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Nov 2019

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8Procurement of Caustic Soda for DM Water Plant Details
8Appointment of Insurance Consultant/ Advisor for availing Insurance related services Details
8Supply of Listed-III WCLs for 2D & 3D Seismic Camp Maintenance jobs in OIL's operational areas Details
8Procurement of Hydrochloric Acid Details
8EOI for construction of a Hostel building Details
8Fin Fan Cooler Blinding, Plug Opening, Hydrotest in Hydrocracker Unit Details
8Supply of Pipes Details
8Torquing and tensioning jobs in refinery along with tools and machines Details
8Procurement of Hart Communicators for KG Basin Details
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8Petrol prices remain unchanged for 2nd day Details
8Saudi, UAE discuss $70 billion crude refinery project in India Details
8Declare Cauvery delta protected zone: S Ramadoss Details
8Kerala: 12,000 litres of petrol spills as fuel tanker overturns Details
8Norway's Solveig buys oilfield operator Capricorn from Cairn Energy Details
8Crude oil prices fall as U.S. rights bill fuels tensions with China Details
8ONGC raises $300 million through maiden bond offer Details
8BPCL workers protest over PM Modi's privatisation plans Details
8Fake websites offering petrol pump licences under scanner Details
8Government appoints Deloitte as advisor for BPCL stake sale Details
8CCI approves 37.4 pc stake-buy, joint control of Adani Gas by Total Group Details
8Tokyo Gas targets 67% rise in profit by 2030 through overseas growth Details
8Billion-dollar LNG project in southern Mozambique expected in 2020 Details
8China's CNPC to complete part of East China-Russia gas pipeline Details
8China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early Details
8Russia signals no change to its oil quotas at next week's OPEC+ meeting Details
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Even as India builds it relationship with Saudi Arabia, the latter is stringing together a stronger bond with China, which will, in scope and size, be bigger than that of India.
8And what is more, the Saudi-China relationship will go through the port of Gwadar in Pakistan.
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A revolutionary new renewable energy technology is capable of delivering 24X7 power in the 1-5 MW range at a cheaper rate than fossil fuel.
8The non-battery based system is being touted as a step-change in the manner in which power can be generated and delivered.
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In general, oil indexed LNG contracts are now priced at a higher level than Henry Hub based prices
8But oil indexed cargoes got a fillip from an unusual development
8Will this impact India’s ability to extract a lower price for its own long term deals with Qatar? Details
SSP-Sulphuric Acid & NPK Fertilizer Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 75 crore
8Project Event:  The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in February 2020.
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Effluent Treatment Plant Up-gradation Project  
8Cost - Rs 101 crore
8Project Event: The proposal for the amendment in the bid document for the LSTK contractor has been sent to the concerned department within the company. The NIT for the LSTK contractor is likely to be re-released in December 2019.
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Bids have finally been submitted for the Ratna R Series platform development project
8One contractor JV, which many thought would infuse much needed fresh blood into the offshore platform business in India,decided not the bid
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8Three traditional rivals were in the race
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It is a big order
8The L-1 bid was for Rs 106 crore
8Find out who were in the race and who eventually bagged the deal Details
The gas dehydration business had seen the entry of new players
8But is it now going back to become a one-company monopoly?
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ONGC’s Bhubandar Drilling Field Development is a Rs 1850 crore project
8The project is has a 33-well drilling programme
8A series different RFQs are planned, with the RFQ for an EIA consultant coming out first.
8Find out what is going to come out when, and get key project owner contact details here
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Proposal for environment clearance will be submitted by February, 2020
8This is because final approvals are still being awaited.
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8Project Name: Deen Dayal West Process Platform O&M contract
Project Cost: Rs 50 crore
Project Description: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited has released the RFP for the hiring of services for carrying out subsea and allied inspection and remedial work on 3 offshore structures namely, the DDW1, PLQP, Flare Tripod, inspection and operational check of subsea isolation valve in 20 inch subsea trunk pipeline inthe  HPHT asset by deploying a non-propelled anchored barge on an LSTK basis. The bidding will close by18th December 2019, however there is the possiblity of an extension as well. The DDW1 platform contains 16 well slots for 16 production wells. On account of technical issues, production continues to remain low, with an average gas production of 25 MMSCFD to 50MMSFD only. Click here for more details
8Project Name: Gamij Effluent Treatment Plant: Get an update here on when an RFQ is to be expectedClick here for more details
8Project Name: BRC Offshore Field Development
Project Cost: Rs 400 crore
Project Description: Adani Welspun Exploration (AWEL) is preparing to award a rig contract in the next few days as it gears up to begin appraisal drilling next year at DSF-1 offshore block MB/OSDSF/B9/2016 (B-9 Cluster) and NELP-VII block MB-OSN-2005/2. Click on Details for more Details
MRPL’s GRM has been weak in the first half of 2019-20
8Without the impetus provided by cheaper Iranian crude, how long will it take for it to start going up again?
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8Project Name: MB/OSDSF/SB15/2018 Offshore Block Exploration
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore
8Project Description: ONGC is planning to start exploration activities in the MB/OSDSF/SB15/2018 block in Mumbai Offshore Basin. The block has been awarded to the company under the DSF bid round 2 in 2019 and covers an area of about 226 sq km. Click here for more details Details
8Requirement for the 3 surge relief valve skids for the Manmad to Piyala product pipeline is to be expected in January-2020. This is a part of Mumbai-Bijwasan,1389km 6 MMTPA capacity to evacuate petroleum products from Mumbai
8Get  a full update on IOC’s Rs 230 croreJodhpur Greenfield LPG Bottling Plant \.Click here for more details. Details
Has the petroleum ministry under the BJP government been more or less susceptible to taking matters to the courts than the earlier regime?
8There is a sharp difference in how the two governments look at litigation, it seems
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8Gem Petro is planning to start exploration activities in the KG/OSDSF/G4/2018 block in Krishna Godavari Basin.
8The block has been awarded to the company under the DSF bid round 2 in 2019 and covers an area of about 91.85 sq km.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Spares for Medium Duty Workover Rigs Details
8Hiring EPMC Consultant for City Gas Distribution Details
8Terminal Automation System Revamping at Vizag new Black Oil Terminal Details
8CCR-1, ISOM AND SRU-2&3 Heater & Stack Painting Details
8Heater Stack & Hot Air/ Cold Air Duct Painting work in HCU I during shutdown Details
8AMC of CCTV installed at Terminals and RGMC Details
8Pipeline Replacement of 12 Inch X 300 Meters ONGCL-Pasarlapudi to Bodaskurru Pipeline Details
8Supply of HT motor for condensate transfer pumps Details
8Supply and Commissioning of Rooftop Solar PV Power Plants Details
8Appointment of Transaction Advisor for evaluating M&A opportunity in Renewable Energy Details
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8BPCL divestment: Moody’s may downgrade company’s rating post stake sale by govt Details
8India's first natural gas exchange to be unveiled by March 2020 Details
8India’s crude oil import dependence hits record high of 84.5% in Apr-Oct FY20 Details
8BPCL stake sale: SBI capital and Deloitte in race for advisor Details
8HPCL gets aboard Infibeam Avenues’ BillAvenue Platform for LPG gas bookings Details
8Gadkari asks carmakers to focus on alternative fuel vehicles; ensures govt support Details
8Oil drops as US inventory build, record output rekindles supply worries Details
8BPCL divestment: Moody’s may downgrade company’s rating post stake sale by govt Details
8Congress gives adjournment motion notice in LS over PSUs disinvestment Details
8RIL's market cap hits 10 lakh crore, a first by an Indian company: 10 points Details
8Equinor CEO sees oil prices staying at around $60 a barrel Details
8Oil dips after U.S. stock build; U.S.-China deal hopes support Details
8Ecopetrol subsidiary buys Chevron's 43% stake in two Caribbean gas camps Details
8German gas industry targets 5 GW of power-to-gas capacity in five years Details
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ONGC's Aliabet oil field development is at an advanced stage and tendering is around the corner
8It is a Rs 156 crore job
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8Inservice Lowering of Pipeline Kanpur Receiving Station Details
8Procurement of Spares for Alloy Steel P9 Pipe Fittings Details
8Fabrication, Scaffolding, Welding, Painting and Insulation Services for APH Replacement at HYD-1 Plant Details
8ARC for carrying out IBR Piping Jobs Details
8Chemical Handling, Preparation, Upkeep Services at Raw Water Treatment Plant Details
8Hiring Services for Calibration of PSVs Details
8Requirement of ARC for DCU Heater Coil Pigging wth 4 pumpers Details
8Requirement of ARC for hiring of Chiller Package for Product (HSD & MS) Cooling at Dispatch Area Details
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8India to set up gas exchange for market-linked pricing. Caution: deregulation has its own perils Details
812.5% cut in natural gas price is credit negative for ONGC: Moody‘s Details
8Crude oil futures gain marginally on domestic cues Details
8India's new liberalised fuel retail policy: Minimum 100 petrol pumps, 5% in remote areas Details
8'Get explosives...better kill them in one go', SC rebukes govt over air pollution Details
8Supreme Court asks for smog towers, anti-smog gun to fight air pollution in Delhi Details
8BPCL divestment: Moody’s may downgrade company’s rating post stake sale by govt Details
8OPINION: Shell's Eneco fail flags Big Oil's tricky pivot Details
8Trump and Bulgarian leader discuss energy, NATO Details
8Gulf Oil joins hands with Piaggio for co-branded lubricants for commercial vehicles Details
8Qatar says to sharply raise gas output Details
8National Grid to pay $36 million and lift natural gas moratorium after New York settlement Details
8Ukraine's Naftogaz pledges to press on with talks on gas transit with Russia Details
8OPEC+ shortens timeframe for December oil policy talks Details
8Equinor CEO sees oil prices staying at around $60 a barrel Details
8Oil dips after U.S. stock build; U.S.-China deal hopes support Details
8Gulf Oil joins hands with Piaggio for co-branded lubricants for commercial vehicles Details
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Indian POL consumption dropped in October, implying a fall in demand ifrom major segments of the Indian industry
8Industrial fuels which are dependent on industrial growth have registered high negative volumes during the month
8Clearly, the picture looks dismal at the moment
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8The Mundra LPG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (MLTPL) has been commissioned in October 2019 with the first vessel berthed  last month
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What are the main features of ONGC's latest pipeline replacement programme in Mumbai High? A government of India release today blamed leaking Mumbai High pipelines as one of the reasons for falling crude output.
8Repairs will be carried over two sessions, involving 29 pipeline segments running into 125 kms in one, while in session 2, around 135 km of pipelines divided into two 24 segments will be replaced.
8Know more about the exact scope of work
8When is a tender expected?
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Cairn India's woes in the Barmer field continue to get more worrisome
8A series of setbacks have been recorded recently, pushing the clock back
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 It is a Rs 2751 crore onland drilling programme
8RFQs for EPC contractor for production installations and pipeline network are expected soon
8A third party driling rig, along with RFQs for Xmas Trees, Cementing, Wireline, Drill Collar etc are coming up too
8A subscriber can also avail of the support of a dedicated analyst
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ONGC has awarded a high value contract for Drill String Compensator Services recently
8It was a single tender basis
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The Rs 3916 crore development plans for two ONGC offshore fields, KG-OSN2004/1 and GS-49-2, is now been rolled out.
8When are RFQs to be floated for the hiring of an EPC contractor for offshore platforms and subsea pipelines?
8Meanwhile, find out how many parties bid for the geotechnical and geophysical survey services tender.
8Get the latest updated details on the project.here.
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Mecon is to stay on as the PMC for phase-II of the pipeline
8The first phase is delayed a bit but not by that much
8RFQs for the equipment, including mainline pipes and pumps are expected.
8Route survey and ROU are ready for Phase-II.
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What is the latest update on the Kakinada- Nellore greenfield natural gas pipeline?
8There have been delays in route surveys
8The project will be implemented in the PMC mode, when can RFQs be expected?
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Pakistan is accusing India of drawing up oil and gas from across its borders
8Find out how Pakistan is planning to handle this issue
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Get an update on the MB/OSDSF/CA/2018 offshore exploration block that ONGC won under DSF-2
8The block is a collection of eight fields
8When are seismic services expected?
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In a  subsidy driven regime, there is always fear that a big investment in a fertilizer plant can become unviable with one twist in government policy. The risk notwithstanding, Chambal Fertilisers became the only private sector company to go ahead with a Rs 5500 crore new ammonia urea complex. The complex is now functioning and is making money, given its high efficiency ratios
8Inspired by the Chambal example, other private companies are now lining up, and here is one which is planning to come out with a straight EPC tender which will include technology licensing.
Coal based Ammonia-Urea & Coal Handling Plant Greenfield Project  
8Cost - Rs 7484 crore
8Project Event: The feasibility study is ongoing. The RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2020 in the place of November 2019. due to delay in tender documentation.
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The public hearing process is on
8A pre-hired drilling rig is planned to be used once clearances are received
8Get a full update here Click here for more details Details
8Schuppen Belt oil field and related fields seismic study: A good response has been received. Click here for more details
8Agartala Dome GCS Expansion: A mobile ETP requirement has come up Click here for more details   Details
The capital sanction process has become longer in the refinery sector
8IOC seems to be taking longer to approve projects as it is trying to grapple with the transition in the refining sector.
8Then again, BPCL's sanctions are on hold because of the disinvestment process
8HPCL's sanctions now have to be run through ONGC and that is taking time
8Here is a Rs 7000 crore refinery project now going through a delayed sanctioning process
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This is a DSF-2 offshore block of ONGC
8Seismic tender is expected in Q-1, 2020
8EIA consultant will be required subsequently
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of Rotary Fuel Injection pumps Details
8Procurement of Complete Coil for Regeneration Heater Details
8Supply of 5000 Metres of Casing Pipes Details
8Procurement and Construction services for setting up a Gas Engine Generator based Power Plant Details
8Supply of Support Media: Inert Ceramic Balls Details
8Chemical Handling, Preparation and Upkeep Services at Raw Water Treatment Plant Details
8Hiring of Gas Dehydration Unit services at Madanam for Cauvery Asset Details
8ARC for total moisture, proximate and ultimate analysis of coal belt conveyor CC 9A sample from auto sampler Details
8Procurement of Electrical Consumables Details
8Procurement of Air Operated Pneumatic and Electrically Driven Submersible De-watering Pumps in various Process Units Details
8HPT and Refilling of Argonite Cylinder Details
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8BPCL sale: Workers to go on strike; Firm says output wont be affected Details
8Fuel price hike: Petrol price at 1-year high, diesel rates stable Details
8BPCL divestment is like killing the golden goose: Congress Details
8BPCL stake sale: Race against time to achieve over Rs 1 trillion disinvestment target Details
8BPCL rolls out digital fuelling initiative Details
8ONGC ends shale exploration Details
8OIL may pick up BPCL's stake in Numaligarh Refinery Details
8HC restrains BPCL employees in TN from going on strike Details
8BPCL employee unions bracing for long-drawn battle against privatisation Details
8OPINION: Shell's Eneco fail flags Big Oil's tricky pivot Details
8OPINION: Opec+ is on track to hibernate Details
8OPINION: For a new breed of public enterprises Details
8OPINION: New shipping rules, China pummel Asian refinery profits Details
8Qatar plans to boost LNG production to 126 million tonne by 2027 Details
8Oil prices steady amid hopes for U.S.-China trade deal Details
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More offshore seismic tenders are expected going ahead for OALP blocks
8At least three more are in the offing
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The maximum value that the government of India can obtain from the disinvestment of BPCL may be more than was what was previously envisaged
8Also find out more on who the possible bidders are going to be
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Cairn India exploration and development plans for its OALP-1 blocks are not going as scheduled.
8The integrated approach has come unstuck, and it is now left to dole out contracts in bits and pieces.
8Was the model abandoned because it was inoperatable as a concept or was it because Cairn was looking at cutting corners and cost savings?
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Indian average LNG landed prices used to be the highest in the world when calculated on a netback basis
8But the latest data seems to show that it is no longer the case
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Find out how Russia is building an LNG shipping industry on the back of captive demand from its LNG projects whereas India failed to do so as a big captive buyer of LNG
8GAIL's attempt to buy up to 12 LNG vessels did not fructiy due to what was then termned as "inadequate capacity" of Indian shipyards but the Russians have been able to turn around their decrepid shipyards to do the same job successfully.
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Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project
8Cost - Rs 380 crore
8Project Event: The Company will be undertaking significant debt-funded capex to meet energy consumption norms applicable under NUP-2015 from FY2021 onwards. The capex for the project is around Rs. 380 crore and is to be funded in a debt-equity ratio of 70:30. The loan is still under process and it is likely to be approved in January 2020. The company,s performance is not good in Q2 2019, with red ink on its balancesheet.
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8Cost - Rs 5500 crore
8Project Event: The company is conducting feasibility study/DPR. RFQ for process licensors, as well as PMC contractor likely to be released in Q1 2020. This is a new plant, outside the government funded lot of projects
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The contracting process has completed
8Mechanical work has begun
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It is a Rs 1400 crore phased exploratory-cum-development programme
8Expect lots of RFQs going ahead
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8Carrying out VRU Piping and Civil Works Details
8Laying of MDPE Network and GI CU Installations for City Gas Distribution Project Details
8Carrying out Scaffolding Jobs Details
8AMC Offsite Painting at refinery Details
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Actuators for existing Valves Details
8Trays, Internals and Packing Installation in PDO Unit Details
8Providing Services for Filling, Supervision and Maintenance of Machines at Lube Oil Blending Plant Details
8Pall ring packing for SRU quench column MOC-SS410 as per specification Details
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8PSU oil biggies to stay out of BPCL divestment Details
8Assam grateful to govt for maintaining PSU nature of Numaligarh Refinery Details
8BPCL privatisation: For investors, cross holdings may remain a key factor Details
8Govt invites bids for BPCL, Concor strategic sale Details
8Congress gives adjournment motion notice in RS over 'disinvestment of PSUs' Details
8Government selling PSUs to pamper some private players: Adhir Rajan Chowdhury Details
8BPCL stake sale: Employee unions plan nation-wide strike against privatisation on 28 November Details
8PNGRB constitutes high-level committee to formulate Model CGD Policy Details
8BPCL chief hails privatisation move Details
8Nashik buses will get 16,000kg of CNG from Pune every day Details
8Plan to make ATF out of bamboo oil: Nitin Gadkari Details
8INNOVATION: CSIR lab develops technology to convert plastic waste into diesel Details
8Air Pollution: India will resolve pollution issue sooner than Beijing, says Javadekar Details
8Privatisation plan may end complex cross-holding in oil PSUs Details
8BPCL asset valuer asked to submit valuation of company in 50 days Details
8319 non-PNG industrial units shut, polluting vehicles fined Rs 49 lakh since Nov 16: DPCC Details
8Saudi Aramco won't breach maximum weight for firms in Saudi index: Argaam Details
8Sour crude in sweet spot: Complex supply-demand recipe fires up price jump Details
8Natural gas, false hope in climate change campaign? Details
8U.S. govt releases draft proposal for expanded Alaska oil development Details
8U.S. and France vie to bolster Gulf security after Saudi oil attack Details
8Egypt signs $430-million gas deal with Texas' Noble Energy Details
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Reports of delays in the Rs 390 crore Madanam CPF and pipeline development project is slowing coming in.
8The project is being implemented by Tata Projects
8This will mean that actual deployment of gas dehydration facolities, for which tenders are out, may take longer than envisaged.
8Tata Projects is now grabbing a lot of projects, both downstream and upstream, but implementation still remains a weak point, according to industry insiders
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An Indian company was awarded a 30-well mud engineering contract.
8Indigenous expertise now seems well established
8Find out who the other bidders were, and at what cost the deal was awarded Details
Public sector acquisition of public sector assets did not seem to work well in the oil & gas sector.
8ONGC is suffering from indigestion from its forced acquisition of HPCL and GSPC's Deendayal field. IOCL will now become a reluctant buyer of Numaligarh Refinery, and have to deal with a hyer active managing director and a refinery which is viable only because of tax relief and capital subsidies..At a time when the gobal refining industry is consolidating, IOC will be left handling a high-cost sub-optimal refinery dependent entirely on governemtn doles
8But a similar migration of assets from smaller public sector power companies to NTPC is seen as a positive development
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