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Sep 2020

Granular Single Super Phosphate Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 148 crore
8Project Event: The project is in the initial phase, and the proposal for the environmental clearance has been accepted and review is ongoing. It is likely to be accepted in October in place of September 2020, due to delay in the review. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be release in November 2020.
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Gas consumption is down only marginally in August compared to the same month last year
8But this may not necessarily point to the health of the rank-and-file industrial sector
8The boost has most or entirely come from power and fertilizers
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8Three LNG cargoes were suddenly cancelled
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8Get the as-of-yesterday chemical import slate, vessel-wise, item wise and volume wise for India
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An LNG-based power plant is coming up
8Get the latest update
8What kind of RFQs are expected ahead, what has been the progress so far?
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The Dabhol LNG terminal runs at low capacity because its breakwater infrastructure has not been built.
8During monsoons, it just cannot work
8When will the breakwaters be ready?
8"We will have a full 5 MMTPA capacity ready and we do not then need to go to others for that much of our requirement," a GAIL official said
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8Two monthly cargoes of extra LNG requirement is going to come up in next two months.
8And that is nearly 5 mmsmd of incremental gas
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Skid Mounted Natural Gas operated Chemical Injection Details
8Hiring of external resources on contract basis for various LPG plants Details
8Supply of Cascades for Dispensing Compressed Bio Gas in retail outlets Details
8Hiring of tankers for LPG transportation Details
8PHiring of Utility Vehicles on Monthly basis for GSPC warehouse & CB-ONN-2000/1 Ahmedabad Block Details
8Procurement of Cooling Tower for HVAC System Details
8Comprehensive Operation and Maintenance of HVAC System Details
8Supply of Material and Services for Supervision during overhauling of Generator Transformers Details
8Hiring of Monitoring of Corrosion Probes and Coupon installed in pipelines Details
8Procurement of Electrical Consumables Details
8Supply of Electrical Cables Details
8Supply of PVC Copper cables with Rigid Conductor Details
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8GAIL cuts gas supplies to clients after fire at ONGC plant Details
8Arun Kumar Singh takes additional charge of Director (Refineries) at BPCL Details
8Fire at ONGC Hazira plant snaps supplies, co diverts gas from Uran to meet shortfall Details
8Licensing rounds: No takers for hydrocarbon exploration permit Details
8India's August crude processing drops as raging virus cases dim demand Details
8Massive fire, explosions at ONGC’s Hazira gas terminal Details
8Dharmendra Pradhan invites US companies to engage in developing gas infrastructure in India Details
8Indian Oil is betting on plastics as it looks to diversify from a challenging fuel business Details
8Indian Oil Corp mulls deferring expansion of projects to sync them with demand Details
8Norway oil workers threaten strike, including at leading Sverdrup field Details
8California eyes sweeping policy change, plans to ban sales of new petrol-powered cars in 15 years Details
8Weatherford and Safe Influx sign pact to boost Oil & Gas well integrity Details
8Shell looking to sell stake in Philippines' Malampaya gas project Details
8Oil steady as market eyes coronavirus hit to demand Details
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We keep track of auto LPG as a barometer of how the energy economy is doing.
8We did a review one month ago, when demand was at around 40-50% of how it was a year ago
8A month later, how is it faring?
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Our in-house research shows that five new fertilizer plants are coming on scream over this and next year
8Each will need a massive 2.4 mmscm of gas, translating to roughly one cargo of LNG per month
8Ideally given domestic gas producton is stangnant as of now, LNG demand should up by an equivalent measure.
8But we have our reasons to believe that all of this will not translate into a lot of additional LNG demand
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project 
8Cost - Rs 262 crore
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The free-for-all in the ship recycling business is going to end it seems
8Ship-owners are now being made more responsible
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With marketing exclusivity ending for city gas distribution companies, the rules are being reviewed to ensure fair third party entry.
8The incumbent will not be allowed to charge as they please.
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All kinds of lobbies are at work in India now.
8A new E&P lobby group was formed recently.
8There is now another group emerging in the LNG sector though it looks to have a benign agenda for now.
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8Get the whole chemical import matrix here over the next one month
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Paradip refinery has more than half-a-million tonnes of crude in waiting
8And there is no vessel at berth, indicating offtake issues
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DAP Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: The proposal for the terms of references has been accepted and studies are ongoing, proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be submitted in October 2020.The company is applying for the loan, RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in November 2020. Details
8Now that the season has turned, some business is going to taken out of the Shell's Hazira and PLL's Dahej terminal to another terminal
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Servicing of MOV actuators installed at refinery Details
8Transmitter for Density Analyser Details
8Mechanical and Civil Works for Shell Replacement Details
8Maintenance/ overhauling/ Servicing of Flowserve make valves Details
8Providing SnD Automation at LPG Bottling Plant Details
8Procurement of pipe fittings IBR and non IBR for captive Power Plant Details
8AMC of Emerson Make 7400 Series UPS Details
8Carrying out Cleaning Pigging Jobs Details
8Hiring of services of Air compressors Details
8Repairs and Fabrication jobs for items of drilling rigs for a period of three years Details
8Repair of Multiple Leakages from 4000 m3 Separator line at SSCTF and suction line of Settler pump at NSETP Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8CGD sector to record volume growth of 10 per cent CAGR through 2030 Details
8IndianOil clears plan for Rs 17,825 crore integration project in Gujarat Details
8ETEnergyworld CGD Summit: Experts to lay roadmap for rapid city gas expansion in India Details
8India tops up strategic reserves with cheaper crude, saves over $685M Details
8Domestic crude oil production down 6.3% in August, natural gas output dropps 9.5% Details
8GAIL wins leader award at Frost & Sullivan, TERI's Sustainability 4.0 Awards Details
8Salvage team looks for rescue port for oil transfer from fire-wrecked Indian Oil chartered vessel Details
8NRL to soon set up its crude oil import terminal at Paradip Port Details
8Crude oil flows into paddy field as ONGC pipe develops leak Details
8Fire breaks out at ONGC plant in Gujarat's Surat Details
8Nagaland to withdraw steep COVID-19 cess on fuel Details
8US crude stocks edge up, gasoline down sharply: API Details
8Oil rig owner Borr to delay debt repayment, plans stock issue to weather downturn Details
8Austrian utility OMV sells gas pipeline unit to Verbund Details
8Russia's Gazprom Neft sees oil demand returning to pre-crisis levels in H2 2021 Details
8Top shipping insurance group will not cover ships linked to Nord Stream 2 Details
8China's Aug diesel exports double as domestic stocks overflow Details
8CMA CGM adds 23,000 TEU LNG-powered container vessel to its fleet Details
8Energy executives say US oil production has peaked: Dallas Fed survey Details
8Oil Ministry yet to recover $510 mn from contractors under PSC: CAG Details
8Opinion: China's national security and carbon-neutral target: John Kemp Details
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Project Name: Natural gas pipeline
8Project Cost: 1000 crores
8Project Event: RFQ for Pre Feasibility Report (PFR) is expected in December-2020.
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A certain amount of distress was noticed in the Anchor Handling vessels tender biding rates.
8Did the L-1 bidder go below cost? Details
8An offshore supply vessel tender was finalized by ONGC
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The owners are doing a refinery expansion and is now trying to also build in a polypropylene unit with it
8The cost-economics are clearly very lucrative.
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A lobby group has emerged under Atmanirbhar Bharat for E&P jobs.
8And they are lobbying hard with the government.
8Find out what their demands are.
8Next to watch is how the government eventually tackles its demands.
8Will it impact established players in the business?
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Piping gas from Iran and Oman to India has been envisaged by many in the past
8But so far it has always been a pipe dream
8But here is a another proposition, a fresh one, which is saying it can bring it to India at "half the price" using a very innovative technology.
8This transportation method will can bring down the cost to $2-3 per mcf with a project IRR of 25 to 30% wheres LNG transportation is going to cost $4-5 per mcf with project IRR of 15 to 20%.
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Imports of chemicals are going up as evident from vessels coming in
8Get a disaggregated picture here
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Booking for another cargo has at last emerged besides regular shipments due in Dahej and Hazira
8Dabhol has one shipment coming in.
8But Ennore and Mundra are still drawing a blank.
8The shipment to Cochin will only come next month.
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Does BPCL's Mumbai refinery have a capacity utilization problem?
8Even though two berths are taking in vessels, there are four vessels in waiting
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LPG can be a stubborn competitor for gas
8Find out how this is playing out in some places in India Details
8It is a Rs 100 crore tankage order
8Bid date has been extended Details
This Rs 540 crore ammonia-urea expansion plan has got stuck in COVID
8Work was meant to start in May but starting in October
8Commissioning was meant to have been in September but will now stretch to July, 2020 Details
ONGC is taking some concrete steps to help our cash strapped contactors.
8And this trend may go sideways to encompass other segments of the oil & gas industry.
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This is a Rs 600 crore plus pipeline.
8RFQs are expected for mainline pipes and compressors.
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Get a full synopsis of the general gas demand and prices for the last few months hear
8This includes all segments of the gas industry
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8EPCM bids were submitted some time back for the CPCL-IOC's 9 MMTA greenfield refinery at Nagapatinam
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply, Supervision and Installation of 1000 Submersible Turbine Pumps Details
8Appointment of Automotive, Industrial and Rural Lube Distributors for locations in Eastern India Details
8Procuring services for Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing and Web Application Penetration Testing Details
8Terminal Automation System at Kalaburagi Depot Details
8Supply & Installation of 30 KVA Online UPS System Details
8Supply of Non Ferric Alum Details
8Procurement of Safety Equipments Details
8Procurement of Intelligent Actuators for HRSG utility at C2C3 plant Details
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning of NI-CD Banks Details
8Service contract for testing and calibration of Protective Relays Meters and Transducers Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract for UPS and Charger Details
8Up-gradation of OBC MOBC Association Details
8Conducting Digital survey and preparing digital map of various existing facilities in at ONGC Township, Ankleshwar Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Diesel prices fall for 6th day, petrol trims marginally Details
8India's August crude imports continue slide as economy stalls Details
8Price of diesel falls below Rs 78 in Mumbai Details
8IOC ex-chairman joining RIL was his personal decision: Chairman Vaidya Details
8Nigeria's main unions to strike over petrol, power price hikes Details
8Turkey, Greece agree to resume talks to resolve disputes over oil and gas resources Details
8Opinion: China's storing of crude oil eases for a second month: Russell Details
8OPEC watching Libyan oil restart closely, needs time to assess: sources Details
8Venezuela's PDVSA restarts cat cracker unit at Cardon refinery, probes fuel theft Details
8China amends customs supervision on crude oil imports to improve efficiency Details
8Oil falls after surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories Details
8Oil majors not in sync with global climate goals: report Details
8Mexico to hold off on possible new energy reform until next year: sources Details
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Morbi  is the standard bearer for revival of industrial demand in India
8The ceramic cluster consumes as much as 7 mmscmd of gas
8In August, its 800 odd units had started up, an the outlook look robust.
8One month down the line, in the midst of reports that the economy has flattened out, how is the cluster doing? Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8AMC for Testing & Recalibration of Pressure Safety Valves Details
8Procurement of 1020 MT Hydrochloric Acid Details
8Supply, Design, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Intelligent Addressable Fire Detection and Alarm System for Compressor Station Details
8Hiring of Services for Revenue Support Assistance in KKBMPL II Project Details
8Supply of Caustic Soda Lye in tanker Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract for Fire and Safety Details
8Procurement of different types of fuses for various UPS Details
8ARC for Hydrotesting and Refilling of FM 200 Details
8Procurement of Slip Additives Details
8Requirement of new VFD Type Electrical Panels Details
8Hiring of services for operation & maintenance of central bulk handling plant Details
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8Pro-TDP media slam Rs 1 cess on fuel in Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture Minister Details
8 IOCL to invest 17,000 crore in Gujarat refinery for petchem, lube integration Details
8IOC to review greenfield expansion projects in refining segment: Chairman Details
8Pradhan, Jaishankar review MT New Diamond's condition, discuss ways to expedite cargo crude discharge Details
8Diesel gets cheaper by over Rs 2/l this month Details
8India's oil demand outlook darkening as economy limps along: Fitch Solutions Details
8IOC bets big on petrochemicals, forward integration into textile biz Details
8Airbus reveals concept for zero emission, hydrogen-powered commercial planes to fly by 2035 Details
8Crude oil futures rise on spot demand Details
8India saved Rs 5,000 cr by filling strategic reserves with low-priced oil: Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8Oil tanker heads to Libya's Hariga terminal as NOC partially lifts force majeure Details
8IOC expects petrol, diesel demand to return to pre-Covid levels in a quarter Details
8IOC plans 'energy pumps' for future with assortment of fuel options Details
8Indian Oil Corp reviews refinery expansion plans Details
8Govt to set hydrogen energy development targets, costs to fall: Secretary Details
8Hedge fund ARCM to sell $200 mln of Premier Oil debt -sources Details
8Mideast energy forum takes shape to promote gas exports Details
8Oil rises as U.S. storm eases, but demand worries linger Details
8Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition Details
8BHP in talks with three firms for LNG bunker supply contract: exec Details
8Despite fuel price cuts, OMCs improve marketing margins Details
8Barclays raises 2020 oil price outlook, expects limited downside to demand view Details
8Jet fuel is now so cheap it's being blended for use by ships Details
8Bids for Exxon UK's oil and gas fields due on Oct. 28: sources Details
8LNG overtakes domestic gas as pricing controls weigh on local producers Details
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ONGC came across a big surprise when it tried to do a yard sale sometime ago
8Find out what happened
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Their cost economics is in doubt
8But the government is keen to go ahead with 2G bioethanol plants
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Door to door delivery of fuel has picked up speed
8A start-up ended up being heavily funded
8Find out more, also know what the government has to stay on this
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The petroleum products demand story tells the larger story of the economy.
8Refinery throughout is down as also overall POL consumption
8Gas demand is the only redeeming feature and that is because of fertilizer and power sector offtake
8Clearly, the signals coming out from the ground are disturbing
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ONGC has been experimenting with new E&P technology
8It has been inducting a lot it
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There has been a sharp fall in US natural gas prices
8Prices have plunged 10%
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The problem with CNG stations is the delay in getting a tank recharged
8Here is one company trying to get this done faster
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8How low are LNG prices today in relation to last year?
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Vizag refinery seems to have a good track record in crude vessel management
8There are no vessels waiting as of now
8In Paradip, the waiting period has come down to two vessels only, implying higher refinery utilization
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8Get the full chemical import slate going ahead here
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India is the big growth story for LNG
8But current data paints a disheartening picture
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8The good news for EPC contractors and equipment suppliers is that capital approval has come through for a refinery expansion.
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