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Jan 2020

The city gas distribution industry is going through a major transformation
8We have begun populating our project monitoring software with upcoming CGD projects and in the days ahead, we will provide regular updates on future business opportunities along with attendant parameters and key contacts
8Here is an update on the CGD network coming up in the the authorized area of Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra districts in Uttar Pradesh.
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The domestic line pipe industry has been propelled to significantly higher turnover and profitability on the back of an anti-dumping duty on Chinese pipes and the Make in India policy that gives preference to domestic manufacturers in the procurement of pipes by the oil & gas industry.
8Here are details of one company which sees to have benefited the most
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DAP Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 100 crore
8Project Event: The project is waiting for environmental clearance. It takes a minimum of three to four months. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in March 2020. The company is planning to complete its Phosphoric acid expansion first, for which construction has been started.
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Phosphoric Acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 1100 crore
8Project Event: The Company has selected Jacob for the EPCM contractor and the RFQ for the long lead item are being released one by one.  One RFQ for the Rotray Dryers & Tanks has been released and another RFQ for the Cyclone system & Air Pollution control system is likely to be released byt the end of January 2020. Construction is likely to be started in February 2020 as there seems to have been a delay in procurement work.
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How far has IMC gone in implementing the Kakinada- Nellore greenfield natural gas pipeline project?
8The pipeline length will be approximately 522 km, with 140 km of spur lines.
8Route survey is on, but project schedules are running late
8An EIA RFQ is expected, followed by a PMC RFQ 
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of full Encirclement Split Sleeves for HVJ Pipeline Network Details
8Procurement of LEL Detectors Details
8AMC for carrying out Civil Maintenance works Details
8Procurement of Pressure Transmitters, Differentials Pressure Transmitters & Temperatures Transmitters Details
8Procurement of Methanol Details
8Procurement of Tri Sodium Phosphate Details
8Bid package for Pipeline Replacement Project Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8High oil prices pose threat to improvement in Indian CAD: Report Details
8Govt going to be fully supportive, we are going to invest more: Anil Agarwal, Vedanta Group Details
8PSUs not allowed to bid for BPCL Details
8RIL plans to raise $2 billion foreign debt for capex Details
8UK: Premier Oil to buy BP assets for $625 mln with rights issue Details
8Fuel prices rise as crude tops $70 per barrel Details
8Truck rentals firm up due to fuel price fears Details
8China imports record LNG volumes in Dec, overtakes Japan for second month Details
8Brazil looks to smooth impact of oil price spikes Details
8OPINION: Aramco's war-risk snake trumps oil-price ladder Details
8Indonesia considers forcing gas producers to sell to domestic distributors Details
8Saudi Arabia and Kuwait hire consultant to assess Dorra gas field Details
8Fuel prices head north as global crude jumps 2 per cent Details
8U.S. oil industry warns of economic fallout from Democratic drilling ban Details
8Oil PSUs start payments for Mozambique LNG project Details
8Oil jumps as Iran rocket strike on U.S. forces jolts markets Details
8High crude oil prices over longer time could hit earnings across sectors Details
8Israel to build 2 natural gas power units amid plan to end coal usage Details
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Many state government's follow no specific rules when it comes to grant of petroleum exploration licences or petroleum mining licences
8The system is opaque and is susceptible to abuse
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New CGD companies are offering attractive salaries and better perks
8Senior managers in existing CGD companies seem to be willing to move to greener pastures.
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A scam seems to have been unearthed in Gujarat in the calculation of royalty in NELP and pre-NELP blocks
8Gold plating of post well-head expenditure has been found in several instances
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NPK Fertilizer Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1517 crore
8Project Event: The JV is planning to re-release the RFQ for the LSTK contractor, and that is likely to be in February 2020.
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NPK-SSP & Sulphuric Acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 540 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for a contractor is likely to be released after environmental clearance. T The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in March 2020.
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RFQs are out for what are called Simplified Landing String Services for ITC (Internal Tree Cap) installation in the block
8This piece of equipment is needed as ONGC begins completion phase work in some of the wells
8A total of 26 wells (07 gas wells, 13 oil wells and 06 water injection wells).
8Out of 26 wells, one of the gass well (U-3-B) is planned to be completed under first gas campaign, whereas other 25 subsea XMT’s (6 Gas wells, 13 Oil wells and 6 Water Injection wells) ranging from water depths 300 m to 1400 m will be completed over time
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The E&P industry is not for the faint hearted
8Here is a DSF 2016 field where the promoter had put work on hold
8But with the DGH as an effective watchdog now, E&P is a perform-or-perish business, so the company now claims it will come out with RFQs for oilfield equipment and services by Q3, 2020
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Spear for Drill Pipes and Tubings Details
8Portable Combustible (LEL) Gas Detector with digital indications ,alarms and in-built suction pump for sampling, complete with carrying case and shoulder straps Details
8Civil Works for Plant Shutdown related activities Details
8Procurement of Sulphur Condersers at refinery Details
8Civil Structural Architectural Works at IP and SV Stations - Karnataka for Hassan Cherlapally LPG Pipeline Project Details
8Procurement of Tool Laser Shaft Alignment Details
8Rationalisation of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff Structure Details
8Reconcilliation of Contracts Registered under Project Import with Customs at VDBPL & VKPL Projects Details
8ARC for Pipeline Modification Jobs in GPU and GREP Plant Details
8Civil Structural Architectural Works at IP and SV Stations - Karnataka for Hassan Cherlapally LPG Pipeline Project Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Oil options sellers in the US said to hold key to prices in India Details
8Fuel prices in India touch one-year high amidst renewed tensions in West Asia Details
8Vadodara Gas' managing director pleads ‘not guilty’, seeks bail Details
8Rs 1.7 lakh crore AGR relief could help boost GAIL stock this year Details
8Vedanta to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore through NCDs Details
8Petrol prices up 15 paise, diesel by 17 paise as crude hits USD 70 mark Details
8Fitch says HPCL refining margins to fall in current fiscal Details
8Cabinet to consider marketing rights for pre-NELP gasfields Details
8OPINION: Will oil become a weapon of choice for Iran? Details
8Equinor seeks 40% greenhouse gas reduction in Norway by 2030 Details
8European shares tumble on Middle East tensions; oil stocks near 2-month high Details
8Kuwait signs long-term deal to import gas from Qatar Details
8Indonesia industry ministry to propose mandatory domestic gas sales Details
8Oil price rises with tension in Middle East Details
8U.S. states must target gas, oil use to meet climate goals Details
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Now that BPCL disinvestment has been shelved for the time being, RFQs which have been out on hold have are being reactivated
8Here is one such project of a subsidiary company, where RFQs have moved from "hold" to "active"
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Work is progressing apace in the Duliajan Baruani pipeline rehabilitation project.
8Tractbell along with its consultant K B Singh and Associates has completed the cathodic protection works for the project last week.
8Overall project involves, refurbishment of pipeline coating, re-designing of catholic protection system, mitigation of shorted cased crossings, recoating of buried Block valves, repair/replacement of shorted Insulating Joints, repair of defective pipeline sections.
When is commissioning expected?

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It is a Rs 10,000 crore greenfield Paraxylene & Purified Terephthalic Acid (PX-PTA) project
8EIA is being pursued
8A PMC is on the verge of selection
8But  capital approval is awaited
8This means that RFQ for licensor will get delayed, so when is it expected now
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Project Name: Refinery Greenfield INDMAX Project.
 
8Project Cost: 2582 crores
 
8Project Event: RFQ for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities are expected in March-2020.
 
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Petronet LNG Ltd has inked a deal with Tellurian of the US for up to 5 MMTPA of LNG, with an upfront investment of as much as $5 billion
8Find out what kind of LNG prices PLL is aiming at
8Also know more on why the investment can be a winning deal not just because PLL will have access to a cheap source of LNG
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Gas offtake in India continues to be less rosy than was anticipated
8But the glass is either half empty or half full depending upon the perspective that you take
8Here is an analysis on how the Indian market will see very high demand traction in the years ahead
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Indian IT majors seem to be eyeing the Indian energy market in more ways than one.
8One way is to sell their existing portfolio of services, including effciency enhancing tools, to the sector
8But are they slowly trying to step into the domain reserved for the big four consultancy companies?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Transportation of Bulk POL products MS HSD and Branded fuels by Road Ex Bakania at L1 rates Details
8Supply of Valves as per tender Details
8Supply of Anthracite, for replacement of Filter Media in ETP#3 Details
8Maintenance & Handling of COMCO Rama Murthy Nagar Details
8Charter Hire of Drillship for firm period of 18 months Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Sharp rise in price of crude will cause problems for country, says Chidambaram Details
8Study conducted in India reveals air pollution can affect bone health Details
8Indian Oil Corporation to set up ethanol plant to end stubble fires Details
8BPCL sale: Govt stares at huge setback on sell-off front Details
8Indian Oil plans to monetise its assets through SPVs, arms Details
8ATF price hike could force airlines to avoid refuelling in Chennai Details
8HPCL begins supply of IMO-compliant marine fuel Details
8Iran tension may push up fuel prices, spook bid to boost economy Details
8OVL MD appointment through search-cum-selection committee Details
8Petrol, diesel prices up for 4th straight day as US strike roils oil market Details
8Soleimani’s killing: HPCL Chairman sees crude cooling down if Iran doesn’t strike big Details
8Govt expresses concern over tension in oil-producing region Details
8India hopeful that tensions in oil-producing countries subside in global interest, says Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8Oil surges again after Trump threatens Iraq sanctions, Iran retaliation Details
8Over 200 big companies yet to split Chairman, MD roles Details
8U.S. crude stocks drop sharply, daily exports hit 4 million milestone: EIA Details
8Mexico to keep importing natural gas as U.S. exporters face oversupply Details
8Oil rises after US killing of top Iranian general fuels war fears Details
8Baltic pipeline opens to ease natural gas dependence on Russia Details
8Russia resumes limited crude oil supplies to Belarus amid talks Details
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The Haldia Barauni product pipeline augmentation comes with a price tag of Rs 3712 crore
8But tendering is going behind schedule as of now
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Golaghat Development Drilling
8Cost Rs 1325 crore
8EIA consultant has been appointed
Find out what kind of RFQs are ahead
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Rs 1850 crore Bhubandar drilling field development project
8EPC contractor for laying of a gathering pipeline network to connect the wells to the nearest GGS facility is coming up ahead
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Get an update on Cairn India's AA-ONHP-2017/8 OALP block exploration project
8Cost: Rs 426 crore
8Find out what kind of RFQs are coming up ahead
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Crude oil has spiked 4% on news that a US airstrike has killed a key Iranian commander in Baghdad. 
8But a detailed analysis shows prices will not move up much in Q1, 2020
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India's largest shipping company claims it is prepared to take on IMO 2020 regulations
8The company is also in the process of installing ballast water treatment plants on its vessels in compliance with the MARPOL regulations.
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IMO compliant fuel has been made available by Indian refineries in key bunker locations in the country
8For now, using low sulphur fuel oil seems to be alternative for the Indian shipping even as calculations show that the payback period if scrubbers are installed can be as low as two years
8As for the transition to LNG as fuel, India is unprepared for it, despite the mushrooming of LNG terminals, and will remain so for a long time to come
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Project Name: Paradip Port-Numaligarh Refinery greenfield crude oil pipeline Project
8Now that the BPCL disinvestment has been put off, will Numaligarh Refinery go ahead with its planned refinery-cum-pipeline augmentation programme?
8Company officials are saying that RFQs are going to come out soon for the pipeline
8The EIA has already been selected
8Let us keep our fingers crossed
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Ammonia-Urea Revamp Project 
8Cost - Rs 6000 crore
8Project Event: The installation of equipment is ongoing and 98% physical progress has been completed. The major progress made is that the Transco Switchyard has been charged with grid power, Wipro has compelted the water block, Simplex has done the prilling tower, Bhel is doing the utility bolier & tubes. From the monthly review, it was found that except for GITL, all others have completed their work in the first week of September 2019. GSPL India Transco Ltd (GITL), a subsidiary of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL), had signed a Gas Transportation Agreement (GTA) with the fertilizer complex on July 8, 2016, for a period of 20 years. GITL will supply two million metric standard cubic meters per day (MMSCMD) of natural gas from Mallavaram of Andhra Pradesh (AP) to the plant through the Mallavaram-Bhopal-Bhilwara-Vijaipur Natural Gas Pipeline (MBBVPL) being developed by GITL. Now the commissioning is likely to be done at the end of March 2020, due to lack of gas connectivity
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PY-1 offshore field development
8EIA consultant has been selected
8But RFQs for jackup rig and an offshore pipeline will however be delayed
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Get the latest field-wise analysis of the E&P sector in India
8Also get a detailed mapping of India's seismic activity
8Get an update on discovered E&P assets
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Aliabet oil field development will cost Rs 160 crore
8RFQ for EPC contractor for laying a 35 km pipeline and attendant flow lines are expected soon
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8Project Name: Sarupathar Exploratory Drilling
8Project Cost: Rs 900 crore
8The EIA consultant has been selected but the public hearing is still to be conducted
8So RFQ dates are being rescheduled and so is the drilling programme
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Newly developing countries around the world were meant to underpin what was to be a great surge in demand for LNG in the coming decade as demand stagnates or plateaus in Europe, Japan and Korea
8But that is not turning out to be true
8The bottom fell out of the LNG business in one of India's neighbors, on which the world had pinned its hope as a new source of LNG demand
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An internal oil industry presentation admits that India is woefully unprepared to tackle oil & gas fires
8The MB Lall Committee recommendations on installing safety equipment have been implemented
8But that is clearly not enough, the presentation admits.
8For well blowouts, India has little expertise and no equipment to handle them
8While the need for emergency response centers is there, little progress has been made in setting them up
8Get a full report on how safety is being compromised in the Indian oil & gas industry Details
A contract was placed for Rs 130 crore
8Find out who were the bidders and who won it finally Details
Cairn India Ltd has begun admitting that its recovery rates from its Rajasthan reservoirs are not going up as planned
8The baseline decline rates are way higher than the earlier anticipated rate of 4%
8The company's in-house teams are admitting failure
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of 1400 MT of Mono Ethylene Glycol Lube Oil Blending Plant Details
8Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Anode Bed for pipelines Details
8Handling, Transportation, Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous & Non Hazardous Solid Waste Details
8Procurement of CP Spares for KLPL Jetty Cathodic Protection System Details
8Procurement of Bearings on ARC Basis Details
8Expression of Interest for providing Creche cum Daycare Services Details
8Expression of Interest for Retrieval of documents of certain properties Details
8Three Years Standing Order for Hydrocarbon Tanks Repairs Details
8Hiring of Mud Logging Unit and Services with all Equipment, Consumables and Manpower Details
8Hiring of External Resources on Contract Basis for various LPG Plants Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to preside over signing of contracts for OALP IV Details
8BPCL, Air India, Concor divestments "unlikely" this fiscal: Govt official Details
8ONGC walks away with all 7 oil, gas blocks on offer in latest bid round Details
8Petrol, diesel prices hiked across all major cities Details
8Cong protests against LPG price hike Details
8India to attract increased energy infrastructure investment in 2020: Pradhan Details
8Complete Alok Industries takeover: SBI to RIL Details
8ONGC extends deadline to accept bids for 64 fields to January 17 Details
8BPCL sale: Govt stares at huge setback on sell-off front Details
8Venezuela's PDVSA touts gasoline delivery to fuel starved OPEC nation Details
8PetroChina's Daqing 2019 oil&gas output rises 4.7 per cent, led by natural gas Details
8Global warming will lead to river ice cover decline: Study Details
8Russian oil, condensate output surges to record-high in 2019 Details
8Prompt prices fall as strong LNG output leads to oversupply Details
8Oil starts 2020 higher on trade optimism, Mideast tensions Details
8U.S. shale producers to tap brakes in 2020 after years of rapid growth Details
8Greece, Israel, Cyprus to sign EastMed gas pipeline deal Details
8Oil analysts bet on modest price gains in 2020 as supply shrinks Details
8Iraq oil exports fell to 3.428 mln bpd in December Details
8U.S. oil deals hit 5-year high in 2019 on Occidental's blockbuster Anadarko buy Details
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The contract was awarded for five years, ending December 21, 2019 for a sum of USD 76,302,260.
8The extension is under the same terms and conditions as the earlier contract Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Maintenance & Handling of COMCO Yedehalli & Kodigehalli Details
8Revamping of Terminal Automation System at Kandla Installation Details
8Supply of Millipore Membrane Filter Holder Details
8Supply of Rotary Substitutes Details
8Supply of material & installation of proposed new 11 KV Switch yard Details
8Supply of Pressure Gauges Details
8Supply of VR Preheat Exchanger Condensate Pot Details
8Requirement of Steam Traps Audit/ Leakage Attending/ Service Jobs Details
8Requirement for Education and Skill Development Program Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Oil ministry wants cut in GST on CNG vehicles to 5 per cent Details
8Petroleum ministry allows Vedanta to explore hydrocarbon in Shahjahanpur, Kheri districts Details
8Murali Madhavan to take over as Kochi Refinery head Details
8Core sector output declines by 1.5 pc in Nov due to fall in coal, crude oil and natural gas production Details
8Cooking gas price hike BJP's new year gift to people, Congress to stage protest: Subhash Chopra Details
8Oil climbs on US-China trade optimism, Middle East tensions Details
8Should India start worrying about oil prices? Details
8Jordan gets first natural gas supplies from Israel Details
8Non-subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 19; jet fuel cost up 2.6% Details
8ONGC gets cracking at Panna-Mukta field; cost-saving measures reap dividends Details
8FACTBOX-IMO 2020: a major shake-up for oil and shipping Details
8Fresh EoI will be issued for Pawan Hans disinvestment in next few days: Aviation Minister Details
8Oil prices edge down but set for biggest yearly rise since 2016 Details
8Israel begins pumping from lucrative Mediterranean gas field Details
8Israel's Leviathan gas field begins production Details
8Bulgaria chooses Turkish route for Russian gas Details
8Putin and Lukashenko discuss oil and gas supplies to Belarus Details
8Russia, Ukraine sign gas transit agreement Details
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If you are an oil & gas EPC player with an eye at diversification, which are the other industrial segments in which you would like to develop the requisite expertise to be able to bid for projects?
8In the next five years, for example, the oil & gas sector is likely to see an investment of close to Rs 2 lakh crore
8But there are other segments,such as industrial corridors and rural infrastructure, in which significantly higher levels of investments are envisaged over the next half-a-decade.
8The choice of which new segment to be preent in is to be done carefully
8Here is a segment by segment analysis of what is in store over the next five years
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The RFQ for offshore platforms and subsea pipelines for the integrated development of the KG-OSN2004/1 and GS-49-2 fields was meant to have come out in December
8The cost of project is close to Rs 4000 crore
8But it did not
8When is the RFQ now expected
8The EIA tender elicited attention of just two players
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The Numaligarh Siliguri product pipeline project is running behind schedule
8Find out when RFQs for main pipes are expected going ahead
 
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Sri Lanka needs an LNG terminal but it not sure how to go about it
8Find out more on the underlying dynamics of this neighbouring country
8What size of terminal will best fit the island nation
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After a pipeline blast killed 15 people, GAIL has been very particular about avoiding similar incidents in the future.
8The company is now embarking on a pipeline by pipeline mapping of all hazards
8"We just want to stay safe," a GAIL official told this website
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The website carries here the details of a domestic E&P company whose ownership has just changed hands
8While the company has healthy financials, its rating stand degraded
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What kind of margins can a CGD player expect in India?
8Pretty healthy it seems, once the infrastructure is put in place
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