The 53% profit surge: ONGC doesn't want you to read this carefully. Is BP slowly taking over ONGC?. BPCL: Good results will run into foul weather ahead. Well head platform project: Three are in the race. Rig tender narrows to two qualified bidders after diesel-electric clarification reshapes eligibility. OIL's 3000 HP Assam-Arunachal rig tender extended to 2 June 2026 without easing the risk load. IOCL’s PDPC consultancy tender slips 80 days, but the real story is not the deadline. Coal gasification: Air separation unit undergoes further iteration. Refinery AI award exposes the first real stress test for refinery-grade MLOps in India. Low cost SAF entry in Indian refineries: A test case. Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector. Technip wins a complex consultancy job on a single bid basis. Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day. Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day. E&P contracting brief: Part I. E&P contracting brief: Part II. E&P contracting brief: Part III. Daily forward looking import matrices. Downstream contracting briefs: Awards. Downstream contracting briefs: Part I. Downstream contracting briefs: Part II. Downstream contracting briefs: Part III. Krishna-Godavari Basin: SC agrees to fresh plea by Reliance to resolve dispute with Centre . Bhubaneswar- Khordha District City Gas Distribution Project. Jamshedpur- East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution Project. 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. Daily forward looking import matrices. Asia's energy crisis is pushing Singapore toward nuclear . Burdwan District City Gas Distribution Project. Vijayawada District City Gas Distribution Project. A $20 billion bet by Adani: Why is he going after the gap that Ambani's won't fill?. Coal gasification: You may own the ASU BOO mandate and yet not be able to call the shots. CBG: IOCL builds a hub and spoke model. A Rs 500 crore private sector petrochem project is taking off. India's largest SAF unit is finally coming up. BPCL’s AP project modularization award raises pricing questions before the refinery build even begins. Adani's quiet urea play: Two Talchers in less than half the time. ONGC’s Rs 1,892 crore, 349 new oil & gas wells go for review .
The 53% profit surge: ONGC doesn't want you to read this carefully
May 27: 8Or else, the company feels, you may arrive at the wrong conclusions Click on Details for more
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Is BP slowly taking over ONGC?
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BP is now running Mumbai High 8And now the multinational is being given a much larger role 8What does it say about ONGC's in-house technical capability after 70 years?
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BPCL: Good results will run into foul weather ahead
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Well head platform project: Three are in the race
May 27: 8The three participating bidders now face a clarification record that gives selective flexibility while preserving hard schedule and BEC discipline. 8The real pricing tension sits in interfaces, not the headline platform scope. Click on Details for moreDetails
Rig tender narrows to two qualified bidders after diesel-electric clarification reshapes eligibility
May 27: 8This 1000 HP mobile rig tender did not merely extend dates; it changed the technology gate. 8Diesel-electric rigs now get a clearer route in, but bidder-side responsibility for compatibility and statutory compliance remains heavy. 8The qualified-disqualified split shows why the amendment matters more than a routine clarification. Click on Details for moreDetails
OIL's 3000 HP Assam-Arunachal rig tender extended to 2 June 2026 without easing the risk load
May 27: 8Oil has pushed the bid deadline for its 3000 HP Assam-Arunachal drilling rig package by 14 days. 8The extension gives contractors more time, but the tender’s security, mobilisation and technical filters remain intact. 8The real signal lies in what OIL chose not to soften. Click on Details for moreDetails
IOCL’s PDPC consultancy tender slips 80 days, but the real story is not the deadline
May 27: 8The tender for cumene and phenol units has gone through four extensions. Yet each corrigendum keeps the rest of the NIT unchanged, making the delay look less like a softening and more like a market-stress signal. For bidders, the extra time does not remove the core risks around scope, liability, mobilisation cashflow and interface accountability. Click on Details for more
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Coal gasification: Air separation unit undergoes further iteration
May 27: 8Everytime there is a new twist 8The latest is that the BOO operator risk has been tightened as oxygen-nitrogen pricing moves to single fixed-charge model Click on Details for moreDetails
Refinery AI award exposes the first real stress test for refinery-grade MLOps in India
May 27: 8This is not another analytics contract. The refiner is pushing AI/ML into near real-time refinery operations, with IP21/LIMS integration, historian write-back, drift monitoring and DCS-facing advisories. The award now tests whether the L1 bid can carry the full weight of production-grade refinery intelligence. Click on Details for moreDetails
Low cost SAF entry in Indian refineries: A test case
May 27: 8The refinery is testing whether Sustainable Aviation Fuel can move through its existing KHT unit without triggering a heavier pollution-load approval route. The tender turns the consultant into the architect of a No Increase in Pollution Load case before pollution control authorities Click on Details for moreDetails
Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector
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Technip wins a complex consultancy job on a single bid basis
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day
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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day
May 27: 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.
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E&P contracting brief: Part I
May 27: 1) Rs 200 crore storage and transportation tanker award leaves pricing system untested 8There was one bidder only
2) ONGC Jorhat HPCC tender sees three bidders qualify as onsite FMS filter narrows the field 8ONGC’s Jorhat HPCC tender looks small on value but heavy on operational consequence. 8Three of five participating bidders cleared the technical screen, leaving two outside the race.
3) OIL’s API Class G cement tender filters out oilfield-fluid player as two cement makers qualify 8Find out why that was so
4) ONGC’s Nawagam GCP compressor tender turns participated bidders into a test of LSTK gas-facility credentials 8ONGC’s Nawagam compressor replacement package is drawing a broad participated-bidder field, but the tender is not behaving like a routine equipment buy. 8The real filter sits in the EPCI/LSTK experience, self-performance and TPIA-certified documentation gates
5) Bridge refurbishment and replacement project extended 8Vid-cost relief and lower turnover threshold reshape the race
May 27: 1) ONGC/Kalol FR tender extended to 09 June 2026 after pre-bid replies expose LSTK scope and interface clean-up 8ONGC has pushed the Kalol FR surface-facilities bid deadline by 29 days after pre-bid replies forced several technical clarifications. 8The extension follows corrections to tank scope, GGS-IV civil works, soil-data coverage and RTU/SCADA responsibility.
2) ONGC’s Mehsana water-injection tender turns a 10-well hiring job into a digitally monitored field-reliability contract 8ONGC’s Mehsana tender is not built around pumps and tankers alone. 8The real shift is the layering of API 674 pumping, oxygen control, NABL calibration and cloud-based RTMS into one contractor-delivered package. 8That makes the 10-well water-injection job a sharper test of field reliability than the headline scope first suggests.
3) ONGC Ahmedabad gas anchor tender shifts old-tubing reuse into a tight SRP fabrication risk test 8ONGC Ahmedabad Asset is turning pulled-out tubing into gas anchors for SRP wells, but the small tender carries a sharper execution signal than its value suggests. 8The technical bet is on precise fabrication, EUE connection discipline and vendor-controlled workshop quality.
4) ONGC Ahmedabad gas-anchor tender shifts SRP fabrication risk onto workshop vendors while recycling old tubular inventory 8ONGC’s Ahmedabad Asset is using old pulled-out tubing and old coiled tubing to fabricate gas anchors for SRP wells. 8The tender looks small, but the technical burden sits in alignment, welding, dimensional compliance, transport handling, and warranty-backed acceptance.
5) IndianOil’s Umatara bid extension keeps the surface production package race open but tightens ATC precedence 8IndianOil’s Umatara tender is no ordinary service hire. 8The extension gives bidders more time, but the technical package still demands a full surface production ecosystem. 8The latest corrigendum resets bid-term precedence while leaving one technical file unreadable in extracted form.
May 27: 1) Mission Anveshan corrigendum extends bid but keeps seismic contractors locked into tighter PBG and staggered-delivery risk 8ONGC has given bidders more time, but the extension does not soften the execution structure of the Mission Anveshan seismic package. 8The deeper issue is the coupling of staggered raw-data receipt with a compressed processing and interpretation schedule. 8For contractors, the real test begins after the award.
2) ONGC PWC tender extended as corrigenda tighten design life, securities and bidder cost exposure 8ONGC’s offshore PWC tender has moved beyond a simple date extension. 8The latest corrigendum trail shows a sharper balance between bidder relief and client-side risk control. 8The key commercial sting sits behind the revised technical and banking clauses.
3) ONGC’s Mumbai High LR-1 tanker tender extended as vessel-age and crane relaxations test bidder appetite 8ONGC has extended its Mumbai High LR-1 tanker tender after bidders pressed on vessel availability, call-out uncertainty and offshore operating risk. 8The corrigendum eases some technical filters but keeps the harder commercial architecture intact.
4) OIL KG Basin extends offshore 6-inch drilling services bid after specification reset 8OIL’s KG Basin extension is tied to more than a calendar change. 8The addendum softens key drilling-service specifications while preserving GeM pricing discipline. 8The result could reshape vendor appetite for the offshore 6-inch hole-section package.
5) ONGC Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender extended as digital and mobilisation risks sharpen 8ONGC has pushed the Samudra Manthan deepwater rig tender, adding 68 days to the original closing schedule. 8The extension sits beside tougher data-readiness expectations and tight mobilisation consequences. 8The real story is what this says about bidder depth and ONGC’s risk-transfer posture.
6) OIL extends Andaman offshore drilling bundle tender after a 47-day pre-bid reset 8OIL has pushed the Andaman offshore bundle services tender, but the one-day extension is only the surface move. 8The deeper story is a 47-day pre-bid reset involving eligibility, specifications, address, IEM, and price-bid corrections. 8The extension now tests whether widened offshore-experience language is enough to unlock serious bidder appetite.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Awards
May 27: 1) IOCL’s Panipat SAF tender turns certification into a refinery execution risk 8The contract looks small, but the risk it controls is not. IOCL is tying CORSIA certification to actual SAF co-processing readiness, UCO storage, SAF storage, audit closure and post-operation reassessment. For refinery executives, the signal is that certification is moving from paperwork to project-critical path.
2) Energy Solutions wins PMHBL pipeline surge study as six bidders fall out of the Petronet MHB Ltd race 8PMHBL’s surge-analysis award has produced a sharper competitive signal than the small ticket size suggests. Only four bidders cleared the technical gate, and the L1-L4 spread shows very different views of modelling effort and execution risk. The real story lies in how a standard GeM tender became a specialist integrity screen for a live products pipeline.
3) IOCL Gujarat Refinery’s LuPech J-18 support award exposes a sharp mismatch between estimate and commissioning-risk pricing 8Find out why do we say so
4) GAIL Vijaipur hazardous-waste award turns into single-qualified-bidder race 8Find out more
5) Watlow wins PLL’s Dahej PDH-PP high-capacity electric heater package 8Petronet LNG PDH-PP project PLL’s Dahej petrochemical build-out has moved another specialist package into award mode, with Watlow edging out Chromalox on price.
6) GAIL’s Usar PDH-PP offsite award throws up a 30.3% price gap in a limited tender 8The spread is large enough to raise questions on whether the winner priced execution efficiency or absorbed risk aggressively. For GAIL, the award sharpens cost advantage; for the contractor, it compresses room for slippage.
May 27: 1) IOCL’s Bongaigaon refinery sour-water bottleneck may be the hidden cost of DHDT revamp 8The DHDT revamp has pushed sour-water generation far beyond the dedicated SWS unit’s design capacity. IOCL’s own EOI points to higher contaminant levels, ETP load, LP BFW substitution and corrosion exposure as symptoms of the imbalance. The real story is whether this Rs 36 crores SWS package is a delayed catch-up capex after throughput-led stress.
2) BPCL’s Kochi polypropylene lab tender shows how a “small” package can hide a full EPC risk transfer 8The tender looks like a laboratory package, but the documents show a much wider LSTK-style scope across civil, utilities, HVAC, electrical, instrumentation, effluent, commissioning and documentation. For executives, the real story is not the lab building; it is how BPCL-EIL is pushing integration risk into one contractor envelope.
3) BPCL’s BPREP coalescer tender gets more time, but not more flexibility 8Zero deviation, limited bidding, NDA-gated technical access, and a 240-day delivery clock still hold the line.
4) IOCL extends OJ-06 to KFST ILI bid but keeps liability, rerun and standby risks with contractors 8IOCL’s latest corrigendum gives bidders more time, but not much contractual breathing room. The pre-bid replies clarify flow, pressure, cleaning history and defect-reporting expectations while holding firm on liability, escalation and standby claims. For ILI vendors, the real margin test now sits inside the operational gaps between flow windows.
5) HPCL extends ATF JeTreat FEED bid as brownfield interface risks test limited consultant pool 8The extension sits over a scope that goes well beyond document review into pumps, tie-ins, flare, utilities, HAZOP and cost-estimate accountability. The real signal lies in how much refinery-interface uncertainty HPCL is asking FEED consultants to absorb before EPC sequencing begins.
May 27: 1) Petronet LNG’s PDH-PP Dahej vaporizer tender puts cryogenic credentials ahead of balance-sheet muscle 8Petronet LNG’s Dahej petrochemical package is framed as a utility-side procurement, but the tender hides a sharper technical filter. The 2226 kW cryogenic-service reference and NDA-gated technical access could reshape who can seriously bid. The commercial terms matter, but the real contest begins before the BOQ is even opened.
2) HPCL’s LMBU tender extension masks a wider tightening of mechanical execution, yard logistics and bank-guarantee risk 8HPCL’s LMBU mechanical works tender has moved from a simple date extension into a deeper commercial and technical reset. The bid deadline has shifted by 28 days, but the more important signal lies in rolling bank guarantees, revised steel escalation and fabrication-yard risk. The package now tests whether refinery mechanical contractors can absorb tighter liquidity and execution obligations without diluting competition.
3) GAIL’s Vijaipur Pata C2/C3 pipeline instrumentation tender gets a 22-day bid runway, but risk discipline stays intact 8GAIL/Vijaipur Pata C2/C3 pipeline project The extra time comes with no visible relaxation in delivery, EMD, PRS or zero-deviation discipline. The real signal sits in how GeM timelines are being stretched around a tightly controlled EIL-engineered package.
4) HPCL’s DHT TA instrument tender hides a bigger shutdown-risk story at Visakh Refinery 8HPCL’s DHT turnaround scope reaches into transmitters, shutdown valves, ROVs, mass flow meters, manifolds and thermowells. The corrigendum points to a larger question: who absorbs the uncertainty when hidden field work surfaces during a refinery shutdown?
5) HPCL’s FCCU 2 and CDU 3 TA corrigendum turns a routine 25% option clause into a shutdown-risk battleground 8Find out how that is so
May 27: 1) CPCL’s Manali refinery spill-response tender quietly tests whether India has enough specialist OSR capacity 8Find out more
2) BPCL’s PDPP catalyst tender hints at a specialist-vendor squeeze in acrylic acid operations 8Find out why we say so Click on Details for more
3) BPCL’s PRFCC safety tender quietly turns gas detection into a per-person obligation 8BPCL’s latest clarification removes a major pricing ambiguity in the PRFCC safety-services tender.
Krishna-Godavari Basin: SC agrees to fresh plea by Reliance to resolve dispute with Centre
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Bhubaneswar- Khordha District City Gas Distribution Project
Jamshedpur- East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution Project
May 27: 8Project Name:Jamshedpur- East Singhbhum District City Gas Distribution 8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more detailsDetails
Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector
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Daily forward looking import matrices
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Asia's energy crisis is pushing Singapore toward nuclear
May 26: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content): 8Rising fuel prices accelerate India’s shift towards electric mobility Details 8JSW Steel partners with Icelandic firms to advance green methanol bioenergy project in India Details 8India’s ethanol boom may soon face an oversupply crisis Details 8India’s ethanol production faces potential oversupply challenge Details 8Oil companies' losses down to Rs 600 crore per day following fuel price hikes Details 8West Asia turmoil may dent India Inc margins by 200 bps in FY27: Crisil Details 8Fuel duty cut costs Centre Rs 14,000 crore, says Petroleum Ministry Details 8Petrol crosses Rs 100 mark in most cities Details 8Markets rally over 1% on Iran-US talks as crude oil falls below $100 Details 8INOX India kicks off FY27 with Rs 322 crore order wins across cryogenic businesses Details 8West Asia crisis hits India’s fuel economics: Government loses Rs 14,000 crore after fuel duty cuts Details 8Oil marketing companies rally as crude falls sharply Details 8Petronet LNG Ltd rises for third consecutive session Details 8GreenLine expands LNG presence as India’s freight sector shifts beyond diesel Details 8India expands fuel-pump verification rules to cover hydrogen and other cleaner fuels Details 8Ethanol-based stove cheaper than LPG, says Nitin Gadkari Details 8Got a PNG connection? Govt now lets you reclaim LPG later Details 8India has 78 days of crude stock, no shortage of LPG: Government to parliament panel Details 8Paying more for less crude, India's oil companies pass the bill to drivers Details 8Oil supply under control: Government tells panel India has 78 days of crude stock Details 8Early findings of offshore oil exploration in Andamans indicate hydrocarbon potential: Lt GUV Details 8ONGC appoints BP for western offshore oil and gas fields Details 8Asia's energy crisis is pushing Singapore toward nuclear Details 8Iraq’s oil collapse sparks race for new export routes Details 8Europe’s gas prices drop 5% on renewed U.S.-Iran talks optimism Details 8Europe’s gas prices drop 5% on renewed U.S.-Iran talks optimism Details 8Govt gives up Rs 14,000 crore in tax revenue after excise duty cut on petrol and diesel: Petroleum Ministry Details 8Fuel price hikes cut daily losses of state-run OMCs to Rs 600 crore Details 8ONGC appoints BP unit to boost production from western offshore oil and gas fields Details 8West Asia conflict may shave 200 bps off India Inc profitability this fiscal Details 8Recent fuel price hike a form of belt tightening amid rise in crude prices: Experts Details 8India’s Q4 GDP growth seen at 7.3% amid Iran war tensions Details 8Bangladesh launches fresh offshore oil, gas tender with sweeter terms for foreign firms Details 8Oil prices fall over 5% on hopes for Iran deal Details 8Diesel, petrol price hike: Fuel rates increased for fourth time since Iran war began Details 8ONGC Q4 FY26 results: Date, dividend news, earnings call schedule, share price history & key expectations Details 8GAIL-IOCL JV Green Gas launches PNG supply at Shri Ram Mandir Details 8ONGC onboards BP to supercharge western offshore fields – 24% production jump expected Details 8ONGC Q4 earnings preview: Result date, profit estimates, and key factors to watch Details 8Big relief for LPG users: Govt allows easy switch between LPG and PNG with new rule Details 8BPCL Kochi Refinery wins KMA Excellence Award for manufacturing innovation Details You can also click on Newsclips for more