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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  India's first independent ammonia terminal, anchored by a zinc miner's fertiliser plant.  India's biggest explorer, ordered to pay a company in liquidation.  Private LPG distributor's margin doubled during the war.  Market study for isopropyl alcohol, propane and sulphuric acid raises a quiet scope-mismatch question.  Air separation unit for Bardhman coal gasification complex gets a 170-day bid runway as technical and legal risk is rewritten.  Biodiesel procurement turns into a quality-compliance contest, not a price war.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.   Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part II.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  India’s ONGC considers resuming Venezuela oil operations.  Today's update in Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day.  Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day.  How India's gas guarantee formula lets it down twice over.  PNGRB clears faster, cheaper PNG piping to chase its targets .  Vedanta's oil & gas demerger: What really is the true story?.  Retail sales: The government has quietly privatized the windfall and nationalized the loss.  Coal gasification: The big question still remains.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Crude oil futures tank over 5% as U.S.-Iran peace deal revives supply outlook.  Kota District City Gas Distribution Project.  Ahmedabad District (Rural) City Gas Distribution Project.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  How did Deep Industries under-cut John energy by 65%.  ONGC cancels offshore cementing tender after defending a high-control execution model.  Oil India's Andaman study seeks answers beyond seismic interpretation.  ONGC turns a 1000 HP rig hiring into a QCBS test of fleet quality, HSE history and mobilisation discipline.  E&P contracting brief: Part I.  E&P contracting brief: Part II.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  $37,000 to $411,000 a day: The war made one Indian company richer than it has ever been.  Decree by decree: How India built a rationing state in 100 days without saying the word.  India's energy crisis has one censored number. It's $16.3 billion.  HOEC's strange quarter: revenue below zero, oil back in its tanks, and a Rs 409-crore question.  India is moving 12 lakh homes onto piped gas.  Supply curbs bulk buyers shut out of retail fuel network.  Hyderabad District City Gas Distribution Project.  

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

Jun 17: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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India's first independent ammonia terminal, anchored by a zinc miner's fertiliser plant

Jun 17: 8Find out how this 15-year take-or-pay bet on the molecule is going it work its way through
Click on Details for more Details

India's biggest explorer, ordered to pay a company in liquidation

Jun 17: 8ONGC lost the arbitration, lost the liquidated-damages claim, and lost the bank guarantee it was holding — to a Singapore contractor that's already being wound up.
8And it is a big amount.
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Private LPG distributor's margin doubled during the war

Jun 17: 8Why do they think the margin will not fall back again to "normal"?
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Market study for isopropyl alcohol, propane and sulphuric acid raises a quiet scope-mismatch question

Jun 17: 8Find out what it is
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Air separation unit for Bardhman coal gasification complex gets a 170-day bid runway as technical and legal risk is rewritten

Jun 17: 8The 170-day slip is paired with changes in gas guarantees, utility responsibility, arbitration and commissioning exposure. The deeper question is whether bidders are being given time to price a clarified package or a tougher one.
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Biodiesel procurement turns into a quality-compliance contest, not a price war

Jun 17: 8The new biodiesel tender fixes the basic price, but leaves suppliers fighting on certification, distance, tank-truck discipline and sampling history. That changes the competitive battlefield from undercutting to operational credibility. The biggest winners may be vendors with proven process control rather than the lowest commercial appetite.
Click on Details for more Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 17: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

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

Jun 17: 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

Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jun 17: 1) Refinery turnaround tender turns Packinox 74-E-01 cleaning into an asset-integrity stress test
8The tender is framed as a cleaning job, but the real story is exchanger integrity under shutdown pressure. The owner is asking bidders to remove suspected ammonium chloride deposits while avoiding metallurgy damage and enabling immediate inspection. That makes this a technical-risk tender, not a commodity maintenance package.

2) GAIL Cauvery Basin inline inspection tender turns small-diameter pipeline pigging into a high-verification integrity test
8GAIL’s Cauvery Basin tender is framed as an inline inspection job, but the technical burden goes well beyond a conventional MFL run. The contractor must manage dual-MFL tools, EGP, XYZ mapping, pull-through validation, dig verification and FFP/RRR reporting under a payment structure tied to data acceptance. The tender’s real signal lies in how GAIL is distributing tool-performance risk and vendor-entry flexibility.

3) Kochi polypropylene project tightens cashflow control through a 70% engineering-and-supply ceiling
8The latest amendment does more than revise boilerplate commercial language. It prevents bidders from loading more than 70% of the lump-sum price into design, detailed engineering and supply, with excess recovery pushed to the final bill. That can change how equipment-heavy bidders price working capital into the laboratory package.

4) EIL amendment tightens pump design-pressure basis for Petronet LNG propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene plant
8A small pressure revision in EIL’s pump package carries larger implications for fire-water reliability and methanol unloading safety.
8For vendors, the risk lies in whether earlier selections still stand cleanly under a zero-deviation regime.

5) Bina desuperheater tender gets a 25-day bid window reset without visible scope relief
8The extension looks less like routine slippage and more like a controlled attempt to keep a technically filtered vendor pool alive. What remains unchanged is the sharper commercial signal behind the schedule relief.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jun 17: 1) Oil spill response and recovery in Manali refinery faces a 28-day tender stretch
8The sharper question is whether the specialist vendor pool is struggling with the qualification and readiness burden.

2) BPCL keeps mega-crane risk on bidders in Bina ethylene cracker unit
8The pre-bid exchange shows bidders are worried about how long 1600 MT, 1250 MT and 600–850 MT cranes must stay at site. EIL has not provided a fixed deployment duration and has instead pushed bidders back to the erection table and their own execution plan. That leaves a high-value construction logistics risk sitting squarely inside bid pricing.

3) IOCL Mathura Refinery extends EIL-nominated vacuum column overhead sour gas troubleshooting bid
8The sharper cue lies in how the corrigendum cleans up security-deposit treatment for a critical sour gas release assignment. The real downstream opportunity may sit beyond the report, in the revamp pathway that the study is being asked to map.

4) IOCL’s Transmix Separator Plant shutdown tender draws four bidders after republished Western Region Pipelines schedule
8The republished schedule may have widened the window, but it did not visibly dilute the operational burden.

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Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 17: 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
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India’s ONGC considers resuming Venezuela oil operations

Jun 17: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8FPSO ready for Santos-led Barossa LNG project Details
 8Gasum secures long-term LNG capacity at Klaipeda terminal Details
 8U.K. sanctions Russia’s new Arctic LNG fleet in war economy crackdown Details
 8Qatar to restore 80 per cent of LNG capacity in two months Details
 8Trump insists Iran deal will hold Details
 8JERA receives LNG cargo from Barossa project Details
 8Chevron expands exploration footprint in Greek Mediterranean Details
 8Hundreds of well workers offshore Norway go on strike Details
 8Chinese refining in May at lowest level in nearly 4 years Details
 8Oil prices will take months to return to pre-war levels Details
 8Centre refutes reports on deep-sea energy pipeline between India and the Gulf Details
 8Oil India, CSIR join hands to develop energy technologies, critical minerals solutions Details
 8Rupee also rises to 5-week high on peace deal hopes Details
 8US at odds with allies over how easy it is to reopen Hormuz Details
 8ONGC's overseas arm set to revive Venezuela operations Details
 8US at odds with allies over how easy it is to reopen Hormuz Details
 8India hikes diesel, ATF export levies from June 16 Details
 8PM Modi welcomes US-Iran peace pact, hopes for restoration of stability in West Asia Details
 8India-bound LNG carrier sails safely out of Hormuz Details
 8LNG ships may headline Strait of Hormuz transits Details
 8Assam CM launches PNG supply in Mangaldai, inaugurates new CNG facilities in Tezpur Details
 8Goldman Sachs cuts India’s current account deficit on lower oil intensity, higher efficiency Details
 8NRL's Bhudev Kumar Das wins 'Best CISO of the Year' award at Bharat PSU Manthan 2026 Details
 8UK crime agency charges Indian captain arrested in Russian shadow fleet oil tanker raid Details
 8Oil PSU officer association push for early constitution of 4th Pay Revision Committee Details
 8OMCs, Petronet gain on US-Iran peace hope; Nomura says reopening of Hormuz favours downstream oil & gas stocks Details
 8Will cheaper oil last? What the US-Iran peace deal means for India’s economy Details
 8Why the natural gas find in Andaman Basin is significant for India’s hydrocarbon sector Details
 8Australian LNG strike threatens global gas supply as Qatar recovery lags Details
 8Dubai and Murban crude signal end of Middle East supply crunch Details
 8Qatar eyes quick LNG restart once Hormuz reopens Details
 8India’s ONGC considers resuming Venezuela oil operations Details
 8World's largest tanker operator cautions against Hormuz rush Details
 8Falling oil prices could ease pressure on India’s trade deficit Details
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Today's update in Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 16: 8Here's what's happening today in the midstream-downstream, and CGD section
 Click on Reports for more Details Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 16: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

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

Jun 16: 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

How India's gas guarantee formula lets it down twice over

Jun 16: 8Find out more
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PNGRB clears faster, cheaper PNG piping to chase its targets

Jun 16: 8The safeguards are sound on paper
8But it is the enforcement that is the open question. Details

Vedanta's oil & gas demerger: What really is the true story?

Jun 16: Cairn's half-million-barrel promise, made in 2022. And made again now does ring hollow
8The company's flagship new discovery will pump 2,000 barrels a day. Not enough at all. The barrels may exist but the economics that built the company do not repeat.
8And a declining oilfield, a 10% dividend yield: the cash leaving Cairn is not going back into the reservoir.
8Clearly, India's largest private oil company is being listed as a growth story while its exploration runs at half the rate needed to stand still.
8And what is more, Vedanta lists its oil and gas arm as a pure-play but with the promoter's existing stake is already 99.99% pledged Details

Retail sales: The government has quietly privatized the windfall and nationalized the loss

Jun 16: There is a 60% collapse in private retail sales of petroleum products
8And yet private refiners will make more money than before
8Find out how the government, through its recent order, is complicit in this Details

Coal gasification: The big question still remains

Jun 16: 8The coal gasification case leans on the 2022 LNG shock and the Red Sea ammonia spike
8It is a backward-looking justification for a 2030 bet
8Will tripling the viability gap funding really help? The Rs 37,500-crore question is whether high-ash domestic coal can beat an imported cargo
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 16: 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

Crude oil futures tank over 5% as U.S.-Iran peace deal revives supply outlook

Jun 16: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8Trump says oil prices will drop like a rock. It’ll be more like a feather Details
 8Petronet's LNG tanker passes via Hormuz after US-Iran agree to deal Details
 8Venture Global and Atlantic-SEE expand long-term LNG purchase agreement with Greece Details
 8Ukraine’s new refinery tactic is fueling Russia’s gasoline crisis Details
 8The $42 trillion oil opportunity hiding in plain sight Details
 8U.S.-Iran deal doesn’t mean a swift return of oil and gas flows Details
 8First LNG tanker clears Hormuz after U.S.-Iran deal announcement Details
 8Australian unions plan to extend Inpex LNG strikes beyond June 23 Details
 8Jharia moves towards becoming a clean energy hub from a coal belt Details
 83,587 Indian seafarers repatriated, fuel supply remains stable amid West Asia tensions: Centre Details
 8Coal gasification key to India's energy security amid West Asia crisis; Rs. 37,500 crore push to speed up projects: Anurag Thakur Details
 8PM Modi welcomes U.S.-Iran peace pact, hopes for restoration of stability in West Asia Details
 8Indian LNG carrier Disha safely transits Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Deny permission for hydrocarbon wells in Cuddalore, DMK tells TN government Details
 8India's bio-energy push: Accelerating green growth and energy transition Details
 8Oil retreat hands RBI an assist in boosting rupee's near-term outlook Details
 8India's trade deficit narrows slightly to $28.21 billion in May as petroleum exports cushion energy import blow Details
 8Crude oil futures tank over 5% as U.S.-Iran peace deal revives supply outlook Details
 8Shipowners seek clarity on Strait of Hormuz deal as 600 vessels eye exit Details
 8Oil slips 4% as U.S. and Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say Details
 8Indian LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran deal lifts reopening hopes Details
 8AM Green, VOCPA to build green ammonia hub at Tuticorin Details
 8Power Grid Corporation wins Kakinada transmission project to support green hydrogen and ammonia growth Details
 850 tonnes in, 1 tonne out: Bengaluru startup turns city garbage into green energy amid LPG crisis Details
 8We tracked Indian vessels in the Gulf. Here's what data shows after Trump's deal Details
 8Indian LNG carrier safely crosses Hormuz, first since U.S.-Iran ceasefire Details
 8Crude oil near $80 per barrel: Could India see a drop in petrol, diesel and LPG prices? Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports surge 21% in May, retains position as Moscow’s second-largest buyer Details
 8Why crude oil, monsoon and fertiliser prices are worrying the government Details
 8India facing uncertainty over forex, oil prices and rain shortfall, says finance minister Details
 8ONGC bids farewell to Executive Director Sachiv Kumar after 37 years of dedicated service Details
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Kota District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 16: 8Project Name: Kota District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Ahmedabad District (Rural) City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 16: 8Project Name: Ahmedabad District (Rural) City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Daily forward looking import matrices

Jun 15: 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

How did Deep Industries under-cut John energy by 65%

Jun 15: 8This spread is far too high
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ONGC cancels offshore cementing tender after defending a high-control execution model

Jun 15: 8Why did it do so?
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Oil India's Andaman study seeks answers beyond seismic interpretation

Jun 15: 8The scope goes far beyond mapping horizons and faults.
8Consultants are expected to connect seismic interpretation with prospect risking, hydrocarbon volume estimation and techno-economic evaluation.
8The assignment ultimately influences how Oil India may view future drilling opportunities in the block.
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ONGC turns a 1000 HP rig hiring into a QCBS test of fleet quality, HSE history and mobilisation discipline

Jun 15: 8It is framed as a charter hire, but the scoring architecture turns it into a stress test of equipment age, automation and drilling-risk history.
8The 1000 HP package keeps conventional and super-single rigs in play while pushing AC-VFD, TDS, auto driller and stronger solids-control systems up the ranking curve.
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Jun 15: 1) OGT Mallavaram HC dew-point tender shifts brownfield execution risk onto self-performing EPCI bidders
8ONGC’s OGT Mallavaram modification tender looks modest in size but demanding in execution discipline.
8The HC dew-point objective pushes bidders into live-terminal integration, piping reliability, instrumentation mapping and commissioning accountability.
8The sharper story sits in how ONGC has narrowed the vendor field before price bids even open.
 
2) Builds a 17-set H2S response network for high-risk drilling operations
8The tender is not buying isolated safety equipment but a deployable response network spanning offshore and onshore assets.
8ONGC wants contractors capable of maintaining 17 complete H2S systems simultaneously
8The scale suggests the company is preparing for sustained sour-gas exposure across multiple drilling and testing campaigns.
 
3) Cambay Asset pushes Level III rig NDT into operationally constrained terrain for Cardwell Rig CW#9
8ONGC’s Cambay Asset is seeking Level III NDT inspection for a Cardwell drilling rig where the technical challenge is not just defect detection.
8The tender allows inspection even with the mast standing, putting access, documentation and fit-to-use certification under sharper scrutiny.
 
4) Eastern and western offshore PTS tender shifts well-testing accountability into a tighter five-set service bundle
8ONGC is not merely hiring production testing hardware for offshore wells.
8The tender fuses 10k PTS equipment, sour-service certification, offshore manpower, data capture and site execution into one consolidated bid.
8The real tension sits in a hybrid asset model that keeps some ONGC-owned pressure-control equipment inside contractor-led operations.
 
5) MLU tender gets extension as corrigendum eases WITSML gate but tightens call-out mobilisation discipline
8OIL’s mud logging tender has been extended , but the corrigendum does more than reset the clock.
8A key WITSML relaxation opens the digital door wider, while call-out mobilisation and gas sampling obligations become more exacting.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Jun 15: 1) Baghewala-Mehsana crude bowser tender extended as corrigendum relaxes experience but tightens fleet control
8OIL has extended the Baghewala-Mehsana crude bowser tender after a bidder pushback on restrictive qualification terms.
8The corrigendum opens the experience gate but keeps the 24 KL, 2026-manufactured fleet architecture largely intact.
 
2) ATI Goa extends MICE venue operator EOI as revenue-share model tests operator appetite.
8ONGC has given bidders 15 more days to respond to its MICE venue operator EOI for ATI Goa.
8The extension comes as the promoter seeks market feedback on a wide operating mandate covering event acquisition, MEP upkeep, F&B, AV/IT and revenue management.
 
3) Rajahmundry CDS-TTM tender extended, giving bidders 21 more days but no risk relief.
8ONGC has pushed the Rajahmundry CDS-TTM bid deadline , widening the bid window by 21 days.
8The extension gives specialist vendors more time to line up 500 T API 8C tools, TTM documentation, operators and TPI certifications.
8But the harder question sits inside the unchanged clauses, where breakdown, mobilization and casing-lowering risks still sit heavily with the contractor.
 
4) Assam workover rig tender extended as specialised low-mast requirement keeps bidder fit under watch
8OIL has pushed its Assam low-mast workover rig tender, stretching the bid cycle by 48 days.
8The extension comes after technical clause edits, pre-bid resistance and a new HSD fuel variation mechanism.
8The real story is whether extra time solves the vendor-fit problem or merely delays it.
 
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Jun 15: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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$37,000 to $411,000 a day: The war made one Indian company richer than it has ever been

Jun 15: 8Find out more
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Decree by decree: How India built a rationing state in 100 days without saying the word

Jun 15: 8How did that happen?
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India's energy crisis has one censored number. It's $16.3 billion

Jun 15: 8The government's wartime energy briefing counts everything — tonnes, cylinders, connections, FIRs.
8It never names a price.
8Industry data shows India paid $16.3 billion
8And this is for the April's crude — half as much again as a year earlier, for fewer barrels.
8The number the briefing won't print is the one that explains everything else in it. Details

HOEC's strange quarter: revenue below zero, oil back in its tanks, and a Rs 409-crore question

Jun 15: 8Find out exactly what is going on
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India is moving 12 lakh homes onto piped gas

Jun 15: 8Is that a wise strategy?
We tell why it may not be Details

Supply curbs bulk buyers shut out of retail fuel network

Jun 15: For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips (These are public domain newsclips and the website is not responsible for their content):
 8India’s gas market needs modern pipeline rules Details
 8BML Munjal researcher has made an AI tool to prevent India’s LPG leak accidents Details
 8UK sets January 2027 deadline for ban on fuel made from Russian crude Details
 8Oil prices plunge as US and Iran reach deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz Details
 8‘Went hungry for two days’: how the LPG price spike paralysed India’s biggest container port Details
 8When is Modi government planning to review fuel prices? Union minister Suresh Gopi gives big update, says petrol, diesel rates to be… Details
 8Indian LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran deal lifts reopening hopes Details
 8India pays a 40% premium for spot LNG to replace Qatari and Emirati supply Details
 8Australia tribunal rejects move by Japan's Inpex to stop LNG strike Details
 8Indian-flagged vessel faces engine failure near Oman Details
 8Assam, Nagaland agree to oil and gas exploration along contested border. Could this boost India’s energy security? Details
 8UK intercepts India-bound shadow fleet oil tanker 'Smyrtos': why this is a major first Details
 8Bio-energy emerging as key pillar of India's green growth strategy: TPCI Details
 8Ethanol transition can shift to “transport energy backbone” to shield India from oil shocks: KPMG Details
 8Coal gasification-based urea production to be economically viable once scaled: Centre Details
 8AM Green, VOC Port sign pact for green ammonia hub in Tuticorin Details
 8No shortage of energy in country, LPG, oil supply situation comfortable: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports rise in May as refiners boost purchases Details
 8Gadkari says he has approved E100 fuel regulations, clears path for ethanol-only vehicles in India Details
 8Diesel curbs raise concerns for hospitals, IT parks dependent on generator power Details
 8Rupee rebounds 67 paise to 95.18 against US dollar as oil prices tumble on Iran deal hopes Details
 8CIC pulls up PNGRB over RTI reply on safety, inspections of IGL pipeline work Details
 8Supply curbs bulk buyers shut out of retail fuel network Details
 8Oil marketing stocks jump as crude prices slide nearly 4% Details
 8India-US energy cooperation could help drive $500 billion trade goal by 2030: report Details
 8India summons top US diplomat for second time to protest strikes on ships off Oman, source says Details
 8Govt caps diesel sales at 200 litres per vehicle daily to prevent fuel shortages Details
 8US sought India’s Russian oil buy to steady markets, then imposed tariffs: Jaishankar Details
 8Oil prices slip below $90: Brent, WTI tumble after Trump announces ‘ending war with Iran’ Details
 8Mahanagar gas opens skill training centre in Latur to empower rural youth Details
 8Meet Manoj Kumar Sharma, PESB’s pick for GAIL director (projects) Details
 8BPCL’s Ravi L honoured with outstanding procurement leader 2026 award Details
 8HPCL sets record date for highest dividend payout in 5 years: crucial TDS rules for shareholders Details
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Hyderabad District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 15: 8Project Name: Hyderabad District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

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

Jun 17: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
Click on Reports for more Details Details

India's first independent ammonia terminal, anchored by a zinc miner's fertiliser plant

Jun 17: 8Find out how this 15-year take-or-pay bet on the molecule is going it work its way through
Click on Details for more Details

India's biggest explorer, ordered to pay a company in liquidation

Jun 17: 8ONGC lost the arbitration, lost the liquidated-damages claim, and lost the bank guarantee it was holding — to a Singapore contractor that's already being wound up.
8And it is a big amount.
Click on Details for more Details

Private LPG distributor's margin doubled during the war

Jun 17: 8Why do they think the margin will not fall back again to "normal"?
Click on Details for more Details

Market study for isopropyl alcohol, propane and sulphuric acid raises a quiet scope-mismatch question

Jun 17: 8Find out what it is
Click on Details for more Details

Air separation unit for Bardhman coal gasification complex gets a 170-day bid runway as technical and legal risk is rewritten

Jun 17: 8The 170-day slip is paired with changes in gas guarantees, utility responsibility, arbitration and commissioning exposure. The deeper question is whether bidders are being given time to price a clarified package or a tougher one.
Click on Details for more Details

Biodiesel procurement turns into a quality-compliance contest, not a price war

Jun 17: 8The new biodiesel tender fixes the basic price, but leaves suppliers fighting on certification, distance, tank-truck discipline and sampling history. That changes the competitive battlefield from undercutting to operational credibility. The biggest winners may be vendors with proven process control rather than the lowest commercial appetite.
Click on Details for more Details

Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 17: 8Get all the latest tenders announced across the oil and gas industry today.
8Discover new procurement opportunities from key public and private sector players.
Also click on the Tenders section for more detailed documentation
Click on Reports for more. Details

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

Jun 17: 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

Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Jun 17: 1) Refinery turnaround tender turns Packinox 74-E-01 cleaning into an asset-integrity stress test
8The tender is framed as a cleaning job, but the real story is exchanger integrity under shutdown pressure. The owner is asking bidders to remove suspected ammonium chloride deposits while avoiding metallurgy damage and enabling immediate inspection. That makes this a technical-risk tender, not a commodity maintenance package.

2) GAIL Cauvery Basin inline inspection tender turns small-diameter pipeline pigging into a high-verification integrity test
8GAIL’s Cauvery Basin tender is framed as an inline inspection job, but the technical burden goes well beyond a conventional MFL run. The contractor must manage dual-MFL tools, EGP, XYZ mapping, pull-through validation, dig verification and FFP/RRR reporting under a payment structure tied to data acceptance. The tender’s real signal lies in how GAIL is distributing tool-performance risk and vendor-entry flexibility.

3) Kochi polypropylene project tightens cashflow control through a 70% engineering-and-supply ceiling
8The latest amendment does more than revise boilerplate commercial language. It prevents bidders from loading more than 70% of the lump-sum price into design, detailed engineering and supply, with excess recovery pushed to the final bill. That can change how equipment-heavy bidders price working capital into the laboratory package.

4) EIL amendment tightens pump design-pressure basis for Petronet LNG propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene plant
8A small pressure revision in EIL’s pump package carries larger implications for fire-water reliability and methanol unloading safety.
8For vendors, the risk lies in whether earlier selections still stand cleanly under a zero-deviation regime.

5) Bina desuperheater tender gets a 25-day bid window reset without visible scope relief
8The extension looks less like routine slippage and more like a controlled attempt to keep a technically filtered vendor pool alive. What remains unchanged is the sharper commercial signal behind the schedule relief.

Click on Details for more Details

Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Jun 17: 1) Oil spill response and recovery in Manali refinery faces a 28-day tender stretch
8The sharper question is whether the specialist vendor pool is struggling with the qualification and readiness burden.

2) BPCL keeps mega-crane risk on bidders in Bina ethylene cracker unit
8The pre-bid exchange shows bidders are worried about how long 1600 MT, 1250 MT and 600–850 MT cranes must stay at site. EIL has not provided a fixed deployment duration and has instead pushed bidders back to the erection table and their own execution plan. That leaves a high-value construction logistics risk sitting squarely inside bid pricing.

3) IOCL Mathura Refinery extends EIL-nominated vacuum column overhead sour gas troubleshooting bid
8The sharper cue lies in how the corrigendum cleans up security-deposit treatment for a critical sour gas release assignment. The real downstream opportunity may sit beyond the report, in the revamp pathway that the study is being asked to map.

4) IOCL’s Transmix Separator Plant shutdown tender draws four bidders after republished Western Region Pipelines schedule
8The republished schedule may have widened the window, but it did not visibly dilute the operational burden.

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India’s ONGC considers resuming Venezuela oil operations

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 8FPSO ready for Santos-led Barossa LNG project Details
 8Gasum secures long-term LNG capacity at Klaipeda terminal Details
 8U.K. sanctions Russia’s new Arctic LNG fleet in war economy crackdown Details
 8Qatar to restore 80 per cent of LNG capacity in two months Details
 8Trump insists Iran deal will hold Details
 8JERA receives LNG cargo from Barossa project Details
 8Chevron expands exploration footprint in Greek Mediterranean Details
 8Hundreds of well workers offshore Norway go on strike Details
 8Chinese refining in May at lowest level in nearly 4 years Details
 8Oil prices will take months to return to pre-war levels Details
 8Centre refutes reports on deep-sea energy pipeline between India and the Gulf Details
 8Oil India, CSIR join hands to develop energy technologies, critical minerals solutions Details
 8Rupee also rises to 5-week high on peace deal hopes Details
 8US at odds with allies over how easy it is to reopen Hormuz Details
 8ONGC's overseas arm set to revive Venezuela operations Details
 8US at odds with allies over how easy it is to reopen Hormuz Details
 8India hikes diesel, ATF export levies from June 16 Details
 8PM Modi welcomes US-Iran peace pact, hopes for restoration of stability in West Asia Details
 8India-bound LNG carrier sails safely out of Hormuz Details
 8LNG ships may headline Strait of Hormuz transits Details
 8Assam CM launches PNG supply in Mangaldai, inaugurates new CNG facilities in Tezpur Details
 8Goldman Sachs cuts India’s current account deficit on lower oil intensity, higher efficiency Details
 8NRL's Bhudev Kumar Das wins 'Best CISO of the Year' award at Bharat PSU Manthan 2026 Details
 8UK crime agency charges Indian captain arrested in Russian shadow fleet oil tanker raid Details
 8Oil PSU officer association push for early constitution of 4th Pay Revision Committee Details
 8OMCs, Petronet gain on US-Iran peace hope; Nomura says reopening of Hormuz favours downstream oil & gas stocks Details
 8Will cheaper oil last? What the US-Iran peace deal means for India’s economy Details
 8Why the natural gas find in Andaman Basin is significant for India’s hydrocarbon sector Details
 8Australian LNG strike threatens global gas supply as Qatar recovery lags Details
 8Dubai and Murban crude signal end of Middle East supply crunch Details
 8Qatar eyes quick LNG restart once Hormuz reopens Details
 8India’s ONGC considers resuming Venezuela oil operations Details
 8World's largest tanker operator cautions against Hormuz rush Details
 8Falling oil prices could ease pressure on India’s trade deficit Details
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Oil & Gas Sector: All new tenders of the day

Jun 16: 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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Oil & Gas Sector: Get all winning contracts of the day

Jun 16: 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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How India's gas guarantee formula lets it down twice over

Jun 16: 8Find out more
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PNGRB clears faster, cheaper PNG piping to chase its targets

Jun 16: 8The safeguards are sound on paper
8But it is the enforcement that is the open question. Details

Vedanta's oil & gas demerger: What really is the true story?

Jun 16: Cairn's half-million-barrel promise, made in 2022. And made again now does ring hollow
8The company's flagship new discovery will pump 2,000 barrels a day. Not enough at all. The barrels may exist but the economics that built the company do not repeat.
8And a declining oilfield, a 10% dividend yield: the cash leaving Cairn is not going back into the reservoir.
8Clearly, India's largest private oil company is being listed as a growth story while its exploration runs at half the rate needed to stand still.
8And what is more, Vedanta lists its oil and gas arm as a pure-play but with the promoter's existing stake is already 99.99% pledged Details

Retail sales: The government has quietly privatized the windfall and nationalized the loss

Jun 16: There is a 60% collapse in private retail sales of petroleum products
8And yet private refiners will make more money than before
8Find out how the government, through its recent order, is complicit in this Details

Coal gasification: The big question still remains

Jun 16: 8The coal gasification case leans on the 2022 LNG shock and the Red Sea ammonia spike
8It is a backward-looking justification for a 2030 bet
8Will tripling the viability gap funding really help? The Rs 37,500-crore question is whether high-ash domestic coal can beat an imported cargo
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Crude oil futures tank over 5% as U.S.-Iran peace deal revives supply outlook

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 8Trump says oil prices will drop like a rock. It’ll be more like a feather Details
 8Petronet's LNG tanker passes via Hormuz after US-Iran agree to deal Details
 8Venture Global and Atlantic-SEE expand long-term LNG purchase agreement with Greece Details
 8Ukraine’s new refinery tactic is fueling Russia’s gasoline crisis Details
 8The $42 trillion oil opportunity hiding in plain sight Details
 8U.S.-Iran deal doesn’t mean a swift return of oil and gas flows Details
 8First LNG tanker clears Hormuz after U.S.-Iran deal announcement Details
 8Australian unions plan to extend Inpex LNG strikes beyond June 23 Details
 8Jharia moves towards becoming a clean energy hub from a coal belt Details
 83,587 Indian seafarers repatriated, fuel supply remains stable amid West Asia tensions: Centre Details
 8Coal gasification key to India's energy security amid West Asia crisis; Rs. 37,500 crore push to speed up projects: Anurag Thakur Details
 8PM Modi welcomes U.S.-Iran peace pact, hopes for restoration of stability in West Asia Details
 8Indian LNG carrier Disha safely transits Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Deny permission for hydrocarbon wells in Cuddalore, DMK tells TN government Details
 8India's bio-energy push: Accelerating green growth and energy transition Details
 8Oil retreat hands RBI an assist in boosting rupee's near-term outlook Details
 8India's trade deficit narrows slightly to $28.21 billion in May as petroleum exports cushion energy import blow Details
 8Crude oil futures tank over 5% as U.S.-Iran peace deal revives supply outlook Details
 8Shipowners seek clarity on Strait of Hormuz deal as 600 vessels eye exit Details
 8Oil slips 4% as U.S. and Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz Details
 8Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say Details
 8Indian LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran deal lifts reopening hopes Details
 8AM Green, VOCPA to build green ammonia hub at Tuticorin Details
 8Power Grid Corporation wins Kakinada transmission project to support green hydrogen and ammonia growth Details
 850 tonnes in, 1 tonne out: Bengaluru startup turns city garbage into green energy amid LPG crisis Details
 8We tracked Indian vessels in the Gulf. Here's what data shows after Trump's deal Details
 8Indian LNG carrier safely crosses Hormuz, first since U.S.-Iran ceasefire Details
 8Crude oil near $80 per barrel: Could India see a drop in petrol, diesel and LPG prices? Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports surge 21% in May, retains position as Moscow’s second-largest buyer Details
 8Why crude oil, monsoon and fertiliser prices are worrying the government Details
 8India facing uncertainty over forex, oil prices and rain shortfall, says finance minister Details
 8ONGC bids farewell to Executive Director Sachiv Kumar after 37 years of dedicated service Details
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Kota District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 16: 8Project Name: Kota District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Ahmedabad District (Rural) City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 16: 8Project Name: Ahmedabad District (Rural) City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

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How did Deep Industries under-cut John energy by 65%

Jun 15: 8This spread is far too high
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ONGC cancels offshore cementing tender after defending a high-control execution model

Jun 15: 8Why did it do so?
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Oil India's Andaman study seeks answers beyond seismic interpretation

Jun 15: 8The scope goes far beyond mapping horizons and faults.
8Consultants are expected to connect seismic interpretation with prospect risking, hydrocarbon volume estimation and techno-economic evaluation.
8The assignment ultimately influences how Oil India may view future drilling opportunities in the block.
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ONGC turns a 1000 HP rig hiring into a QCBS test of fleet quality, HSE history and mobilisation discipline

Jun 15: 8It is framed as a charter hire, but the scoring architecture turns it into a stress test of equipment age, automation and drilling-risk history.
8The 1000 HP package keeps conventional and super-single rigs in play while pushing AC-VFD, TDS, auto driller and stronger solids-control systems up the ranking curve.
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E&P contracting brief: Part I

Jun 15: 1) OGT Mallavaram HC dew-point tender shifts brownfield execution risk onto self-performing EPCI bidders
8ONGC’s OGT Mallavaram modification tender looks modest in size but demanding in execution discipline.
8The HC dew-point objective pushes bidders into live-terminal integration, piping reliability, instrumentation mapping and commissioning accountability.
8The sharper story sits in how ONGC has narrowed the vendor field before price bids even open.
 
2) Builds a 17-set H2S response network for high-risk drilling operations
8The tender is not buying isolated safety equipment but a deployable response network spanning offshore and onshore assets.
8ONGC wants contractors capable of maintaining 17 complete H2S systems simultaneously
8The scale suggests the company is preparing for sustained sour-gas exposure across multiple drilling and testing campaigns.
 
3) Cambay Asset pushes Level III rig NDT into operationally constrained terrain for Cardwell Rig CW#9
8ONGC’s Cambay Asset is seeking Level III NDT inspection for a Cardwell drilling rig where the technical challenge is not just defect detection.
8The tender allows inspection even with the mast standing, putting access, documentation and fit-to-use certification under sharper scrutiny.
 
4) Eastern and western offshore PTS tender shifts well-testing accountability into a tighter five-set service bundle
8ONGC is not merely hiring production testing hardware for offshore wells.
8The tender fuses 10k PTS equipment, sour-service certification, offshore manpower, data capture and site execution into one consolidated bid.
8The real tension sits in a hybrid asset model that keeps some ONGC-owned pressure-control equipment inside contractor-led operations.
 
5) MLU tender gets extension as corrigendum eases WITSML gate but tightens call-out mobilisation discipline
8OIL’s mud logging tender has been extended , but the corrigendum does more than reset the clock.
8A key WITSML relaxation opens the digital door wider, while call-out mobilisation and gas sampling obligations become more exacting.
 
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E&P contracting brief: Part II

Jun 15: 1) Baghewala-Mehsana crude bowser tender extended as corrigendum relaxes experience but tightens fleet control
8OIL has extended the Baghewala-Mehsana crude bowser tender after a bidder pushback on restrictive qualification terms.
8The corrigendum opens the experience gate but keeps the 24 KL, 2026-manufactured fleet architecture largely intact.
 
2) ATI Goa extends MICE venue operator EOI as revenue-share model tests operator appetite.
8ONGC has given bidders 15 more days to respond to its MICE venue operator EOI for ATI Goa.
8The extension comes as the promoter seeks market feedback on a wide operating mandate covering event acquisition, MEP upkeep, F&B, AV/IT and revenue management.
 
3) Rajahmundry CDS-TTM tender extended, giving bidders 21 more days but no risk relief.
8ONGC has pushed the Rajahmundry CDS-TTM bid deadline , widening the bid window by 21 days.
8The extension gives specialist vendors more time to line up 500 T API 8C tools, TTM documentation, operators and TPI certifications.
8But the harder question sits inside the unchanged clauses, where breakdown, mobilization and casing-lowering risks still sit heavily with the contractor.
 
4) Assam workover rig tender extended as specialised low-mast requirement keeps bidder fit under watch
8OIL has pushed its Assam low-mast workover rig tender, stretching the bid cycle by 48 days.
8The extension comes after technical clause edits, pre-bid resistance and a new HSD fuel variation mechanism.
8The real story is whether extra time solves the vendor-fit problem or merely delays it.
 
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$37,000 to $411,000 a day: The war made one Indian company richer than it has ever been

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Decree by decree: How India built a rationing state in 100 days without saying the word

Jun 15: 8How did that happen?
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India's energy crisis has one censored number. It's $16.3 billion

Jun 15: 8The government's wartime energy briefing counts everything — tonnes, cylinders, connections, FIRs.
8It never names a price.
8Industry data shows India paid $16.3 billion
8And this is for the April's crude — half as much again as a year earlier, for fewer barrels.
8The number the briefing won't print is the one that explains everything else in it. Details

HOEC's strange quarter: revenue below zero, oil back in its tanks, and a Rs 409-crore question

Jun 15: 8Find out exactly what is going on
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India is moving 12 lakh homes onto piped gas

Jun 15: 8Is that a wise strategy?
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Supply curbs bulk buyers shut out of retail fuel network

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 8India’s gas market needs modern pipeline rules Details
 8BML Munjal researcher has made an AI tool to prevent India’s LPG leak accidents Details
 8UK sets January 2027 deadline for ban on fuel made from Russian crude Details
 8Oil prices plunge as US and Iran reach deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz Details
 8‘Went hungry for two days’: how the LPG price spike paralysed India’s biggest container port Details
 8When is Modi government planning to review fuel prices? Union minister Suresh Gopi gives big update, says petrol, diesel rates to be… Details
 8Indian LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran deal lifts reopening hopes Details
 8India pays a 40% premium for spot LNG to replace Qatari and Emirati supply Details
 8Australia tribunal rejects move by Japan's Inpex to stop LNG strike Details
 8Indian-flagged vessel faces engine failure near Oman Details
 8Assam, Nagaland agree to oil and gas exploration along contested border. Could this boost India’s energy security? Details
 8UK intercepts India-bound shadow fleet oil tanker 'Smyrtos': why this is a major first Details
 8Bio-energy emerging as key pillar of India's green growth strategy: TPCI Details
 8Ethanol transition can shift to “transport energy backbone” to shield India from oil shocks: KPMG Details
 8Coal gasification-based urea production to be economically viable once scaled: Centre Details
 8AM Green, VOC Port sign pact for green ammonia hub in Tuticorin Details
 8No shortage of energy in country, LPG, oil supply situation comfortable: Hardeep Singh Puri Details
 8India’s Russian oil imports rise in May as refiners boost purchases Details
 8Gadkari says he has approved E100 fuel regulations, clears path for ethanol-only vehicles in India Details
 8Diesel curbs raise concerns for hospitals, IT parks dependent on generator power Details
 8Rupee rebounds 67 paise to 95.18 against US dollar as oil prices tumble on Iran deal hopes Details
 8CIC pulls up PNGRB over RTI reply on safety, inspections of IGL pipeline work Details
 8Supply curbs bulk buyers shut out of retail fuel network Details
 8Oil marketing stocks jump as crude prices slide nearly 4% Details
 8India-US energy cooperation could help drive $500 billion trade goal by 2030: report Details
 8India summons top US diplomat for second time to protest strikes on ships off Oman, source says Details
 8Govt caps diesel sales at 200 litres per vehicle daily to prevent fuel shortages Details
 8US sought India’s Russian oil buy to steady markets, then imposed tariffs: Jaishankar Details
 8Oil prices slip below $90: Brent, WTI tumble after Trump announces ‘ending war with Iran’ Details
 8Mahanagar gas opens skill training centre in Latur to empower rural youth Details
 8Meet Manoj Kumar Sharma, PESB’s pick for GAIL director (projects) Details
 8BPCL’s Ravi L honoured with outstanding procurement leader 2026 award Details
 8HPCL sets record date for highest dividend payout in 5 years: crucial TDS rules for shareholders Details
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Hyderabad District City Gas Distribution Project

Jun 15: 8Project Name: Hyderabad District City Gas Distribution
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