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Andhra VCM licensor hunt: Bid window pushed.  Polypropylene licence tender:Three global licensors clear technical opening.  Patels Airtemp’s win spotlights how BPCL’s BPREP reactor metallurgy narrows the real bidder pool.  CBG projects: Risky element outsourced.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids.  Two-bid duel opens for proprietary metallic tower internals under BPCL BPREP.  Parliamentary Briefs.  Downstream contracting briefs: Awards.  Downstream contracting briefs.  E&P contracting brief: Part III.  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Government launches pilot to test hydrogen mobility with Toyota Mirai .  Announcements.  There are many green hydrogen plants in India: But the transition hasn’t begun .  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  Andamans: Tender scrapped.  ONGC onshore wireline logging and perforation tender: Bid currency clampdown and fishing-risk tweaks reshape economics.  $5 billion offshore hunt: Where  is the money though.  Cairn’s full-ownership EOR partnership hunt now runs forward.  Downstream contracting briefs: Awards.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bid.  Downstream contracting briefs.  BPCL locks in biomass boiler fuel pricing band at Bargarh 2G bioethanol refinery.  Heavy oil: Crucial tender cancelled.  GAIL’s PTA plant: What is the latest?.  ONGC 3000m DP drillship charter.  Andhra Refinery Update.  High value offshore rig hire: Three companies throw in their hat.  Multi-asset plunger lift contract: Razor-thin L1–L2 spread .   Incumbent-friendly rig-availability provisions shape competitive dynamics.  High pressure wells in deeper reservoir sands: Two 2000 HP rigs will do, it seems.  A 1500 HP rig is needed abroad: Is anyone willing?.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Petronet LNG signs Rs.12,000-crore rupee term loan agreement for petrochemicals project.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Announcements.  

Andhra VCM licensor hunt: Bid window pushed

Dec 12: 8This stretches the front-end window while keeping the engineering sprint intact. The tender’s commercial spine already moved to highest-NPV selection and capped pre-fid license fee release, so time is the only visible concession. Whether the extra days broaden real participation or just delay a thin-field bid opening is the question bidders now have to price around.
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Polypropylene licence tender:Three global licensors clear technical opening

Dec 12: 8Technical amendments push worst-case hydrogen purification and train-wise deliverable segregation, quietly raising the engineering burden at BEDP stage. With three global licensors admitted, the real battle shifts from technology branding to compliance stamina and guarantee defensibility.
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Patels Airtemp’s win spotlights how BPCL’s BPREP reactor metallurgy narrows the real bidder pool

Dec 12: 8The package reads like a fabrication “stress test”: overlay/clad experience gates, single-piece delivery, and a full chain of shop QA obligations. The award price only makes sense when you price the hidden risks PWHT discipline, overlay integrity, and verification friction—not just steel weight.
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CBG projects: Risky element outsourced

Dec 12: 8BPCL is effectively outsourcing the riskiest “unknown unknown” in CBG greenfield development. And two of four bidders clear the technical gate.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Dec 12: 1) BPCL hardens TSV inspection into an audit-heavy pipeline safety contract with tight PQCs and lot-wise risk transfer
8BPCL’s TSV tender quietly converts routine calibration into a compliance-critical safety assurance exercise. Documentation discipline, not just field capability, now decides who stays in the race. But a silent EMD contradiction inside the bid framework could reshape how bidders price risk.
 
2) HPCL’s CO2 conversion pilot plant PLC package narrows to 4 technically qualified bidders after a 6-way field
8The real contest now sits in how bidders price the long-tail ePBG exposure and performance-risk language that gets finalised close to award.

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Two-bid duel opens for proprietary metallic tower internals under BPCL BPREP

Dec 12: 8NDA gating and zero-deviation rules tightened the field. Local supplier classification is explicitly embedded in the bds. In specialist internals, this can exclude otherwise qualified niche suppliers with global tooling lineage. The resulting competition set can look “competitive” on paper while being structurally thin.
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Parliamentary Briefs

Dec 12: 8Expansion of natural gas infrastructure [Lok Sabha] Details
8City gas distribution network [Lok Sabha] Details
8PMUY in Kerala [Lok Sabha] Details
8Availability of natural gas for power generation [Lok Sabha] Details
8CSR funds for social upliftment in backward areas [Lok Sabha] Details
8Strengthening gas infrastructure in Punjab [Lok Sabha] Details
8Implementation of CBG plants under SATAT in Tamil Nadu [Lok Sabha] Details
8Mixing of ethanol in petrol [Lok Sabha] Details
8CSR activities by oil PSUs [Lok Sabha] Details
8Development and expansion of CNG stations in Warangal [Lok Sabha] Details
8Expansion of India’s refining and biofuel capacity [Lok Sabha] Details
8Allocation of LPG/petrol pump dealerships in Uttar Pradesh [Lok Sabha] Details
8DPE policy for rental accommodation [Lok Sabha] Details
8Crude oil prices [Lok Sabha] Details
8Modernisation of upstream operations under HELP [Lok Sabha] Details
8Hydrocarbon exploration and licensing policy [Lok Sabha] Details
8Affordability of domestic LPG cylinders under PMUY [Lok Sabha] Details
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Dec 12: 1) TAS India takes L1 as IOCL’s MPPL conversion project IT hardware + LDS upgrade
8The award pricing reveals a tight top-two spread but a third bid so far above L1 that it functions like a different risk model. What that gap implies for commissioning accountability, vendor pool shaping, and the next wave of pipeline digitisation tenders is where the story really sits.
 
2) MRPL’s DCU phase-III shutdown insulation award throws up a 7x-to-22x bid spread that dwarfs normal turnaround pricing
8MRPL has awarded job with an L1 that sits in a different universe from the other two offers.

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Downstream contracting briefs

Dec 12: 1) BPCL’s Bina BPREP LCWS pump package slips 66 days as EIL pushes the bid due date in four steps
8BPCL’s cooling water backbone package is drifting, and the bid calendar is doing more talking than the RFQ text. Four extensions have stretched the LCWS pump deadline by 66 days, raising questions about participation stress versus unresolved technical interfaces. The next milestone that matters is not the new date, but whether BPCL/EIL publishes a clean, finalised schedule that bidders can price against. Cooling water readiness underpins multiple unit start-up sequences in refinery–petchem complexes. When the pump package slips, downstream schedules often compress and quality risk rises.
 
2) EIL shuts down most deviations and keeps high-spec flare safeguards intact in BPREP demountable flare package
8It is being locked to the flare system PDS, with EIL rejecting OEM-led relaxations on lining and modelling. The pre-bid record also keeps the design envelope open by allowing later incorporation of additional relief and fire-case loads, shifting uncertainty into bidder contingency. What that combination does to bidder pool depth, interface risk, and claim probability is the real story.
 
3) Four bid due date extensions push NRL’s PPU labyrinth compressor RFQ
8Evaluation explicitly includes supervision, FAT participation, training, three-year PWAMC and Hazop. That structure rewards bidders with mature service networks and strong QA systems. It also increases the penalty for non-compliant or under-scoped submissions, making extensions more likely.

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E&P contracting brief: Part III

Dec 12: 1) Asokenagar QPS mobile ETP tender hardens compliance and uptime risk, but a capacity mismatch could reshape bidder pricing
8ONGC is buying produced-water compliance at this QPS through a contractor-owned mobile treatment package with tight sampling and regulator-access mechanics.
8But the document’s own capacity signals clash, setting up a performance-acceptance fault line that bidders will price defensively.
8The real story is how the bid’s uptime economics and limited-tender structure together decide who can afford to show up.
 
2) Tightens APIi 7k hose sourcing with five-year continuous certification and rig-floor handling risk shift
8Oil India is treating “routine” drilling hoses like a safety-critical system, hard-coding api spec 7k and test evidence into the bid gate.
8The sharper story sits in the fine print: continuous API certification history, proof-heavy execution documents, and unloading HSE responsibility pushed onto the supplier.
8A couple of configuration and policy signals inside the pack hint at how OIL wants vendors to behave long after the hose cartons land in Duliajan.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Dec 12: 1) ATI-Goa pushes HSE training into a 60-hour e-learning stack with RCA tooling baked in
8ONGC’s training arm is not just digitising slides; it is standardising ten bespoke HSE programmes against statutory and international benchmarks while demanding interactive module build and LMS integration.
8The technical signal is the explicit root cause analysis toolkit list, which narrows what “incident investigation training” must actually teach.
8But the real leverage lies in lifecycle control—editable source handover and periodic updates—shifting the balance of power in who owns the curriculum after go-live.
 
2) Truck mounted HOCU cum pressure pumping unit buy is cancelled after late technical envelope tightening
8Oil India’s GeM tender for two truck mounted hot oil circulation cum pressure pumping units quietly hardened into a compliance-and-packaging test, not just an equipment buy.
8A late corrigendum narrowed the allowable overall length while also arming the buyer with a 25% quantity swing, shifting how OEMs would size chassis, layout, and delivery planning.
8Now the tender is cancelled, but the documents leave the real trigger off the record—exactly where the next re-issue will reveal what OIL was trying to control.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Dec 12: 1) Tightens compliance gate for Odalarevu caaqms-cems and portal connectivity package
8It is not a scope rewrite, but it changes how bids will live or die at evaluation.
8By withdrawing the earlier bid matrix and reissuing a revised one, the promoter is turning documentation discipline into a technical qualification filter.
8The annexure reattachments and “deleted” markers hint at a quiet recalibration of entry barriers that bidders ignore at their peril.
 
2) Tie-break, PoA tightening and tax-duty reset reshape bidder playbook for the Ahmedabad asset fire protection LSTK
8The corrigendum stack is no longer clerical: it rewires how L1 ties are broken, who is considered a valid signatory, and how import-duty risk is framed.
8The financial gate has been eased, but governance and defensibility have been hardened in the same breath.
8For bidders, the real question now is whether price will still be the only differentiator once turnover, paperwork fidelity, and tax documentation risk start deciding outcomes.
 
3) Coiled tubing unit tender shifts key technical envelopes and relaxes registration-weight rigidity
8The latest corrigendum does more than extend dates; it quietly redraws what “acceptable” CTU architecture looks like in India.
8The most consequential moves sit in roadability, temperature envelope, and a surprising deletion-heavy sweep of type-approval text.
8The winners and losers will be decided less by price headline and more by which OEMs can document compliance under the new, looser-but-ambiguous framing.
 
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Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector

Dec 12: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P & midstream-downstream section
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Dec 12: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
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Government launches pilot to test hydrogen mobility with Toyota Mirai

Dec 12: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of spares of 23-K-101N Details
8Rate contract for condition monitoring of rotary equipment Details
8Tender for procurement of FSL seal spares Details
8Supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of overspill sensors Details
8Annual maintenance contract for field services and diagnostics for Permasense online corrosion monitoring systemm Details
8Tender for revamping and upgradation of Local Area Network (LAN) and server room Details
8Procurement of M/s Fluid Energy Controls, Inc. make air valve and Sprague repair kit Details
8Supply of cartridge filter assemblies with internals for hydrocarbon service in refineries and petrochemical/oil & gas units Details
8Procurement of spares for boiler feed pumps of UBs and HRSGs installed in the CPP unit Details
8Procurement of heavy duty battery 12V 25 Plate Details
8Tender for Supply of medium-velocity spray nozzles Details
8Procurement of PKG gasket  Details
8Tender for supply of mechanical tool kit Details
8Tender for supply of wheeled DCP fire extinguisher – 75?kg capacity Details
8Supply of ASTM A358 TP 304H Cl.1 pipes for polypropylene site Details
8Procurement of PLT metering skid consisting of mass flow meter, air eliminator, external RTD, and allied components Details
8Supply, installation, and commissioning of four intrinsically safe UHF handheld digital walkie-talkies Details
8Tender for Operation And Maintenance Of Other Machines And Plants Details
8Tender for repair of electronic cards for a period of 2 years Details
8Tender for procurement of glove box with accessories and spares, including three (3) years AMC Details
8Tender for providing an internet leased line link Details
8Procurement of end blinds for mechanical O&M activities across the NCR region Details
8Procurement of VHF base station, VHF handsets, and documentation charges Details
8Design and commissioning of 10 kWp off-grid SPV plant with inverter and battery system Details
8Design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of 50 kWp rooftop on-grid solar PV plants Details
8Tender for the supply of HCD spares Details
8Tender for procurement of demister pad Details
8Tender for finalization of a two-year rate contract for supervisory manpower Details
8Hiring of services for transportation of flow meters for calibration to the meter proving facility under JHBDPL Details
8Procurement of telecom power supplies on a buyback basis Details
8Design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of LNG storage facility along with LNG & LCNG dispensing facility Details
8Supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of an organic waste composting machine, including 3 years AMC after a 1-year warranty period Details
8Providing and installing CPCLs Diamond Jubilee Stupi Details
8Providing security, caretaking, and loss-prevention services for gas pipeline Details
8Annual rate contract for laying of carbon steel pipeline Details
8Procurement of Thyristor Controller card Details
8Procurement of power cables and earthing cables for well services Details
8Tender for revamping and commissioning of filtration system Details
8Tender for renovation of room and construction of an attached rest room for internal audit Details
8Tender for revamping of existing fire water network Details
8Tender for supply and installation of VC device Details
8Procurement of preamplifier of ultrasonic flare gas flowmeter Details
8Supply of HYDAC OEM spares for AHWR-50-III, AHWR-50-VI, and NG-1500-IV workover and drilling rigs Details
8Procurement of artificial lift material (CSS-Cross overs) for completion of wells for Mehsana Asset Details
8Annual maintenance service for data center assets Details
8Supply of hose pipe and coupling Details
8Tender for above-ground GI installations including last-mile connectivity Details

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8Define roles of petroleum and renewable ministries under the National Integrated CBG Scheme, says industry Details
8Various measures taken to enhance availability of natural gas for power generation, says minister Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly and benefitting farmers, says Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha Details
8Honouring excellence: Indian Infrastructure’s award for outstanding contribution to gas sector development Details
8GAIL India issues swap tender for LNG cargo Details
8Petroleum Regulatory Board asks CGD entities to upgrade their offline CNG stations to online Details
8Manipur announces rollout of free LPG connections under PMUY Details
8Government cuts LPG costs despite global price surge, consumption climbs Details
8India offers cheaper LPG than Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, says Hardeep Puri Details
8Indian Oil dividend: IOCL to announce first interim dividend of FY26 tomorrow Details
8Kazakhstan adjusts 2026 oil plans after drone attack Details
8Parliamentary panel tells government to strengthen ties with oil nations Details
8GAIL receives GST demand order of Rs.143 crore from CGST Delhi South Commissionerate Details
8GSTO New Delhi issues Rs.6.69 crore tax demand to Petronet LNG Details
8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL): energizing India, empowering progress Details
8Lok Sabha may hold debate on air pollution amid rising concerns Details
8TotalEnergies sells 1.74% stake in Adani Green Energy for Rs.2,778 crore Details
8Uttar Pradesh clears green hydrogen centres of excellence at IIT-BHU and MMMUT Details
8Government launches pilot to test hydrogen mobility with Toyota Mirai Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly and benefitting farmers, says Gadkari in Lok Sabha Details
8Rupee slumps 54 paise to all-time low of 90.48 against US dollar in intra-day trade Details
8Petronet LNG hit with Rs.6.69 crore GST demand tied to input tax credit claims Details
8Investments in oil and gas more crucial now as green options lag, says ExxonMobil Details
8Oil prices drop 2% despite wave of bullish news Details
8Equinor invests $400 million to boost output at newest Arctic oilfield Details
8The Permian “peak” that isn’t Details
8Oil prices rebound following US seizure of Venezuelan tanker amid supply concerns Details
8Petroleum and External Affairs ministries should work closely to further spur diversification efforts, suggests Parliamentary Committee Details
8Russian oil purchases by unknown Indian buyers go up in December Details
8Cabinet approves diversion of 45 LNG cargoes, says Pakistan Details
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Announcements

Dec 12: 8Land acquisition of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery’s Arab Mix Crude Oil Pipeline in Gujarat [Gazette] Details
8Acquisition of ROU for Dhamra–Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline [Gazette] Details
8Gazette notification appointing Upper Collector, Kanpur Nagar as competent authority for BPCL’s Bina–Panki Pipeline under PMP Act, 1962 [Gazette] Details
8Land acquisition of NRL’s Paradip–Numaligarh Crude Oil Pipeline in Bihar [Gazette] Details
8Zonal apportionment of unit natural gas pipeline tariff for PIL’s East West NGPL under PNGRB Tariff Regulations [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal apportionment of unit natural gas pipeline tariff for GAIL’s Integrated NGPL under PNGRB Tariff Regulations [PNGRB] Details
8PNGRB invites applications for Level-I Individual Consultant (Engineering) on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Q2 FY26 earnings presentation [GES] Details
8Prior intimation of second meeting of Committee of Creditors under CIRP [Aban] Details
8Update on incorporation of wholly owned subsidiary ‘Welspun Global Holdings Limited’ in DIFC, UAE [Welspun] Details
8Subcontract award for charter hire of ‘SEAMEC III’ [Seamec] Details
8Intimation of GST demand order received from Department of Trade & Taxes [Petronet] Details
8Disclosure of statutory authority order and GST demand under Regulation 30 of SEBI LODR [GAIL] Details
8Intimation of postponement of board meeting [GNRL] Details
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There are many green hydrogen plants in India: But the transition hasn’t begun

Dec 11: Pilot units are running from Gujarat to Ladakh
8For some, timelines exist, but their credibility does not.
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Dec 11: 1) ONGC pushes mobile rig charter tender for Ahmedabad and Mehsana assets to 29 December
8ONGC has quietly moved the bid cut-off for its four-rig charter tender into the last week of December.
8The shift buys bidders two more weeks to reconcile stringent TPI and OEM-driven BOP recertification demands.
8It also exposes how far the operator is willing to let drilling calendars slip in order to hold the line on technical risk.
 
2) Bid calendar stretched again as coiled tubing unit and allied equipment tender
8Oil India has now pushed its coiled tubing unit tender out to a year-end bid closing without touching any of the tough financial and technical thresholds.
8Two successive extensions on a high-spec CTU and companion packages suggest more is going on than simple scheduling convenience.
8The real story lies in how this extra time interacts with third-party document verification, ESG demands and 10-year support obligations.
 
3) Power Control Technology clinches AC/DC module and PCB repair ARC for rigs BI-2000-1 and E-2000-9 in ONGC MBA Basin
8ONGC has closed a three-year ARC for critical AC/DC modules and PCB cards on two key MBA Basin rigs with a modest 8.9% gap between L1 and L2.
8The tender quietly waives EMD while holding firm on performance security and GCC-driven risk allocation.
8How this balance plays out in rig uptime, vendor behaviour and future electronics tenders is where the real story lies.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Dec 11: 1) Three-year electrical protection services bid price format corrected and closing date pushed ahead
8A late-hour corrigendum has quietly transformed how bidders must price three years of breaker and relay testing across eight ONGC rigs.
8The system-driven extension to 17 December gives contractors just enough breathing space to re-work their numbers, but without relaxing GeM’s hard rules on manual date changes.
8What this does to margins, bidder participation and ONGC’s risk position is less obvious than the seemingly simple “multiply by three” instruction suggests.
 
2) Bid-currency hardening and maintenance-penalty tweaks define the pre-bid replies for ONGC’s hiring of TCP-DST and specialised services
8Foreign bidders asked ONGC to relax its new bid-currency rules and cited FEMA and RBI approvals, but the promoter held the line.
8At the same time, ONGC has quietly reopened key clauses on tool maintenance penalties and SEZ mobilisation after bidders flagged internal contradictions.
8How those amended clauses finally read will decide whether this becomes a comfort tender for global TCP players or a contest only the most risk-tolerant service companies enter.
 
3) Offshore wireline tender replies reset currency flexibility but ease SEZ mobilization and maintenance rentals
8ONGC has quietly held the line on currency risk in its offshore wireline tender, even as foreign bidders invoked FEMA and RBI approvals.
8At the same time, it has ceded ground on SEZ mobilisation floors and rent-free maintenance windows, subtly improving contractor cashflows.
8The net effect is a contract matrix that looks more bankable on operations, but tougher to hedge on forex and regulatory exposure.
 
4) ONGC locks in INR-anchored local content and tougher malfunction penalties as it closes the pre-bid query loop on its latest wireline and intervention mega-tender.
8Foreign project offices pushed hard to reopen the bid-currency clause, but ONGC has chosen to double down on its new INR-first template.
8Penalties for malfunction and job refusal have been sharpened just as the scope leans more heavily on HPHT and niche reservoir tools.
8How bidders price and structure their offers under this tightened risk and currency regime will decide both participation depth and future policy direction.
 
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Andamans: Tender scrapped

Dec 11: 8What does it mean for the overall scheme of things for Oil India ?
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ONGC onshore wireline logging and perforation tender: Bid currency clampdown and fishing-risk tweaks reshape economics

Dec 11: 8Find out what is going on
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$5 billion offshore hunt: Where  is the money though

Dec 11: 8There is a need for as many as 10 onshore and two offshore rigs
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Cairn’s full-ownership EOR partnership hunt now runs forward

Dec 11: 8The point is which direction is this going?
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Dec 11: 1) IOCL awards business entity valuation mandate
8The price gap between the two Big Four bidders is narrow but revealing about how IOCL is policing advisory fees.
 
2) Swan wins EIL-engineered column tray package with a deep undercut at BPCL’s Kochi polypropylene project while peers price in heavy revamp risk

8Swan has walked away with the column trays by undercutting four rivals by up to 67.2%, in a field shaped by PPP-MII, border rules and zero-deviation clauses.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bid

Dec 11: 1) Nine heavy-vessel fabricators face tight BQC, ODC logistics and licensor NDA in EIL’s CS vessels tender
8Between extreme thickness requirements, multimodal transport in single pieces and a 15-year licensor NDA, the risk stack looks very different from a routine vessel job.
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Downstream contracting briefs

Dec 11: 1) Labour, safety and GST clauses reshape risk profile in insulation shutdown tender at TPS
8Indian Oil’s Barauni Refinery has wrapped a seemingly routine boiler and turbine insulation job in a dense web of labour, safety and GST controls. The tender quietly bans “NIL” service-charge bids, fixes a 23.5 percent labour component with wage-escalation relief, and backs it all with a zero-tolerance HSE penalty system.
 
2) BPCL Bina BPREP LCWS pump tender: Relaxations granted
8BPCL’s Bina expansion cooling-water pump package has quietly shifted from material-prescriptive to performance-based on internal coatings just days before the extended bid deadline. At the same time, EIL has pushed detailed responsibility for hot steam exhaust and de-superheating squarely onto the turbine vendors, backed by MP boiler feed water. How those two moves alter vendor lists, pricing and risk appetite is not obvious from the amendment text alone.
 
3) Mumbai refinery pushes complex VDU heater revamp bid closure
8The move comes after dense pre-bid queries and a late bid corrigendum that rewrites key option and invoicing clauses.
 
4) IOCL nudges GeM deadline for Delhi–Panipat and Panipat–Ambala MJPL ILI package out by 8 days.
8An ILI tender on the MJPL corridor has quietly slipped its bid closure not once but twice. The net effect is an 8 day push from the original schedule without any visible change in scope or risk terms.
 
5) Bid-date pushed twice but zero-deviation and NDA regime left intact for BPCL Bina Petchem pressure vessel tender
8The owner has loosened time but not a single commercial or legal screw.

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BPCL locks in biomass boiler fuel pricing band at Bargarh 2G bioethanol refinery

Dec 11: 8BPCL’s Bargarh 2G bioethanol refinery has discovered a razor-thin 0.1% gap between L1 and L2 for biomass boiler fuel supply.
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Heavy oil: Crucial tender cancelled

Dec 11: 8And just as the operator was gearing up for a high-stakes heavy-oil trial is quite discouraging.
8The cancelled scope would have pushed a niche global technology under a risk-heavy contract for vendors.
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GAIL’s PTA plant: What is the latest?

Dec 11: 8Things have gone to brasstacks
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ONGC 3000m DP drillship charter

Dec 11: 8A late-stage clarification round in ONGC’s latest deepwater drillship tender reveals where the operator is drawing the line on MPD liability and schedule.
8Contractors tried to reframe MPD engineering as a shared responsibility and argued that a 7-day integration window is unrealistic for a full MPD package.
8ONGC’s replies show what it is willing to flex — and what it is not — with direct consequences for Foresea, Triton and Vantage as participating bidders.
8What is more ROV scope underscores subsea completion intensity
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Andhra Refinery Update

Dec 11: Licensor tender refloated
8Why was that so?
8Bid window now stretches from weeks to months
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High value offshore rig hire: Three companies throw in their hat

Dec 11: 8Find out who these bidders are
8A late-stage clarification round reveals where the operator is drawing the line on MPD liability and schedule.
8Contractors tried to reframe MPD engineering as a shared responsibility and argued that a 7-day integration window is unrealistic for a full MPD package. 
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Multi-asset plunger lift contract: Razor-thin L1–L2 spread

Dec 11: 8While the third competitor got it all wrong
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 Incumbent-friendly rig-availability provisions shape competitive dynamics

Dec 11: 8Allowing rigs already working for operator or other operators to be offered “subject to availability”, with clear tests around remaining contract tenure, gives incumbents a structural planning advantage.
8Multi-client operators can hedge across contracts, while newcomers must commit specific rigs much earlier.
8How many incumbents choose to roll their rigs into this charter will say a lot about confidence in day-rate levels.
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High pressure wells in deeper reservoir sands: Two 2000 HP rigs will do, it seems

Dec 11: 8Earlier there was perhaps an argument for 3000 HP rigs for these wells
8Not 2000 HP high-spec units will do the job
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A 1500 HP rig is needed abroad: Is anyone willing?

Dec 11: 8It is only a six month campaign in distant and disturbed Columbia
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Dec 11: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Petronet LNG signs Rs.12,000-crore rupee term loan agreement for petrochemicals project

Dec 11: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of 5 HP compressor for AP State Details
8Supply and installation of ECG machine Details
8Procurement of GI strips and earthing components for drilling rigs Details
8Repair, servicing, painting, and replacement of door glass, key glass, keys, and hammer with chain for fire-fighting hose cabinets Details
8Supply of know-how license, BEDP, proprietary catalyst, items, and services for GTU Details
8Conducting customer satisfaction survey Details
8Outsourcing manpower services for front office executive and office assistant positions Details
8Procurement of seal kit and associated spares for Oil States pedestal cranes Details
8Overhauling and repair of 6.6KV/433V oil-filled transformer Details
8Supply of 10 kVA diesel engine–driven acoustic generating set Details
8Supply of 30 kVA diesel engine–driven acoustic generating set Details
8Testing of pressure vessels and high masts Details
8ARC for specialized works including FRP, epoxy, coating, screeding, and emergency services Details
8Scaffolding, grit blasting, and painting of FB7025B tank and 4-inch tar line Details
8Procurement of lead acid battery Details
8Hiring of assistance services for operation and maintenance work Details
8RCC route markers, plate markers, valve covers, and painting works for Ranchi CGD Details
8Operation and maintenance of CGD network of Rourkela GA Details
8Procurement of 3-inch on-off valve Details
8Annual maintenance contract of lab equipment Details
8Hydraulic calculations for fire-fighting system at LPG plant Details
8Annual maintenance contract of GTU hydrogen purity analyzer Details
8Supply, installation, and commissioning of IT networking system Details
8Supply of amine absorption demo plant Details
8Procurement of check, globe, and gate valves Details
8Supply of cable tray and duct Details
8Replacement of magnetic sensor in two units Details
8One-year rate contract for drinking water testing for 2026–2027 Details
8Provision of planning assistants and office assistants Details
8Refurbishment of valves Details
8Supply of flanges Details
8Integrated facility management system Details
8Procurement of bundle puller spares Details
8Expert services for preventive and breakdown maintenance of ABB make VFDs Details
8UB-11 conversion to gas/oil-fired boiler with service assistance Details
8Bottling assistance and other auxiliary jobs Details
8Procurement of fire-water pumps Details
8Transportation of courier and speed post of official letters and packages Details
8Consultancy services for civil and structural design for sprinkler system Details
8Painting of pipeline, structures, and artistic drawings Details
8Procurement of intrinsically safe digital-type absolute pressure gauge Details
8Supply, installation, and charging of power cables Details
8Upgradation of control system with redundant PLC Details
8Integrated digital management of ROU and pipeline Details
8Fabrication and supply of strainers for raw-water header Details
8Hiring of chemical dosing pumps for 5 months Details
8Repair and servicing of Eicher DG sets (three-year AMC) Details
8Annual repair and maintenance of buildings Details
8Supply of MOV-butterfly valve for polypropylene project Details
8Supply and installation of membrane bio-reactor-based sewage treatment plant Details
8Setting up of laboratory and associated services for polypropylene project Details

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8Iran’s oil production and exports surge despite unilateral Western sanctions Details
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8Rigzone holds exclusive interview with Aramco HR SVP Details
8Desco Infratech secures Rs. 9.38 crore order from Gujarat Gas Limited Details
8Govt planning to increase fixed costs for gas-based urea manufacturers after 25 years Details
8Vodafone Idea’s enterprise unit expands into NB-IoT-driven smart gas metering solutions Details
8Indian Railways to run its first hydrogen train to demonstrate 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' Details
8Uttar Pradesh clears green hydrogen centres of excellence at IIT-BHU and MMMUT Details
8Shell in advanced talks to buy LLOG Exploration for more than $3 billion, sources say Details
8Energy and telecom continue to draw foreign flows in November Details
8IndusInd Bank and Jio-bp join hands for UPI-enabled fuel and lifestyle credit card Details
8Oil Ministry readies formula for new IOC board maths Details
8India’s FY26 growth aim goes up to 7.2% as tax cuts fuel demand: ADB Details
8GAIL India maintains 'aspiring' ESG rating of 66 with detailed performance analysis Details
8Cairn Oil & Gas opens doors to global partners for $5bn plan Details
8Coal India chief terms Dhanbad gas leak ‘critical’ and urges temporary relocation Details
8Venture Global rejects Shell's fraud claims as LNG battle intensifies Details
8Mizoram to deliver LPG cylinders to homes in district HQ towns by 2026 Details
8Manipur launches free LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana phase 3.0 Details
8India’s gas consumption falls 7.5% in Jan–Oct amid monsoons and cheaper fuels Details
8LPG cylinder explodes in chawl, 3 hurt Details
8Vedanta Group to invest Rs. 1 lakh crore in Rajasthan to double production of metals, oil & gas, and renewables Details
8Delhi govt signs MoU with Indian Oil for upkeep of spaces below flyovers Details
8India returns to Russian oil as deep discounts outweigh sanctions risks Details
8ONGC issues tender for procurement of 53,720 kg sodium chlorite (25%) Details
8Petronet LNG signs Rs.12,000-crore rupee term loan agreement for petrochemicals project Details
8AI becomes a boost for global oil demand, not a bridge to net zero Details
8US natural gas output and demand to smash records in 2025 Details
8Oil prices climb as U.S. seizes tanker off Venezuelan coast Details
8Deep discounts tempt Indian refiners to seek non-sanctioned Russian oil Details
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Daily forward looking import matrices

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Announcements

Dec 11: 8Selection of individual consultant (HR) - level III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Comments on draft PNGRB CGD amendment regulations, 2025 [PNGRB] Details
8Open house (PCD) on adoption of electronic BG in PNGRB [PNGRB] Details
8Petronet LNG signs Rs. 12,000-crore RTL agreement with State Bank of India–led consortium for PDH-PP project [Petronet] Details
8Hazoor Multi Projects announces resignation of independent director Mukund Bilolikar effective 10 December 2025 [HMPL] Details
8Disclosure on ESG rating of GAIL (India) Limited by NSE Sustainability Ratings & Analytics Ltd [GAIL] Details
8Disclosure under regulation 30 regarding ESG rating assigned by NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Limited [HPCL] Details
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Andhra VCM licensor hunt: Bid window pushed

Dec 12: 8This stretches the front-end window while keeping the engineering sprint intact. The tender’s commercial spine already moved to highest-NPV selection and capped pre-fid license fee release, so time is the only visible concession. Whether the extra days broaden real participation or just delay a thin-field bid opening is the question bidders now have to price around.
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Polypropylene licence tender:Three global licensors clear technical opening

Dec 12: 8Technical amendments push worst-case hydrogen purification and train-wise deliverable segregation, quietly raising the engineering burden at BEDP stage. With three global licensors admitted, the real battle shifts from technology branding to compliance stamina and guarantee defensibility.
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Patels Airtemp’s win spotlights how BPCL’s BPREP reactor metallurgy narrows the real bidder pool

Dec 12: 8The package reads like a fabrication “stress test”: overlay/clad experience gates, single-piece delivery, and a full chain of shop QA obligations. The award price only makes sense when you price the hidden risks PWHT discipline, overlay integrity, and verification friction—not just steel weight.
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CBG projects: Risky element outsourced

Dec 12: 8BPCL is effectively outsourcing the riskiest “unknown unknown” in CBG greenfield development. And two of four bidders clear the technical gate.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Dec 12: 1) BPCL hardens TSV inspection into an audit-heavy pipeline safety contract with tight PQCs and lot-wise risk transfer
8BPCL’s TSV tender quietly converts routine calibration into a compliance-critical safety assurance exercise. Documentation discipline, not just field capability, now decides who stays in the race. But a silent EMD contradiction inside the bid framework could reshape how bidders price risk.
 
2) HPCL’s CO2 conversion pilot plant PLC package narrows to 4 technically qualified bidders after a 6-way field
8The real contest now sits in how bidders price the long-tail ePBG exposure and performance-risk language that gets finalised close to award.

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Two-bid duel opens for proprietary metallic tower internals under BPCL BPREP

Dec 12: 8NDA gating and zero-deviation rules tightened the field. Local supplier classification is explicitly embedded in the bds. In specialist internals, this can exclude otherwise qualified niche suppliers with global tooling lineage. The resulting competition set can look “competitive” on paper while being structurally thin.
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Parliamentary Briefs

Dec 12: 8Expansion of natural gas infrastructure [Lok Sabha] Details
8City gas distribution network [Lok Sabha] Details
8PMUY in Kerala [Lok Sabha] Details
8Availability of natural gas for power generation [Lok Sabha] Details
8CSR funds for social upliftment in backward areas [Lok Sabha] Details
8Strengthening gas infrastructure in Punjab [Lok Sabha] Details
8Implementation of CBG plants under SATAT in Tamil Nadu [Lok Sabha] Details
8Mixing of ethanol in petrol [Lok Sabha] Details
8CSR activities by oil PSUs [Lok Sabha] Details
8Development and expansion of CNG stations in Warangal [Lok Sabha] Details
8Expansion of India’s refining and biofuel capacity [Lok Sabha] Details
8Allocation of LPG/petrol pump dealerships in Uttar Pradesh [Lok Sabha] Details
8DPE policy for rental accommodation [Lok Sabha] Details
8Crude oil prices [Lok Sabha] Details
8Modernisation of upstream operations under HELP [Lok Sabha] Details
8Hydrocarbon exploration and licensing policy [Lok Sabha] Details
8Affordability of domestic LPG cylinders under PMUY [Lok Sabha] Details
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Dec 12: 1) TAS India takes L1 as IOCL’s MPPL conversion project IT hardware + LDS upgrade
8The award pricing reveals a tight top-two spread but a third bid so far above L1 that it functions like a different risk model. What that gap implies for commissioning accountability, vendor pool shaping, and the next wave of pipeline digitisation tenders is where the story really sits.
 
2) MRPL’s DCU phase-III shutdown insulation award throws up a 7x-to-22x bid spread that dwarfs normal turnaround pricing
8MRPL has awarded job with an L1 that sits in a different universe from the other two offers.

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Downstream contracting briefs

Dec 12: 1) BPCL’s Bina BPREP LCWS pump package slips 66 days as EIL pushes the bid due date in four steps
8BPCL’s cooling water backbone package is drifting, and the bid calendar is doing more talking than the RFQ text. Four extensions have stretched the LCWS pump deadline by 66 days, raising questions about participation stress versus unresolved technical interfaces. The next milestone that matters is not the new date, but whether BPCL/EIL publishes a clean, finalised schedule that bidders can price against. Cooling water readiness underpins multiple unit start-up sequences in refinery–petchem complexes. When the pump package slips, downstream schedules often compress and quality risk rises.
 
2) EIL shuts down most deviations and keeps high-spec flare safeguards intact in BPREP demountable flare package
8It is being locked to the flare system PDS, with EIL rejecting OEM-led relaxations on lining and modelling. The pre-bid record also keeps the design envelope open by allowing later incorporation of additional relief and fire-case loads, shifting uncertainty into bidder contingency. What that combination does to bidder pool depth, interface risk, and claim probability is the real story.
 
3) Four bid due date extensions push NRL’s PPU labyrinth compressor RFQ
8Evaluation explicitly includes supervision, FAT participation, training, three-year PWAMC and Hazop. That structure rewards bidders with mature service networks and strong QA systems. It also increases the penalty for non-compliant or under-scoped submissions, making extensions more likely.

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E&P contracting brief: Part III

Dec 12: 1) Asokenagar QPS mobile ETP tender hardens compliance and uptime risk, but a capacity mismatch could reshape bidder pricing
8ONGC is buying produced-water compliance at this QPS through a contractor-owned mobile treatment package with tight sampling and regulator-access mechanics.
8But the document’s own capacity signals clash, setting up a performance-acceptance fault line that bidders will price defensively.
8The real story is how the bid’s uptime economics and limited-tender structure together decide who can afford to show up.
 
2) Tightens APIi 7k hose sourcing with five-year continuous certification and rig-floor handling risk shift
8Oil India is treating “routine” drilling hoses like a safety-critical system, hard-coding api spec 7k and test evidence into the bid gate.
8The sharper story sits in the fine print: continuous API certification history, proof-heavy execution documents, and unloading HSE responsibility pushed onto the supplier.
8A couple of configuration and policy signals inside the pack hint at how OIL wants vendors to behave long after the hose cartons land in Duliajan.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Dec 12: 1) ATI-Goa pushes HSE training into a 60-hour e-learning stack with RCA tooling baked in
8ONGC’s training arm is not just digitising slides; it is standardising ten bespoke HSE programmes against statutory and international benchmarks while demanding interactive module build and LMS integration.
8The technical signal is the explicit root cause analysis toolkit list, which narrows what “incident investigation training” must actually teach.
8But the real leverage lies in lifecycle control—editable source handover and periodic updates—shifting the balance of power in who owns the curriculum after go-live.
 
2) Truck mounted HOCU cum pressure pumping unit buy is cancelled after late technical envelope tightening
8Oil India’s GeM tender for two truck mounted hot oil circulation cum pressure pumping units quietly hardened into a compliance-and-packaging test, not just an equipment buy.
8A late corrigendum narrowed the allowable overall length while also arming the buyer with a 25% quantity swing, shifting how OEMs would size chassis, layout, and delivery planning.
8Now the tender is cancelled, but the documents leave the real trigger off the record—exactly where the next re-issue will reveal what OIL was trying to control.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Dec 12: 1) Tightens compliance gate for Odalarevu caaqms-cems and portal connectivity package
8It is not a scope rewrite, but it changes how bids will live or die at evaluation.
8By withdrawing the earlier bid matrix and reissuing a revised one, the promoter is turning documentation discipline into a technical qualification filter.
8The annexure reattachments and “deleted” markers hint at a quiet recalibration of entry barriers that bidders ignore at their peril.
 
2) Tie-break, PoA tightening and tax-duty reset reshape bidder playbook for the Ahmedabad asset fire protection LSTK
8The corrigendum stack is no longer clerical: it rewires how L1 ties are broken, who is considered a valid signatory, and how import-duty risk is framed.
8The financial gate has been eased, but governance and defensibility have been hardened in the same breath.
8For bidders, the real question now is whether price will still be the only differentiator once turnover, paperwork fidelity, and tax documentation risk start deciding outcomes.
 
3) Coiled tubing unit tender shifts key technical envelopes and relaxes registration-weight rigidity
8The latest corrigendum does more than extend dates; it quietly redraws what “acceptable” CTU architecture looks like in India.
8The most consequential moves sit in roadability, temperature envelope, and a surprising deletion-heavy sweep of type-approval text.
8The winners and losers will be decided less by price headline and more by which OEMs can document compliance under the new, looser-but-ambiguous framing.
 
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Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector

Dec 12: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P & midstream-downstream section
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Government launches pilot to test hydrogen mobility with Toyota Mirai

Dec 12: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of spares of 23-K-101N Details
8Rate contract for condition monitoring of rotary equipment Details
8Tender for procurement of FSL seal spares Details
8Supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of overspill sensors Details
8Annual maintenance contract for field services and diagnostics for Permasense online corrosion monitoring systemm Details
8Tender for revamping and upgradation of Local Area Network (LAN) and server room Details
8Procurement of M/s Fluid Energy Controls, Inc. make air valve and Sprague repair kit Details
8Supply of cartridge filter assemblies with internals for hydrocarbon service in refineries and petrochemical/oil & gas units Details
8Procurement of spares for boiler feed pumps of UBs and HRSGs installed in the CPP unit Details
8Procurement of heavy duty battery 12V 25 Plate Details
8Tender for Supply of medium-velocity spray nozzles Details
8Procurement of PKG gasket  Details
8Tender for supply of mechanical tool kit Details
8Tender for supply of wheeled DCP fire extinguisher – 75?kg capacity Details
8Supply of ASTM A358 TP 304H Cl.1 pipes for polypropylene site Details
8Procurement of PLT metering skid consisting of mass flow meter, air eliminator, external RTD, and allied components Details
8Supply, installation, and commissioning of four intrinsically safe UHF handheld digital walkie-talkies Details
8Tender for Operation And Maintenance Of Other Machines And Plants Details
8Tender for repair of electronic cards for a period of 2 years Details
8Tender for procurement of glove box with accessories and spares, including three (3) years AMC Details
8Tender for providing an internet leased line link Details
8Procurement of end blinds for mechanical O&M activities across the NCR region Details
8Procurement of VHF base station, VHF handsets, and documentation charges Details
8Design and commissioning of 10 kWp off-grid SPV plant with inverter and battery system Details
8Design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of 50 kWp rooftop on-grid solar PV plants Details
8Tender for the supply of HCD spares Details
8Tender for procurement of demister pad Details
8Tender for finalization of a two-year rate contract for supervisory manpower Details
8Hiring of services for transportation of flow meters for calibration to the meter proving facility under JHBDPL Details
8Procurement of telecom power supplies on a buyback basis Details
8Design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of LNG storage facility along with LNG & LCNG dispensing facility Details
8Supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of an organic waste composting machine, including 3 years AMC after a 1-year warranty period Details
8Providing and installing CPCLs Diamond Jubilee Stupi Details
8Providing security, caretaking, and loss-prevention services for gas pipeline Details
8Annual rate contract for laying of carbon steel pipeline Details
8Procurement of Thyristor Controller card Details
8Procurement of power cables and earthing cables for well services Details
8Tender for revamping and commissioning of filtration system Details
8Tender for renovation of room and construction of an attached rest room for internal audit Details
8Tender for revamping of existing fire water network Details
8Tender for supply and installation of VC device Details
8Procurement of preamplifier of ultrasonic flare gas flowmeter Details
8Supply of HYDAC OEM spares for AHWR-50-III, AHWR-50-VI, and NG-1500-IV workover and drilling rigs Details
8Procurement of artificial lift material (CSS-Cross overs) for completion of wells for Mehsana Asset Details
8Annual maintenance service for data center assets Details
8Supply of hose pipe and coupling Details
8Tender for above-ground GI installations including last-mile connectivity Details

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8Define roles of petroleum and renewable ministries under the National Integrated CBG Scheme, says industry Details
8Various measures taken to enhance availability of natural gas for power generation, says minister Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly and benefitting farmers, says Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha Details
8Honouring excellence: Indian Infrastructure’s award for outstanding contribution to gas sector development Details
8GAIL India issues swap tender for LNG cargo Details
8Petroleum Regulatory Board asks CGD entities to upgrade their offline CNG stations to online Details
8Manipur announces rollout of free LPG connections under PMUY Details
8Government cuts LPG costs despite global price surge, consumption climbs Details
8India offers cheaper LPG than Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, says Hardeep Puri Details
8Indian Oil dividend: IOCL to announce first interim dividend of FY26 tomorrow Details
8Kazakhstan adjusts 2026 oil plans after drone attack Details
8Parliamentary panel tells government to strengthen ties with oil nations Details
8GAIL receives GST demand order of Rs.143 crore from CGST Delhi South Commissionerate Details
8GSTO New Delhi issues Rs.6.69 crore tax demand to Petronet LNG Details
8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL): energizing India, empowering progress Details
8Lok Sabha may hold debate on air pollution amid rising concerns Details
8TotalEnergies sells 1.74% stake in Adani Green Energy for Rs.2,778 crore Details
8Uttar Pradesh clears green hydrogen centres of excellence at IIT-BHU and MMMUT Details
8Government launches pilot to test hydrogen mobility with Toyota Mirai Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly and benefitting farmers, says Gadkari in Lok Sabha Details
8Rupee slumps 54 paise to all-time low of 90.48 against US dollar in intra-day trade Details
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8Oil prices drop 2% despite wave of bullish news Details
8Equinor invests $400 million to boost output at newest Arctic oilfield Details
8The Permian “peak” that isn’t Details
8Oil prices rebound following US seizure of Venezuelan tanker amid supply concerns Details
8Petroleum and External Affairs ministries should work closely to further spur diversification efforts, suggests Parliamentary Committee Details
8Russian oil purchases by unknown Indian buyers go up in December Details
8Cabinet approves diversion of 45 LNG cargoes, says Pakistan Details
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Announcements

Dec 12: 8Land acquisition of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery’s Arab Mix Crude Oil Pipeline in Gujarat [Gazette] Details
8Acquisition of ROU for Dhamra–Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline [Gazette] Details
8Gazette notification appointing Upper Collector, Kanpur Nagar as competent authority for BPCL’s Bina–Panki Pipeline under PMP Act, 1962 [Gazette] Details
8Land acquisition of NRL’s Paradip–Numaligarh Crude Oil Pipeline in Bihar [Gazette] Details
8Zonal apportionment of unit natural gas pipeline tariff for PIL’s East West NGPL under PNGRB Tariff Regulations [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal apportionment of unit natural gas pipeline tariff for GAIL’s Integrated NGPL under PNGRB Tariff Regulations [PNGRB] Details
8PNGRB invites applications for Level-I Individual Consultant (Engineering) on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Q2 FY26 earnings presentation [GES] Details
8Prior intimation of second meeting of Committee of Creditors under CIRP [Aban] Details
8Update on incorporation of wholly owned subsidiary ‘Welspun Global Holdings Limited’ in DIFC, UAE [Welspun] Details
8Subcontract award for charter hire of ‘SEAMEC III’ [Seamec] Details
8Intimation of GST demand order received from Department of Trade & Taxes [Petronet] Details
8Disclosure of statutory authority order and GST demand under Regulation 30 of SEBI LODR [GAIL] Details
8Intimation of postponement of board meeting [GNRL] Details
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There are many green hydrogen plants in India: But the transition hasn’t begun

Dec 11: Pilot units are running from Gujarat to Ladakh
8For some, timelines exist, but their credibility does not.
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Dec 11: 1) ONGC pushes mobile rig charter tender for Ahmedabad and Mehsana assets to 29 December
8ONGC has quietly moved the bid cut-off for its four-rig charter tender into the last week of December.
8The shift buys bidders two more weeks to reconcile stringent TPI and OEM-driven BOP recertification demands.
8It also exposes how far the operator is willing to let drilling calendars slip in order to hold the line on technical risk.
 
2) Bid calendar stretched again as coiled tubing unit and allied equipment tender
8Oil India has now pushed its coiled tubing unit tender out to a year-end bid closing without touching any of the tough financial and technical thresholds.
8Two successive extensions on a high-spec CTU and companion packages suggest more is going on than simple scheduling convenience.
8The real story lies in how this extra time interacts with third-party document verification, ESG demands and 10-year support obligations.
 
3) Power Control Technology clinches AC/DC module and PCB repair ARC for rigs BI-2000-1 and E-2000-9 in ONGC MBA Basin
8ONGC has closed a three-year ARC for critical AC/DC modules and PCB cards on two key MBA Basin rigs with a modest 8.9% gap between L1 and L2.
8The tender quietly waives EMD while holding firm on performance security and GCC-driven risk allocation.
8How this balance plays out in rig uptime, vendor behaviour and future electronics tenders is where the real story lies.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Dec 11: 1) Three-year electrical protection services bid price format corrected and closing date pushed ahead
8A late-hour corrigendum has quietly transformed how bidders must price three years of breaker and relay testing across eight ONGC rigs.
8The system-driven extension to 17 December gives contractors just enough breathing space to re-work their numbers, but without relaxing GeM’s hard rules on manual date changes.
8What this does to margins, bidder participation and ONGC’s risk position is less obvious than the seemingly simple “multiply by three” instruction suggests.
 
2) Bid-currency hardening and maintenance-penalty tweaks define the pre-bid replies for ONGC’s hiring of TCP-DST and specialised services
8Foreign bidders asked ONGC to relax its new bid-currency rules and cited FEMA and RBI approvals, but the promoter held the line.
8At the same time, ONGC has quietly reopened key clauses on tool maintenance penalties and SEZ mobilisation after bidders flagged internal contradictions.
8How those amended clauses finally read will decide whether this becomes a comfort tender for global TCP players or a contest only the most risk-tolerant service companies enter.
 
3) Offshore wireline tender replies reset currency flexibility but ease SEZ mobilization and maintenance rentals
8ONGC has quietly held the line on currency risk in its offshore wireline tender, even as foreign bidders invoked FEMA and RBI approvals.
8At the same time, it has ceded ground on SEZ mobilisation floors and rent-free maintenance windows, subtly improving contractor cashflows.
8The net effect is a contract matrix that looks more bankable on operations, but tougher to hedge on forex and regulatory exposure.
 
4) ONGC locks in INR-anchored local content and tougher malfunction penalties as it closes the pre-bid query loop on its latest wireline and intervention mega-tender.
8Foreign project offices pushed hard to reopen the bid-currency clause, but ONGC has chosen to double down on its new INR-first template.
8Penalties for malfunction and job refusal have been sharpened just as the scope leans more heavily on HPHT and niche reservoir tools.
8How bidders price and structure their offers under this tightened risk and currency regime will decide both participation depth and future policy direction.
 
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Andamans: Tender scrapped

Dec 11: 8What does it mean for the overall scheme of things for Oil India ?
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ONGC onshore wireline logging and perforation tender: Bid currency clampdown and fishing-risk tweaks reshape economics

Dec 11: 8Find out what is going on
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$5 billion offshore hunt: Where  is the money though

Dec 11: 8There is a need for as many as 10 onshore and two offshore rigs
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Cairn’s full-ownership EOR partnership hunt now runs forward

Dec 11: 8The point is which direction is this going?
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Dec 11: 1) IOCL awards business entity valuation mandate
8The price gap between the two Big Four bidders is narrow but revealing about how IOCL is policing advisory fees.
 
2) Swan wins EIL-engineered column tray package with a deep undercut at BPCL’s Kochi polypropylene project while peers price in heavy revamp risk

8Swan has walked away with the column trays by undercutting four rivals by up to 67.2%, in a field shaped by PPP-MII, border rules and zero-deviation clauses.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bid

Dec 11: 1) Nine heavy-vessel fabricators face tight BQC, ODC logistics and licensor NDA in EIL’s CS vessels tender
8Between extreme thickness requirements, multimodal transport in single pieces and a 15-year licensor NDA, the risk stack looks very different from a routine vessel job.
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Downstream contracting briefs

Dec 11: 1) Labour, safety and GST clauses reshape risk profile in insulation shutdown tender at TPS
8Indian Oil’s Barauni Refinery has wrapped a seemingly routine boiler and turbine insulation job in a dense web of labour, safety and GST controls. The tender quietly bans “NIL” service-charge bids, fixes a 23.5 percent labour component with wage-escalation relief, and backs it all with a zero-tolerance HSE penalty system.
 
2) BPCL Bina BPREP LCWS pump tender: Relaxations granted
8BPCL’s Bina expansion cooling-water pump package has quietly shifted from material-prescriptive to performance-based on internal coatings just days before the extended bid deadline. At the same time, EIL has pushed detailed responsibility for hot steam exhaust and de-superheating squarely onto the turbine vendors, backed by MP boiler feed water. How those two moves alter vendor lists, pricing and risk appetite is not obvious from the amendment text alone.
 
3) Mumbai refinery pushes complex VDU heater revamp bid closure
8The move comes after dense pre-bid queries and a late bid corrigendum that rewrites key option and invoicing clauses.
 
4) IOCL nudges GeM deadline for Delhi–Panipat and Panipat–Ambala MJPL ILI package out by 8 days.
8An ILI tender on the MJPL corridor has quietly slipped its bid closure not once but twice. The net effect is an 8 day push from the original schedule without any visible change in scope or risk terms.
 
5) Bid-date pushed twice but zero-deviation and NDA regime left intact for BPCL Bina Petchem pressure vessel tender
8The owner has loosened time but not a single commercial or legal screw.

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BPCL locks in biomass boiler fuel pricing band at Bargarh 2G bioethanol refinery

Dec 11: 8BPCL’s Bargarh 2G bioethanol refinery has discovered a razor-thin 0.1% gap between L1 and L2 for biomass boiler fuel supply.
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Heavy oil: Crucial tender cancelled

Dec 11: 8And just as the operator was gearing up for a high-stakes heavy-oil trial is quite discouraging.
8The cancelled scope would have pushed a niche global technology under a risk-heavy contract for vendors.
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GAIL’s PTA plant: What is the latest?

Dec 11: 8Things have gone to brasstacks
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ONGC 3000m DP drillship charter

Dec 11: 8A late-stage clarification round in ONGC’s latest deepwater drillship tender reveals where the operator is drawing the line on MPD liability and schedule.
8Contractors tried to reframe MPD engineering as a shared responsibility and argued that a 7-day integration window is unrealistic for a full MPD package.
8ONGC’s replies show what it is willing to flex — and what it is not — with direct consequences for Foresea, Triton and Vantage as participating bidders.
8What is more ROV scope underscores subsea completion intensity
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Andhra Refinery Update

Dec 11: Licensor tender refloated
8Why was that so?
8Bid window now stretches from weeks to months
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High value offshore rig hire: Three companies throw in their hat

Dec 11: 8Find out who these bidders are
8A late-stage clarification round reveals where the operator is drawing the line on MPD liability and schedule.
8Contractors tried to reframe MPD engineering as a shared responsibility and argued that a 7-day integration window is unrealistic for a full MPD package. 
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Multi-asset plunger lift contract: Razor-thin L1–L2 spread

Dec 11: 8While the third competitor got it all wrong
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 Incumbent-friendly rig-availability provisions shape competitive dynamics

Dec 11: 8Allowing rigs already working for operator or other operators to be offered “subject to availability”, with clear tests around remaining contract tenure, gives incumbents a structural planning advantage.
8Multi-client operators can hedge across contracts, while newcomers must commit specific rigs much earlier.
8How many incumbents choose to roll their rigs into this charter will say a lot about confidence in day-rate levels.
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High pressure wells in deeper reservoir sands: Two 2000 HP rigs will do, it seems

Dec 11: 8Earlier there was perhaps an argument for 3000 HP rigs for these wells
8Not 2000 HP high-spec units will do the job
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A 1500 HP rig is needed abroad: Is anyone willing?

Dec 11: 8It is only a six month campaign in distant and disturbed Columbia
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Dec 11: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Petronet LNG signs Rs.12,000-crore rupee term loan agreement for petrochemicals project

Dec 11: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of 5 HP compressor for AP State Details
8Supply and installation of ECG machine Details
8Procurement of GI strips and earthing components for drilling rigs Details
8Repair, servicing, painting, and replacement of door glass, key glass, keys, and hammer with chain for fire-fighting hose cabinets Details
8Supply of know-how license, BEDP, proprietary catalyst, items, and services for GTU Details
8Conducting customer satisfaction survey Details
8Outsourcing manpower services for front office executive and office assistant positions Details
8Procurement of seal kit and associated spares for Oil States pedestal cranes Details
8Overhauling and repair of 6.6KV/433V oil-filled transformer Details
8Supply of 10 kVA diesel engine–driven acoustic generating set Details
8Supply of 30 kVA diesel engine–driven acoustic generating set Details
8Testing of pressure vessels and high masts Details
8ARC for specialized works including FRP, epoxy, coating, screeding, and emergency services Details
8Scaffolding, grit blasting, and painting of FB7025B tank and 4-inch tar line Details
8Procurement of lead acid battery Details
8Hiring of assistance services for operation and maintenance work Details
8RCC route markers, plate markers, valve covers, and painting works for Ranchi CGD Details
8Operation and maintenance of CGD network of Rourkela GA Details
8Procurement of 3-inch on-off valve Details
8Annual maintenance contract of lab equipment Details
8Hydraulic calculations for fire-fighting system at LPG plant Details
8Annual maintenance contract of GTU hydrogen purity analyzer Details
8Supply, installation, and commissioning of IT networking system Details
8Supply of amine absorption demo plant Details
8Procurement of check, globe, and gate valves Details
8Supply of cable tray and duct Details
8Replacement of magnetic sensor in two units Details
8One-year rate contract for drinking water testing for 2026–2027 Details
8Provision of planning assistants and office assistants Details
8Refurbishment of valves Details
8Supply of flanges Details
8Integrated facility management system Details
8Procurement of bundle puller spares Details
8Expert services for preventive and breakdown maintenance of ABB make VFDs Details
8UB-11 conversion to gas/oil-fired boiler with service assistance Details
8Bottling assistance and other auxiliary jobs Details
8Procurement of fire-water pumps Details
8Transportation of courier and speed post of official letters and packages Details
8Consultancy services for civil and structural design for sprinkler system Details
8Painting of pipeline, structures, and artistic drawings Details
8Procurement of intrinsically safe digital-type absolute pressure gauge Details
8Supply, installation, and charging of power cables Details
8Upgradation of control system with redundant PLC Details
8Integrated digital management of ROU and pipeline Details
8Fabrication and supply of strainers for raw-water header Details
8Hiring of chemical dosing pumps for 5 months Details
8Repair and servicing of Eicher DG sets (three-year AMC) Details
8Annual repair and maintenance of buildings Details
8Supply of MOV-butterfly valve for polypropylene project Details
8Supply and installation of membrane bio-reactor-based sewage treatment plant Details
8Setting up of laboratory and associated services for polypropylene project Details

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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
8Iran’s oil production and exports surge despite unilateral Western sanctions Details
8Kinder Morgan expects to ride on LNG and power demand growth Details
8Rigzone holds exclusive interview with Aramco HR SVP Details
8Desco Infratech secures Rs. 9.38 crore order from Gujarat Gas Limited Details
8Govt planning to increase fixed costs for gas-based urea manufacturers after 25 years Details
8Vodafone Idea’s enterprise unit expands into NB-IoT-driven smart gas metering solutions Details
8Indian Railways to run its first hydrogen train to demonstrate 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' Details
8Uttar Pradesh clears green hydrogen centres of excellence at IIT-BHU and MMMUT Details
8Shell in advanced talks to buy LLOG Exploration for more than $3 billion, sources say Details
8Energy and telecom continue to draw foreign flows in November Details
8IndusInd Bank and Jio-bp join hands for UPI-enabled fuel and lifestyle credit card Details
8Oil Ministry readies formula for new IOC board maths Details
8India’s FY26 growth aim goes up to 7.2% as tax cuts fuel demand: ADB Details
8GAIL India maintains 'aspiring' ESG rating of 66 with detailed performance analysis Details
8Cairn Oil & Gas opens doors to global partners for $5bn plan Details
8Coal India chief terms Dhanbad gas leak ‘critical’ and urges temporary relocation Details
8Venture Global rejects Shell's fraud claims as LNG battle intensifies Details
8Mizoram to deliver LPG cylinders to homes in district HQ towns by 2026 Details
8Manipur launches free LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana phase 3.0 Details
8India’s gas consumption falls 7.5% in Jan–Oct amid monsoons and cheaper fuels Details
8LPG cylinder explodes in chawl, 3 hurt Details
8Vedanta Group to invest Rs. 1 lakh crore in Rajasthan to double production of metals, oil & gas, and renewables Details
8Delhi govt signs MoU with Indian Oil for upkeep of spaces below flyovers Details
8India returns to Russian oil as deep discounts outweigh sanctions risks Details
8ONGC issues tender for procurement of 53,720 kg sodium chlorite (25%) Details
8Petronet LNG signs Rs.12,000-crore rupee term loan agreement for petrochemicals project Details
8AI becomes a boost for global oil demand, not a bridge to net zero Details
8US natural gas output and demand to smash records in 2025 Details
8Oil prices climb as U.S. seizes tanker off Venezuelan coast Details
8Deep discounts tempt Indian refiners to seek non-sanctioned Russian oil Details
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Dec 11: It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo
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Announcements

Dec 11: 8Selection of individual consultant (HR) - level III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Comments on draft PNGRB CGD amendment regulations, 2025 [PNGRB] Details
8Open house (PCD) on adoption of electronic BG in PNGRB [PNGRB] Details
8Petronet LNG signs Rs. 12,000-crore RTL agreement with State Bank of India–led consortium for PDH-PP project [Petronet] Details
8Hazoor Multi Projects announces resignation of independent director Mukund Bilolikar effective 10 December 2025 [HMPL] Details
8Disclosure on ESG rating of GAIL (India) Limited by NSE Sustainability Ratings & Analytics Ltd [GAIL] Details
8Disclosure under regulation 30 regarding ESG rating assigned by NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Limited [HPCL] Details
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  • Dec 10: E&P contracting brief: Part II:Details
  • Dec 10: E&P contracting brief: Part I:Details
  • Dec 10: ONGC’s 2D broadband seismic tender: An update:Details
  • Dec 10: Thirty-two day bid extension keeps hybrid four-PSV shipbuilding contest open under an unchanged risk spine :Details
  • Dec 10: Bid window stretched and rig specs recalibrated in 77-day extension of 3000 HP rig charter :Details