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Sep 2020

8ONGC's 10 vessel tender, which eventually became an 8-vessel tender was opened yesterday after a long delay
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8ONGC's New Living Quarters Platform project was retendered.
8Bids were submitted, find out who were the bidders. Details
It is a fresh greenfield natural gas pipeline project
8An EIA consultant RFQ is expected in December
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Find out more on number of Mono Ethyl Glycol imports into India
8As also methanol imports coming up ahead
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8Get the latest LNG shipment update here
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The website carries here a lot of data on consumption of petroleum products
8Demand seems to be faltering
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of Flanges Details
8Remnant Life Assessment of boilers under IBR at Panipat Naphtha Cracker Details
8Supply of Control Valves with Pneumatic Actuator Details
8Supply of 850 m conveyor chain detachable type at Mathura LPG Plant Details
8Supply of Instrumentation Cables Details
8Supply of Kirloskar Pneumatic Make Compressor Spares Details
8Supply of Unique Transmission Make Coupling Spares Details
8Procurement of Gas Flow Meter Runs/ Tubes with Flow Conditioner Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Global effort begins again to stabilise oil prices, OPEC+ meet may be called in Oct Details
8Iran dismisses US efforts at UN sanctions as currency drops Details
8Diesel prices fall again on the back of easing global crude oil prices Details
8Govt to decide on subsidised cooking gas by BPCL before financial bid stage Details
8France: EU sanctions on Turkey an option over gas standoff Details
8Oil workers flee as third storm in month aims for U.S. offshore fields Details
8Oil prices slip on potential Libyan oil return; Gulf storm supports Details
8Oil refiners worldwide struggle with weak demand, inventory glut Details
8Mexico seizes ship, warehouse and trucks involved in hydrocarbon theft Details
8New storm stirs in US Gulf as oil production recovers from Sally Details
8US drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in three: Baker Hughes Details
8Opinion: Oil recovery waits for international flying to return: Kemp Details
8How cheap oil is helping government battle Covid headwinds Details
8Pandemic to trim China's 2020 gas demand growth to 4.2 per cent Details
8International lenders back $9.5 bln financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Details
8Despite crude on rebound, sharp cuts in fuel prices in India Details
8India-US strategic energy partnership takes deep roots: Amb Sandhu Details
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8The government has decided to impose a penalty on delayed vendor payments by oil companies
8But the amount will be pocketed by the government
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This is one private E&P company which has made good money in the past
8And is now debt free, and still believes there is a future ahead
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8Paradip refinery is taking extraordinary measures to to keep capacity utilization up
8Even as crude vessels continue to queue up
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8Demand for another cargo of LNG per month is likely to start from November
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project
8Cost - Rs 250 crore
8Project Event: All project activities are on hold and capital approval is still under process. It is likely to be elicited in October 2020, it is claimed. A company meeting on this project is likely to be organized in November 2020. RFQ for the LSTK contractor is likely to be released after capital approval. Details
8A tender for purchase of onland rigs, has at least one bidder scurrying for tie-ups
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BHEL is the new unknown in the downstream sector.
8But its conduct so far has been a little quizzical.
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8The Panipat refinery expansion faces more headwinds
Find out how.
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There are two ten-vessel offshore vessel tenders currently ongoing in ONGC
8What is the latest status on them?
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8Paradip refinery has a vessel waiting for berth for over two weeks now
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8At least 8 vessels are on wait at Kandla with their chemical cargoes
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GAIL is sailing an LNG cargo all the way from the US to its Dabhol terminal.
8It will bring in 85500 cubic metres of gas.
8Arrival date September 22
8Get all port arrival data here
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The world has started pushing hydrogen production now
8The cost of producing renewable hydrogen could fall to nearly $5/MMBtu
8A scaled-up industry could deliver H2 for a benchmark cost of $2/kg in 2030 and $1/kg subsequently
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The impact of the virus has been felt in Indian ports.
8While all ports are running, some are are working at a slower pace than others
8Get a port-wise update here on prevailing running conditions
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What is the cost-economics of supplying RIL's east coast gas to the west coast where the buyers are?
8As per current data, RIL's gas will be around $1.50/mmbtu more expensive
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Special Control Valves Details
8Supply and Commissioning of data center at Konkan LNG Limited Details
8ARC for Hazardous Waste Disposal in KG Basin Installations Details
8Procurement of Sealants and Consumables for Maharashtra Region Details
8Procurement of Metering Skids for Bokaro Angul Spurlines under Jagdishpur Haldia Bokaro Dhamra Pipeline Project Details
8Procurement of LR Bends for Barauni Guwahati Pipeline Project Details
8Supply of 2,4 Pentanediode (Acetyl Acetone) Details
8Procurement of Electrical Relays and SFU Details
8Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Ultrasonic Flow Meter based gas metering system for fuel gas metering at compressor station Details
8Supply of Pre-Fabricated SS Tanks for ROs under NWZ Details
8Requirement of Cleaning Works in refinery Details
8Procurement, supply and installation of CHNS Elemental Analyser along with six years AMC post warranty period Details
8Rate Contract for procurement of Bearings for two year period Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel rates fall again as crude prices soften Details
8Gaurav Gogoi gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over frequent blasts and casualties at Baghjan oil field, Assam Details
8Assam oil well fire: Villagers launch stir against delay in compensation Details
8Petroleum ministry to take up matters relating to tax relief, reduction in oil cess with FinMin: Secy Details
8Oil Contango: Tanker rates rise even as dry bulk container fares drop Details
8Oil eases as US production returns after storm Details
8Saudi Arabia crude exports rebound in July from historic lows Details
8US shelves Wyoming oil and gas leasing plans over sage grouse Details
8Petrobras says on track to raise Rio's LNG import capacity by 50 per cent, pending license Details
8Centre set to sanction two petro-chemical complexes to AP Details
8China's Sinopec buys about 10 LNG cargoes for winter delivery: sources Details
8OPEC+ panel to meet amid oil price decline Details
8Opinion: Bloated diesel stocks weigh down global oil market: Kemp Details
8OPEC+ presses for compliance with oil cuts, Saudi says it's no 'act of charity'  Details
8OPEC+ may hold extraordinary October meeting if oil market worsens: source Details
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Ratnagiri shot into the limelight because a 60 MMTPA refinery was meant to have been set up by IOC along with its Indian and foreign partners
8But that apart Ratnagiri is also an industrial base of sorts.
8But the local CGD operator is struggling to supply gas to this industrial base which currently runs on coal, naphtha, fuel oil, briquettes and diesel
8Find out what his travails are
8Also, know more on why, eventually. it is a Hobson's choice for all the stakeholders  Details
Here is an example of a multinational supplier who decided to team up with a local company under the Atmanirbhar programme.
8But it wasn't because he needed to, as the item was not made in India.
8Find out the reason why he tied up locally. It was something that those who conceptualized the Atmanirbhar programme did not perhaps envisage.
8Clearly, Atmanirbhar Bharat is working in more ways than one. Details
Atmanirbhar Bharat seems to be working for domestic players.
8Here is one oil & gas company which was guided by none less than the PMO.
Click on Details for more on this story, and how you too can get similar help. Details
Landed factory gate prices for PLL's long term LNG cargoes are still expensive even though crude prices are low
8There is an added $0.82/mmbtu cost added after PLL switched from a five year average to a three month average
8The slope to Brent continues to stay high, according to buyers
Click on Reports for a complete monthwise break up of Qatar gas pricing to buyers in India Details
The Oil India Ltd blow out in Baghjan is still not fixed, as the well is yet to be killed.
8Meanwhile, enquiry committees are at work.
8The OISD investigation report is out and it has identified the exact cause of the blow out.
8The report may mean trouble for the rig operator of the well.
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8There has been a key change in the petroleum ministry
8Also, know more on what is going on with the selection of the PLL MD Details
Oil companies have taken a long time to come clean on the applicability of forece majure conditions after the lockdown was announced by the Modi government.
8Now they are, much to the relief of the vendor and contractor community.
8Find out more on what kind of relief is being granted.
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Heavy duty drilling rig purchase is coming up
8Only two companies may end up being in the fray
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8What is the latest on the Nayara petrochemical award
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Pressure and Temp switches for GT at refinery Details
8Electrical Jobs for Commissioning of reduction of VOC Scheme at refinery Details
8Rate contract for Service assistance in various Mechanical, Electrical and T and I maintenance works Details
8Annual Rate Contract for maintenance and overhauling of HT motors Details
8Engagement of consultant for consultancy engineering solution for various operation and maintenance related jobs in HVJ region pipeline network Details
8Hiring of Services for Maintenance of Telecom & SCADA system network Details
8Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Security CCTV System Details
8ARC for preservation and Material Handling for Maharashtra region pipeline system Details
8Design, Supply, Installation, Testing Erection and Commissioning of Access Control System Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract for Electrical Maintenance at LPG Plant Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8India's African oil imports hit 10-month high in August: shipping data Details
8Oil refiners shut plants as demand losses may never return Details
8Asia's oil giants are planning for a future with less crude, more hydrogen Details
8Gazprom vessel sets sail for Nord Stream 2 base in Germany: data Details
8Crude oil futures rise on spot demand Details
8Petrol sales back to pre-Covid level in September; diesel just 6% short Details
8OIL loses Rs 148 cr revenue coz of well closure around Baghjan fire Details
8Hyundai Samho delivers world's first LNG-powered very large container ship Details
8UAE's ADNOC to cut Nov crude oil term supplies by 25 per cent for all grades Details
8Indian court issues second arrest warrant for GP Global bunker tanker: document Details
8Ravva oil field case: SC upholds foreign arbitration award in favour of Vedanta, Videocon Details
8HOEC vs HOEC: Is the company caught in its own web? Details
8Oil steady as demand worries revive, crews return to US Gulf rigs Details
8Pandemic cuts marine refuel demand, driving consolidation among bunker suppliers: IBIA Details
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project 
8Cost - Rs 380 crore
8Project Event: Four companies are in the race for the project but COVID-19 has come in the way, and the promoter is now trying to arrange for funds. Details
Urea (Granular) and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 700 crore
8Project Event: The project is still on hold but is likely to be active soon Details
8Recovering from a false experience letter scam, ONGC is taking steps to correct this anomaly
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Clearly, the capping of cost petroleum while conducting E&P operations -- somethign that the government did in earlier E&P regimes to ensure higher government take --  is now a subject under serious debate.
8If the reservoir characteristics are later found to be materially different from what was defined in the agreement while handing over a field, then the capping of cost will not work.
8The fact that the additional cost incurred is part of the E&P risk taken by the operator is not longer a valid argument, it seems.
8This would have been a valid ground had the government not left escape provisions in the PSC.
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Latest LNG import data shows that currently there are no LNG vessels at berth in the following LNG terminals:
8Hazira
8Mundra
8Kochi
8Ennore
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Paradip refinery seems to be facing capacity utilization constrains
8This is evident from the fact that no crude vessels are at berth
8And there are vessels carrying 1.18 million tonnes of crude in waiting
Is the refinery in Odisha facing offtake problems on account of the pandemic? Is it possible that different parts of the country have different impact levels, with the east more severely hit than other areas?
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8What makes Hazira, Sikka, Mumbai and Kandla the busiest ports for import of chemicals into India?
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8Electric vehicles are eventually going to take over
8But in India how long is this transition going to take?
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8A deal for an onshore E&P block has been arrived at for Rs 252 crore
8The seller's expectation is that it will be able to wrap up the deal by October
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8A desi EPC major other than L&T, Megha Engineering and Tata Projects is also is trying to bid for Paradip Refinery's PTA project.
8Will it eventually do so? Details
8An LNG terminal is being readied for sale.
8Merchant bankers are in the process of being appointed.
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New equipment procurement rules are turning out to be expensive for ONGC
8Quotes are turning out to be significantly higher than desired
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8The list of potential bidders for the Barauni's EPCC-03 project involving a Sulphur Recovery Unit along with others was a long one.
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There seems to be a slight congestion at the Dahej LNG teminal
8An IOCL hired vessel from Angola is in waiting as of now
8The vessel is carring 154844 cubic metres of gas
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We cover the entire matrix of chemical vessels sailing to India for unloading
8Our analysis shows that an ethane vessel is coming in for RIL at Dahej
8RIL is also importing orthoxylene, paraxylene, methanol and CBFS in large quantities
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Revamp of Well Fluid System at Neelam & Heera Asset Details
8Supply of Jacketed Pipe Heat Exchanger ar refinery Details
8Procurement of “O” Ring (joint packing for SC type LPG Cylinder Valve) at LPG Bottling Plant Details
8Supply and Supervision of Welded Plate type Heat Exchangers Details
8Fabrication and supply of Empty Drums Details
8Renewal of KACE patch management system for 1500 user licenses with support services Details
8Construct a Trestle Bridge at Tank Wagon Gantry at Mahul Terminal Details
8Annual Rate Contract for Online Leak attending & Rehabilitation of Critical services hydrocarbon pipelines & Pressure equipments Details
8Expression of Interest (EOI) - OIL Sale from RJ-ONHP-2017/1, CB-ONHP-2017/7and CB-ONHP-2017/3 Block Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8India to be largest source of energy demand growth: BP Energy Outlook Details
8Bihar: LPG bottling plants to benefit 40 lakh households, boost local economy Details
8Gujarat: Illegally stored ‘crude oil worth Rs 1.4cr seized Details
8Humsafar to help start-ups to become 'Fuel Enterprises' in diesel door delivery sector Details
8India's Nayara Energy sees diesel recovery to pre-COVID-19 level by end-2021 Details
8World's first CNG terminal to come up in Gujarat's Bhavnagar Details
8BPCL seeks gasoline after nearly a year's absence Details
8NGT directs state PCBs to ensure scientific disposal of hazardous waste by oil refineries Details
8BPCL may buyout Oman Oil stake in Bina refinery before its sale Details
8Winson Oil wins favourable ICC decisions in claims against banks Details
8Oil gains as hurricane shuts US output, stockpiles fall Details
8More U.S. oil and gas production, refineries shut ahead of hurricane Details
8COLUMN: Energy transitions, job losses and political reactions: John Kemp Details
8LNG-fuelled tankers to more than double by 2030: Petronas exec Details
8Brazil's Petrobras cuts investments due to the coronavirus Details
8Australia pushes gas growth to boost economic recovery Details
8IEA says oil demand recovery set to slow for rest of 2020 Details
8OECD oil stocks reach record high in July: IEA Details
8Crude oil futures rise on spot demand, global cues Details
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8No one does better crude vessel management better than Reliance Industries Ltd.
8Despite its huge requirements, everything works like clockwork.
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