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Jul 2021

Evidence is now piling up of LNG prices firming up rather than going down
8What is this assumption based on?
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project
8Cost - Rs 250 crore
8Project Event: The feasibility studies are still ongoing, and they are likely to be completed in August 2021, RFQ for the LSTK contractor is likely to be re-released in September 2021.
Ammonia-Urea Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 150 crore
8Project Event: The project has been elicited environmental clearance in Jan 2020, but due to a lack of funds the project is on hold, the project is likely to be active in October 2021. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in Nov 2021.  Details
As per the latest data, only two of India's six LNG terminals continue to be active.
8Since most Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India cargoes go through Shell's Hazira terminal, it is assumed that the two have an exclusive unloading agreement.
8But that we found out is not the case, as the steel company also brings in cargoes at PLL's Dahej terminal.
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Among the main shippers for crude cargoes of RIL are:
8Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
8Glencore Energy
8Vitol Inc
8Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc
8Chevron
8Somo
8Adnoc/Total SA/Dubai Petroleum
8Tengizchevroil
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Get the daily import matrices for
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
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8The ban on Chinese equipment seems to be playing out in inconceivable ways as far as ONGC and even public sector downstream companies are concerned
8This is leaving vendors confused and without answers
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What are the reserve prices tagged by ONGC for the forthcoming projects:
8Pipeline Replacement Project (PRP_VII), involving 274 km of pipelines and associated rise replacement
8Repair and strengthening of sub sea facilities project involving sub sea pipelines and underwater jacket strengthening
8Barge, bumper, boat landing, WHRU, sum caisson etc replacement project
When are they timed to come out? Details
Price tags have also been given out by ONGC for the following onland LSTK projects
8LP Compressors, GDU, DPDs project at Cauvery basin
8Replacement of oil pipeline at Mehsana
8LK Separation Scheme and Booster Compressors at Baramura, Konaban and Rokhla GCS, Tripura
8LP Compressors, GDU & DPDs project at Rajamundry
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ONGC plans to bring the following LSTK projects into fruition within this financial year
8Daman upside development project with 4 wellhead platforms and 1 process platform
8The 5th phase of the NBP field development project
8Cluster 9 marginal field development project
8Ratna process platform project (bridge connected to existing R-12 A platform)
8Find out what are ONGC's own internal reserve prices for these projects
8And when are they timed to come out? At what kind of gas prices are some of these developments viable? Details
ONGC plans to spend around Rs 6400 crore on the following items:
8ONGC is planning to hire as many as 10 helicopters
8And 4 MSVs for five years
8 2 additional OSVs for three years
8 One 150 tonne AHTS for three years
8 As also acquire seismics in Jorhat
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ONGC is slated to buy around Rs 800 crore of pipes going ahead
8The purchases are for casing pipes, line pipes, tubings and drill pipes
8Chemical purchases will total up to around Rs 100 crore
8Get the full break-up here Details
GAIL's search for an E&P PMC for one its oil blocks has come to an end
8Expect new business development RFQs ahead
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Ammonium Nitrate Melt Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: The Letter of bid invitation for the LSTK contractor has been out and the due date is 16 July 2021.
Effluent Treatment Plant Up-gradation Project
8Cost - Rs 101 crore
8Project Event: Ionexchange India Ltd is the LSTK contractor, the construction is likely to be started in August 2021 in place of July 2021, equipment and purchase work is still ongoing which is likely to be completed at the end of July 2021. Details
The following business development opportunities are likely to come up ahead
8GSPC's development of 8 wells in Kheda and Anand
8Five onshore PML blocks by ONGC in the North East
8Meanwhile, integrated PX-PTA project in Paradip refinery is going through final environmental clearance
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In some low cost renewable energy regions, hydrogen electrolysers may already be competitive
8This analysis demonstrates two important points. First, that competitive renewable hydrogen in specific markets could be available even before significant cost reductions and performance improvements in electrolysers have materialised. Secondly, low-cost hydrogen from solar and wind may initially rely on areas with excellent solar and wind resources, given the need to achieve high load hours to amortise the costs of relatively expensive electrolysers.
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Here is a small private sector E&P company looking for a workover rig
8Signs are there that smaller E&P players are rising up from deep slumber as oil prices begin to look up
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The Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd's petrochemical venture at Cuddalore has many imponderables
8But contractors are willing to play along for now
8Why is that so? Details
8Project Name: Bhopal and Rajgarh Dictricts City Gas Distribution
 8Project Cost: Rs 260 crore
 8Project Event: RFQs for procurement of MDPE pipes and steel pipeline is expected in Q1 2022. Further RFQs are expected shortly.Click here for more details Details
Crown LNG has an ambitious 7.2 MMTPA LNG unit coming up at Kakinada offshore
8But the company is not putting the cart before the horse yet
8And setting up a terminal may not be all the simple, after all, though the engineering concept for an east coast terminal is strong
8What is the biggest problem that can delay the project?
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We had said earlier that ISGEC as a company is a doughty fighter as was evident from how it was able to come out L-1 from out of a long list of bidders for the SRU unit in Barauni
8But ISGEC can also be on very thin ground
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Our LNG data continues to show that only two of India's six LNG terminals have cargoes unloading
8Here again, at Dahej, for example, two cargoes, one for PLL and the other for Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel, are unloading in twin berths, with the shipments coming in from Ras Laffan and Lake Charles
8Interestingly, as prices stay high, one 145000 cubic meter cargo coming in from Bonny was canceled
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Paradip cargo movements are erratic and there is often a waiting of two of three vessels at a time but that is not the case, going by yesterday's data
8There is one at berth and another waiting
8In all, cargoes for Paradip are coming in from:
Dammam
Akpo
Basrah
Ras Tundra
Agbami
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Crude, LNG, natural gas, and ethane are the four main feedstocks for RIL's mega refineries
8Of the four types, one ethane cargo is coming in from Houston, with 46,000 tonnes of ethane, and landing at Dahej on the 8th of this month
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hiring of Support Services for General Monitoring, O&M, upkeeping of Pipelines & Installation Details
8Testing/ Calibration of Relays, Vacuum Circuit Breakers/ Contactors and Energy meters at KLL Details
8Hiring of operational assistance services for field operation of LNG plant Details
8ARC for transportation of material from Gail Vijaipur to various location on requirement basis Details
8Hiring of Vehicles for GAIL Vijaipur Region Details
8Discharging Boost Charging & Analysis of Electrolyte of Battery Bank installed at SV Stations Details
8Design,Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Roof Top Based Off-Grid Solar PV Charging System Details
8Procurement of 13100 kg Granular Activated Carbon for GSU & IOP Detail
8Setting up 500 KTA PDH-PP Unit at Usar along with Propane Storage at Uran and Associated Pipeline Detail
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel price rise paused, retail rates unchanged Details
8Green to Greener: GAIL eyes 1 GW renewable energy capacity, to set up biogas, ethanol plants Details
8U.S. natgas companies put hydrogen to the test Details
8India fuel consumption picks up in June as lockdowns ease Details
8Shell plans to exit California joint venture with Exxon Mobil Details
8Now, shell out Rs 1,000 more than last year to fill up petrol tank Details
8Air travel may become costlier as jet fuel prices soar Details
8Oil price steady after OPEC+ delays meeting on supply decision Details
8ANALYSIS: Oil companies bet on $100 a barrel as they rush to sell assets Details
8OPEC+ seen pumping more oil in 2021, keeping some cuts through 2022 Details
8City gas companies set to get protection after Oil Min proposes new rule Details
8EBRD stops investing in upstream oil and gas to align with Paris goals Details
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The promoters of Crown LNG, setting up a massive 7.2 MMTPA LNG project at Kakinanda has got itself to work already
8It has hired a consultant
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The Panipat refinery expansion project has seen a lot of bidders lining up
8This is the next big petrochemical project coming up
8Find out who participated in a pre-bid meeting recently, and who are in the race for the EPCM tenders Details
8What is the latest update on IOC tender for small LNG tankages
8Quite a few bidders had shown interest and it looks like the winners have been selected   Details
8What is the latest update on the Swan LNG project
8Will it be completed on time?
8Unlikely,  it seems Details
8This large CGD company is looking for compressed bio-gas in large quantities.
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IGX did not put up a great show in traded volumes in June
8While sell quantities were higher, what was actually bought was much lower
8Prices ranged from $8.91/mmbtu for monthly bids to $7.38/mmbtu for weekly bids
8The small business volume notwithstanding, IGX did pocket a neat pile of money selling stakes to oil & gas companies.
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8As of yesterday data still shows that out of six LNG terminals ready, only two are ferrying cargoes
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The government should be mindful of the rules governing the appointment of directors to boards of directors of public sector companies.
8For one, even for directors who have executive functions, the appointments have been delayed because there was no PESB chairman in place, and the current chairperson is not doing enough interviews to fill them up on time.
8Even with independent directors, the government has been utterly lax
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8DFR Studies for Haldia Panagarh Pipeline Details
8Architectural and Engineering Consultancy Services for Construction of Proposed Re-development of HP Nagar East Housing Project Details
8Supply of around 24 crore litres of Denatured Anhydrous Ethanol at oil marketing companies locations Details
8Procurement of Smartphone for Testing Purpose for BPCL Details
8Supply of ISO Propyl Acetate Details
8Hiring of services for Horticulture Maintenance Details
8Service contract for Sampling, Testing and Operation of Lab equipment Details
8RC for Electrical Maintenance DEG Operation Water Supply Pump Operation Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Goldman says more OPEC+ supply needed to balance oil market Details
8Oil rises a second day as stockpiles fall, supply tightens Details
8Govt issues draft notification on ethanol blending in petrol Details
8Rahul slams Modi govt over fuel price hike Details
8OPEC will increase output to keep oil prices affordable -NNPC chief Details
8Fuel prices in India went up by 10 per cent during peak of Covid Details
8Argentine energy firm CGC buys local unit of China's Sinopec Details
8Crude oil price drifts sideways ahead of OPEC+ meeting Details
8India's Reliance and ADNOC join forces in chemical project Details
8India's top refiner buys its first Guyanese oil: Report Details
8Govt charts course for usage of new-age fuel Details
8Indian Oil's Board accords Stage-I approval for setting up India's first Styrene Project at Panipat Details
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Virtual pipeline owners may get a big boost from this big consumer willing to replace diesel from its machinery with LNG
8The company has far flung operations and it will require large and longish virtual networks to do so
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It looks like the authorities are keen to get virtual LNG pipelines rolling
8At last, issues are sought to be tackled head-on, but it will take some time before they are all sorted out
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Ammonia Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 2773 crore.
8Project Event: The project is likely to be submitted as a proposal for environmental clearance at the end of July in place of June 2021. The RFQs are to be released from August 2021. 
SSP/GSSP Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 15 crore.
8Project Event: The proposal for the environmental clearance has been submitted, and terms of reference have been granted. The final EIA preparation is ongoing which is likely to be completed in Q3 2021. RFQ for the local contractor is likely to be release IN Q3 2021. The company will also apply for a loan to finance the project. Details
8The situation in Mozambique, where, in an LNG project, the Indian trio of ONGC, OIL, and BPCL are heavily invested, and where work had to be stopped because of Islamic militancy, has gone from bad to worse.
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8Get the import matrix for chemicals as of yesterday
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Fertilizer imports are active in the ensuing days, as our data seems to suggest.
8Imports are coming in in bulk of urea, MOP, sulphur, rock phosphate, ammonium nitrate, NPK as well as DAP
8Current DAP imports are by Kricbho, NFL and Coromandel, and they are coming in from China as well as Morocco.
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