executives called for interviews implies that ONGC chairman Sashi Shankar is keen to get his own men to key positions in the company.
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8Whose side is the government of India taking in the court order that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)  should investigate charges of anomalies against Prabhat Singh, the managing director of Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) lodged by one its senior employees?
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What is the update on the Barmer refinery tenders?
8Find out what is going on there Details
Both RIL and ONGC have readied plans to market gas from their KG basin discoveries
8Find out what is the latest status Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Contract for Maintenance Services of OFC Network under Jhabua Region Details
8Electrical Works for POL Terminal at Dharamapuri, VDPL Project Details
8ARC for providing online leak sealing services Details
8Renewal of insuranc policy for fixed assets covering fire special peril and buglary Details
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Double Headed Carton Coding Machine Details
8Electrical Works Associated with Biodiesel Facilities and other Instruments Details
8CAMC of the Clean Agent Fire Suppression System installed at control room Details
8Procurement of Spare for Liebherr make Crane as per technical specification Details
8Procurement of Flameproof LED Lightings Details
8Procurement of LED lights Details
8Supply of AC Variable Speed Drive System Details
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8Punjab to charge 5 paise per unit more as fuel surcharge in bills Details
8This on-demand fuel pump is making deliveries, one doorstep at a time Details
8Indian Oil second quarter net profit down 83% to Rs 563 crore Details
8EU unveils list of priority energy projects, including oil and gas Details
8Oil prices stabilise, but set for big weekly loss amid trade gloom, rising output Details
8Big Oil, investors face returns reckoning amid darkening economy Details
8As Brazil's oil industry grows, environmentalists raise red flags Details
8Oil prices rise as investors put hopes on China stimulus Details
8Shell profit beats forecast on strong oil and LNG trading Details
8Brazil to remain net ethanol importer; US fuel to supply Northeast Details
8Shipping industry must act to meet emissions targets, path unclear Details
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