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Jun 2020

8After a long break, Kochi terminal is getting a load of LNG
8But what kind of a cargo is it?
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The united tariff policy for pipelines has many critics
8But it is being pushed ahead anyways
8Eventually however, it will be a complicated policy, as there is many a slip between the cup and the lip Details
COVID-19 is raging through the country and the economic news is not good at all. Localized shutdowns are now making the recovery more complicated
8But at least for some gas pipeline companies, the going continues to remain good
8Why is that so?
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GAIL's US LNG offtake plan has been structured in such a manner that the suppliers are fully protected, and the risk is entirely on GAIL
8That is the reason why US liquefaction plants continue to make money even through US LNG is significantly over priced in the global market
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How long will it take for Numaligarh Refinery Ltd to announce the licensors for ite refinery expansion?
8Jacobs is doing one set of evaluations, while EIL is doing another
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Ammonia/Nitric Acid/SOP Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for the Project management consultant is likely to be released in August 2020 in place of April 2020 on account of issues connected with the lockdown.
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SSP-Sulphuric Acid & NPK Fertilizer Expansion Project  
8Cost - Rs 75 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for an LSTK contractor is likely to be released in August 2020.
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(Available through www.indianfertilizer.com, call our marketing team for more information) Details
8Nayara Energy has begun placing orders against its petrochemical expansion
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Spot LNG prices are really low but why is the power sector offtake not taking off?
8Here is a case study of why a 1500 MW gas based capacity is lying idle when it should have been starting up?
8Also, know more on why some gas-based power units have a distinct disadvantage over others.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Pneumatic Operated Bottom unloading and loading Valve with Jet Level Sensor Details
8Supply of Compressor Spares Details
8Supply of PH analyser at refinery Details
8Contract for operation and maintenance of PMCC, DG Sets, Fire Pumps and other Electrical Systems Details
8Supply of Field Instruments Transmitters Details
8Procurement of District Regulating Station, Metering and Regulating Station, CNG Decompression Units, Check Meters and Coriolis Mass Flow Meters Details
8Contractor Operated Depot for Storage and Operation of Lubricants at Sambalpur, Odisha Details
8Hiring of service of Customs House Agent for export of material Details
8Procurement of double stage regulator for carrier and calibration gas cylinders Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Diesel price at new high as fuel prices hiked for 22nd time in just over 3 weeks; marginal hike in petrol price Details
8Youth Congress members ride bullock cart to protest against fuel price hike Details
8Govt 'extorting' people with fuel price hikes: Sonia Gandhi Details
8Rain, flood hamper Assam oil well fire dousing, capping efforts Details
892.5 cr litres of ethanol supplied to OMCs so far for blending with petrol: ISMA Details
8Congress holds nationwide protests against fuel price hike; Sonia, Rahul slam Centre Details
8Dharmendra Pradhan slams Sonia Gandhi over her remarks on fuel price hike Details
8Andhra Pradesh: Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at pharma plant in Vizag Details
8Fitch affirms 'BBB-' rating at GAIL, outlook negative Details
8BP sells petrochemical arm to Ineos for $5 billion Details
8Andhra CM enquires about gas leak accident in Visakhapatnam factory Details
8Edison, Energean cut oil and gas deal's value by two thirds Details
8ADNOC plans maintenance at 370,000 bpd Bab oilfield at end-June Details
8Iran's gas exports rose 3.6 billion cubic metres in year to March, says SHANA Details
8Crude oil futures decline on low demand Details
8Edison, Energean agree to further reduce upstream asset deal Details
8BP meets asset sale target through $5 billion divestment of petrochemical unit Details
8Crude oil prices drop on sharp uptick in coronavirus cases globally Details
8Israel's Delek Drilling looks to refinance $2 billion in debt Details
8Iraq lowers June oil exports, still pumps above OPEC+ target Details
8OPINION: Hedge funds lack conviction on oil outlook: Kemp Details
8OPEC has cut oil output by 1.25 mbpd in June, says Petro-Logistics Details
8Libya's NOC confirms international talks on resuming oil output Details
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It is a petrochemical expansion project
8Cost Rs 750 crore
8PMC has been selected, but licensor RFQ has been delayed
8When is the RFQ due now?
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When is the LNG market going to rebalance?
 8Earlier, it was meant to have been in the early 2020s.
 8Post COVID, when is the rebalancing happening?
 8Till when are low prices expected? What happens then to Indian producers of gas, particularly in the East Coast?
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In the Indian environment, what kind of margins can you expected for a mid-steam or a downstream consultancy company?
8And what are the margins onr EPC projects?
8What is the differential between the two?
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What is the outlook for gas demand in India going ahead?
8Get the latest spatial look at India's pipeline infrastructure and what is coming up
8And which are the segments where demand is going to forge ahead most?
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At a time when India is on Atmanirbhar mode, domestic engineering companies are trying to take full advantage.
8Their target for now seems to be LNG projects.
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Well, it will not be easy for oil companies now to be able to beat the prescription that only Indian companies should be hired for jobs below Rs 200 crore
8Stricter caveats are being put in place
8Find out what they are
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One major CGD entity has drawn up an item-wise procurement plan for the next three years
8Under Atmanirbhar Bharat, little is going to be imported
8Find out more on which items are going to be required and in what quantities
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8This E&P company is hiring consultants for advisory roles
8Age is not a barrier, it seems
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For tanker companies in India, after the initial exhilaration, going tanker rates are getting to go below operating rates. When will business recovery take place from here on?
8Also, usually winter is when LNG prices move upwards, find out more on why this winter this is not going to be the case
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8Find out more on why this is a good year for the fertilizer industry
8And why that is good news for the gas supply industry
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How does a company cut costs in a post-COVID world in India?
8How are receivables and payables to be matched?
8What are lessons drawn for Indian companies?
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Oil prices collapsed in Q-4, 2019-20
8So much so that this coveted E&P company ended up posting a loss
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8With the blowout in OIL's Baghjan field, the focus is back on OISD and its ability to manage safety in the E&P space. Find out more on what OISD does and what it needs to do more
8Here is a multinational service provider which claims it has all it takes to ensure proper HSE across the board in an E&P set up
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of SS Tubes as per tender specification at refinery Details
8Health and performance monitoring of reciprocating compressors at refinery Details
8Appointment of Secondary Transportation at BPCL Budge Budge LOBP located in the state of West Bengal Details
8Supply of Pre-Fabricated SS Tanks for ROs under WZ Details
8Supply of Round Rods Details
8ARC for rendering service of one number of special skilled Crane operator for Operation & Maintenance of 250 MT/ 500 MT all terrain Crane as per tender Details
8Providing Marine Insurance Policy for Refineries Division, Marketing Division and Business Development Details
8Lining up agency for consultancy services towards the implementation of energy management system at refinery Details
8Integrated All Risk Package Policy for Indian Oil Corporation Limited Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Andhra Pradesh HC allows LG team to return home Details
8DGH cuts time from discovery to production; eases rules Details
8Baghjan gas well site inundated after persistent rainfall Details
8No going back on BPCL privatisation: Pradhan Details
8No oil flow from Baghjan gas well site to water bodies: OIL Details
8Diesel price nudges Rs 80 & petrol Rs 87 in Mumbai Details
8India to end federal control of gas prices, lift LNG transport use Details
8Fuel prices raised for 21st consecutive day: petrol price up by Rs 0.25, diesel by Rs 0.21 Details
8Instead of treating CO2 as liability, we can make it raw material: Mukesh Ambani Details
8India bets oil demand will recover fast from lockdown shock Details
8Reliance pushes back KG-D6 production to September/ October Details
8Operation at oil well in Assam suspended due to heavy rainfall Details
8Petrol, diesel prices hiked in Delhi day after no revision of rates Details
8Rahul Gandhi urges people to 'Speak Up Against Fuel Hike' Details
8Petrol, diesel price rise resume after a day Details
8Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks Details
8Oil prices advance on growing fuel demand, even as U.S. coronavirus cases jump Details
8OPINION: Oil refiners adapt to post-lockdown shift to gasoline from diesel: Kemp Details
8The unbearable burden of oil tax Details
8Trump administration has denied most onshore drilling relief requests: official Details
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These are difficult times no doubt, but some companies are pushing their vendors to a real corner.
8One rig company which is also into the gas compression business, for example, is seeking a 40% discount from its vendors, refusing to take anything less.
8"The point to note here is whether ONGC, one of the contractor's primary clients, is asking for similar discounts, for it to extract such concessions down the line?" one sub-vendor wanted to know.
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Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1375 crore
8Project Event: Bid due date for Steam Generation Plant has been extended due to some technical reasons. Know more about companies in the race for the supply of Raw water system to TFL. The technical bid has been opened and evaluation is ongoing
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8Cost - Rs 100 crore
8Project Event: The procurement work has been started and NIT for LSTK contractor is out and the bid due date has been extended from 11 June to 30 July 2020, due to the impact of lockdown.
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(Available through www.indianfertilizer.com, get in touch with our marketing team for more). Details
The HPCL-EIL combine is making some subtle changes in its orders already placed with EPC contractors for the Barmer refinery project
8Find out in which direction these changes are taking place Details
This is a Rs 1600 crore gas pipeline
8The PMC has been selected after a long process
8RFQ for the mainline pipe and pump is expected in August-2020
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What is the status of US LNG cargoes headed towards India?
8Now that spot prices are low and even oil-indexed cargoes are cheaper, how many US cargoes are headed towards India in the next one month?
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Now that GSPC has the Mundra terminal to work with, its inward LNG cargoes have more flexibility in finding berths
8Cargoes meant for other terminals are occasionally diverted to Mundra
8Also, find out how many cargoes the company is landing in India in the coming month.
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Ammonium Nitrate and Nitric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1375 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for the LSTK contractor is likely to be released in August in place of March 2020.
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Sulphuric Acid and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 300 crore
8Project Event: RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in September 2020.
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(Available through www.indianfertilizer.com)
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8How many US cargoes have been cancalled, and how many are likely till October?
8How much of European gas storage is filled up?
8When are LNG prices likely to go up?
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What really were the sale volumes of MGL in April? And how far up has it gone up by June?
8Not all CNG stations are functional as of now.
8Also, while the industrial sector is coming back to normal, commercial sales are still struggling to pick up speed.
8CNG sales are also an indicator of how India is faring post lockdown.
8What is true for MGL is also true for other CGD companies around the country.
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In a post-COVID scenario, when is GAIL's Barauni-Guwahati gas pipeline going to be functional?
8What about the Urja Ganga pipeline?
8GAIL CMD clarifies Details
8A collapsed bridge, heavy rains and floods mean that plugging the blowout at Baghjan will get that much more complicated
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As  many as 13 vessels are lined up for offloading cargoes in the next one month at Dahej.
8Even the Shell terminal is looking at a lengthening list of cargoes. FInd out who is getting in what.
8Does this all mean that LNG imports are back to "normal"?
8Both Ennore and Mudra ports are not seeing much activity.
8While Kochi is off the radar as of now, pending completion of the line to Mangalore.
8But is this demand upsurge sustainable?
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When the ONGC directors go to office, they keep their stand fans on and the airconditioning switched off
 8They have now decided that staying safe is better than battling it out.
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Personnel transfer is an exercise that companies such as IOC and ONGC are conducting as of the moment
8But employees are unhappy and unions are stepping in
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8The Kakinada-Vijayawada-Nellore gas pipeline is under scrutiny
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8EIL has ended up posting a much healthier bottom line in 2019-20 than in the previous year
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The government has worked out an early monetization matrix for E&P discoveries
8Find out what it is
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A 5 MMTPA onland LNG terminal is coming on stream in 2022
8Work has already begun to get it fully functional
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The virtual pipeline network seems to be expanding rapidly in India
8Both on account of the proliferation of CGD networks and the new decision to allow LNG stations to come up everywhere
8Find out more on what Petronet LNG is planning with LNG stations
8Also here is a five year contract for network servicing Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Rate contract for online leak sealing jobs in BGR Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Secunderabad Territory Details
8Supply of Relay and Current Transformers Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Mumbai Territory Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Kolkata Territory Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Kochi Territory Details
8Carrying out Settlement and verticality survey Details
8Supply of MTL make Barriers at refinery Details
8Procurement of Vibration Switches for refinery Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Pune Territory Details
8Appointment of Reseller for I&C Raipur Territory Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Gas demand has sharply recovered: GAIL Details
8GAIL Q4 net jumps 170 pc, expects gas volumes lost in lockdown to return soon Details
8IOC reports massive loss of Rs 5,185 cr in Q4 on inventory losses Details
8Diesel crosses Rs 80-mark in Delhi after 19th consecutive price hike Details
8Delhi transporters, affected by lockdown, hit hard by rising fuel prices Details
8End of virus lockdown has yet to fully revive India's oil demand Details
8Tejashwi Yadav on bicycle leads protest against fuel price hike Details
8Indian Oil's Product Application & Development Centre to be inaugurated on Thursday Details
8Dharmendra Pradhan, Naveen Patnaik inaugurate Indian Oil's PADC in Odisha Details
8Fire in OIL's Assam well: NGT imposes interim fine of Rs 25 crore on OIL, forms committee Details
8Centre plans ‘Heavy’ penalty on OIL for environmental damage Details
8ONGC loses Rs 8-cr legal battle with Sabar Dairy Details
8Subsidised cooking gas prices rise 20 per cent in a year while crude oil falls 40 per cent Details
8Fuel demand accelerates but new virus wave may slam on the brakes Details
8Petrol price crosses Rs 80-mark in Delhi for first time since 2018, diesel at new high Details
8Oil prices fall further on virus fears, US crude stock build Details
8Singapore light fuels inventories fall but supply still ample Details
8OPINION: US refiners restrain processing to work down excess fuel stocks: Kemp Details
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What is the final deadline for the commissioning of the long delayed Kochi-Mangalore pipeline?
8Once the commissioning happens, the Kochi LNG terminal offtake is going to go up, and consequently more offtake from its long term LNG supplier. Details
8L&T is working very proactively in dealing with the "new reality" post-COVID.
8Find out how, click on Reports for more Details
8ONGC Videsh is pumping another Rs 900 crore to a gas field where the gas goes to China
8Find out what is the strategy here. Details
May 2020 LNG import volumes will come as surprise to many
8What is the average cost of these volumes?
8And by how much has the cost of gas come down?
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The coronavirus can wreck havoc inside an enclosed space as ONGC found out inside two offshore rigs which had to be evacuated.
8At the end of the day, ONGC learnt some hard lessons
8Find out more on what really happened, how many were eventually infected and how SOPs are now being tightened
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8What is the format for the split?
8What difference will it make?
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Hear from GAIL CMD Manoj Jain on what kind of strategy GAIL is adopting for the sale of 5.80 MMTPA of gas from the US priced at least at $6/mmbtu, at a time when spot prices are ranging at around $2/mmbtu?
8What kind of hedging is it undertaking, and how many cargoes will be headed towards India?
8Also, what is the post-COVID transmission volume at present, how far lower is it from normal and how is it going to be going ahead?
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