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The MAP play: Coromandel’s bet on Water-Soluble Fertilizers. Refinery technical shortlist narrows design engineering services race to four bidders. IOCL’s Hopetown mini FSRU: There is quite a bit of risk. IOCL’s Panipat 2G ethanol tender exposes the hidden cost of making biomass behave like refinery feedstock. Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day. Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day. ONGC’s Pipeline Laying Project gets bid relief, but leaves the hard risk architecture untouched. Enquest Petro Solutions gets a lucrative offshore job. Downstream contracting briefs: Part I. Downstream contracting briefs: Part II. E&P contracting brief for the day. Daily forward looking import matrices. Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector. Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after fresh US strikes. Dakshina Kannada District City Gas Distribution Project. The NFL urea tender runs into turbulence. 2 MMSCMD auction: A brand new pricing formula. From a blowout scare to a buying spree. Who runs Adani-Total Gas?. ONGC boss: What really is going on?. Who profits when LPG gets scarce?. HOEC's flagship asset: Leaking everywhere. GAIL owns all of Dabhol now. A routine feritlizer gas tender has a war clause. ONGC’s pipeline laying project slips another 14 days as bidder concerns refuse to fade. OIL widens offshore LTSOBM experience window as Andaman drilling tender hunts for deeper bidder pool. ONGC inserts a contractor blacklist trigger into PRP-X technical qualification rules. OIL’s OSV tender extension signals a deeper reset than a routine date shift. IOCL Panipat Naphtha Cracker award exposes a split NDT market, with L4 quoting 426.2% above L1. ATF pipeline tender turns a PMC role into an execution-risk cockpit. HPCL’s Santacruz ATF pipeline tender puts Mumbai’s aviation fuel artery under a fresh risk microscope. Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day. Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day. Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector. Downstream contracting briefs: Awards. Downstream contracting briefs: Part I. Downstream contracting briefs: Part II. E&P contracting brief for the day. GAIL takes 100% control of Konkan LNG as NCLT approves major capital reduction. Ujjain, Dewas and Indore (Except area already authorized) District City Gas Distribution Project.
The MAP play: Coromandel’s bet on Water-Soluble Fertilizers
Jun 12:
8A new 150 MTPD Technical MAP unit could feed India’s fast-growing specialty fertilizer market.
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Refinery technical shortlist narrows design engineering services race to four bidders
Jun 12:
8The refinery’s design engineering tender has moved into a tighter technical race after only four of ten bidders qualified. The scope is deeper than routine consultancy, with refinery piping, mechanical, civil and native-file obligations shaping the final field. The disqualification reasons remain undisclosed, leaving a critical question on where the real entry barrier sat.
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IOCL’s Hopetown mini FSRU: There is quite a bit of risk
IOCL’s Panipat 2G ethanol tender exposes the hidden cost of making biomass behave like refinery feedstock
Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day
Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day
ONGC’s Pipeline Laying Project gets bid relief, but leaves the hard risk architecture untouched
Jun 12:
8ONGC has pushed the bid closing and TBO dates for its Pipeline Laying Project by two weeks.
8The extension gives offshore contractors more time, but it does not dilute the tender’s financial, documentary or technical filters.
8The real story lies in what ONGC chose not to reopen.
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8The extension gives offshore contractors more time, but it does not dilute the tender’s financial, documentary or technical filters.
8The real story lies in what ONGC chose not to reopen.
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Enquest Petro Solutions gets a lucrative offshore job
Downstream contracting briefs: Part I
Jun 12:
1) MRPL turns a small PERC catalyst-grade buy into a tightly filtered CCR reliability tender
8MRPL’s PERC tender looks modest in quantity but carries refinery-critical chemistry risk. The GeM structure adds EMD, ePBG and MSE preference layers to a niche CCR consumable. The real story sits in how MRPL balances wider procurement access with tight catalyst-service safeguards.
2) NRL expansion project tightens vessel procurement risk with zero-deviation tender for UG sump tanks
8NRL’s pressure-vessel tender looks small, but the risk is buried in site welding, transport control and documentation discipline. EIL has narrowed the bidder field while pushing execution certainty through zero-deviation terms. The real story is how much site-interface risk has been priced into a four-vessel package.
3) EIL’s 59-day stretch on NRL’s purge silo tender hints at a thin qualified vendor pool
8A routine date extension would not usually raise eyebrows. Five extensions on a technically specialised stainless steel purge silo package suggest bidder-side friction.
4) BPCL’s BPREP coalescer tender delay may be masking vendor discomfort with zero-deviation bidding
8On paper, this is only a date change. But a 43-day reset in a limited tender suggests EIL may be trying to keep the vendor pool alive without relaxing the terms.
5) IOCL pipeline EIA-RA tender gets second extension as GeM timeline slips 15 days
8IOCL’s pipeline EIA-RA rate contract has moved from a routine GeM close to a second extension. The slip is small on paper but meaningful for a package tied to clearances, consequence modelling and project sequencing. The reasons remain unstated, leaving bidders and project teams to read the procurement signal carefully.
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8MRPL’s PERC tender looks modest in quantity but carries refinery-critical chemistry risk. The GeM structure adds EMD, ePBG and MSE preference layers to a niche CCR consumable. The real story sits in how MRPL balances wider procurement access with tight catalyst-service safeguards.
2) NRL expansion project tightens vessel procurement risk with zero-deviation tender for UG sump tanks
8NRL’s pressure-vessel tender looks small, but the risk is buried in site welding, transport control and documentation discipline. EIL has narrowed the bidder field while pushing execution certainty through zero-deviation terms. The real story is how much site-interface risk has been priced into a four-vessel package.
3) EIL’s 59-day stretch on NRL’s purge silo tender hints at a thin qualified vendor pool
8A routine date extension would not usually raise eyebrows. Five extensions on a technically specialised stainless steel purge silo package suggest bidder-side friction.
4) BPCL’s BPREP coalescer tender delay may be masking vendor discomfort with zero-deviation bidding
8On paper, this is only a date change. But a 43-day reset in a limited tender suggests EIL may be trying to keep the vendor pool alive without relaxing the terms.
5) IOCL pipeline EIA-RA tender gets second extension as GeM timeline slips 15 days
8IOCL’s pipeline EIA-RA rate contract has moved from a routine GeM close to a second extension. The slip is small on paper but meaningful for a package tied to clearances, consequence modelling and project sequencing. The reasons remain unstated, leaving bidders and project teams to read the procurement signal carefully.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II
Jun 12:
1) CPCL/Refinery-III corrigendum shifts sky-line paint supply risk to contractors in Manali shutdown tender
8CPCL’s latest corrigendum looks minor, but it changes the cost logic of two rope-access painting items. The correction moves work out of CDU-III references and into offsite and utility plant areas. For shutdown contractors, the unresolved issue is how far this material-risk shift will bite into RA pricing.
2) CPCL Manali shutdown TPI scope puts static equipment and pipeline inspection at the centre
8The tender is not a generic manpower hire. It targets qualified TPI engineers for shutdown-linked inspection. The missing detailed SOW keeps the biggest technical payoff unresolved.
3) Refinery turns paddy straw into a controlled refinery feedstock for its CBG project
8The tender shifts biomass from farm-gate commodity to process-linked input. Bale geometry, moisture limits and visual checks become operating controls. The commercial consequences sit behind the technical specification.
4) BPREP heater scope puts thermal, electrical and controls responsibility on one vendor
8The package is not limited to equipment supply. It combines heater design, ASME Code-U stamping, control panels, thermocouples and control-room signal interface. That integration raises the technical threshold before price competitiveness even matters.
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8CPCL’s latest corrigendum looks minor, but it changes the cost logic of two rope-access painting items. The correction moves work out of CDU-III references and into offsite and utility plant areas. For shutdown contractors, the unresolved issue is how far this material-risk shift will bite into RA pricing.
2) CPCL Manali shutdown TPI scope puts static equipment and pipeline inspection at the centre
8The tender is not a generic manpower hire. It targets qualified TPI engineers for shutdown-linked inspection. The missing detailed SOW keeps the biggest technical payoff unresolved.
3) Refinery turns paddy straw into a controlled refinery feedstock for its CBG project
8The tender shifts biomass from farm-gate commodity to process-linked input. Bale geometry, moisture limits and visual checks become operating controls. The commercial consequences sit behind the technical specification.
4) BPREP heater scope puts thermal, electrical and controls responsibility on one vendor
8The package is not limited to equipment supply. It combines heater design, ASME Code-U stamping, control panels, thermocouples and control-room signal interface. That integration raises the technical threshold before price competitiveness even matters.
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E&P contracting brief for the day
Jun 12:
1) ONGC Ahmedabad ETP tender makes the contractor responsible for fixing a decade-old treatment system while keeping it running
8How will that work?
2) Participating bidders force ONGC to clean up contradictory pump design assumptions in Kalol FR package
8Find out who the bidders are
3) ONGC redraws seismic acquisition geometry in Western offshore after tender launch
8The latest corrigendum changes the shooting direction for GS-OSHP-2023/1 and revises the survey-area coordinates.
8Such changes arrive after bidders have already begun technical planning and pricing. The operational consequences may be larger than the corrigendum's brief wording suggests.
4) ONGC N-25 corrigendum tightens eBG and SFMS bank guarantee discipline without relaxing CSP execution risk.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does not soften the offshore CSP challenge. Instead, it rewires the financial-security route through revised eBG and SFMS bank guarantee formats.
8The bigger signal lies in what ONGC chose not to change.
5) Oil India Limited extends Andaman offshore helicopter charter tender as aviation-risk filters stay intact
8Oil India Limited has pushed the Andaman offshore helicopter charter deadline by 14 days without softening the core aviation-risk framework.
8The extension gives bidders more time, but the SOW still demands offshore-capable aircraft, DGCA compliance, medivac readiness, and replacement support.
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8How will that work?
2) Participating bidders force ONGC to clean up contradictory pump design assumptions in Kalol FR package
8Find out who the bidders are
3) ONGC redraws seismic acquisition geometry in Western offshore after tender launch
8The latest corrigendum changes the shooting direction for GS-OSHP-2023/1 and revises the survey-area coordinates.
8Such changes arrive after bidders have already begun technical planning and pricing. The operational consequences may be larger than the corrigendum's brief wording suggests.
4) ONGC N-25 corrigendum tightens eBG and SFMS bank guarantee discipline without relaxing CSP execution risk.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does not soften the offshore CSP challenge. Instead, it rewires the financial-security route through revised eBG and SFMS bank guarantee formats.
8The bigger signal lies in what ONGC chose not to change.
5) Oil India Limited extends Andaman offshore helicopter charter tender as aviation-risk filters stay intact
8Oil India Limited has pushed the Andaman offshore helicopter charter deadline by 14 days without softening the core aviation-risk framework.
8The extension gives bidders more time, but the SOW still demands offshore-capable aircraft, DGCA compliance, medivac readiness, and replacement support.
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Daily forward looking import matrices
Jun 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
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector
Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after fresh US strikes
Jun 12:
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8Iran-linked oil tanker suffers fire Details
8Greek LNG buyer says long-term USA deals are getting harder Details
8Dangote refinery seeks to raise $1 billion in private debt sale Details
8Chinese refiners delay projects due to Middle East oil supply disruption Details
8Technip Energies secures major contract for Coral Norte floating LNG project in Mozambique Details
8Breaking Pakistan’s LNG dependence cycle Details
8Essar’s green mobility ecosystem powering India’s freight transition Details
8Why India’s hydrogen trucking push is still stuck in first gear Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol gets excise duty exemption as India pushes green fuel Details
8Inflation in the US hits three-year high as gas prices surge Details
8India's petroleum exports to Africa zoom 110% in May Details
8India ramps up spot LNG buying on Middle East disruption fears Details
8U.S. gas exports gain ground in India as Gulf supplies falter Details
8'LPG well covered, crude not a problem': How much energy supply is India left with? Details
8U.S. to build its first-ever floating LNG export terminal Details
8India flags second tanker incident off Oman within 24 hours Details
8India secures crude supply through August with higher UAE imports Details
8Indian Navy removes unexploded missile warhead from Kochi-bound oil tanker Details
8U.S. becomes India’s top gas supplier as Iran war cuts it off from the Gulf Details
8ONGC awards Rs. 2,000 crore wind power project to Prozeal Green Energy Details
8Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after fresh US strikes Details
8Oil may rise to $150 a barrel if US-Iran hostilities resume: Rystad Details
8Rajasthan refinery to start diesel production this month, targets 4 million tonnes annually Details
8HC stays MGVCL action as GAIL flags gas supply risk Details
8India is set to rewrite its oil destiny, moving from risk to leverage Details
8Ten reasons oil is still below $100 a barrel Details
8Oil India partners with Canada’s PTRC on CCUS, geothermal energy and clean-tech innovation Details
8Oil rises more than $1 as escalation in US-Iran strikes unnerves traders Details
8India slashes excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol Details
8Brazil ready to ramp up crude supplies to India as Iran war disrupts Gulf flows Details
8Cochin Shipyard and HBL launch Rs. 9-crore green maritime propulsion venture Details
8HPCL launches 'No Bill No Pay' initiative, a first among oil marketing companies in India Details
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8Iran-linked oil tanker suffers fire Details
8Greek LNG buyer says long-term USA deals are getting harder Details
8Dangote refinery seeks to raise $1 billion in private debt sale Details
8Chinese refiners delay projects due to Middle East oil supply disruption Details
8Technip Energies secures major contract for Coral Norte floating LNG project in Mozambique Details
8Breaking Pakistan’s LNG dependence cycle Details
8Essar’s green mobility ecosystem powering India’s freight transition Details
8Why India’s hydrogen trucking push is still stuck in first gear Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol gets excise duty exemption as India pushes green fuel Details
8Inflation in the US hits three-year high as gas prices surge Details
8India's petroleum exports to Africa zoom 110% in May Details
8India ramps up spot LNG buying on Middle East disruption fears Details
8U.S. gas exports gain ground in India as Gulf supplies falter Details
8'LPG well covered, crude not a problem': How much energy supply is India left with? Details
8U.S. to build its first-ever floating LNG export terminal Details
8India flags second tanker incident off Oman within 24 hours Details
8India secures crude supply through August with higher UAE imports Details
8Indian Navy removes unexploded missile warhead from Kochi-bound oil tanker Details
8U.S. becomes India’s top gas supplier as Iran war cuts it off from the Gulf Details
8ONGC awards Rs. 2,000 crore wind power project to Prozeal Green Energy Details
8Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after fresh US strikes Details
8Oil may rise to $150 a barrel if US-Iran hostilities resume: Rystad Details
8Rajasthan refinery to start diesel production this month, targets 4 million tonnes annually Details
8HC stays MGVCL action as GAIL flags gas supply risk Details
8India is set to rewrite its oil destiny, moving from risk to leverage Details
8Ten reasons oil is still below $100 a barrel Details
8Oil India partners with Canada’s PTRC on CCUS, geothermal energy and clean-tech innovation Details
8Oil rises more than $1 as escalation in US-Iran strikes unnerves traders Details
8India slashes excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol Details
8Brazil ready to ramp up crude supplies to India as Iran war disrupts Gulf flows Details
8Cochin Shipyard and HBL launch Rs. 9-crore green maritime propulsion venture Details
8HPCL launches 'No Bill No Pay' initiative, a first among oil marketing companies in India Details
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