Gas plants now trade on grid stress, not contracts. Dakshina Kannada District City Gas Distribution Project. Cachar, Hailakandi & Karimganj District City Gas Distribution Project. Bio-ethanol projects: The next headache. Oil India wireline mast GeM tender: Tougher norms. Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bid. Spectron wins ONGC Mehsana CSS steam generator hire with 5.4% edge over next bidder. E&P owner’s recovery enhancement EOI seeks full-ownership, gain-sharing partner for multi-reservoir production uplift. E&P contracting brief for the day. Downstream contracting briefs. Andhra Refinery: Updates. Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector. Daily forward looking import matrices. Announcements. India’s energy demand set for decades-long surge, say industry leaders. The new power sector gas reality: More ramping than running. Micro-pipelines are doing the heavy lifting: India’s gas growth now comes from these lines. ONGC–Mazagon rift widens as two offshore pipeline jobs slip into crisis mode. B-80’s crude sells: But the cash doesn’t land. Tariff for 13,000 km of gas pipeline: A game everyone plays, eventually customer always pays. Local content now dictates forex leg and extended EMD cover in deepwater rig charter. Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector. BPCL Mumbai Refinery formalises high-rigour drone inspection regime in turnaround. GAIL raises technical thresholds for PMC roles in Vijaipur–Bina pipeline. KPMG bags this E&P strategy contract. HPCL seeks consolidated consultancy and supervision services for multi-airport ASF development programme. Alphageo gets to be L-1. Rig hire: Quippo gets through. $5 billion in offshore E&P: Is there a new RIL-BP kind of programme in the offing?. Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids. Downstream contracting briefs: Part I. Downstream contracting briefs: Part II. Downstream contracting briefs: Part III. Andhra Refinery: Updates. E&P contracting brief: Part I. E&P contracting brief: Part II. Ranchi District City Gas Distribution Project. Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project. Daily forward looking import matrices. Oil India commences offshore drilling in Kerala-Konkan basin: Hardeep Puri.
Gas plants now trade on grid stress, not contracts
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SCUC and TRAS keep India’s gas fleet “warm”, while DSM now decides week-to-week cashflows. 8One large windfall week, one flat week — the new gas business model is fully exposed. Click on Details for more
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Dakshina Kannada District City Gas Distribution Project
Cachar, Hailakandi & Karimganj District City Gas Distribution Project
Dec 03: 8Project Name: Cachar, Hailakandi & Karimganj District City Gas Distribution 8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more detailsDetails
Bio-ethanol projects: The next headache
Dec 02: 8These projects are now required to get international certification And these require a bunch of things, including full traceability and mass-balance verification. 8Never very easy to put together Click on Details for moreDetails
Oil India wireline mast GeM tender: Tougher norms
Dec 02: 8It tightens eligibility, local content and document-verification regimes for rig-less logging operations Click on Details for moreDetails
Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bid
Dec 02: BOOT-style PP warehouse tender at NRL draws five bidders 8This is as EIL tests full-lifecycle risk transfer on product handling infrastructure. Click on Details for moreDetails
Spectron wins ONGC Mehsana CSS steam generator hire with 5.4% edge over next bidder
E&P owner’s recovery enhancement EOI seeks full-ownership, gain-sharing partner for multi-reservoir production uplift
Dec 02: 8It has quietly opened the door to a new kind of recovery-enhancement alliance across its oil, tight oil and gas reservoirs. 8Instead of a conventional service contract, the EOI asks an experienced partner to take full ownership from conceptual design to ramp-up. 8The real story lies in how a future gain-sharing contract will balance risk, reward and control over these EOR-driven projects. Click on Details for moreDetails
E&P contracting brief for the day
Dec 02: 1) Bid deadline pushed by 96 days as ONGC hunts deeper LSTK competition for Ahmedabad Asset fire-protection revamp 8ONGC has quietly moved the bid closing date for its 18-installation Ahmedabad fire-protection LSTK package from 18 September to 23 December 2025. 8The shift stretches the bidding calendar by over three months without easing high EMD and PBG requirements or the 22-month completion clock. 8Whether that extra time draws more serious LSTK contenders or simply confirms the market’s risk discomfort will only be visible once techno-commercial bids open.
2) Oil India extends three-set coiled tubing tender to 23 December as bidders weigh high securities and strict vintage norms 8Oil India’s high-spec coiled tubing, nitrogen and pumping tender has now been pushed from the original 17 November close to 23 December 2025. 8The extra 36 days sit alongside a steep EMD–ePBG stack and tight unit vintage and residual life requirements that already narrow the serious bidder universe. 8Whether this longer runway unlocks a deeper vendor pool or simply confirms that the risk profile is too demanding will only become clear once technical bids finally open.
3) Oil India pushes single-set coiled tubing well servicing tender out to 23 December without easing high security and liability load 8Oil India has quietly moved the closing of its single-set coiled tubing well servicing tender from 11 November to 23 December 2025, stretching the window by 42 days. 8The date shift comes after a dense pre-bid clarification round but without any relaxation to the Rs 2.94 crore EMD, 3 percent ePBG or stringent liability clauses. 8Whether extra time alone is enough to coax serious CT players into this high-risk, high-security engagement will only be clear when technical bids finally open.
4) ONGC shifts Ahmedabad Asset 4 ETPs O&M and revamp tender to 4 December to fix BOQ format without easing risk or LD load 8ONGC has pushed the bid submission and TBO dates for its Ahmedabad Asset four-ETP O&M and revamp tender to 04 and 05 December 2025, citing a corrected price-bid template. 8The extra 28 days come after pre-bid rounds that secured more revamp time but left LD, payment terms and price-schedule caps and floors largely untouched. 8Whether this narrow, format-driven extension will be enough to draw a deep, compliant bidder field into a capital-heavy, risk-loaded contract is what the market will now be watching.
5) ONGC pushes 6-helicopter offshore charter tender to 9 December without shifting five-year risk balance 8ONGC has granted a one-week extension on its six-helicopter offshore charter tender, moving the bid deadline from 2 December to 9 December 2025. 8The date shift comes after earlier structural changes that stretched the contract tenor to five years while keeping tight BEC, LD and commercial controls firmly in place. 8Whether an extra seven days will be enough for operators to reconcile sub-nine-year fleet constraints with ONGC’s risk-heavy terms is the question the market is now weighing.
Dec 02: 1) PLL locks down design envelope as it launches API 618 compressor tender for PDH-PP project 8PLL opens its compressor procurement with a specification-dense tender that leaves little room for bidder improvisation.
2) IOCL Paradip tightens shutdown insulation tender norms with multi-agency deployment model 8It raises the entry bar by mandating prior shutdown credentials and disallowing MSE/Startup relaxations. The four-agency lining-up model marks a structural shift in how shutdown workloads will be distributed across units. What this means for margins, vendor pools and shutdown readiness sits deeper in the tender clauses.
3) Six extensions push IOCL PBR cooling water network tender 139 days out, but risk load on EPC bidders remains unchanged 8Behind the date changes sits a dense brownfield scope that bundles underground networks, IBR-sensitive piping, PMI and stringent barricading into a single package.
4) Bid deadline pushed thrice on DCU off-gas compressor package — BPCL Bina petchem and refinery expansion project 8A single centrifugal compressor tender under BPCL’s Bina petchem project has now seen its bid window slip by 49 days. The technical bar, however, still demands API-617 pedigree, complex group structures and licensor-bound confidentiality.
5) BPCL Mumbai refinery twice extends GeM bid for NHT catalyst supply as stringent BQC and TPIA norms narrow vendor field 8BPCL’s Mumbai refinery has quietly pushed out the deadline for its NHT catalyst GeM tender from 28 November to 4 December, using the platform’s auto-extension levers. Behind the short six-day slippage sits a demanding mix of track-record BQC, TPIA-verified documents and life-and-yield-weighted evaluation that only a handful of catalyst players can comfortably clear. How many of them actually show up by the final deadline—and on what commercial terms—will decide whether BPCL’s ISOM train secures the long-life catalyst performance it is pricing in.
6) HPCL’s Gujarat LPG import DFR tender extended to 15 December as pre-bid replies lock in high-precision, high-risk consultancy scope 8A routine bid-date extension on HPCL’s Gujarat LPG import DFR hides a much tougher story in the fine print. Consultants are being asked to deliver near-basic-engineering depth and ±20% cost accuracy across five terminals, while accepting standard PSU risk clauses and a 25% option window. How bidders price that mix of opportunity and exposure will decide who stays in the race.
Dec 02: 1) Pre-bid replies lock in strict liability, IP and payment terms for cracked-feed licensor race 8Bidders went into the pre-bid meeting hoping to soften liability caps, IP indemnity and payment milestones for BPCL’s Andhra hydro-processing block. They came out with only one real concession: clarity that EMD instruments can reach EIL up to seven days after the bid due date. Everything else, from aggregate liability to fee loading, remains wired firmly in the client’s favour as the licensor race moves into the bid-submission phase.
2) BPCL PFCCU licensor pre-bid keeps high-propylene guarantees and tight BEDP schedule intact 8Licensors came to the pre-bid hoping to soften guarantees and stretch timelines on BPCL’s high-stakes PFCCU block. EIL’s replies mostly send them back to the original clauses, with only narrow clarifications on what must be guaranteed and when. The real story lies in how this uncompromising stance will shape who finally bids and at what price.
3) BPCL shifts VCM licensor tender to NPV-based evaluation, tighter licence-fee phasing and mediation-led dispute path 8BPCL’s first commercial amendment on the Ramayapatnam VCM licensor tender quietly rewrites how bids will be ranked, paid and litigated. Net present value replaces lowest price, licence-fee cashflow is capped before FID, and arbitration gives way to mediation plus courts. The stakes for licensors go well beyond a wording clean-up
4) Bid deadline pushed to 22 December as BPCL AP refinery NHT/ISOM licensor tender leans on highest NPV and mediation-driven contracts 8BPCL and EIL have quietly pushed back the bid due date for the AP refinery NHT/ISOM licensor package while locking in a tougher NPV-driven evaluation and mediation-first dispute regime. The extension buys bidders time but also forces them to live with capped pre-FID payouts and intrusive credential checks. How global licensors choose to respond will determine whether BPCL gets price aggression, thinner competition or both.
Today's update in E&P & Midstream-Downstream sector
Dec 02: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P & midstream-downstream section Click on Reports for more DetailsDetails
Daily forward looking import matrices
Dec 02: 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
Announcements
Dec 02: 8Shareholders approve postal ballot resolutions on director appointment and material RPTs [Aegis] Details 8RRVL composite scheme becomes effective; RCPL dissolved and new RCPL to become 83.56% subsidiary [RIL] Details 8Investor presentation [Praj] Details 8South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd. gets accreditation to prospect its own coal block in Jharkhand [SWP] Details 8Afcons secures EPC orders worth Rs.884 crore in November [Afcons] Details 8Senior management superannuation announcement [IOCL] Details 8Residential consumer tariff card [Torrent Gas] Details 8Proposed Cambay PSC sale, AIM delisting, capital return, and general meeting notice [Synergia] Details 8Sale of Cambay PSC 50% working interest to Antelopus Selan Energy Limited [Synergia] DetailsDetails
India’s energy demand set for decades-long surge, say industry leaders
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