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Mar 2021

8The battle for higher efficiency in electrolyzers that produce hydrogen from water has begun in earnest.
8Here is a refinery technology supplier which is now planning to make electrolyzers with an initial capacity of 500 MW going up to a massive 5 GW
8Also, hydrogen is competitive by 2030, get the data here on how that will be so
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Gujarat Gas Ltd was the much-hyped performer in the aftermath of the lockdown and upon the revival of the industrial clusters such as Morbi
8Not any more
8Other CGD companies are now on the ascendancy, over GGL
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8The deepwater E&P segment is going to see a huge revival over the next five years
8Find out why
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8ONGC is meant to produce an extra 3 mmscmd of gas from its KG-DWN-98/2
8When is the due date?
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SSP-Sulphuric Acid & NPK Fertilizer Expansion Project  
8Cost - Rs 75 crore
Single/Triple Super Phosphate Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 30 crore.
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8This Jackup rig has got a lucky in-between Indian contract.
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8Is a tariff rate applicable on gas carried by your own pipeline?
8This question has not been answered, it seems.Click here for more. Details
8This refinery major has announced a spate of capital approvals for new projects.
8But there is much consternation amongst bidders over the company's inability to open financial bids.
8What could be the reason for it? Details
There are two crude unloading berths in this port
8And both of them are vacant and ships are waiting
8There is a problem there it seems in the refinery or is it a port level issue?
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8We are tracking 9.95 lakh tonnes of chemical imports
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8Shell is supplying a cargo of LNG to GSPC from the Bonny terminal
8Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel Ltd is taking  a cargo at Dahej rather than Hazira
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8Project Name: Jalore and Sirohi Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
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ONGC takes pride in eliciting the cheapest offshore jackup rig rates in the world?
8Is it because it runs a very competitive tender?
Or are there other reasons for it? Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Digital Printing of Safety Sign Boards on Foam Sheet with Lamination for pasting and fixing on Existing Safety Sign Boards Details
8Hiring of two years AMC for painting Details
8Supply of Liquid Nitrogen Details
8Replacement of Feed End Tyre and support of Dryers Details
8Procurement and Installation of Crane Details
8Supply of Morpholine Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Israel accuses Iran of link to oil spill off its shores Details
8No change in fuel prices for fifth day; petrol remains at Rs 91/litre, diesel at Rs 82/litre Details
8Petrol price can come down to Rs 75 if brought under GST, but there is lack of political will: SBI Economists Details
8Sluggish physical oil sales struggle to match futures price surge Details
8OPEC+ debates whether to raise or freeze oil output as price recovers Details
8Petrol price can come down to Rs 75 if brought under GST, but there is lack of political will: SBI Economists Details
8PM Modi to receive CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award today Details
8Oil extends gains on OPEC+ supply restraint, expected demand recovery Details
8Fuel prices set to shoot up further as OPEC+ extends output cut Details
8Fuel price hike: SAD MLAs ride to Punjab Assembly on bullock carts Details
8Oil price stabilization fund to help consumers from rising crude prices: Report Details
8RIL says it will bear all cost for Covid-19 vaccine for employees and family Details
8Oil guzzler India says OPEC+ decision to hit economic recovery Details
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Ammonia-Urea Expansion Project   
8Cost - Rs 150 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in May 2021 now
SSP Greenfield Project   
8Cost - Rs 10 crore
8Project Event: The company hired all the contractors, equipment purchase work is ongoing. Construction is likely to be started in April 2021. Details
The bid rates are much higher this time around for jack-up rigs needed by ONGC.
Find out what these rates are for the following categories of rigs:
8BMC/MLT
8F&GL
8HPHT
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What is the latest on onland rig RFQs going head
8When will Oil India Ltd (OIL) begin tendering out for rigs?
8It has a lot of pent up requirements coming up, find out more on what kind of rigs will be needed and in which assets. Details
What is the latest on the purchase of onland rigs.
8The lockdown delayed the process
8But the process is picking up speed again. Details
Get the latest line up vessels for the next few days for the following products
8LNG
8Crude
8Fertilizers
8Chemicals
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Buying carbon-neutral LNG or oil is the current fad and there is a lot of publicity surrounding such an event.
8It is good public relations but now it is not going to be all that easy to get mileage out of such events.
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Thousands of km of pipelines are currently under laying in the country.
8But the protocols followed are almost next to none.
8Regulatory agencies are at fault in no knowing what protocols are involved, so layers make hay in the midst of such ignorance.
8Here is a live example of what needs to be done when pipeline evacuation is ongoing.
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This is a new producer coming into the LNG market. And here is the data:
8It has the capacity to raise production by  least 100 million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) within less than 12 months of proper development – with all of the gas recovered to be channeled into LNG production of at least 20 million metric tonnes per
annum (mtpa).
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The provisions of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order have a lot of caveats.
8So here is something that makes all this simple for everyone, including manufacturers, producers, suppliers, auditors, practicing professionals, and other stakeholders
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Expression Of Interest for enrolling bidders for Long Term Arrangement of supply of Denatured Anhydrous Ethanol to Oil Marketing Companies Details
8Production and Supply of Compressed Bio Gas to Oil Marketing Companies Details
8Supply of Domestic Pressure Regulators Details
8Hiring of Tubing Scrapping Services on Callout Basis Details
8Hiring of Un-skilled Semi-skilled Non Technical Persons for Intermittent Casual Nature of Work Details
8Services for Drilling and Testing Supervision Details
8Hiring of Services for Filling of LPG & other LHC Tankers and Decanting of LHC & other Chemicals from Tankers Details
8Baseline Environmental Data Collection for Nagpur-Jharsuguda & NTPC Kobra Spur Section Details
8ARC for Gas Detector checking Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Oil rises on demand hopes after days of sell-off Details
8Venezuela to weigh oil law reform to allow 'new models,' Maduro says Details
8OPEC president says oil market rebalancing, pandemic still a risk Details
8Finance Ministry begins discussion on easing diesel-petrol prices Details
8Petrol, diesel rate unchanged for 4th consecutive day Details
8Stakeholders urge Centre to cut excise duty on auto fuels Details
8China state-owned energy firm's bonds plunge on default reports Details
8Praj Industries, Repos Energy plan to tie up for bio-mobility Details
8India asks OPEC+ to fulfill promise of price stability - oil minister Details
8Govt can cut excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 8.5 a litre without hurting revenues Details
8Another Petrobras director to follow CEO out, shares slide Details
8To beat fuel price blues, traders take to bullock carts in Tamil Nadu Details
8India's Reliance looks to green energy, hydrogen as aims for net zero Details
8CERAWEEK-Exports to drive U.S. natural gas demand growth, but pipelines needed Details
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8A big oil & gas R&D centre is looking for professionals to join in
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 Here is a City Gas Distribution project
8Project Event: RFQs for valves, gaskets, dispensers, compressors, meters, and odorizing units are expected in Q2, 2021. RFQs for laying and construction of steel pipeline network and associated works and MDPE is expected later in Q2, 2021. RFQs for laying of Galvanized Iron pipeline network and last-mile connections is expected by Q3, 2021. PNGRB has given an extension period of 129 days to Gujarat Gas Limited for achieving their MWP targets due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
8RFQ Date: Q2/2021
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We have two updates today:
Phosphoric Acid Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 1100 crore
Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project   
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
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8A Fax of Acceptance (FOA) on a standalone basis was handed over on Monday for a Rs 617 crore to a PMC
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Ammonium Nitrate and Nitric Acid Greenfield Project   
8Cost - Rs 1375 crore
Granular Single Super Phosphate Greenfield Project   
8Cost - Rs 148 crore Details
8Is the government planning to tinker around with age limits for public sector employees?
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8There is a counter-logic now running about PSU appointments.
8And this may mean a sea change in how appointments are made. Details
What really has prompted EIL to pick up a stake in NRL?
8In the NRL expansion that is currently going on, a canny NRL management was able to keep EIL out of major jobs. All the PMC, EPCM contracts were handed over to EIL's competitors, leaving it with a few crumbs.
8The inability to get NRL jobs is seen as a big management failure.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Services for IT Audit Program for three years Details
8Procurement of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Software subscription license for 2 years Details
8Procurement of Safety Torch and Rechargeable Led Type Safety Hand Lamp Details
8Supply of Switchboards-HV with VCB Details
8ARC for Supply & Installation of Telecom & Scada Equipments for Extending Data Connectivity to Upcoming Last Mile Consumers in Southern Region Details
8Procurement of USB Camera, Headset and PA Speakers Details
8Construction of Steel Pipelines and Associated Activities for CGD Connectivities in Southern Region Details
8Operation and Maintenances of RO Plant and Aquaguards Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Karnataka taxi, auto drivers' bodies demand increase in fare amid spiralling fuel prices Details
8Petrol, diesel prices unchanged for 3rd straight day Details

8Oil slides 1% on fears over higher OPEC supply, slower China demand  Details
8Fuel price hike: Youth Congress stages protest outside petroleum ministry Details
8CERAWEEK-Energy industry starting to recover, balance likely by 2022 -Baker Hughes CEO Details
8CERAWEEK-Natural gas can help solve climate change, industry reminds policymakers Details
8India opens Energy Office in Moscow to expand investments and procurement Details
8OPEC sees positive oil market outlook, continued downside risks Details
8Oil companies raise margins as consumers suffer fuel price blues Details
8Crude oil optimism unwinding market's mad dash for storage Details
8Oil extends losses on worry over possible supply increase from OPEC Details
8Energy bourse EEX plans financial gas futures for mid-year Details
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8GAIL is seeking a big hike in levelized tariff for the Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dabhol Natural Gas Pipeline
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The shipping industry supply chain is based out of China but cost of labour has gone up sharply over the years
8Also, compliance costs in China are going up.
8This provides a great opportunity for a country such as India
8But all of this is easier said than done
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8The chemical import matrix shows 1 MMT
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8BPCL has three crude cargoes on waiting mode at Mumbai
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A Ras Laffan cargo of 80000 cubic metres is on wait at Cochin as of now
8A cargo from Lake Charles is expected in Ennrore on March 13
8The two RIL cargoes at Hazira are expected on March 3 and 11.
8Dahej is busy as usual
8Dabhol has just one cargo as of now, unloading today.
8The seas are going to get rough in May when shipments to Dabhol will halt
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8Project Name: Panchmahal District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
8Project Description: Gujarat Gas Limited, has been granted permission on July 7, 2016, has set up a CGD network in Panchmahal district of Gujarat. The entity won the project under the 6th CGD bidding round. The CGD network has a coverage area of 3304 sq. km.
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8Project Name: Anand District (except areas already authorized) City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore
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8
Project Name: Dahod District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore
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Effluent Treatment Plant Up-gradation Project     
8Cost - Rs 101 crore
DAP Expansion Project 

8Cost - Rs 100 crore. Details
One downstream EPCM package was annulled yesterday
8And more than one bidder was technically rejected
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The downstream industry does not really allow a rank outsider to come in.
8No matter what.
8It is a closed club.
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Projects offered under Public-Private Partnership
8Inland Waterways Transport Infrastructure
8Coastal Shipping, Hinterland Connectivity and Multi-Modal Logistics
8Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax projects
8Port Infrastructure Development
8Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and Ship Recycling
8Port-led industrialization
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8Two new pilot projects testing hydrogen gas as a replacement for natural gas have started up this week.
8These will have interesting implications.
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8This highly regarded global report says India will on the forefront of the LNG surge, going ahead
8And that lower-priced LNG resulted in 11% increase in Indian imports
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Bio LNG: Is it possible to have decentralized and local production of bio LNG?
8The compression ratios are far higher in LNG than in CNG
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The next-generation vehicle owner: What is he really looking at?
8Get the results of this very large study.
8Those in the refining and downstream sector may find it of interest
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8Get the daily fertilizer import data
8Also get the weekly data
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hiring of services for providing Day-To-Day Electrical and cooling appliance maintenance/ repairing works Details
8Spares for Kelly Drive Bushing Details
8CNG Station Electrical Works in West Bengal Clusters Details
8Steel Pipeline Laying and Associated Works for Authorized Gas Details
8End to End Service Spudding, Complete Well Drilling and Production testing including well activation, stimulation and reservoir studies in wells Details
8Adhoc Bulk Transportation Ex Budge Budge to Loni and Tondiarpet Details
8Supply of Spares Consumables Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged on Monday Details
8Public gets another shot of price hike: Cong Details
8Gas company Energean to offer $2.5 bln bonds as it looks to repay debt Details
8Maha Cong ministers protest high fuel prices on bicycles Details
8Cooking gas gets costlier by Rs 25, now sells at Rs 871 Details
8IGL hikes CNG, PNG prices to offset increased costs due to Covid Details
8Finance ministry considers cutting taxes on petrol, diesel: Sources Details
8BPCL to sell Numaligarh Refinery stake for Rs 9,876 cr Details
8India fuel sales play slow catch-up in February Details
8Madhya Pradesh has the costliest fuel in India Details
8LPG price hiked again by Rs 25; jet fuel price up 6.5 per cent Details
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