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Jun 2021

8IOC is by far the largest player in India when it comes to new downstream sector projects.
8And while projects are refinery specific, the handling of projects is not in the hands of the refinery bosses but is directly done by a project team out of IOC's SCOPE building complex
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8Project Name: Valsad District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
8Project Description: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited has been granted permission on January 20, 2015, to set up a CGD network in Valsad District of Gujarat. The entity won the project under the 9th CGD bidding round. The CGD network has a coverage area of 2075 sq. km. For an overall timeframe of 5 years, GSPL is expected to provide 115095 piped natural gas connections and lay 802 inch-km of steel pipeline. Gas is expected to be drawn from RIL's East West Natural Gas Pipeline. RFQ for supply of CNG Cascades and PE Laying & Domestic/Commercial/Non Commercial/NDEC/Industrial PNG Installation was floated by Operator with end Date June 14 and June 10 2021Click here for more details. Details
8Project Name: Surat-Bharuch-Ankleshwar Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 400 crore
8Project Event: RFQs for procurement of steel pipeline and associated works is expected later in Q3, 2021.
8RFQ Date: Q3/2021
8Release Date: Q4/2021
8Start Date: Q4/2012
8Completion Date: Q4/2032Click here for more details< Details
8Get an update on COVID-2 update on Indian ports
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DAP/NPK- Phosphoric Acid & Sulphuric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 2000 crore
8Project Event: All the project activities are still on hold, the project is likely to be activated in August 2021. the proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be submitted by September 2021.RFQ for the project management consultant is likely to be released in October 2021.
Urea (Granular) and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 700 crore
8Project Event: The project is still on hold, It is likely to be activated in August 2021, Details
Here is an oil & gas company inviting subject matter experts
8Who will work with the company to provide required services
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8A search is on to find the balance sheet of this particular company which is in the market for a massive petrochemical expansion. But the balance sheet has been elusive so far.
8Just so that its capacity to finance the expansion can be assessed.
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Grid storage battery cost has plunged dramatically
8So much so that it is undercutting gas-based generation
8So, for peaking power purposes, battery power may be preferable to gas-based power, particularly in India, where imported gas, on which power plants run, is more expensive than elsewhere in the world.
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Both Cochin and Ennore, which are normally without cargoes for long periods, have two cargoes each lined up
8Shell's Hazira LNG terminal is running on the strength of GAIL's cargoes, three of which are lined up
8Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India has two cargoes at Hazira as well
8Next year is going to be tough for the honchos at Hazira, when GAIL's Dabhol plant goes fully operational, and RIL, a regular at Hazira gets less dependent on imported cargoes as it corners more of its own production from its KG gas production.
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This website accounts for 8.2 million tonnes of crude inventories as of now on way to Indian berths
8Get the disaggregated data here
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McDermott goes through a big and sudden change at the top.
8And the company plays a big role in India
8Will anything change in India as a result? Details
There is a slight uptick in chemical import inventories that we are tracking on a daily basis
8But it is still around 10-12% lower than normal flows
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
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AMC for H-CNG pilot plant Details
8Mass Flow Meters and Master Mass Flow Meter Skid at South Central Zone locations Details
8RVI at Retail Outlets under South Central Zone Details
8Sale of Old Lubricating Oils at Mughalsarai Lubricants Depot Details
8Tank Cleaning Services & disposal of dead crude oil (Sludge /waste crude oil) Details
8Service for Composite Works of Rubber Re-lining inside DM Water Tank Details
8Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 33KV Outdoor Grid Substation and Hookup to 6.6KV HT Bus Panel Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Tread warily on higher ethanol blending in petrol Details
8Petrol price hike: Congress to hold nationwide protest on Friday Details
8Fuel prices today: Petrol, diesel hiked again on Wednesday, reach record high. Check latest rates in your city Details
8OPEC chief, in upbeat oil outlook, sees oil stocks falling further Details
8Fuel price rise paused again, petrol & diesel rates static Details
8KKR's Independence, Contango to create $5.7 billion company through merger Details
8NCLT clears Vedanta co’s Rs 3,000 crore offer for Videocon Group Details
8After diesel, CNG refuelling through mobile units Details
8City gas volumes impacted in 2nd wave, drop less severe than first Details
8Congress to protest against fuel price hike, rising inflation on June 11 Details
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Now that a search committee has been set up to select the ONGC chairman, is it the end of the road for the panel of 7 members selected by the PESB for the post?
8Or, can one of them still aspire to the CMD?
8How did the government react in similar situations in the past?
8How long can ONGC not have a regular CMD at the helm? Details
8The website has observed some heavy activity on the domestic gas pricing front within the government.
Find out what is going on. Details
It is a Rs 20,000 crore petrochemical complex
8But the owner was choosy about who could bid
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Get latest updates on imported cargoes
8Crude
8Fertilizers
8LNG
8Fertilizer weekly report
Also, get a COVID-2 update on all Indian ports.
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The public sector has its peculiarities but downstream bidders are happier dealing with it rather than the private sector.
8Example is given of one project where bids have been submitted but the site is now known
8In another LOIs have been issued but there is apprehension of cash flow problems later on
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Mahanagar Gas is ready with a Rs 500 crore plus investment war chest
8But it all depends on municipal permissions and how COVID-2 progresses
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The total capital cost for the 5 MMTPA Chhara LNG project s been estimated at Rs. 4,293.02 crore
8It is now HPCL owned, and is being funded with a debt-equity mix of 70:30.
8The LNG project will have provisions for expansion of capacity up to 10 MMTPA in the future; the utilities, flare header and unloading lines are being designed for handling higher capacity.
8As against scheduled progress of ~86%, the actual progress achieved till May 2021 is ~60%.
8Get a full backdrop on the project here
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This is a drilling company with 3 premium, 1 standard jack-up rigs and 1 land rig.
8As of now, business is almost entirely dependent on ONGC
8Three rigs are contracted by ONGC, one land rig is contracted by Oil India Limited and one remaining rig is contracted by Adnoc
8But the company has experienced management, and the financials are good as of now.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Laying and associated works for replacement of various pipelines in KG basin Details
8Providing Manpower Outsourcing Services Details
8Information for Domestic Carbon Steel Bare Linepipe Manufacturers/ Coating Contractors Details
8Procurement of Multi-Function Printers Details
8Hiring of Service Rate Contract for Hydraulic Bolt Torqueing and Hydraulic Bolt Tensioning Work Details
8Supply of Pressure Calibrator, Hand Help Pump with Digital Pressure Gauges Details
8Supply of Temperature Calibrator and other items Details
8Hiring of service for transportation of CNG Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Fuel price rise for 2nd straight day takes it to new highs Details
8ICG airlifts South Korean facing severe medical emergency from oil tanker ship off Goa coast Details
8Fuel price hike: Pradhan blames it on global crude oil price surge Details
8Germany says Ukraine must remain gas transit country after new pipeline Details
8Oil retreats as investors await Iran nuclear talks this week Details
8China's daily crude imports hit year's low in May on refinery overhauls Details
8New director says Rosneft has exploration cost advantage Details
8Petrol selling at Rs 101.52 in Mumbai after another hike on Monday Details
8Asia's oil giants will be key to global climate fight: S&P Details
8Norway's Equinor books capacity at Lithuanian LNG terminal Details
8BPCL to set up super absorbent polymer plant at Kochi with own technology Details
8Fuel prices continue to soar across India, petrol at Rs 101.52 per litre in Mumbai Details
8Indian Oil Corp to invest around $3.3bn in new projects at Gujarat refinery Details
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We are providing you a progress report as heard from project authorities for two Rs 6000 crore ammonia-urea projects here.
8A lot of contracting is still going on, and tail-end contracts are being awarded still even as the completion deadline nears
8Project authorities continue to insist on completion dates that were fixed earlier though by all indications, they are likely to slip
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Project Name: Surendranagar District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
8Project Description: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited has been granted permission on October 1, 2013, to set up a CGD network in Surendranagar District of Gujarat. The entity won the project under the 9th CGD bidding round. The CGD network has a coverage area of 5199 sq. km. For an overall timeframe of 5 years, GSPL is expected to provide 112728 piped natural gas connections and lay 580 inch-km of steel pipeline. Gas is expected to be drawn from Anjar ( Kachchh) Chotila( Surendranagar) Natural Gas Pipeline. RFQ for supply of CNG Cascades, PE Laying & Domestic/Commercial/Non Commercial/NDEC/Industrial PNG Installation and supply, installation, testing, commissioning of CNG Booster Compressors including O&M Services was floated by Operator with end Date June 14, June 10 and June 8, 2021Click here for more detailsDetails
Here is a counter-argument to gas that is gaining ground that we cannot ignore beyond a point as our policy makers talk of transiting into a gas-dependent world. For, gas advocates have long argued that gas can serve as a “bridge fuel” until renewable energy can be developed at a larger scale.
8Today, this idea is obsolete for three reasons.
8First, the climate crisis is now urgent: remaining atmospheric space is so limited that there is no room for any additional fossil fuels.
8Second, since wind, solar, and energy storage and other supporting technologies have fallen rapidly in cost and are deployable at a large scale, there is no longer a need for a bridge. Third, recent findings on the extent of methane leakage from gas infrastructure undermine claims of environmental benefits over other fossil fuels.
8Furthermore, now that renewables are competitive, additional gas tends to displace renewable energy as well as coal.
8Gas starts to look more like a wall than a bridge, impeding rather than enabling the energy transition.
8There is more heft in these arguments now than ever before, and it is always good to listen to the other side carefully.
Click on Reports for more on a very extensive study that calls out all advocates of gas. Details
As India builds new import and distribution infrastructure for gas, is there the threat of a second phase of redundancy as energy economics transform.
8The first phase happened when gas-based power capacity became redundant.
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The government e-market (GEM) place portal has become a problem for ONGC
8Whatever is in there, you have to purchase
8And there is confusion over where and how to purchase when items are not io the GEM portal
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The demand for LNG tankages is high in India
8PLL has been trying to controversially add additional tankage capacity in India
8Here is a company that signed two large-capacity tanks, clearly it is a preferred vendor abroad
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COVID-2 crashes the Indian aviation sector
8So it is bad news for the ATF industry for some time to come
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A successful E20 program could  save the country US $4 billion per annum, that is Rs. 30,000 crore
8This had lead to a big government push
8Find out what this is all about, and what is the detailed road map.
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8Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited is looking for someone to guide it at the helm
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8Get the latest as-of-last-Friday update on LNG cargo schedules into India
8Only two terminals are busy now in the height of monsoons
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The waiting at the Cochin refinery terminal has gone longer
8But the good news is that crude tankers are unberthing at the port
8Refinery officials were not available to comment on the hold up last week
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Get the latest chemical and fertilizer cargo updates here
8Also, an update on the functioning of Indian ports, post-COVID and the cyclone
8So, have put two excels and one report here
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8The regasification capacity addition has been halted by the virus in Asia
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8Project Name: Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
8Project Event: Further RFQs for valves, gaskets, dispensers, compressors, meters and odorizing units are expected in Q3, 2021. RFQs for procurement of MDPE pipeline is expected later in Q4, 2021 Click here for more details Details
8Project Name: Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore
8Project Description: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has been granted permission on March 29, 2019, to set up a CGD network in Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts of Uttar Pradesh. The entity won the project under the 10th CGD bidding round. The CGD network will have a coverage area of 10598 sq. km. For an overall timeframe of 8 years, HPCL is expected to provide 98000 piped natural gas connections and lay 1200 inch-km of steel pipe. Gas is being received at City Gate Station of Firozabad through a spurline called bajhera agra firozabad pipeline. RFQ for Steel Pipeline Laying & Associated works was floated by Tractebel Engineering Pvt. Ltd on May 5, 2021Click here for more details Details
DAP/NPK Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 300 crore
 PDIL is the consultant here, and as we all know PDIL is a difficult customer to deal with, nevertheless, the search for an EPC contractor will begin in August 2021.
Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project
8Cost - Rs 6000 crore
This one is expected to be commissioned in September, but this website is doubtful that it will happen by this time. This one is likely to slip well into 2021.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of NTO Pilot Plant Details
8Carrying out SS & Electrical Composite Works Details
8HP Catalyst Testing Unit with AMC Details
8Production and Supply of Compressed Bio Gas to Oil Marketing companies across India Details
8Shortlisting of Bidders for Dismantling of Feed Preparation Unit and disposal of dismantled materials as scrap Details
8Road Transportation of FO/ LDO EX BPC’s Kochi Terminals GBL/ Irimpanam Details
8Land Development Work at Jammu CUF Depot in Jammu & Kashmir Details
8Carrying our Interior Renovation Works Details
8Hiring of Services for Calibration of PSV and Hydro testing of Separator & KOD on Callout basis Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8India brings forward target of 20 pc ethanol-blending in petrol to 2023 Details
8Oil companies’ expansion plan creates problem of plenty due to Covid Details
8Oil rises towards $72 on demand prospects Details
8GLOBAL LNG-Asian prices rise for second week on strong China demand Details
8Petrol is now selling above Rs 100-mark in at least six states Details
8PESB decides to pick ONGC chief through search panel Details
8Oil companies’ expansion plan creates problem of plenty due to Covid Details
8Doorstep diesel delivery picks up pace in Rajasthan Details
8India brings forward target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol to 2025 Details
8Three senior ONGC officials suspended in inquiry into barge tragedy Details
8Petrol crosses Rs 95 a litre in Delhi, above Rs 100 mark in six states Details
8Government challenges Panna-Mukta field arbitration award before English High Court Details
8Options being explored to further sweeten BPCL privatisation deal Details
8Oil hits new multi-year highs; investors eye Iran nuclear talks this week Details
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Is there a possibility of the about-to-be-ready Jaigarh LNG terminal of H-Energy ferry GAIL cargoes now that the Dabhol terminal has shut down because of the monsoons?
8There has been quite a bit of speculation that it will be the case if Jaigarh can offer a really good rate in comparison to say Dahej or even Hazira terminals of PLL and Shell.
8The answer will come as a surprise to everyone.
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The PESB interview of ONGC chairman took place on June 4
8Was it a sham interview?
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The PESB could not select an ONGC chairman
8A search committee has instead been set up
8It looks like the government may end up paying market rates to get a professional at helm. Details
PLL walked out of the Tellurian deal but others are jumping in rapidly
8About 7 MMTPA of capacity has been tied up
8Did PLL make a mistake moving out, on hindsight? It had a great deal with equity participation, along with low-cost supply of LNG
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8The DGH changes with the times and allows for e-submission of documents
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8Project Name: Sonipat(Except areas already authorized) & Jind Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 360 crore
8Project Description: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has been granted permission on September 26, 2018, to set up a CGD network in Sonipat(Except areas already authorized) & Jind Districts of Haryana. The entity won the project under the 9th CGD bidding round. The CGD network will have a coverage area of 4620 sq. km. For an overall timeframe of 8 years, HPCL is expected to provide 98000 piped natural gas connections and lay 1183 inch-km of steel pipe. Gas is being drawn from Dadri Bawana Nangal Natural Gas Pipeline through spurline to Sonipat. RFQ for supply of MDPE pipe was floated by Tractebel Engineering Pvt. Ltd with due date June 7, 2021. The project will require line pipes; carbon steel pipes; polyethylene pipes; galvanized iron pipes; copper tubes; piping system components such as pipeline valves, stud bolts, and nuts; pressure relief valves, slam-shut valves, steel gate, globe, and check valves; metal ball valves; steel pipeline flanges; steel line blanks; gaskets; copper fittings; pressure safety equipments such as regulators, slam shut valves and creep relief valves; filters; metering equipments such as pressure gauges, gas meters, orifice meters; odorizing units; compressors; pumps; etc.Click here for more details Details
You are looking at surface development work in an E&P field
8Here is some good work
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Sulphuric Acid/DAP/NPK/Ammonium Sulphate Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 550 crore
8Project Event: The company has hired an environmental clearance consultant. The proposal for the term of references has been granted and the proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be submitted in Q2 2021. The company is planning to release the RFQ for the EPC contractor after the environmental clearance.
Ammonia Brownfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 250 crore
8Project Event: The project is in the initial phase and the discussion is ongoing, Project activities are still on hold due to the second wave of Covid-19. RFQ for the environmental clearance consultant is likely to be released in Q2 2021. Details
8Project Name: Bhubaneswar- Khordha District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore
8RFQ Date: Q3/2021
8Release Date: Q4/2021
8Start Date: Q4/2018
8Completion Date: Q4/2031Click here for more details
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That Shell's flawed business model is at work is evident from the fact that it had no business whatsoever in the winter, and now its terminal suddenly has quite a few cargoes lined up, mostly from GAIL and occasionally from RIL (which because it has cornered a significant volume of KG Basin gas is less dependent on imported gas).
8There is however a cancellation of cargo out of Dahej, which is rare and is perhaps indicative of the stress that the gas industry is undergoing due to COVID related demand issues in India.
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Cochin has a total of 0.65 million tonnes of crude oil waiting to be offloaded
8There are as many as four ships in waiting.
8There is an offloading constraint, company sources refused to comment on whether it was demand or mechanical failure-related issue.
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