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Dec 2020

Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 6000 crore
8Project Event: Stamicarbon as the process licensor for the urea unit is to be finalized in January 2020. The tender for construction of raw water and fire water reservoir along with pump house and allied facilities hascome out and bid due date is 22 January 2020.
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Ammonium Nitrate Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1750 crore
8Project Event: The company has hired Casale as the technology licensor. The RFQ for the EPCM contractor is likely to be release in February 2020 in place of December 2019 due to delay in the internal discussion.
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8Nawagam Ramol Effluent Pipeline: Get an update here Click here for more details
8Uran Gas Processing Plant Desalination Unit: Tender date extended so that more bidders can participate. Click here for more details
8BB-OS-DW-I Offshore Oilfield Development: Stuck in defence ministry clearance for now. Click here for more details Details
Bhadrak Greenfield Continuous Polymerization Textile Project: Delayed
8It is a Rs 1971 crore project that would have meant a diversification into yarn and fiber manufacturing
8It is coming up in the petroleum minister, Dharmendra Pradhan's home state
8Know more about why it is delayed
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Global virtual gas pipeline companies are increasingly eyeing India as a big market
8Some of them have begun garnering orders as well
8Virtual networks rather than physical pipelines will be preferred mode of transport of gas in the future, it seems
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It is a Rs 1167 crore pipeline replacement project of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
8There is a delay in the conduct of surveying work by Indomer Coastal Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd
8RFQs were expected in January but has now been put off
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8Ratlam POL Terminal: Tender for vapour recovery system to be refloated. Click on Details Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Identification of Suitable Service Providers to Assist Cauvery Asset Team for Developing GCM (Geo-Cellular Models) Details
8Transportation of Black Oils Details
8Pipe Laying and Associated Works for LPG Pipeline Project Details
8Construction of NRO at various locations Details
8Sale of various used/ scrapped Contaminated Solid Sulfur Details
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8ICF to assess demand as govt pushes gas use, split GAIL Details
8Anti-government protests cripple oil field in Iraq Details
8Reliance, BP pay $36 million for exit of Niko in KG-D6 block Details
8Oil regulator seeks consultant to rationalise gas pipeline tariff Details
8Oil prices edge down but set for biggest yearly rise since 2016 Details
8Oil ministry wants cut in GST on CNG vehicles to 5 per cent Details
8LNG tanker Yakov Gakkel to arrive in Britain on Jan. 4 Details
8Oil regulator seeks consultant to rationalise gas pipeline tariff Details
8Oil price rise muted in 2019 despite sanctions, supply cuts, attack in Saudi Arabia Details
8Saudi Arabia may cut light crude prices to Asia in February Details
8Oil edges up on trade optimism, eyes on MidEast tensions Details
8Crude oil falls by Rs 2 to Rs 4,414 per barrel Details
8U.S. LNG exports soar in 2019 but supply glut may await in 2020 Details
8Putin and Lukashenko discuss oil supplies to Belarus Details
8Russia, Ukraine sign gas transit agreement Details
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Even though the market is crowded, there are still many nooks and crannies in the LNG regasification arena for new capacities to come up.
8Here is an intrepid Delhi-based company which is setting up a 1 MMTPA terminal, at a place where there no pipeline evacuation facility in place
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New faces are going to be seen in the DGH beginning January 1, 2020
8As VP Joy moves out, a new DGH and two deputies are going to take over
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The website carries here full details of ONGC's purchase procedures for equipment and services
8This is an updated version, and covers all kinds of purchases made by ONGC
8All the processes involved are documented in detail
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Urea (Granular) and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 700 crore
8Project Event: The project is still on hold due to lack of fund, It is likely to be activated in May 2020.
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DAP Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 442 crore
8Project Event: 50% erection work has been completed, all equipment have reached the site but installation has not started yet, and is likely from February 2020. The project is likely to be commissioned in August 2020.
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Get an update Vedanta Ltd's promoted Cairn Oil and Gas is planning to start exploration activities at AA-ONHP-2017/15 block in Assam.
8Find out what is up
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It is a small Crude Distillation Unit Revamp project
8Capital approval is awaited
8RFQ for EIA consultant is expected in first week of January-2020.
8RFQ for PMC is expected in February-2020.
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What is the latest update on HPCL Bathinda 2G bio-ethanol project?
8The PMC was Technip. Tata Projects was meant to be the EPC contractor and Institute of Chemical Technology was meant to have been the technology supplier
8It is learnt that the project is back to square one
8Find out more on what went wrong
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 It is an ambitious Rs 3500 crore investment but because of lack of clearance, the RFQs have been rescheduled.
8Latest Project Event: RFQ for hiring third party drilling rig is expected by Q2 2020.
RFQ for hiring equipment and other oilfield services is expected by Q2 2020.
RFQ for hiring an EPC contractor for production installation is expected by Q2 2020
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8Project Name: Laiplingaon Oil Field Development
8Project Cost: Rs 271 crore
8RFQ for 5 well exploratory drilling project in Sivsagar on hold for now
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The RFQ for an LSTK contractor for Surface Facilities and Gas Pipeline at GCS Gamnewala has got a bidding date extension to 1st January 2020.
8But it is likely to get an enthusiastic response
8Find out who are likely to bid
8Also what is next, when are further RFQs expected?
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It is now quite evident that LNG subsidies are now badly targeted.
8The poor only get fraction of the total subsidy allocated
8There is a need for a possible “Ujjwala 2.0” for LPG.
8How should the LNG subsidy scheme be fine tuned?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of Sampling Systems Details
8Consultancy Works for Assisting in due diligence readiness of HSE Aspects Details
8Civil SOR for Vizianagaram Sales Area under Visakh Retail Ro Details
8Civil SOR for Anakapally Sa and Visakh Sales Area under Visakh Ro Details
8Boreholes for vadodara cavern Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Petrol, diesel prices up again across all major cities Details
8New LPG bottling plant inauguration in Odisha Details
8Oil minister tells gas companies to work on waste-to-energy projects Details
8YPFB strikes transition deal with Petrobras to extend natural gas exports Details
847 lakh kg used cooking oil collected since Aug; 70% converted into bio-diesel Details
8India's oil regulator ropes in ICF for gas demand, infra assessment Details
8ONGC extends deadline to accept bids for 64 fields to January 3 Details
8Pipeline projects pose threat to tiger corridor, sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh Details
8Egypt awards oil and gas exploration concessions in Red Sea - statement Details
8UK GAS: Rising demand supports prompt prices Details
8Brazil's Petrobras Distribuidora agrees to sell 49 per cent stake in CDGN Logística for $6.25 mln Details
8Russian minister to visit India in early Jan to boost energy ties Details
8Gazprom says paid Ukraine $2.9 bn to settle gas dispute Details
8Hedge funds stay bullish on crude oil amid trade truce, OPEC+ cuts Details
8Egypt lowers gas grid usage fees by 24 per cent to $0.29 per mmbtu Details
8Kuwait's KNPC starts operating diesel production unit in Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery Details
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A series of events evolved into one of the most impressive booms in tanker market history, with some of the larger crude oil tanker registering freight rates above US$ 200,000 per day.
8The market has now eased back from their highs, leaving the question as to where does it go from here?
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Small scale LNG models have taken off all over the world.
8Nearly 25 million tonnes of small-scale LNG was delivered in China in 2018
8In India however, little headway has been made so far but the potential is huge
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It looks like the PNGRB is unable to articulate future reforms needed in pipeline tariffs all by itself.
8But the regulator has decided to take a pause and look for new ideas from outside
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Niko Resources Ltd has worked out a deal to settle its arbitration dispute with the RIL-BP combine
8The deal has a significant financial component to it
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Regulatory provisions are in place in India to prevent cartelization in the oil & gas sector in India.
8But allegations of cartelization by public sector oil marketing companies have stayed unresolved.
8Many cases in which GAIL has been accused of imposing onerous  anti-competitive conditions on buyers of gas have similarly not been resolved
8Judicial interventions and overlapping of roles between regulators are the primary reasons for the stalemate
8So what is the way out of here?
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>It is a Rs 300 crore project
8Public hearing is getting delayed
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We have started filling up our database with Cairn India's exploration blocks
Here are updates on two blocks in Assam
8AA-ONHP-2017/14 Block Exploration Click here for more details
8AA-ONHP-2017/1 Block Exploration Click here for more details Details
Prabha Energy is going about working on the Rs 447 crore on the North Karanpura CBM block development project
8Land acquisition process is on
8And it may take up to a year
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8ONGC has begun work in earnest on the Process cum Living Quarter Platform that it had acquired from GSPC as part of an overall attempt to get production going from the Deendayal field.
8RFQs have begun coming out
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Civil work and rig mobilization timelines have been put off
8Forest clearance is an issue
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After a period of lull, activity has picked up in the block
8Forest clearance has been granted
8So is wildlife clearance
8Environment clearance is expected soon
8So the door is open for RFQs ahead for a drilling rig and well logging services but tendering is still sometime away
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RFQs for EPC contractor for EPC and FGGS
8But TOR is expiring in November, 2020
8EIA studies are currently ongoing
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OIL India had tendered out the preparation of a Sustainable Development Report for FY 2019-20 & FY 2020-21
8Those who competed included KPMC, the Confederation of Indian Industry and PWC
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Domestic and Service Regulators Details
8Supply and Installation of Flexible pipeline at NCZ Standing Rate Contract Details
8Supply and Installation of Flexible HDPE pipeline at EZ Details
8Transportation of various base oils from Indian Oil Lube Blending Plant Details
8Mobile Land Work-over Rig of 50 MT Capacity Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Government sets up expert panel to resolve oil and gas disputes Details
8New emission norms: BSIV and BSVI price gap to boost used car market Details
8Petrol, diesel prices hiked after days of no change Details
8Gazprom expects gas exports to drop to 198.8 bcm in 2019 Details
8Govt may eye Rs 1.5 lakh crore divestment in FY21; BPCL, Concor sale likely in H1: Sources Details
8ONGC gets green nod for Rs 3,500 cr project in Assam Details
8Crisil upgrades Gujarat Gas' long-term bank facilities to AA+/stable Details
8Renault India to focus on petrol run vehicles; phases out Lodgy Details
8Oil hits three-month highs as strong U.S. consumer spending underpins growth hopes Details
8China's longest ethane pipeline starts operation Details
8Saudi energy minister says starting project at Dorra offshore gas field soon: Eqtisadiah Details
8Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end dispute over shared oil fields Details
8INNOVATION: Scientists find a way to extract and store CO2 from vehicle exhaust Details
8PetroChina's Tarim unit pumps record oil, gas, up 6.6 per cent on yr: Xinhua Details
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8FEED RFQ delayed as land acquisition is turning out to be an issue
8PMC mode will be followed, implying the need for EPC contractors
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The average LNG price in November 2019 LNG price is down significantly from what it was for the same month last year
8It is also quite a bit lower than the average price for all of 2018-19 as well
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8Capital approval was granted, it is learned
8That means that RFQs are going to be released soon
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The McDermott-Chicago Bridge & Iron Company combine is likely to emerge as formidable EPC players in the refinery and petrochemical space
8A aggressive new team is in place
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Petroleum products' demand put up a stellar performance in November, 2019, the best in all of the last two years.
8There is a clear correlation between POL demand and economic growth
8Is this then an indicator that the economy is finally turning around or is it just a shot in the dark?
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What is the latest update on H-Energy's LNG terminals at Jaigarh and Kukrahati?
8Both are reportedly in commissioning mode
8Around 40% of the capacity at Jaigarh has reportedly been booked
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The website carries here a status update on Deep Industries' deployment of workover and drilling rigs across India, including day rates
8The company has been able to ensure a full utilization of its rig fleet as of date
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Carrying out Retail Outlet Automation Details
8Supply and Supervision of Erection and Commissioning of 48 Head Electronic Carousels at LPG Plants Details
8Supply of BQ Plates to Sitarganj and Jatni LPG Plant Details
8Supply of IBR Pipe Fittings Details
8Supply of Metallic Expansion Bellow Assembly Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Pradhan unveils India’s first CNG bus which can run 1,000 Km in one fill Details
8Pune: MNGL to set up corporate office, model CNG station Details
8Odisha: LPG plant in Balangir soon to help revive industry in dist Details
8IGL gives green boost to inter-state service with long-haul CNG bus Details
8Centre mulls use of methanol-blended fuel to cut import bill Details
8Chennai: Green nod for IOC’s gas supply pipeline project Details
8US crude oil stocks fall more than expected in week Details
8Government sets up expert panel to resolve oil and gas disputes Details
8Joint Saudi, Kuwaiti oil field expected to produce 320,000 bpd by end-2020 Details
8New emission norms: BSIV and BSVI price gap to boost used car market Details
8China's longest ethane pipeline starts operation Details
8Nigeria's NNPC to raise Chevron-operated GTL plant stake to 60% Details
8Aramco CEO says Saudi-Kuwaiti accord paves way for resumption of oil production Details
8Oil price rises, supported by trade deal, OPEC cuts Details
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8Total cemented its position as the world’s second largest publicly traded LNG player in 2019, after Shell, by acquiring, among others, a strategic stake in Adani Gas and with a 26.5% stake in the Mozambique LNG project, which targets India as a customer.
8Find out how Total's aggressive acquisitions also comes with risks attached.
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Ammonia Revamp Project 
8Cost - Rs 200 crore
8Project Event: The discussion process is ongoing and RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2020, Commissioning by the end of 2020
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Single Super Phosphate Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 35 crore
8Project Event: The project is still waiting for the environmenental clearance, RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in February 2020.
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This is an IOCL greenfield LPG bottling plant
8Cost is Rs 73 crore
8RFQ package for civil works is expected in February-2020.
 8RFQ package for mechanical works is expected in March-2020.
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Vedanta Limited promoted Cairn India Ltd is a tightlipped company, information is not easily available
8Even so the website has now updated out project monitoring database with two projects
8CB-ONHP-2017/10 Block Exploration: It is an OALP block with an outlay of Rs 1163 crore. Click here for more details
8CB-ONHP-2017/6 Block Exploration: Tentative outlay of Rs 318 crore Click here for more details Details
It is a Rs 720 crore greenfield LNG cavern storage project
8EIL is the PMC
8MECON has done the route and site survey
8DFR done by Geostock
8EIA was by RITES
8But even so, the project has been delayed, find out when RFQs are scheduled
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OIL had taken out a contract for O&M of 4 workover rigs
8Several companies were in the race
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The overlapping issue with regard to ONGC's Bokara CBM block development project of ONGC is still to be sorted out
8ONGC has lined up a Rs 910 crore investment
8Find out more on what kind of new timelines have now been set for RFQs to come out for the project
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The Jambuijala exploratory drilling project in Tripura is a big one, worth Rs 2500 crore
8It is a 50 well exploratory drilling project in 9 PML blocks
8A tender for a 1000 HP drilling rig is still to be decided
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Oil India Ltd's Ramgarh Development Drilling project has seen some award of contracts
8The casing heads deal went to BHEL
8There was a contract bagged by Baker Hughes
8The 1000 HP mobile drilling rig contract is yet to be finalized
8Some more RFQs are ahead
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John Energy may be bogged down by financial troubles but it is not out of the game yet
8It is entering into new deals and honouring its contracts
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