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Apr 2021

8The risk with new players in the downstream sector is that they end up quoting too low.
8Two companies may have done that, though we do not know the consequences yet. Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Repair, Inspection, Testing and Certification of Chain Pulley Blocks and other items Details
 8Supply of Pre-Fabricated SS Tanks for ROs under WZ Details
 8Supply of Pre-Fabricated SS Tanks for ROs under NCZ Details
 8Supply, fabrication, transportation and installation of Smart Pylons Details
 8Hiring of Trailer Services on Callout basis Details
 8Renovation works for Barrack Buidlings alongwith construction of new quarter guard building and allied works Details
 8Construction of First Floor and Shifting of Panels Details
 8Procurement of Lube Oil Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Miners' union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs Details
 8Blinken calls on U.S. diplomats to challenge countries lagging on climate Details
 8Reliance to remain lacklustre sans fresh triggers: Siddhartha Khemka Details
 8OPINION: Oil market calm leaves funds without direction Details
 8New coronavirus surge may upend fuel demand recovery in India Details
 8OPINION: Middle East crude continues to draw Indian refiners despite diversification move Details
 8Libya's NOC declares force majeure on Hariga port Details
 8Covid: IOC, BPCL to supply oxygen to hospitals in worst hit states Details
 8Saudi crude oil exports drop to eight-month low in February Details
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6.4 million tonnes of crude headed for India
8Not vessel waiting yet
8This time around, unlike the last time, maybe the refinery crude movement departments have got their acts right.
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8Chemical imports
8Fertilizer imports
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Looks like Shell's Hazira LNG terminal got an extra cargo in
8So there are two cargoes lined up
8One cargo has unloaded and sailed. Click on Reports for more. Details
This is a small waste to energy project
84 MW
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Salya-Mathura pipeline
8Additional crude tankage coming up
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Those looking at LNG bunkering from India.
8It does not have a future
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ATF in India
8Does it have a domestic carbon offset program?
8Yes, it seems. Click on Reports for more. Details
8GAIL is looking for JVs for ethanol projects
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8IGX introduces new trading hubs
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The PNGRB disallows unaccounted gas loss.
8This means that it is assumed that there is no leakage in a pipeline
8There is no dialogue available, no reasonable explanation
8Just not allowed
8Precisely how a regular should not function. Details
 L&T has a huge order backlog in the downstream sector.
8But it says it has an appetite for more
8But it does not look like that though from the way it is conducting itself. Details
8The downstream segment may look far more organized and technical than the E&P segment
 8But eventually, according to some established players, there is no real rocket science to it that new players cannot get right. Details
8Project Name: Kalaburagi and Vijayapura Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: RFQs for procurement of steel & MDPE pipeline and associated works is expected later in Q3, 2021. RFQs for equipments for CGS station and auxiliaries are expected by Q3 2021. RFQs for CNG dispensers and compressors are expected by Q4 2021. RFQs for the supply of LNG Tankers are expected later in Q4 2021. Click here for more details Details
Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd is a company this website respects.
8It is a doughty fighter, and it does not give up.
And over time it has built formidable capacity within its revenue bandwidth.
Find out more on how it won this Rs 800 crore project by quoting strategically. 
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With coal-based thermal power projects drying up, public sector giant BHEL is looking at the oil & gas projects to fish itself out of trouble.
8But that is easier said than done.
8It will take a long time for this public sector giant to get its act together.
8And it also needs to be less fickle in its selection of partners. Partner hopping does not always work. Details
The downstream EPC market seems to be finally in real turmoil
8New, more-aggressive players, with strong local roots and connections have entered market, upsetting the applecart for all.
8And business is not going to be the same.
8A string of big downstream projects was cornered by first-time players last week.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Procurement of Tube Bundles for CDU-1 Details
 8Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of High Mast Towers Details
 8Annual Rate Contract for Well head facility works for CBM Asset, Bokaro Details
 8Hiring of HF Services alongwith Proppant & Frac Fluid for Wells of Rajahmundry Asset Details
 8Civil Works for DG Sets and ATF Pumps Details
 8Supply of bulk Bitumen Details
 8Transportation of Bulk POL products MS HSD and Branded fuels Details
 8Procurement of Fire Fighting and Safety Equipment, Portables and Foam Equipment for VDPL Project Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Public sector enterprise NALCO gets mining lease of Utkal-E coal block Details
 8Delhi court grants interim bail to TMC leader's brother Vikas Mishra in coal mining scam Details
 8India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change Details
 8Maharashtra: Nanar refinery will lead to pollution and deprive farmers of water Details
 8Oil companies keep petrol, diesel prices unchanged across metros Details
 8Cross sections of people in Andhra feel the pinch of skyrocketing fuel prices Details
 8Oil falls amid surging coronavirus infections in India, other countries Details
8India to build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change Details
8Israel aims to reduce 80% greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Details
8‘India poised to be top EV manufacturing hub’ Details
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8EIL will have a new boss in less than 10 days
 Find out more, but the final appointment will take time. Details
8Three LSTK packages are coming out of the Numaligarh refinery
8Find out what they are and what kind of timing are we talking about. Details
8There was a reverse auction in Vedanta for two rigs for their Rajasthan main block
8Find out what the rates are. Details
The current gas grid access and capacity booking mechanism in India does not provide transparency and consistency to grid users.
8A countrywide uniform grid code would ensure that all users are treated in a transparent and equitable manner.
8Here is an interesting perspective.
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What is the latest on the Nayara petrochemical expansion?
8The LOI were granted on February 22.
8Has work started? Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Overall L1 for all items Details
8Contract for Screening of Movies Details
8Procurement of Accumulator Bladders and Spares for Hydraulic Power Unit Details
8Supply of Wifi enabled Handheld Devices Details
8Service Contract for O&M Assistance if Fire & Safety Department in Kailaras compressor station and pipeline Details
8Contract for Catering and Pantry Services Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel prices finally slashed after 15 days Details
8BHP completes its first refuelling of a ship with biofuel Details
8Shell plays down risk of stranded oil and gas reserves Details
8Aramco pipeline investors to refinance loan with bonds next year - sources Details
8Oil to hit $40 by 2030 if climate goals are met -consultancy Details
8COLUMN-Oil prices find new equilibrium: Kemp Details
8Wholesale inflation jumps to 8-year high Details
8Once loss-making, Gujarat State Petroleum Corp makes its mark Details
8Fuel delivery platform Fuel Buddy raises Rs 12.5 cr from investors Details
8Oil steady near four-week highs on demand revival Details
8Oil India Ltd Slides 0.59% Details
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There is a lot of interesting data here.
8Everyone should be interested.
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IGX trading quantity so far this month is 42600 MMBTU
8Very small numbers indeed.
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L&T's engineering group has 600 employees in India and the UAE have completed more than 500 projects worldwide.
8Here is one more feather in the cap.
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Proven and emerging technologies and operating approaches, if applied at scale, will be enough to take energy-intensive companies perhaps 40 percent of the way along the emissions-abatement curve. The remainder of the journey will require big bets and big steps into the unknown.
8But larger emitters in India should not hide their head in the sand and find safety in numbers.
8It can well be net zero and bust and running to the government may not help.
8So preparation is needed from now. Teams have to set up right away.
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Dabhol and Dahej LNG terminals are running as full as they can
8Mundra is expecting a cargo on the 22nd
8Shelll's Hazira terminal has little business as usual: For now, cargo is expected today by RIL from Sabine Pass and the next as far as our data show is in May.
8"What the Shell staff has become is lazy. They should wade in and get the business so that their facility can run on gas demand generated by them instead of just tolling. And it has been years and they haven't done much on that front, blaming the system instead," a top GAIL executive told this website. Possibly command-control structures are weak and there is perhaps less accountability, he went on to add.
8Cochin and Ennore are expecting two cargoes each.
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The crude cargo line up for India as of now is at around 6.58 million, which is kind of ok, despite the proliferating virus.
8Not much cargo pile up except at Paradip, where, as many as three vessels are waiting to unload.
8This may not be a demand slump, could be some other problem, Pradip always had a vessel waiting issue for assorted reasons.
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Chemical import volumes are down about 25%.
8Covid impact?
8Also, prices had shot up, forcing the secondary producers to cut back output in India.
8Most of you may know we run India's largest petrochemical pricing site, with a comprehensive news bulletin segment. In fact, that is the biggest site in our stable, with hundreds of clients.
8Out data shows that a cracker has taken an emergency shutdown.
8Click on Details for more, on the chemical import matrix as well as the shutdown.
8Also know more on how RIL is now depending on petrochemical than refinery margins. Details
Effluent Treatment Plant Up-gradation Project
8Cost - Rs 101 crore
Two companies in race.
Energy Saving-cum- Ammonia-Urea Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 540  crore
Get a status update. Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Procurement of 450 SCMH Electric Motor Driven CNG Booster compressor package Details
 8Supply of Black Oil by Bunker Barges from Kandla Terminal to vessels berthed at Kandla Port Inner and Outer Anchorage Details
 8Earth Filling at Sitarganj Details
 8Video Analytics at locations Details
 8Carrying out Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Works Details
 8Transportation of bulk POL products MS, HSD, SKO and branded fuels Details
 8End to End Solution for Integrated Transaction Processing System Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged even as crude prices firm Details
 8Despite high prices, India's petrol consumption grew 10 per cent in fourth quarter Details
 8IEA: Goodbye oil glut thanks to OPEC+ and recovery Details
 8Argentina oil sector workers to strike amid wage standoff Details
 8Maruti logs highest ever sales of CNG cars at 1.57 lakh units in FY21 Details
 8Mexico's lower house approves contentious oil legislation Details
 8Oil surges as US stocks waffle on valuation fears Details
 8A $12.5 billion deal shows Saudi oil still eclipses all else Details
 8Oil price holds near one-month highs as demand forecasts raised Details
 8App-based fuel delivery startups rely on real estate sector for growth Details
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8EIL may soon have a new CMD selected
Sooner than was earlier expected. Details
The cacophonous Bhandut PSC controversy is now behind us
8Too much noise it created with a hyperactive half promoter.
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This E&P major has begun looking for land acquisition for surveys and related work for a large stretch of E&P property.
8This will all translate into tangible RFQs for services and equipment over time.
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8CPCL is unhappy with the L-1 rates it has recently obtained for its consultancies for the Nagapattinam project.
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he scheduling of crude cargoes to Indian refineries takes place months or weeks in advance
8So the flow rates are secular until clear orders to given to hold or delay or streamline shipments.
8As per our as of yesterday data, the total quantum of crude imports into India is at a high level, at 6.54 million tonnes, that is more or less normal flow, through it was higher a couple of days earlier.
8But of interest now is that we are witnessing vessel waiting in some refineries.
8Veseel waiting can be for various reasons, and not necessarily because of COVID related issues.
8We will be watching this space, and as usual, we will keep you informed.
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Get the latest as of yesterday data on
8LNG imports
8Chemical Imports
8LNG imports
8Weekly fertilizer import data
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8Project Name: Kheda Districts (Except areas already authorized) City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 450 crore
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The surge in COVID rates is eventually hitting refineries.
8It has been confirmed that one PSU refinery has reduced the run rate by 10% to 90%.
8Others may well follow. Details
Ammonia Brownfield Project
8Cost - Rs 250 crore
They are looking for a consultant, it seems
Sulphuric Acid/DAP/NPK/Ammonium Sulphate Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 550
June is when there will be action on this one. Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Supply of Explosives for Baker Pressure Setting Tool Details
 8Supply and Installation of PIG Barrel and QOEC Door Seals for NCR Details
 8Annual Maintenance Contract for Electrical Maintenance at C2C3 Unit and C2C3 Offsite Details
 8HAZOP and QRA Study of ADMPL 10.207 Km Pipeline Details
 8Procurement of Laboratory Apparatus Cleaner Details
 8Procurement of Sealant Cartridge Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Texas oil pipelines face dry months as production languishes Details
 8DiamondBack Energy raises production outlook as oil prices pick up Details
 8BPCL partners Accenture to transform its sales, distribution network Details
 8Oil Marketing Companies to explore fuel price revision post elections Details
 8PipeChina starts building $1.3 bln gas trunk line in north China Details
 8Global oil prices to climb above $70 per barrel by mid-2021: Platts Details
 8OIL says its acquisition of NRL shares will ensure energy security of India Details
 8Inoxcva ties up with Japan's Mitsui to expand LNG distribution business Details
 8Decision on excise duty cut on petrol, diesel when time comes: CBIC chairman Details
 8Numaligarh Refinery acquisition a step towards creating a mega company, says OIL CMD Details
 8Exxon slashes Guyana crude output due to gas compressor problem Details
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There is no let-up in crude cargoes coming into India.
8There are night curfews imposed and lockdown is contemplated
8But our database shows a massive 7.7 million tonnes of crude lined up for the coming days
8That is pretty large
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Currently, Dahej is slated to get LNG from the following liquefaction:
8Ras Laffan (multiple cargoes)
8Das Island (multi cargoes)
8Doha
8Iduku
8Cover Point
8Lake Charles
8Soyo
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What is the update on the tankage tenders in the Barmer project?
8The submission had taken place earlier
8But given the pace of work in Barmer, decision making on this one may take a little bit more time
8There is a fair amount of competition in these tenders
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Another one additional cargo of LNG demand is coming up per month
8Beginning May first week
Find out where. Details
Get the latest base oil import data here.
8See how many cargoes are coming in.
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Paradeep refinery has the following cargoes coming in from
8Malongo
8Akpo
8Galveston
8Ras Tanura (multiple)
8Ghazni
8Agbami
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