A look at the gas consumption data shows that the power sector continues to be the largest consumer of domestic gas 8Increasingly, the fertilizer sector, buffered by a subsidy-driven pooled price mechanism, seems to be falling behind when it comes to usage of domestic gas. 8More domestic gas is likely to be rationed out to the fast growing CGD sector 8Eventually however, when BS-VI becomes the norm, the emission standards will need a full review, as also the gas allocation policy of the government as far as CGD is concerned Click on Reports for more.
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Following trends are expected going ahead in the oil & gas market 8IMO sulphur regulations will mean that middle distillate cracks are likely to remain well supported for the foreseeable future, whilst gasoline cracks are likely to remain weak 8The ramp up of LNG export capacity and milder weather in Northern Asia this winter, should limit the upside in LNG prices in the short term. However, longer term trends for the LNG market remain bullish. 8The key to oil prices will depend on how oil demand evolves. It is assumed that demand will grow by 1.4MMbbls/d over 2019, but given concerns of a slowdown in China, there could be downside to this number. Click on Reports for more
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2018 has been a year of extremes. 8For most part, trading conditions have been very challenging amid a persistent oversupply of tonnage, with spot earnings often well below operating expenses. Click on Reports for more
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Project: NHPC is delayed in coming out with RFQs for a greenfield hydro-power project. 8DPR activities are being executed by using in-house resources. 8RFQs for drilling and drifting expected. Click on Details for more. Project:The owner selected NTPC as a consultant to carry out DPR activities for installation of WFGDs. 8Site surveys are being carried. 8RFQ for design, supply, transportation, construction, erection, and commissioning of flue gas desulphurization units are expected by the February 2019. Click on Details for more. (Access only through energylineindia.com)Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Supply of Pressure Transmitters Details 8Supply of Steel plates at Indore IRD Details 8Transportation of Packed LPG Cylinders Details 8Corrigendum: Procurement of USM Meters Details 8Forebay mesh, Strainer/ Filter cleaning and Vessel’s manway opening/ boxup jobs Details 8Mechanised cleaning of Storage tanks at CPP 1&2 FO units for facilitating inspection and maintenance works Details 8Supply of Hydrochloric Acid in Tanker Details 8Supply of Exchanger Tube Bundles and Floating Head assembly for the exchangers Details 8Supply of VFD with DOL bypass panel Details 8Hiring of services for repairing/servicing of X-mas tree valves and other line valves Details 8Hiring of Integrated Seismic Job Service and Shot Hole Drilling Services for 3D Seismic Data Acquisition Details 8Replacement of Mud tank system for Rigs Details 8Supply and Associated Engineering Work of Natural Gas based Micro Turbine Package Details 8Hiring of ETP Services and Chartered Hired Rigs Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8Petronet restructures natural gas supply contract with RasGas Details 8Oil companies setting up 60 LPG bottling plants under PPP mode Details 8Punjab industrialists wary of cleaner fuel PNG on GST refunds claimsDetails 8Fuel at your doorstep: Indian Oil launches mobile dispensers in ChennaiDetails 8IOCL ramping up LPG facility in Northeast IndiaDetails 8Petrol costs Rs 34 per litre before tax, dealer commission in NCRDetails 8Government aims to boost methanol economy to Rs 2 lakh cr: Gadkari Details 8India making rapid progress on green energy, climate change mitigation: Harsh Vardhan Details 8Work on Rs 3,338 crore petrol, gas pipeline to start from Dec 24Details 8ONGC board thinks not the right time to list overseas arm OVL Details 8Reliance Industries picks 5.56% stake in tech start-up for $5 mn Details 8Petroleum products should be brought under GST: PHD Chamber Details 8Total in talks to sell North Sea oil, gas assets to private firmsDetails 8Crude oil price hits multi-month lows as downbeat mood persistsDetails 8Venezuela replaces chief overseeing state-run oil firm's joint venturesDetails 8Brazil's Petrobras suspends new oil exploration or production divestmentsDetails 8Mitsui, Saudi Aramco, Russia's RDIF in talks to buy Arctic LNG 2 stakesDetails 8FSRU suppliers shift from emerging markets, cut back new ordersDetails 8U.S. shale producers hit the brakes on 2019 spendingDetails 8China carbon industry to face severe overcapacity -associationDetails 8ExxonMobil ship approached by Venezuelan navy off Guyana coastDetails 8UAE Energy Minister: Oct will be main reference for oil output cutsDetails 8Iraq Oil Minister sees improvement in oil prices early next yearDetails 8Crude oil prices ease on oversupply concerns ahead of Christmas holidayDetails You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
India seems to be keen on pushing methanol as a competitive fuel. NITI Aayog has set up an Apex Committee and five task forces to develop a roadmap. 8It is estimated that a 15% methanol blending can result in replacement of around 31.9 million tons of crude oil. 8Technological advances are helping pave new policies, including small-scale, highly efficient methanol plants. 8A 'methanol in a box" system can house an entire plant within a 40-foot shipping container 8Methanol in fact is better than diesel by a factor of 240 times, according to a report 8Methanol now is emerging as a viable marine fuel alternative Click on Reports for more
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If you are into the crude tanker business, here is a bit of advise to invest in a counter-cyclical manner 8Tonne miles are increasing but a lot of it is undermined by US exports 8Then again, vessel supply is contracting, driven by industrial replacement or "cheaper prices". 82019 will see supply headwinds for VLCCs 8Find out more on an owner's dilemma when it comes to recycling as the pipeline for more recycling continues to build Click on Reports for more
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Find out the likely cost of processing of crude and gas produced by operators of fields auctioned under the Discovered Small Field Rounds. 8Also know more about what kind of transportation costs that they are likely to pay. 8All producers will also have to establish facilities for transportation of crude and gas 8There will also be a separate charge for transportation of crude from processing station to refineries 8Any additional facilities set up by OIL or ONGC for transportation or processing of crude or gas will have to be paid for separately Click on Reports for more
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Do not expect oil & gas to be brought under the GST regime soon. 8There are indications that this will only happen around 2022, according to latest indications by the government Click on Reports for more
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The PIL seeking the ban on diesel-run commercial and public transport vehicles in favor of NG over traditional fuel is pending with the High Court. 8Find out more on how a court order can change the fortunes of some companies Click on Reports for more
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Get a full update on in-house training processes within Oil India Ltd 8Also find out what kind of training OIL undertakes within and outside India 8And what are the measurable outcomes from such training programmes Click on Reports for more
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GAIL plans an investment of Rs 1000 crore in the KG Basin network 8The investments will be in pipeline replacements, tie-in connectivities, conversion of non-piggable sections to piggable, among others Click on Reports for more Details
There seems to be a concerted campaign to book officials in the pre-NDA period for allegedly helping out RIL in its dealings with the government. 8The PAC has already called for action against those officials for granting permission to RIL's KG Basin investments without going through third-party assessments 8The lens within the government is now on a switch of a crude oil offtake contract from the MA field in the D-6 Block to RIL from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd just before the Modi-led government came to power, highly placed government sources told this website. Click on Details for more on what is up
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ONGC allowed service providers to get away lightly when it comes to paying for environmental damage 8"They should have been liable to pay for all damages, but they have been allowed to get away lightly," an ONGC official said Click on Details for more
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What happens to abandonment charges under a Production Enhancement Contract? 8The liability will lie with the owner, which is ONGC 8But how will ONGC account for abandonment charges for new wells built by service providers under the PEC? Click on Details for more.
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The Geleki field is now to be hived off under a Production Enhancement Contract 8But ONGC had its own 70-well development well drilling 8The problem however was that Geleki was lumped into a massive Rs 6000 crore development drilling programme that ONGC had outlined within its oil-producing fields in the North East 8But environment clearance was rejected multiple times, though a final hearing took place yesterday, where the plan was meant to be cleared 8ONGC will now proceed with a 130-well drilling programme, assuming Geleki is handed over to a service provider under a PEC Click on Details for more, including key contacts for more updates.
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What is the latest status on Focus Energy's Rs 1750 crore Langtala- Bhilwara Greenfield Natural Gas Pipeline Project? 8This pipeline will enable evacuation of natural gas from RJ-ON/6 block Jaisalmer to the Hazira- Vijaypur- Jagdishpur pipeline of GAIL. 8When is capital approval likely? 8When are RFQs likely for the project? Click on Details for moreDetails
Project Name: Maitree Super Thermal Power Greenfield Project 8Project Cost: 9000 crores 8Project Description: The EPC contractor BHEL along with contractors is carrying out concreting activities of the main plant area and the turbine-generator hall for the 1320 MW (2x660 MW) greenfield super-critical thermal power plant located at Rampal, in the Khulna district of Bangladesh under the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt.) Limited, a JV of NTPC and BPDB. Piling works in the coal handling plant are in progress. The project is getting delayed due to being at the vicinity of an ecologically critical area, Sunderbans. Moreover, boiler equipment will be supplied by GE Power, coal handling package by Shrachi’s BTL, ESP, turbo-generator, and FGD by BHEL, and civil works by Power Mech Projects. BHEL has recently floated a bid for the wastewater treatment system for the FGD system. Further bids are expected soon. 8Project Event: RFQ for the civil, structural, piling and architectural works of the FGD system is expected by March 2019 by BHEL. 8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2015 8RFQ Date: Mar/2019 8Release Date: Mar/2019 8Start Date: Q2:2018 8Completion Date: Q3:2022 Click here for more details (Access only through energylineindia.com)Details
Ammonia-Urea Revamp Project 8Cost - Rs 6000 Crore 8Project Event: The erection and installation are ongoing for the ammonia converter in ammonia unit and 90.5 % physical progress has been completed.The commissioning has been delayed by 6 month due to delay in the construction, now the plant is likely to be commissioned by June 2019 in place of December 2018. Click here for more details Ammonia-Urea Energy Revamp Project 8Cost - Rs 200 Crore 8Project Event: The basic engineering study was carried out by KBR and detail engineering is still ongoing by PDIL, and is likely to be completed in January 2019. The project is likely to be commissioned by the end of 2020. Click here for more details Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project 8Cost - Rs 10 Crore 8Project Event: Tender for a registered maintenance contractor is likely to be released in February 2019. Click here for more detailsDetails
Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd has decided to put off development of yet another field. 8The whole Rs 500 crore project was meant to be executed through the Lump Sum Integrated Project Management route 8This is the second field where investment has been deferred and RFQs have been put on hold. Click on Details to find out what is going on Details
The $5 billion project has a massive $300 million outlay for consultants of all sorts 8Four companies are in the race for this particular contract Click on Details for more
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8Project Name: Greenfield POL Storage Depot Project 8Project Cost: Rs 283 crore 8Project Description: RITES is the PMC. 8Get an update on the project, including key contacts and future RFQs 8Project completion is Q3, 2020 Click on Details for moreDetails
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Supply and Commissioning of workstations Details 8Procurement of Heavy Weight Drill Pipes Details 8Procurement of Bit Breaker & Bit Gauge Details 8Carrying out Civil Works at RGMC and Terminals Details 8Purchase of Portable LEL cum Oxygen Detectors Details 8Design and Commissioning of Gas Detections System at Hazira Compressor Station Details 8Hiring of Commercial Vehicles for Transportation of CNG through Cascades Details 8Supply of Soda Ash for Cooling Towers Details 8Hiring of Support Services as and when required basis for Operation & Maintenance Jobs Details 8Hiring of Surface Production Testing Services, Well Activation/ Stimulation/ Killing Services Details 8Corrigendum: Design, Engineering and Supply of Blast Resistant Modules at refinery Details 8Insulation removal of Pipes at refinery Details 8Piping Works for LPG, Firewater Network & Instrument Air Line, Service Water and Associated Works at LPG Bottling Plant Details 8Supply and Installation of Conveyor System at LPG Plant Details 8Bid Document for the PNG Control Room Manpower Services for Kanpur and Bareilly Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8PM Modi to announce Oil & Gas, road projects worth over Rs 14,500 cr for Odisha Details 8Share market update: OMCs trade in the red; GAIL slips 1% Details 8ONGC board approves Rs 4,022 crore share buybackDetails 8PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation of Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline Product Project and Bokaro-Angul section of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline Project in Odisha Details 8India’s energy subsidies moving in the right direction Details 8Petrotech to strengthen global oil, gas engagement, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Details 8Petrol, diesel prices slashed by up to 20 paise per litre on Friday. Check rates here Details 8Oil prices rise as OPEC output cuts seen deeper than previously expected Details 8India’s crude oil imports from Iran declined 21% in November, 37% jump in shipments from Saudi and Iraq Details 8Government loses big as value of PSU holdings at record low Details 8Niti Aayog sets stiff targets to curb air pollution, pitches for stringent civil penalties Details 8India mulls building natural gas reserves Details 8ExxonMobil shelves WCC LNG export terminal project in Canada Details 8ANALYSIS: Rising LNG demand to exert more pull on US natgas pricesDetails 8US oil production seen accelerating, Venezuela output to decrease, says IEA headDetails 8RWE signs second LNG supply deal with Australia's WoodsideDetails 8China's CNAF signs strategic alliance pact with oil major BP Details 8German regulator removes LNG connection line from grid expansion planDetails 8US grants Iraq 90-day extension to Iran sanctions waiverDetails You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
Ammonium Nitrate Greenfield Project 8Cost - Rs 1750 Crore 8Project Event: The company has hired Casale as the technology licencor. Currently, environmental clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority is awaited, and there may be a slight delay in the project. The RFQ for EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2019 in place of November 2018. Click here for more details Phosphoric Acid Expansion Project 8Cost - Rs 100 Crore 8Project Event: Erection & installation of mechanical & electrical have been 60 % completed. Commissioning is likely in July 2019. Click here for more detailsDetails
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8Project Event: The company has hired Casale as the technology licencor. Currently, environmental clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority is awaited, and there may be a slight delay in the project. The RFQ for EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2019 in place of November 2018.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Engangement of TPIA at Patna LPG for MSV Details 8License for Bina Biofuel Plant Details 8ARC for construction of new approach roads leading to well sites Details 8Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Pilot Plant Facility to be set up for recovery of Oil from Oily Sludge Details 8Hiring of catering and housekeeping services at Offshore platforms / Rigs/ Vessels Details 8Procurement of Glutaraldehyde and Tetrakis Phosphonium Sulfate Details 8Contract for services of Discharging, Boost Charging and Capacity Test of Battery Banks Details 8Land Survey thru Private Land Surveyor for preparation of Site Plan for Submitting to MIDC Details 8ARC of GPS based Foot Patrolling, Surveillance, Report Generation and Report Submission for Pipelines Details 8Procurement of various Valves Details 8Hiring of Comprehensive O&M services for Heat Ventilation and Air-Conditioning systems Details 8Carrying out Conveyor Works Details 8Procurement of Assorted Valves for Pipeline Project Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8Mumbai: Fuel prices up second day in a row Details 8Goa: Transport department asked to fix LPG detectors, reroute cables Details 8Airlines, oil companies gain on easing crude pricesDetails 8Number of fuel bunks in Hyderabad to double, dealers raise concernDetails 8NITI Aayog says privatise power discoms, implement commercial coal mining, break up oil regulatorDetails 8PAC seeks inquiry into approval of RIL's gas field cost without third party validationDetails 8NITI Aayog says renewable purchase obligations should be strictly enforced Details 8ONGC to invest 60 bln rupees on wells in AssamDetails 8With high crude rates, ONGC profit may surge this fiscal year: OfficialDetails 8IOC released 5.14 lakh Gas Connections under PMUYDetails 8ONGC Board to consider OVL listing but IPO ruled out in near future Details 8Tumbling oil prices have delivered an early Christmas present to India’s currency market Details 8Indian government plans to pay five Iran banks for oil imports Details 8South Korea's 2018 LNG imports to hit record high over 42 mtDetails 8OMV joins ADNOC for Ghasha gas project in Abu DhabiDetails 8Poland seeks contractor for LNG terminal expansionDetails 8BRIEF: Aramco will double gas production and availability over 10 years: Energy ministerDetails 8Saudi energy minister expects oil stocks to fall by end of first quarterDetails 8Shell to acquire 49 per cent stake in Cleantech SolarDetails 8Where are gold, rupee and oil prices headed in 2019?Details 8Poland signs long-term deal to buy natural gas from the US for 20 yearsDetails You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
Who has won the tender for dry docking and repairs for the ONGC rig Sagar Samrat? 8The floater needed to go through a mandatory dry docking process twice every five years 8Three shipyards were in the race, including a foreign one. Find out for how much the contract went for.
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8Project Name: Offshore Exploration 8Project Cost: Rs 150 crore 8Project Description: The private sector player is looking at an integrated E&P programme. A clutch of international service majors had shown interest. There has been a delay in getting approval to move to phase-II in this NELP block Click on Details for more. Click here for more detailsDetails
Know more about OIL's heavy oil development drilling programme in the Baghewala Mining Lease Area 8A new drilling plan -- undertaken with a John Energy rig -- had yielded positive results. 8Workover operations are planned now Click on Details for moreDetails
8Project Name: Offshore Exploration 8Project Cost: Rs 150 crore 8Project Description: The private sector player is looking at an integrated E&P programme. A clutch of international service majors had shown interest. There has been a delay in getting approval to move to phase-II in this NELP block Click on Details for more. Click here for more detailsDetails
All attention of the Modi government is concentrated in keeping the Congress out of power in the North East 8A slew of pipeline projects were announced to connect different cities in this remote area 8One such project is the Guwahati-Silchar-Imphal Greenfield Product Pipeline Project, promoted by IOC 8But pushing a project from the drawing board to reality is more complicated than in the rest of the country Click on Details to find out moreDetails
The Kochi Refinery Greenfield Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project is going to be in pre-commissioning phase soon. 8Get to know when mechanical completion is expected. 8And when is commissioning? Click on Details for moreDetails
Project: Bid documents are getting prepared for installation of Wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation system. 8All the statutory approvals have been obtained. 8When are the RFQs expected? Click on Details for more. Project:The EPC contractor along with sub-contractors is carrying out concreting works in a 1320 MW supercritical thermal power project. 8Commissioning is expected by 2021. 8Find out what kind of RFQs are left to come out? Click on Details for more. (Access to the site available only to those with a password to our sister site, www.energylineindia.com)
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The private sector led commercial LPG market has seen far more technological advances than the traditional subsidy driven LPG business. 8Delivery models are far more sophisticated 8Joining up as a franchisee with a smart private sector player possibly makes more business sense than to become a traditional LPG stockist and distributor to a public sector company. Click on Reports for more
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In less than a month, China is set to tighten its sulfur limit restrictions for ships by imposing a 0.5% bunker fuel sulfur limit not only in its initially designated Emission Control Areas but also along its entire coastline, a move likely to spur demand for cleaner fuels, industry sources said. 8Will India, given its daunting levels of pollution follow suit? 8If the Indian shipping industry was hoping that its policy planners would provide relief from the IMO 2020 guidelines by diluting them for ships moving around the Indian coastline, the Chinese example shows that it may not be the case. 8So investing to prepare for a post 2020 world is the only option left for Indian shippers, it seems Click on Reports for more
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2019 could be a record year globally for LNG project sanctions with over 220 million mt/year of gas targeting FID. 8The Mozambique project -- with the Indian trio of OIL, ONGC and BPCL heavily invested in it -- is expected to be one of them. 8There is a buyers market currently prevalent around the world, and the less prepared projects not prepared to go through next year may see their FIDs slipping to 2020 or beyond Click on Reports for more Details
The oil & gas industry is procurement heavy. 8And a massive transition is needed to what is now termed as a next-generation operating model for a "source-to-pay" paradigm. 8Getting started on a transition to new models may seem daunting but eventually a transition is all but inevitable. Click on Reports for more
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IGL is assessing the value of Haryana City Gas Distribution's valuation 8Deloitte is doing to the job. 8Also know more on how Gurugram can be the key contributor to IGL's top and bottom line, as sales are expected to reach 1 mmscmd in the next three years Find out moreDetails
India has a very active offshore E&P business and it is growing every year 8And yet, there are many in the oil & gas industry who are not adequately versed on the intricacies of the business. 8For them, the website carries here a full template of how the offshore business works, what kinds of equipment are needed, how do they work, and what are the technological advances coming up ahead Click on Reports for more Details
Is the Barauni-Guwahati gas pipeline coming up without the need for viability gap funding? 8The issue came into focus after H-Energy fired off a letter wanting to know the basis on which the pipeline was sanctioned by the PNGRB. Find out more
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The steel ministry is reported to be considering a proposal to modify the domestic content policy for supply of steel pipes. 8Find out why this reconsideration is taking place. 8Know more on the contours of the new policy that is under consideration. 8Also know more on how the policy is adversely impacting oil & gas companies in India as the cost of pipes has flared up because of lack of competition. Click on Details for more
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Supply of Automated External Defibrillator Details 8Procurement of Heavy Duty Spanners Details 8Hiring of CHA Services for Polymer Export Details 8Procurement of Measuring Equipments Details 8Procurement of TCR Bits for 2019-20 Details 8Replacement of Booster Pump with higher capacities at Heera Platform Details 8Installation of additional manifold headers Details 8Supply of Water and Minor Civil Works for Hydro Fracturing Jobs Details 8Engineering and Project Management Services for laying new LPG Pipeline Details 8Construction of Hoods of CDU4 CT for refinery Details 8Supply of Fresh Catalyst for Hydrocracker Unit at refinery Details 8Mechanical Seal Refurbishment and Test Unit Details 8Supply of Motor Driven Variable Suction CNG Reciprocating Compressors Details 8Reactors Catalyst unloading and loading jobs Details 8Supply of Centralised Vapour Recovery System Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8Saudi Arabia, Reliance in talks for refinery, petrochemical project: Saudi Oil Minister Details 8ONGC’s $1.7 billion deep sea award perks up oilfield services market Details 8Moderation in R-LNG prices will improve profitability for urea players: ICRADetails 8Want deposit-free LPG connection, interest free loan, Rs 16,007 cash? PM Modi has just announced this gift Details 8OMC stocks extend gains on global supply concerns; IOC, HPCL riseDetails 8Diesel Impact: escalation of crude oil is the major reason for the RTC sector lossDetails 8Govt must realise making money is no sin: Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal Details 8Buy GAIL India, target Rs 380: Nandish ShahDetails 8Centre pushes for 100% LPG Connections, refills are another matterDetails 8Petrol, diesel price remain unchanged on Wednesday. Check prices here Details 8Rupee at near three-week high on likely soft Fed outlook, low crudeDetails 8CNOOC inks agreements with 9 firms for oil, gas exploration in South ChinaDetails 8China's CNOOC to boost oil, gas exploration spendingDetails 8Russia signals oil output decline in 2019 after 10 years of growth Details 8Oil prices fall for third straight session amid supply glut worriesDetails 8Iran hackers behind attacks on oil and gas companies in Gulf and EuropeDetails 8Oil plunges to $47. Worries about economy collide with supply glutDetails 8Oil & gas moving faster to digitalDetails 8Paris climate accord: The emission issue that was left untouchedDetails 8Rupee posts best gain in over five years as crude prices fallDetails 8Canada gives struggling oil sector C$1.6 billion boostDetails You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
The last date for close of bidding for the 10 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination project in the Uran Gas Processing Plant is looming ahead 8Find out more on the companies in the race 8The bid closing date was extended earlier. Click on Details for more
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What is the latest update on the Numaligarh-Itanagar Greenfield Product pipeline project 8The pipeline length is around 100 km but the price tag is high as it involves a 4 km HDD job under the Brahmaputra and a traverse through a mountainous terrain. 8When the next RFQ coming up? 8A month-long shutdown refinery shutdown is coming up in February, 2019: Get key contact here Click on Details for more
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DAP Expansion Project 8Cost - Rs 442 Crore 8Project Event: The environmental clearance has already been elicited, the purchase of long lead item and services is ongoing from May 2018, technical evaluation has been completed for the long lead item. Site preparation is ongoing. Click here for more details Ammonia-Urea Energy Saving Project 8Cost - Rs 262 Crore 8Project Event: The purchase of long lead item is ongoing, the boiler structure has arrived, detail engineering is ongoing, commissioning is likely to be done by November 2019 Click here for more details Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project 8Cost - Rs 30 Crore 8Project Event: The erection & installation is almost completed for the mechanical & electrical equipment. Commissioning is likely to be done by January 2019. Click here for more detailsDetails
The Nagarjuna fertilizer plant, shut for five months on account of financial problems, is starting up. 8This is good news for the industry as two urea units between them consume a significant quantity of gas. 8Find out what is the latest on this front 8When is the start-up scheduled, and when will the plant get to full production. Click on Details for more
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8IGL claims that there are no outstanding industrial connections to be given in and around the NCR. It has laid 12000 km of pipelines and it serves as many as 5000 industrial units, big an small. Click on Report for more. 8GAIL's demand for a single tariff for all associated pipelines along the HBJ route seems to be attracting all kinds of reactions. But one potent argument against such a proposal is that Under Section 22 of the PNGRB Act there is no definition for an integrated network of pipelines. The PNGRB therefore can determine tariff only for a specific authorized pipeline align with its attendant spur lines. Meanwhile GAIL has denied that tariffs will go up dramatically, in fact, it claims that will in fact be down not up. Click on Report for more. 8Demands are now being made to impose what is called a Climate Damage Tax (CDT) across the world. The demand is for the CDT to be introduced in 2021 at a low initial rate of $5 per tonne of CO2e, increasing by $5 per tonne each year until 2030 to $50 a tonne, with the expectation that it is increased at the rate of $10 per tonne annually after that to reach $250 a tonne by 2050. The increasing rate of tax will help incentivize the phasing out of fossil fuels by the middle of the century, and help keep CDT revenue to mitigate climate loss and damage at roughly $300 billion a year over this period. Click on Report for more. 8ONGC and OIL have together spent Rs 13,000 crore on the discovered fields auctioned under the fist and second discovered rounds. The jury is still out on what kind of investments will be seen by the new owners of these fields. The amount earmarked by the new owners is not much, and some of them seem already disappointed. Some fields have been relinquished.
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