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. Click on Details for more
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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. Click on Details for more
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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. Click on Details for more
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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. Click on Details for more
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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.
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. Click on Details for more
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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] DetailsDetails
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector
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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. Get the daily updates for : 8LNG 8Crude 8Chemicals 8Fertilizers 8LPG 8Ammonia 8Coal & Coke 8All tankers 8Bulk and Dry cargo Click on Reports for more.Details
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 You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content): 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 You can also click on Newsclips for more