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Why are LNG ships still arriving if Ras Laffan is down?.  Mundra was built to reduce Gulf shipping distances: It was not built for a crisis like this one.  India is now competing for gas it cannot physically replace.  Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.  IOCL's Paradip expansion: Why is there a tearing hurry to get FID?.  Water-stressed expansion: Bina’s 11 MMTPA surge hinges on a fragile water intake.  Giant three-unit petrochem tender: The eight month squeeze.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  The consortium crackdown: ONGC’s new ‘local content’ paper trail in well head platforms.  ONGC's vessel hunt: No free ride.  ONGC tightens grip on Bechraji revamp.  Foreign cash for local yards: How ONGC is managing foreign exchange risks in its latest PSV buy.  The DGMS mandate: Why ONGC is spending Rs 10.Cr to watch rigs.  ONGC’s "Super-A" risk: The 2-hour race to stop an environmental catastrophe.  Built, owned, operated: Inside Indian Oil’s radical new rental model for refinery tech.  Downstream contracting briefs.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids.  Downstream contracting briefs: Awards.  BPCL’s Bhilai-Kalyan CBG survey tender Update.  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Announcements.  Urea plants get additional natural gas in spot auction; operations rise to 80% capacity.  Jamshedpur-East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution Project.  Ranchi District City Gas Distribution Project.  Ras Laffan: Desperate turn of events.  Twelve days of gas: India's urea plants restart on borrowed time.  The ethanol-to-SAF bet: GAIL narrows the path for Pata’s green future.  Breaking the PSU monopoly: Private player secures stake in GAIL Vijaipur Insurance .  The cost of transformation: Private sector E&P outfit's multi-million dollar roadmap for upstream modernization..  R-Series MOPU tender: Dramatic loosening of norms.  ONGC's ageing Sibsagar oilfields: High-pressure "Lift Gas" injected.  A massive $25 million gas compression contract: Testing the limits of unified capacity.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  The 4-year gamble: OIL’s massive bet on Western India’s shale potential.  Silent sirens: Why ONGC's critical H2S safety project fell through.  Eight extensions later: How a three-way race for BPREP compressors became a solo finish.  Golden Handcuffs and NDAs: The hidden governance of licensed technology.  

Why are LNG ships still arriving if Ras Laffan is down?

Mar 20: 8The tale of two cargoes, and how did they slip through?
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Mundra was built to reduce Gulf shipping distances: It was not built for a crisis like this one

Mar 20: 8Why did an LNG cargo get diverted
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India is now competing for gas it cannot physically replace

Mar 20: The global system has no spare capacity to absorb India’s demand.
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Mar 20: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Mar 20: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
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IOCL's Paradip expansion: Why is there a tearing hurry to get FID?

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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Water-stressed expansion: Bina’s 11 MMTPA surge hinges on a fragile water intake

Mar 20: 8The massive expansion requires treating over 260 m3/h of oily water and spent caustic to generate "DM quality" recycled water. 
8The ability to recycle every drop becomes the environmental "nerve center" for the entire Rs 49,000 Crore investment
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Details

Giant three-unit petrochem tender: The eight month squeeze

Mar 20: 8Why is IOCL pushing such a tight deadline despite bidders' alarm?
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Mar 20: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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The consortium crackdown: ONGC’s new ‘local content’ paper trail in well head platforms

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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Details

ONGC's vessel hunt: No free ride

Mar 20: 8There is zero pay for the long haul
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Details

ONGC tightens grip on Bechraji revamp

Mar 20: 8Bidders stalled by last-minute schedule shift
8Find out how ONGC overhauls contractual demands
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Details

Foreign cash for local yards: How ONGC is managing foreign exchange risks in its latest PSV buy

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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The DGMS mandate: Why ONGC is spending Rs 10.Cr to watch rigs

Mar 20: 8Strict new Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) guidelines are forcing a massive overhaul of drilling rig security
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ONGC’s "Super-A" risk: The 2-hour race to stop an environmental catastrophe

Mar 20: 8The high-stakes requirement for a 120-minute "strike team" response to protect the Maharashtra coastline from Alibaug to Gujarat.
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Built, owned, operated: Inside Indian Oil’s radical new rental model for refinery tech

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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Downstream contracting briefs

Mar 20: 1) BPCL’s Ramayapatnam VCM tender stretches 125 days as EIL tweaks specs but holds firm on liability and milestone discipline
8Six bid-date extensions are rarely just diary management in a technology licensor package. BPCL and EIL have softened parts of the VCM technical burden, yet the commercial spine still pushes substantial risk back onto bidders. The real story sits in what moved, what did not, and what that says about licensor appetite for Ramayapatnam.
 
2) EIL extends Numaligarh PPU pressure vessel tender amid a tightly controlled indigenous bid structure
8The package remains boxed inside a limited, zero-deviation, local-supplier-only framework for critical process vessels. That combination often says more about bidder stress and owner control than any plain date extension ever will.
 
3) IndianOil Cryogenics Dindori’s new vessel fabrication tender splits volume 60:40, but its real story is risk-loaded shop-floor control
8Find out more
 
4) Four bid-date extensions expose a still-settling licensor package for BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE project
8Know more
 
5) BPCL’s Vadinar Bina crude pipeline composite work tender slips after five extensions amid evolving bid inputs
8The real story is not calendar drift alone, but what that drift says about execution risk on a live midstream augmentation package.
 
6) HPCL Mumbai Refinery biodiversity study deadline moves by 11 days as specialist ecological scope likely tempers early bid response
8The real story is what the extension says about bidder depth, pricing confidence, and compliance-critical project sequencing.
 
7) BPCL’s Mumbai-Kochi-Bina refinery RTO tender gets one pre-bid extension as amendment trail points to specification and qualification clean-up
8Find out more
 
8) BPCL Mumbai Refinery’s three TA 2026 piping packages get a second extension
8But the real pressure point remains April shutdown execution

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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Mar 20: 1) Four bidders enter GAIL’s Maharashtra pipeline O&M engineering consultancy race
8But the real filter is its quality-heavy technical gate
 
2) Eighteen bidders test GAIL Vijaipur’s manpower-heavy mechanical AMC for C2C3, LPG plants and HVJ compressor station
8Find out more
 
3) Four bidders clear technical gate in IOCL Baddi BP turnstile and face reader tender after six-way contest
8IOCL’s Baddi BP turnstile tender is small in value but not in control philosophy. The technical round has already cut a six-bidder field to four, and the exclusions matter more than the numbers suggest. Behind the routine GeM wrapper, the real story is how narrowly defined access-control credentials are reshaping who gets to stay in the room.
 
4) Thirteen bidders enter IPPL’s ambient air heater electrical package

8But the real story is how IndianOil Petronas Pvt Ltd shaped the field
 
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Details

Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Mar 20: 1) DCS package: Honeywell overquoted by 40%
8Find out more
 
2) BPCL Bina pump award splits competitive centre around DMW, Sulzer, Atlas Copco and Clyde
8Find out more
 
3) Baluram wins IOCL Gujarat Refinery DHDS catalyst replacement tender
8With rival bids far apart
 
4) Neotight wins IOCL Guwahati Refinery shutdown torquing package as price field splits sharply at award

8Know more
 
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BPCL’s Bhilai-Kalyan CBG survey tender Update

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Mar 20: 1) OIL India’s wireline logging tender slips as clause rewrites widen offshore reach
8The tender is no longer just a date-extension story.
8The deeper shift lies in how offshore deployment, detonator compliance, extra-unit options, and CIS liability are being rewritten into the risk structure.
 
2) OIL India pushes open hole logging units tender ahead
8The package does not soften the hard filters on OEM pedigree, documentary proof, maintenance capability, or long-tail security obligations.
 
3) ONGC’s Ankleshwar valve ARC tightens repair control around API-governed remanufacture, witnessed testing and a no-consortium entry filter
8The tender turns a routine-looking valve ARC into a field-to-workshop integrity contract anchored in API-governed repair logic and owner-witnessed testing.
 
4) ONGC’s HPHT OGT tender folds 98/2 export systems into a five-year KPI-led O&M package
8The latest HPHT OGT services tender is not just about keeping an old gas terminal running; it pulls recently commissioned 98/2 export infrastructure into the same five-year operating envelope.
8The real story lies in how DCS operations, metering-linked export facilities, electrical uptime, consumables control, and even non-explicit “necessary” work are bundled into one accountability framework.
 
5) Sun Petrochemicals turns Gujarat tubing buy into a certification-heavy, multi-field rate contract with strong buyer-side optionality
8Sun Petrochemicals has framed its Gujarat tubing tender as more than a straight tubular purchase, binding API 5CT discipline to a contract structure that can stretch across multiple fields.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Mar 20: 1) ONGC’s Ankleshwar Asset packs PSV integrity, spares liability and local-workshop filters into one three-year maintenance tender
8ONGC’s Ankleshwar Asset is not merely seeking routine PSV calibration; it is packaging statutory testing, field handling, repair liability and documentation control into a single integrity contract.
 
2) AMC Projects wins ONGC Mehsana Asset cathodic protection maintenance contract
8ONGC Mehsana Asset’s six-month cathodic protection contract did not just produce an L1.
8It produced a steep commercial split between a tightly packed lower cluster and bids that rose more than 130% and 250% above the winner.
8That divergence says more about how vendors are reading pipeline-integrity risk than the headline award value alone.
 
3) OIL India’s listed labour upkeep tender throws out 14 of 33 bidders as field-control clauses bite
8This was not a soft-entry manpower bid.
8OIL India paired a five-year, production-linked labour package with tight control over deployment, supervision and documentation, and nearly two-fifths of participants fell out at qualification stage.
8The deeper signal is not just who bid, but what kind of vendor this Duliajan upkeep model appears to be selecting for.
 
4) ONGC Western Offshore bridge inspection tender corrigendum
8ONGC has issued the latest corrigendum for its Western Offshore bridge inspection and laser-scanning tender by inserting a new payment-release clause.
8The change ties cash release to bridge-wise completion, combined evidence packs and verification by RINA and the ONGC representative.
 
5) ONGC’s latest corrigendum-led MH-NH PWC tender turns process selection into a no-shutdown, six-year performance wager
8ONGC’s latest visible MH-NH PWC tender remains at the pre-opening stage, and bidder names are not disclosed in the document.
8The package binds replacement and revamp work to firm-price discipline, layered security, offshore performance testing, and six years of O&M under a 25 ppm discharge promise.
8What is still unresolved is whether bidders will price that long-tail liability cleanly upfront or try to defend margin through technology conservatism and qualification tightness.
 
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Mar 20: 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
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Announcements

Mar 20: 8ONGC launches e-auction to sell gas from Padra field [ONGC] Details
8Gas Connect March 2026 [IGX] Details
8IEX sets up investor meetings with Aequitas and Prusik next week [IEX] Details
8Deep Industries wins partial relief as key service suspensions are revoked [DIL] Details
8ONGC trims NCD rating exposure as ICRA reaffirms Rs. 8,500 crore programme [ONGC] Details
8Adani Ports targets JAL’s aviation assets and Kanpur fertilizers stake [Adani Port] Details
8Veedol shareholders approve postal ballot resolutions with requisite majority [Veedol] Details
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Urea plants get additional natural gas in spot auction; operations rise to 80% capacity

Mar 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
8Technip Energies invests in Verso Energy’s DEZiR eSAF project in Rouen Details
8Deep Industries receives amendment to business suspension, resumes key services Details
8Strategically flawed and commercially blind’: fossil fuel lobby push for EU blue hydrogen subsidies draws industry rebuke Details
8Fuel ban planned for non-PUC vehicles Details
8Escalating tensions disrupt LNG supply and push energy strategies Details
8LPG crisis fuels demand for illegal coal in Jharkhand eateries Details
8Oil falls as US and allies look to boost supply and ease Strait of Hormuz bottleneck Details
8Gulf energy attacks spark supply fears and higher oil and LNG prices Details
8Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate as Iran targets regional energy infrastructure Details
8India calls attacks on energy sites in West Asia deeply disturbing: MEA Details
8Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure Strait of Hormuz Details
8Crude oil surges above $119 amid Iran conflict and Gulf energy attacks Details
8Urea plants get additional natural gas in spot auction; operations rise to 80% capacity Details
8Iran attacks Qatar LNG infrastructure, raising global supply fears Details
8Centre urges states to act as LPG situation remains a concern amid war Details
8US may lift sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil at sea to cool price surge: Bessent Details
8Russia’s oil tanker diverted to India amid shifting global energy landscape Details
8India assesses domestic energy availability as a major consumer and refiner Details
8Oil jumps above $119 per barrel on Middle East energy attacks Details
8Oil and gas prices soar as Iran targets Gulf energy facilities; Brent nears $114 Details
8Iran war shifts focus to gas fields as key battleground Details
8India orders oil firms to share data as West Asia conflict impacts supplies Details
8Impact of Iran’s strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub may affect India’s PNG supply Details
8India directs oil and gas firms to share import and export data Details
8Haryana on high alert over LPG supply concerns, says minister Details
8Opposition protests over LPG shortage during budget session amid global tensions Details
8LPG supplier held for hoarding cylinders in Gurgaon Details
8India may explore LPG imports from Russia to meet domestic demand: MEA Details
8Japan’s JERA sees Iran war pushing LNG buyers toward US and Canada Details
8Global supply shock challenges the idea of energy independence Details
8PM Modi’s global outreach helps ensure uninterrupted oil supply for India Details
8LPG shortage risks pushing households back to dirtier fuels Details
8MEA highlights diversified sourcing, including Russia, amid LPG and crude concerns Details
8Overview of Brent crude and its role as a global oil price benchmark Details
8Russia-China tanker diversion sees Aqua Titan headed to India Details
8Iran’s strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan and regional infrastructure may impact India Details
8Potential easing of Iran crude sanctions could bring relief to global oil markets Details
8Crude oil rises 6% in a day, raising concerns over petrol and diesel prices in India Details
8Proposal to merge state oil firms to absorb price shocks Details
8ICRA reaffirms AAA rating for ONGC’s Rs 8,500 crore NCDs; withdraws other ratings Details
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Jamshedpur-East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution Project

Mar 20: 8Project Name: Jamshedpur-East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 30 crore Click here for more details Details

Ranchi District City Gas Distribution Project

Mar 20: 8Project Name: Ranchi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Ras Laffan: Desperate turn of events

Mar 19: 8India's crisis has gone from bad to worse
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Twelve days of gas: India's urea plants restart on borrowed time

Mar 19: 8The cost of 7 mmscmd of gas was very high
And there is uncertainty on what is coming next Details

The ethanol-to-SAF bet: GAIL narrows the path for Pata’s green future

Mar 19: 8While the pathway from CO2 to ethanol is anchored to Synata-Bio Inc. USA technology, the subsequent steps to SAF remain open.
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Breaking the PSU monopoly: Private player secures stake in GAIL Vijaipur Insurance

Mar 19: 8A private insurer has successfully bridged the gap in GAIL's massive insurance procurement, traditionally dominated by state-owned giants.
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The cost of transformation: Private sector E&P outfit's multi-million dollar roadmap for upstream modernization.

Mar 19: 8With a 2-year contract on the line and a massive scope covering everything from subsurface evaluation to digital strategy, the price tag could be significant.
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Details

R-Series MOPU tender: Dramatic loosening of norms

Mar 19: 8Will this pull in more offshore players?
8Or why is this being done?
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Details

ONGC's ageing Sibsagar oilfields: High-pressure "Lift Gas" injected

Mar 19: 8This is turning out to be a vital survival line
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A massive $25 million gas compression contract: Testing the limits of unified capacity

Mar 19: 8ONGC is testing the market’s ability to provide a unified, large-scale service footprint
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Mar 19: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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The 4-year gamble: OIL’s massive bet on Western India’s shale potential

Mar 19: 8Find out more
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Silent sirens: Why ONGC's critical H2S safety project fell through

Mar 19: 8Find out more
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Eight extensions later: How a three-way race for BPREP compressors became a solo finish

Mar 19: 8The bid deadline for this critical package moved eight times over four months. When the dust settled, only one bidder was left standing. Was this a case of rigorous vetting or a specification that boxed out the competition?
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Golden Handcuffs and NDAs: The hidden governance of licensed technology

Mar 19: 8This wasn’t just an equipment buy; it was a package bound by a 15-year Lummus Technology confidentiality agreement.
8We examine how the shadow of the licensor influences who gets to bid—and who gets to win
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Why are LNG ships still arriving if Ras Laffan is down?

Mar 20: 8The tale of two cargoes, and how did they slip through?
Click on Details for more Details

Mundra was built to reduce Gulf shipping distances: It was not built for a crisis like this one

Mar 20: 8Why did an LNG cargo get diverted
Click on Details for more Details

India is now competing for gas it cannot physically replace

Mar 20: The global system has no spare capacity to absorb India’s demand.
Click on Details for more Details

Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Mar 20: 8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
8Stay informed about contract awards, winning bidders, and project allocations over all oil & gas contracts.
Click on Reports for more. Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Mar 20: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Click on Reports for more. Details

IOCL's Paradip expansion: Why is there a tearing hurry to get FID?

Mar 20: 8Find out more
Click on Details for more
Details

Water-stressed expansion: Bina’s 11 MMTPA surge hinges on a fragile water intake

Mar 20: 8The massive expansion requires treating over 260 m3/h of oily water and spent caustic to generate "DM quality" recycled water. 
8The ability to recycle every drop becomes the environmental "nerve center" for the entire Rs 49,000 Crore investment
Click on Details for more
Details

Giant three-unit petrochem tender: The eight month squeeze

Mar 20: 8Why is IOCL pushing such a tight deadline despite bidders' alarm?
Click on Details for more
Details

Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Mar 20: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

The consortium crackdown: ONGC’s new ‘local content’ paper trail in well head platforms

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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Details

ONGC's vessel hunt: No free ride

Mar 20: 8There is zero pay for the long haul
Click on Details for more
Details

ONGC tightens grip on Bechraji revamp

Mar 20: 8Bidders stalled by last-minute schedule shift
8Find out how ONGC overhauls contractual demands
Click on Details for more
Details

Foreign cash for local yards: How ONGC is managing foreign exchange risks in its latest PSV buy

Mar 20: 8Find out more
Click on Details for more
Details

The DGMS mandate: Why ONGC is spending Rs 10.Cr to watch rigs

Mar 20: 8Strict new Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) guidelines are forcing a massive overhaul of drilling rig security
Click on Details for more
Details

ONGC’s "Super-A" risk: The 2-hour race to stop an environmental catastrophe

Mar 20: 8The high-stakes requirement for a 120-minute "strike team" response to protect the Maharashtra coastline from Alibaug to Gujarat.
Click on Details for more
Details

Built, owned, operated: Inside Indian Oil’s radical new rental model for refinery tech

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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Details

Downstream contracting briefs

Mar 20: 1) BPCL’s Ramayapatnam VCM tender stretches 125 days as EIL tweaks specs but holds firm on liability and milestone discipline
8Six bid-date extensions are rarely just diary management in a technology licensor package. BPCL and EIL have softened parts of the VCM technical burden, yet the commercial spine still pushes substantial risk back onto bidders. The real story sits in what moved, what did not, and what that says about licensor appetite for Ramayapatnam.
 
2) EIL extends Numaligarh PPU pressure vessel tender amid a tightly controlled indigenous bid structure
8The package remains boxed inside a limited, zero-deviation, local-supplier-only framework for critical process vessels. That combination often says more about bidder stress and owner control than any plain date extension ever will.
 
3) IndianOil Cryogenics Dindori’s new vessel fabrication tender splits volume 60:40, but its real story is risk-loaded shop-floor control
8Find out more
 
4) Four bid-date extensions expose a still-settling licensor package for BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE project
8Know more
 
5) BPCL’s Vadinar Bina crude pipeline composite work tender slips after five extensions amid evolving bid inputs
8The real story is not calendar drift alone, but what that drift says about execution risk on a live midstream augmentation package.
 
6) HPCL Mumbai Refinery biodiversity study deadline moves by 11 days as specialist ecological scope likely tempers early bid response
8The real story is what the extension says about bidder depth, pricing confidence, and compliance-critical project sequencing.
 
7) BPCL’s Mumbai-Kochi-Bina refinery RTO tender gets one pre-bid extension as amendment trail points to specification and qualification clean-up
8Find out more
 
8) BPCL Mumbai Refinery’s three TA 2026 piping packages get a second extension
8But the real pressure point remains April shutdown execution

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Details

Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Mar 20: 1) Four bidders enter GAIL’s Maharashtra pipeline O&M engineering consultancy race
8But the real filter is its quality-heavy technical gate
 
2) Eighteen bidders test GAIL Vijaipur’s manpower-heavy mechanical AMC for C2C3, LPG plants and HVJ compressor station
8Find out more
 
3) Four bidders clear technical gate in IOCL Baddi BP turnstile and face reader tender after six-way contest
8IOCL’s Baddi BP turnstile tender is small in value but not in control philosophy. The technical round has already cut a six-bidder field to four, and the exclusions matter more than the numbers suggest. Behind the routine GeM wrapper, the real story is how narrowly defined access-control credentials are reshaping who gets to stay in the room.
 
4) Thirteen bidders enter IPPL’s ambient air heater electrical package

8But the real story is how IndianOil Petronas Pvt Ltd shaped the field
 
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Details

Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

Mar 20: 1) DCS package: Honeywell overquoted by 40%
8Find out more
 
2) BPCL Bina pump award splits competitive centre around DMW, Sulzer, Atlas Copco and Clyde
8Find out more
 
3) Baluram wins IOCL Gujarat Refinery DHDS catalyst replacement tender
8With rival bids far apart
 
4) Neotight wins IOCL Guwahati Refinery shutdown torquing package as price field splits sharply at award

8Know more
 
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Details

BPCL’s Bhilai-Kalyan CBG survey tender Update

Mar 20: 8Find out more
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Mar 20: 1) OIL India’s wireline logging tender slips as clause rewrites widen offshore reach
8The tender is no longer just a date-extension story.
8The deeper shift lies in how offshore deployment, detonator compliance, extra-unit options, and CIS liability are being rewritten into the risk structure.
 
2) OIL India pushes open hole logging units tender ahead
8The package does not soften the hard filters on OEM pedigree, documentary proof, maintenance capability, or long-tail security obligations.
 
3) ONGC’s Ankleshwar valve ARC tightens repair control around API-governed remanufacture, witnessed testing and a no-consortium entry filter
8The tender turns a routine-looking valve ARC into a field-to-workshop integrity contract anchored in API-governed repair logic and owner-witnessed testing.
 
4) ONGC’s HPHT OGT tender folds 98/2 export systems into a five-year KPI-led O&M package
8The latest HPHT OGT services tender is not just about keeping an old gas terminal running; it pulls recently commissioned 98/2 export infrastructure into the same five-year operating envelope.
8The real story lies in how DCS operations, metering-linked export facilities, electrical uptime, consumables control, and even non-explicit “necessary” work are bundled into one accountability framework.
 
5) Sun Petrochemicals turns Gujarat tubing buy into a certification-heavy, multi-field rate contract with strong buyer-side optionality
8Sun Petrochemicals has framed its Gujarat tubing tender as more than a straight tubular purchase, binding API 5CT discipline to a contract structure that can stretch across multiple fields.
 
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Details

E&P contracting brief: Part II

Mar 20: 1) ONGC’s Ankleshwar Asset packs PSV integrity, spares liability and local-workshop filters into one three-year maintenance tender
8ONGC’s Ankleshwar Asset is not merely seeking routine PSV calibration; it is packaging statutory testing, field handling, repair liability and documentation control into a single integrity contract.
 
2) AMC Projects wins ONGC Mehsana Asset cathodic protection maintenance contract
8ONGC Mehsana Asset’s six-month cathodic protection contract did not just produce an L1.
8It produced a steep commercial split between a tightly packed lower cluster and bids that rose more than 130% and 250% above the winner.
8That divergence says more about how vendors are reading pipeline-integrity risk than the headline award value alone.
 
3) OIL India’s listed labour upkeep tender throws out 14 of 33 bidders as field-control clauses bite
8This was not a soft-entry manpower bid.
8OIL India paired a five-year, production-linked labour package with tight control over deployment, supervision and documentation, and nearly two-fifths of participants fell out at qualification stage.
8The deeper signal is not just who bid, but what kind of vendor this Duliajan upkeep model appears to be selecting for.
 
4) ONGC Western Offshore bridge inspection tender corrigendum
8ONGC has issued the latest corrigendum for its Western Offshore bridge inspection and laser-scanning tender by inserting a new payment-release clause.
8The change ties cash release to bridge-wise completion, combined evidence packs and verification by RINA and the ONGC representative.
 
5) ONGC’s latest corrigendum-led MH-NH PWC tender turns process selection into a no-shutdown, six-year performance wager
8ONGC’s latest visible MH-NH PWC tender remains at the pre-opening stage, and bidder names are not disclosed in the document.
8The package binds replacement and revamp work to firm-price discipline, layered security, offshore performance testing, and six years of O&M under a 25 ppm discharge promise.
8What is still unresolved is whether bidders will price that long-tail liability cleanly upfront or try to defend margin through technology conservatism and qualification tightness.
 
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Mar 20: 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

Mar 20: 8ONGC launches e-auction to sell gas from Padra field [ONGC] Details
8Gas Connect March 2026 [IGX] Details
8IEX sets up investor meetings with Aequitas and Prusik next week [IEX] Details
8Deep Industries wins partial relief as key service suspensions are revoked [DIL] Details
8ONGC trims NCD rating exposure as ICRA reaffirms Rs. 8,500 crore programme [ONGC] Details
8Adani Ports targets JAL’s aviation assets and Kanpur fertilizers stake [Adani Port] Details
8Veedol shareholders approve postal ballot resolutions with requisite majority [Veedol] Details
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Urea plants get additional natural gas in spot auction; operations rise to 80% capacity

Mar 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
8Technip Energies invests in Verso Energy’s DEZiR eSAF project in Rouen Details
8Deep Industries receives amendment to business suspension, resumes key services Details
8Strategically flawed and commercially blind’: fossil fuel lobby push for EU blue hydrogen subsidies draws industry rebuke Details
8Fuel ban planned for non-PUC vehicles Details
8Escalating tensions disrupt LNG supply and push energy strategies Details
8LPG crisis fuels demand for illegal coal in Jharkhand eateries Details
8Oil falls as US and allies look to boost supply and ease Strait of Hormuz bottleneck Details
8Gulf energy attacks spark supply fears and higher oil and LNG prices Details
8Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate as Iran targets regional energy infrastructure Details
8India calls attacks on energy sites in West Asia deeply disturbing: MEA Details
8Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure Strait of Hormuz Details
8Crude oil surges above $119 amid Iran conflict and Gulf energy attacks Details
8Urea plants get additional natural gas in spot auction; operations rise to 80% capacity Details
8Iran attacks Qatar LNG infrastructure, raising global supply fears Details
8Centre urges states to act as LPG situation remains a concern amid war Details
8US may lift sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil at sea to cool price surge: Bessent Details
8Russia’s oil tanker diverted to India amid shifting global energy landscape Details
8India assesses domestic energy availability as a major consumer and refiner Details
8Oil jumps above $119 per barrel on Middle East energy attacks Details
8Oil and gas prices soar as Iran targets Gulf energy facilities; Brent nears $114 Details
8Iran war shifts focus to gas fields as key battleground Details
8India orders oil firms to share data as West Asia conflict impacts supplies Details
8Impact of Iran’s strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub may affect India’s PNG supply Details
8India directs oil and gas firms to share import and export data Details
8Haryana on high alert over LPG supply concerns, says minister Details
8Opposition protests over LPG shortage during budget session amid global tensions Details
8LPG supplier held for hoarding cylinders in Gurgaon Details
8India may explore LPG imports from Russia to meet domestic demand: MEA Details
8Japan’s JERA sees Iran war pushing LNG buyers toward US and Canada Details
8Global supply shock challenges the idea of energy independence Details
8PM Modi’s global outreach helps ensure uninterrupted oil supply for India Details
8LPG shortage risks pushing households back to dirtier fuels Details
8MEA highlights diversified sourcing, including Russia, amid LPG and crude concerns Details
8Overview of Brent crude and its role as a global oil price benchmark Details
8Russia-China tanker diversion sees Aqua Titan headed to India Details
8Iran’s strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan and regional infrastructure may impact India Details
8Potential easing of Iran crude sanctions could bring relief to global oil markets Details
8Crude oil rises 6% in a day, raising concerns over petrol and diesel prices in India Details
8Proposal to merge state oil firms to absorb price shocks Details
8ICRA reaffirms AAA rating for ONGC’s Rs 8,500 crore NCDs; withdraws other ratings Details
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Jamshedpur-East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution Project

Mar 20: 8Project Name: Jamshedpur-East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 30 crore Click here for more details Details

Ranchi District City Gas Distribution Project

Mar 20: 8Project Name: Ranchi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details

Ras Laffan: Desperate turn of events

Mar 19: 8India's crisis has gone from bad to worse
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Twelve days of gas: India's urea plants restart on borrowed time

Mar 19: 8The cost of 7 mmscmd of gas was very high
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The ethanol-to-SAF bet: GAIL narrows the path for Pata’s green future

Mar 19: 8While the pathway from CO2 to ethanol is anchored to Synata-Bio Inc. USA technology, the subsequent steps to SAF remain open.
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Breaking the PSU monopoly: Private player secures stake in GAIL Vijaipur Insurance

Mar 19: 8A private insurer has successfully bridged the gap in GAIL's massive insurance procurement, traditionally dominated by state-owned giants.
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The cost of transformation: Private sector E&P outfit's multi-million dollar roadmap for upstream modernization.

Mar 19: 8With a 2-year contract on the line and a massive scope covering everything from subsurface evaluation to digital strategy, the price tag could be significant.
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R-Series MOPU tender: Dramatic loosening of norms

Mar 19: 8Will this pull in more offshore players?
8Or why is this being done?
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ONGC's ageing Sibsagar oilfields: High-pressure "Lift Gas" injected

Mar 19: 8This is turning out to be a vital survival line
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A massive $25 million gas compression contract: Testing the limits of unified capacity

Mar 19: 8ONGC is testing the market’s ability to provide a unified, large-scale service footprint
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Mar 19: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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The 4-year gamble: OIL’s massive bet on Western India’s shale potential

Mar 19: 8Find out more
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Silent sirens: Why ONGC's critical H2S safety project fell through

Mar 19: 8Find out more
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Eight extensions later: How a three-way race for BPREP compressors became a solo finish

Mar 19: 8The bid deadline for this critical package moved eight times over four months. When the dust settled, only one bidder was left standing. Was this a case of rigorous vetting or a specification that boxed out the competition?
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Golden Handcuffs and NDAs: The hidden governance of licensed technology

Mar 19: 8This wasn’t just an equipment buy; it was a package bound by a 15-year Lummus Technology confidentiality agreement.
8We examine how the shadow of the licensor influences who gets to bid—and who gets to win
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