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The $11billion capitulation: How BPCL is stripping away legal safeguards to buy Global Tech.  New domestic gas around the corner.  The LNG demand story is showing an alarming trend.  The LNG industry has a new boss.  The Swan Balancing Act: What is going on?.  RIL gets a top E&P executive.   Underdog outmaneuvers the guard in GAIL’s bio-gas race.  Models vs. Metals: Inside this refiner's high-stakes simulation war to keep 3000 km of ageing pipeline alive.  Refinery column: Why just this company?.  The race for ‘Quartile One’: Three in the loop.  EPMC gains from project creep.  Today's update in Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Russian fuel tanker changes route after India cuts oil imports, shifts direction to…; movement raises global questions.   Ernakulam District City Gas Distribution Project.  Jhansi District City Gas Distribution Project.  Announcements.  The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase.  Oil & gas awards: Details.  Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all.  Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened.  E&P: Big three fight it out.  Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again.  3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder.  Sick well revival: New change.  3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again.  Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids.  Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread.  CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread.  This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years.  Andhra Refinery Update.  PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part I.  Downstream contracting briefs: Part II.  Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened.  E&P contracting brief for the day.  Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector.  Daily forward looking import matrices.  Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project.  Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani.  Announcements.  

The $11billion capitulation: How BPCL is stripping away legal safeguards to buy Global Tech

Feb 23: 8By effectively "pre-clearing" bidders and capping their liability for design failures, BPCL is shielding international giants from the very risks their technology is supposed to prevent.
8We investigate the "Intellectual Property trap" that forced BPCL’s hand.
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New domestic gas around the corner

Feb 23: 810 mmscmd of new domestic gas to hit markets
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The LNG demand story is showing an alarming trend

Feb 23: 8And there are distressed customers, as this important parameter seems to be showing.
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The LNG industry has a new boss

Feb 23: 8And there is widespread resentment
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The Swan Balancing Act: What is going on?

Feb 23: 8An LNG project that has refused to take off would have killed any business enterprise
8But this company seems to have done the impossible Details

RIL gets a top E&P executive

Feb 23: 8Why did he quit this other E&P company?
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Underdog outmaneuvers the guard in GAIL’s bio-gas race

Feb 23: 8In the race to monetize India’s agricultural waste, the battle isn't just about technology—it's about ruthless pricing.
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Models vs. Metals: Inside this refiner's high-stakes simulation war to keep 3000 km of ageing pipeline alive

Feb 23: 8It is taking a calculated risk in easing the norms
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Refinery column: Why just this company?

Feb 23: 8A refinery column is a regular piece of specialized equipment.
8So why is this company so keen to provide a single tender to just this one company? Details

The race for ‘Quartile One’: Three in the loop

Feb 23: 8This company wants to be in the top 25% of world's most efficient refineries in double quick time
8And there are companies in the race to build the paperwork for it  Details

EPMC gains from project creep

Feb 23: A whole new refinery unit work has arisen out of being the EPCM for one
8And that is the windfall that only EIL can reap
8Getting the whole project on a platter, on a nomination basis Details

Today's update in Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 23: 8Here's what's happening today in the midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Russian fuel tanker changes route after India cuts oil imports, shifts direction to…; movement raises global questions

Feb 23: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hiring of services of OEM M/s ELGI Equipments Ltd for ELGI E90 Compressor Details
8Supply installation testing and commissioning of load indicating system load cell for MHC make EOT cranes Details
8Refrigerated container (RC) for liquid nitrogen Details
8Supply of spiral wound metal gasket Details
8Supply of steam trap and steam supply & condensate manifold Details
8Supply for continuous purging system for severe-service metal-seated valves Details
8Tender for effluent treatment plant for Bina Petchem and refinery expansion project Details
8Tender for centrifugal gas compressor package for LMBU project Details
8Tender for civil and structural works for Visakh–Raipur pipeline project Details
8Tender for bagging, packaging, and handling system for TNT plant Details
8Tender for setting up of laboratory and associated services package for PDH-PP plant Details
8Tender for miscellaneous items (higher alloy – alloy 20) for TNT plant Details
8Tender for mechanical works for LMBU project Details
8Hiring of AMC and breakdown maintenance services for 4 units of mainline pump packages at PS3 Jorhat and PS5 Noonmati for 3 years (corrigendum -1) Details
8Hiring of recovery agency for collection of gas outstandings Details
8Procurement of lightweight nomex and kevlar made rescue sheets / fire-resistant stretchers for emergency response vehicles Details
8Tender for procurement of mechanical consumables Details
8Procurement of mechanical consumables Details
8Supply of spares for air circuit breakers Details
8Procurement of pipe and fittings for storage and WWTP unit Details
8Supply of 10 inch class 600 full bore ball valve Details
8Procurement of towels under Dibiyapur and its associated terminals Details
8Procurement of hand gloves Details
8Supply of tube bundle in duplex stainless steel grade 2205 Details
8Supply of glass-filled PTFE (GF-PTFE) sleeve for valve Details
8Supply of orifice plates and matching flanges Details
8Supply of paints for LPG cylinders at LPG bottling plants Details
8Supply of regeneration of spent hydrotreatment Prime-GPlus catalyst available Details
8Procurement of de-oiling polyelectrolyte, CR-1 powder chemical Details
8Procurement of test ring assembly for 31-E-201 A/B/C Details
8Supply of dewatering polyelectrolyte Details
8Supply of IL make control valves spare Details
8Procurement of 4000 kg of EDTA (4 Na) Details
8Procurement of 4000 kg of EDTA (4 Na) Details
8Procurement of Mikroflo make filter spares Details
8Supply of ultrasonic level transmitter Details
8Supply of pump spares for KSB and BPCL make pumps Details
8ARC for catalyst or adsorbent loading and unloading jobs in non-inert conditions for various reactors or vessels Details
8Procurement of critical spares for CDSP elevator Details
8Supply of corrugated flexible hose assembly Details
8Tender for supply of O-ring kit (Q3) Details
8Supply of spares for BHEL make high pressure valves Details
8Procurement of gate, globe, ball, and check valves for upcoming TRSD jobs Details
8Tender for procurement of fasteners Details
8Hiring of third-party inspection agency – oil and gas Details
8Supply of lame detector system Details
8AMC for track and trace project software package and cloud hosting support for 2 years Details
8Supply of O-ring kit (Q3) Details
8Supply of spares for BHEL make high pressure valves Details
8Procurement of electrical misc. item Details
8Annual rate contract for carrying out steam leak rectification jobs Details
8Procurement of spares for 070-P-3105 pump on proprietary basis Details
8Procurement of seal spares for M/s Flowserve Sanmar Pvt. Ltd. make seals on proprietary basis Details
8Annual rate contract (ARC) for servicing of M/s Limitorque make MOV actuators Details
8Annual maintenance contract of 8 months period for “carrying out running, preventive and breakdown maintenance job in filling shed area on daily basis Details
8Tender for testing service for on-board /commissioned equipment/ instrument related to plant Details
8Procurement of quartz sand for CSTS and DIOS feed sand filters in PRU Details
8Procurement of spares for Makeen Energy make carousels and allied equipment Details
8Supply of steel shot suitable for use in foundry Details
8Supply, installation, testing & commissioning refrigerant liquid line and insulated suction line piping Details
8Supply of caustic soda Details
8Supply of FlexLogix 1794 IP communication module (Rockwell) Details
8Procurement of HCU feed pump and compressor spares Details
8Tender for overhauling I/H conv Voith 2026 Details
8Tender for supply of deaerator Details
8Tender for repacking of MAK lubricants in HDPE containers Details
8Supply of coalescer and separator filter elements Details
8Procurement of tab seal required at BPCL lube oil plants Details
8Tender for DGR empanelled ESM security services Details
8Procurement of sheet jointing and exchanger gasket Details
8Procurement of combo valve with integrated actuator and pressure relief valve for Hippo cylinder Details
8Provision of engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for DAS project Details
8Supply of stud with nut Details
8Supply of stud with nuts 235 mm Details
8ARC for cable jointing, repair, and termination jobs Details
8Tender for servicing of distribution transformers (TA 2026) Details
8Tender for servicing of L&T make HT and LT panels, ACB and VCB Details
8Supply and installation of filtration unit for washing unit Details
8Providing LPG territory office housekeeping Details
8Tender for supply and installation of miscellaneous electrical items for vehicle access management system Details
8Tender for thickness testing of pipelines Details
8Supply of PLC expansion base and servo displacer Details
8Tender for carry out servicing of the heat exchanger test rings in plant 201 Details
8Contract for supply of chemicals for RO and UF unit Details
8Supply of heavy alkyl benzene Details
8Providing professional hygiene maintenance services for a period of 24 months Details
8Hiring of services of buffet lunch at OVL premises for 3 years Details
8Supply of soda ash Details
8Hiring of services of ARC for segregation & shifting of scrap for 03 years Details
8Supply of poly aluminium chloride Details
8Annual rate contract for a period of two years for replacement of HDPE and industrial grade CPVC lines Details
8Tender for refurbishment of dry gas seals of CCR#2 recycle gas compressor (RGC)-GB42401 Details
8Rate per extra pages (if required) – quotation of rate per additional page, if required Details
8Tender for ultrasound based partial discharge detection Details
8Tender for procurement of elevators Details
8Tender for replacement revamping of PWC systems with 6 yrs O and M contract Details
8ARC repair and maintenance of existing 11 kV JBVNL line used for power supply Details
8ARC for maintenance repair addition alteration works Details
8Tender for replacement of damaged condenser coils of air-cooled AC plant of NLGC VFD Details
8Procurement of mechanical seal for MRU slurry pumps Details
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 8CleanMax raises Rs.921 crore from anchor investors ahead of Rs.3,100 crore IPO Details
 8Oil slides on Iran nuclear talks, fresh US tariff uncertainty Details
 8India rebalances crude as Russian flows ease Details
 8Ethanol glut hits India: excess capacity clouds Rs.50,000 crore green fuel industry Details
 8Excise waiver for biogas blending, clear policy line can unlock Rs.1 lakh crore investment: IBA Details
 8India rebalances crude slate as Saudi gains, Russian flows ease under sanctions pressure Details
 8India faces lower tariff rate of 10% as Trump issues proclamation on new levies Details
 8US in talks with India on Venezuelan oil purchase: envoy Details
 8Brent rises late, settles higher and with weekly gain on Iran-US jitters Details
 8US does not want anyone buying Russian oil, says ambassador Sergio Gor Details
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 8Gulf Oil, Mahindra Tractors renew decade-long partnership under multi-year deal Details
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 8Shares of local oil explorers surge on supply disruption fears Details
 8Centre allocates Rs.491 cr for Tripura-Mizoram gas pipeline project Details
 8US-Iran conflict may spike India’s crude prices and fuel inflation Details
 8Oil traders may be pricing Iran risk too lightly Details
 8India rebalances crude slate as Saudi gains, Russian flows ease under sanctions pressure Details
 8Uniper signs off on 10-year LNG supplies to India Details
 8Iran-US tensions: what would blocking Strait of Hormuz mean for oil, LNG? Details
 8Nigeria faces mixed LNG demand outlook as NLNG sustains growth Details
 8Shipbuilding surge, port policy twists and global shipping churn: what was important in the week gone by! Details
 8NMC’s proposed wet waste-based CNG plant to be operational by Sept 2026 Details
 8Biogas blend duty waiver could unlock Rs.1L crore: IBA Details
 8Street vendors in Ghaziabad using domestic LPG cylinders, residents raise the alarm Details
 8India seizes three sanctioned oil tankers Details
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 8Assam: Oil India Limited disburses CSR funds under Project Rupantar Details
 8India's strategic oil import rebalancing: Middle East gaining ground Details
 8Saudi reclaims top spot in India's crude imports Details
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 8Pressure from the US is reshaping India’s energy map Details
 8Two Oil India workers abducted from Silachari, rescued in Baikhora Details
 8ONGC announces senior management change: Shri Sanjay Kumar Mazumder retires Details
 8HPCL engineers vacancy 2026-27 notification out! 544 posts – apply before March 2 Details
 8GAIL launches G-Tex PTA brand to strengthen India’s polyester industry Details
 8GAIL recruitment 2026: 70 executive trainee posts via GATE 2026 | apply by March 18 Details
 8Gujarat State Petronet Ltd receives 65 ‘aspiring’ ESG rating from NSE Sustainability Ratings Details
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Ernakulam District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 23: 8Project Name: Ernakulam District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Jhansi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 23: 8Project Name: Jhansi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Announcements

Feb 23: New Page 1 8Notification of intent to acquire right of user land for GAIL Uran Usar Propene Pipeline under PMP Act 1962 [Gazette] Details
8Fire incident at domestic PNG installation due to MDPE pipe damage at transition fitting [PNGRB] Details
8Investor presentation on corporate and financial performance update [BW Energy] Details
8HPCL LNG limited recruitment 2026 for engineering & shipping professionals at Chhara LNG terminal [HPCL LNG] Details
8Case studies of major downstream oil & gas industry incidents and safety lessons learned [PNGRB] Details
8Public notice inviting submission of planned greenfield/brownfield projects under PNGRB T4S regulations [PNGRB] Details
8APSEZ, NMDC and Vale Brazil sign MoU on iron ore [Adani Port] Details
8Transcript of earning group conference call [EKCL] Details
8Gujarat state Petronet assigned ESG rating of 65 (‘Aspiring’) by NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GSPL] Details
8Gujarat Gas receives ESG rating of 65 (‘Aspiring’) from NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GGL] Details
8Swan Corp announces resignation of independent director Ashishkumar Bairagra [Swan] Details
8Indraprastha Gas initiates postal ballot to seek shareholder approval for FY27 material RPTs with GAIL (Rs.17,732 Cr) and BPCL (Rs.3,968 Cr) [IGL] Details
8Transcript of post-results conference call held on 13th February 2026 [Petronet] Details
8Q3 FY26 earnings call transcript (held on February 13, 2026) [ONGC] Details
8Cochin Shipyard assigned ESG rating of 60 (‘Adequate’) by NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [CSL] Details
8Great Eastern Shipping receives ESG score of 58 from NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GES] Details Details

The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase

Feb 20: 8What you are seeing here is not collapse.
8It is the early stage of structural transition. Details

Oil & gas awards: Details

Feb 20: 8We have a curated list of awards in the oil & gas sector
8And also the full list here
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Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all

Feb 20: 8India's oil majors are simultaneously chasing deep-sea reserves, commissioning bio-refineries, and blanketing the country with new fuel retail
8All visible in a single day's tender list.
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Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P: Big three fight it out

Feb 20: 1) Big three fight again: Schlumberger on top
8One bidder’s pricing undercuts the rest by roughly a fifth
 
2) Halliburton edges Schlumberger by 5.2%
8In this one the shoe was on the other foot
 
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Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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Sick well revival: New change

Feb 20: 8The structure remains a single-number commercial fight (revenue share with a 20% minimum) layered over hard qualification and a low-deviation posture.
8What has changed?
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3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Feb 20: 1) Two bidders enter EIL’s high-capacity electric heater technical opening
8Participation is limited to Chromalox and Watlow in the technical bid opening record. That scale is typical of niche heater packages but leaves little room for competitive redundancy.
 
2) Half the field cut at technical stage in IOCL Panipat refinery DCU fired heater modification consultancy tender
8Click on Details for more
 
3) BPREP fittings bid draws 12 players, but late contract rewrites and a 25% option clause reshape risk
8BPCL’s BPREP fittings tender looks like a straight supply package, but the real contest is in compliance depth and contract acceptance.
 
4) Technical bids open with eight bidders for biodiesel (B-100) empanelment
8Find out more

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Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread

Feb 20: 8IOCL’s R&D pyrolysis pilot award looks routine on price, but the specification embeds process-plant grade controls and safety governance. The winner’s edge is modest, suggesting reverse auction pressure without a blowout discount. The real story is how the control architecture, HAZOP closure and acceptance testing reshape who can profitably bid next time.
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CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread

Feb 20: 8The award lands with a price curve that is far from flat. The L2 quote hints at sharply different readings of scope intensity and risk.
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This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years

Feb 20: 8It is now in the stages of getting commissioned
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Andhra Refinery Update

Feb 20: 1) Bid clock shifts again as BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE licensor tender hard-codes liability cap acceptance
8The licensor package is no longer just a technology race—it is a liability-compliance test with rejection triggers baked into the bid rules. A commercial amendment resets the aggregate cap mechanics while carving out high-impact exceptions, and IP risk gets a separate, tougher treatment.
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PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again

Feb 20: 8The amendments largely move dates, but the persistence of extensions reshapes bidder behaviour, quote validity economics, and risk pricing. The real story is what this timeline signals about participation thresholds and unresolved comfort points in a high-stakes petrochem package.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Feb 20: 1) NDA-first gate and near-turnkey CCR packaging set the bidder bar
8The owner is ring-fencing the CCR package as an engineering-to-commissioning island, with safety studies and performance test support baked into the scope narrative.
8But the real competitive filter arrives even before the technical bid is seen, through an NDA-first access gate that quietly favours prepared vendor pools.
8What bidders push back on in the pre-bid query cycle will decide whether this package becomes a clean turnkey block or a boundary-dispute magnet.
 
2) This ETP tender hard-wires HAZOP governance and contractor-led safety interfaces, then resets the clock via annulment and reissue
8The package is being shaped less by commercial boilerplate and more by governance engineered into the technical stack.
8The tender pushes contractors into owning safety interfaces at design level and running a third-party-led HAZOP regime that can make or break schedule credibility.
8Then an annulment-and-reissue on dates adds a quiet participation risk that will separate disciplined bidders from the rushed ones.
 
3) HPCL extends G-NH3 + LPG batching feasibility bid
8The study for batching green ammonia with LPG is no longer just a pipeline-compatibility exercise; it’s a supply-chain buildout mandate that forces bidders to create the producer–consumer dataset.
8A corrigendum quietly rewrites the corridor reference, pushing “Nagpur” out of the blanket scope language and pulling bids back toward Chandrapur and nearby demand clusters.
 
4) Kochi refinery PP project composite works tender extends to 26 Feb as EIL adds a civil sub-vendor compliance gate
8The package is buying schedule certainty by tightening what looks like “just” a vendor-list addendum. The civil sub-vendor regime pushes delivery-delay and wrong-vendor risk back onto contractors with explicit rejection-and-replace consequences.
 
5) IOCL extends deadline for Panipat PRPC toluene extraction licensor package
8A short extension can reveal more than it appears. IOCL has pushed the bid deadline for its Panipat toluene extraction licensor package by a week, but the timing matters. In technology-heavy downstream tenders, even seven days can shift competitive equations.
 
6) HPCL’s CO2 liquefaction package tender keeps extending as option-clause flexibility and effluent-treatment scope tighten the risk frame
8The package bid has moved far beyond a standard equipment buy, with clarifications pulling effluent handling inside the vendor boundary.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Feb 20: 1) MRPL’s hydrogen reformer shutdown package shifts from “replacement job” to digitally policed, penalty-loaded execution
8The contract language quietly converts delay risk into a two-step hammer: daily price reduction first, then forced intervention with cost recovery if slippage persists. What looks like a routine APH swap is actually a controlled experiment in how tightly a refiner can govern shutdown execution without enabling reverse auction
 
2) PFCCU revamp composite works tender extended
8The extension looks routine, yet the tender’s governance architecture suggests BPCL/EIL are shaping who can even stay in the race.
 
3) IOCL resets schedule and waives GeM performance security
8The owner has quietly re-engineered this AVU/VGO-HDT impact assessment tender into a low-security, high-control study contract.
 
4) IGGL phase-III PMC tender trims key-staff payroll tenure to three years
8IGGL has quietly lowered a qualification tripwire in its phase-III PMC hiring, and the change is aimed straight at bidder eligibility rather than engineering scope.
 
5) Gujarat refinery DHDS unit: Extended only, not a rewrite of risk allocation

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Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P contracting brief for the day

Feb 20: 1) Wireline mast unit contract: winner emerges
8Behind it lies a tightly engineered compliance matrix on mobility, emissions and load control.
8The real signal may be in how OIL is reshaping field asset architecture.
 
2) L III rig mast NDT contract awarded as L1 undercuts a sharply divided bid field
8ONGC Tripura asset’s rig mast NDT award reveals a tight contest at the bottom and a dramatic pricing cliff beyond L3.
 
3) Core cutting services: compliance pack tightened
8The mobilisation timeline, LD mechanics and technical acceptance controls remain not specified in the provided excerpts, leaving pricing risk concentrated on bidders.
 
4) Oil India Limited’s GeM flowline services tender rewrites recovery logistics for Rajasthan fields
8There is a new obligation to transport recovered assets to an OIL-instructed installation.
8What remains unresolved is the downstream commercial calendar.
 
5) ETP hiring corrigendum hardens bid hygiene
8There is an insertion of an undertaking that allows ONGC to restrict over-quoted rates back to BEC limits for evaluation and award.
 
6) ONGC extends 10K production testing services hire
8The hire is shaping into a policy-plus-capability contest where non-splittable award logic meets a tightened MSE preference ladder.
8The technical stack is explicitly post-frac flowback capable, and clarifications push abrasive-resistant hardware and readiness buffers back onto the contractor.
8A time extension widens the bidding window, but the documents still signal no dilution of experience gates.
 
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 20: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Feb 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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Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 20: 8Project Name: Varanasi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani

Feb 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of mono ethylene glycol Details
8Tender for refurbishment of M/s Hoerbiger make valves Details
8Hiring of office peon for depot and territory Details
8Tender for supply of SS pipe fittings Details
8Supply of portable fire extinguishers Details
8One-year rate contract for M4 inspection recommendation works in REF-2 units Details
8Tender for procurement of pressure switch Details
8Tender for supply of GGC cast valves Details 
8Tender for Civil works for small scale projects for Capex MOCs, 2-year ARC Details
8Procurement of patent search and analytics database software Details 
8Tender for One-Window Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tool Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST2130 Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST6033 Details
8Rate contract for providing expert services of M/s Sulzer Pumps India Private Limited Details
8Supply and installation of high-end workstation Details
8Tender for hiring of security services Details
8EOI for integrated surface well testing, effluent treatment, and chiller services across northeast India blocks Details
8Tender for procurement of hose Details
8Tender for routine repair, cleaning, and maintenance works Details
8Hiring of construction supervision engineer for laying of steel pipe Details
8Hiring of MGVs for transportation of CNG through mobile cascades to daughter booster station Details
8Tender for AC/DC interference survey with software modelling for steel pipeline network in NCT Details
8Tender for procurement of laptops Details
8Tender for conducting external safety audit of various CNG stations Details
8Tender for PE pipeline laying, aboveground installations, and PNG direct marketing in north Goa geographical area Details
8Hiring of services for laying of welded flow lines for gas, oil, (Amendment -1) Details
8Procurement of activated carbon chemical Details
8Tender for supply of gaskets Details
8Annual maintenance contract for operation and maintenance of PMCC Details
8Supply of 1 litre aluminium sample container boxes for MS and HSD Details
8Supply of mascot pump spares Details
8Engagement of third-party inspection agency (TPIA) for T4S audit of Chennai Trichy Madurai pipeline Details
8Supply of HSD flow meter Details
8Tender for supply of additives ST2066 Details
8Comprehensive annual maintenance contract of 32 HVLRM units Details
8Supply of gasket for channel cover 568 Details
8Procurement of Xylem make D2 marketing effluent monitoring analyzer spares, sensor, and controller card Details
8Supply of safety cap for self-closing valves of LPG cylinders (V2) (Q3) Details
8Tender for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Rate contract for site service activities for FF to HART conversion Details
8Supply of joint swivel comp. assembly, 80 NB, Dover Details
8Procurement of PVRV spares for SRU Details
8Procurement of AS23 and AG23 columns for Thermo Fisher Scientific make ion chromatography Details
8Procurement of spares for Claind SRL make nitrogen, hydrogen and zero air generator Details
8Supply of CS tube ASTM A179 NACE, 25 mm OD x 2.5 mm THK x 6000 mm length Details
8Supply, install and support for wifi controller and access point Details
8Procurement of cathodic protection consumables Details
8Annual rate contract for environment monitoring Details
8Procurement of modular switch boards including accessories Details
8Annual rate contract (ARC) for insulation works in Zone II Details
8Tender for process safety management gap assessment, implementation & audit Details
8Annual rate contract for supply of engineer resource for condition monitoring, and reliability related job Details
8Supply of annunciation consumable Details
8Tender for charter hiring of deepwater drilling rigs Details
8Tender for revamping and expansion of existing smoke detection system Details
8Tender for specific repair of MIP HT motor Details
8Laying of PE pipeline network connecting to CBG plant including associated works Details
8Tender for CCR package for PDH-PP plant with ethane and propane handling facilities Details
8Procurement of AS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
8Tender for supply of SS fittings for delayed coker unit Details
8Supply of SS flanges for delayed coker unit Details
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 8Simon India, IIT Bombay ink MoU to co-develop green and low-carbon technologies Details
 8Jeet Adani focuses on energy, compute, services sovereignty at AI Summit Details
 8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
 8Philippines' Aboitiz in talks for majority stake in Fourth Partner Details
 8Rupee likely to remain at 89-90/$ by FY27-end on softer dollar, manageable CAD: CareEdge Ratings Details
 8India's oil purchases ensure global energy security: Russia claims India-US understanding on crude import volumes Details
 8India's spend on Russian oil falls to €2 billion, half of China's €4 billion in Jan Details
 8Oil closes at six-month high on US-Iran conflict worries Details
 8Baker Hughes and Vallourec partner to advance underground hydrogen storage via Delphy solution Details
 8Maize becomes India’s No.1 ethanol feedstock as grain-based supply hits record high: AIDA Details
 8Cochin Shipyard wins $360 million shipbuilding contract from CMA CGM for six LNG-powered vessels Details
 8CMA CGM finalizes 6-unit-strong LNG vessel order, launches R&D hub in India Details
 8INOX backs Indian Railways LNG trial with 40% diesel cut Details
 8Kotli leads protest against bio-CNG plant Details
 8BPCL accelerates greenification of natural gas ecosystem at GAIL Saksham Meet in Varanasi Details
 8Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani Details
 8LPG viewed as lever to expand energy access, clean cooking Details
 8Record LPG imports and exports set for February highs as butane demand surges Details
 8Area Based Excise Refunds cannot be recovered once eligibility settled: CESTAT quashes Rs.8.78 Crore demand on GAIL [Read Order] Details
 8Can gas tankers help India realise its shipbuilding revolution? Details
 8Atal Canteens & free LPG likely to figure in govt’s report card Details
 8India builds a fossil future one coal plant at a time Details
 8India to decide on Russia oil tanker insurance firms within days Details
 8Oil demand slumped by 614,000 Bpd in December on U.S. decline Details
 8India considers boosting imports of U.S. oil and coal Details
 8Indraprastha Gas shareholders approve Dr. Shyam Agrawal re-appointment Details
 8No reason to believe change in India's stance on Russian oil: Russian Foreign Ministry Details
 8UP govt, Indian Oil Corporation sign MoU for Gorakhpur's international cricket stadium Details
 8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
 8Before trade-deal talks, US okays India’s import of ‘baseload’ volumes of Russian oil Details
 8Bharat Petroleum, HMEL turn to Venezuelan crude as India reduces Russian oil purchases: Report Details
 8Russia, Brent and Bharat: it’s oil about economic sense Details
 8ONGC, Oil India shares jump up to 7% as rising US-Iran tensions push oil prices higher; HPCL, BPCL fall up to 4% Details
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Announcements

Feb 20: 8Sale of natural gas from CB/OS-2 block [DGH] Details  
8Policy & Economic Report january 2026 [FIPI] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Hardware & Infrastructure) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Applications invited for individual consultant – National Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Monitoring System (Software & GIS Applications) at Level-III on contract basis [PNGRB] Details
8Zonal study report on potential new petroleum and petroleum product pipelines to be bid out [PNGRB] Details 
8The Journal of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (October - December 2025) [FIPI] Details
8Audio recording of the earnings conference call for Q3 and 9M of FY 26 [GBL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas declares postal ballot voting results; shareholders approve re-appointment of independent director [IGL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company receives GST penalty order, plans to file appeal [HOEC] Details
8SEAMEC PRINCESS off hired following completion of charter with Supreme Offshore [SEAMEC] Details Details

The $11billion capitulation: How BPCL is stripping away legal safeguards to buy Global Tech

Feb 23: 8By effectively "pre-clearing" bidders and capping their liability for design failures, BPCL is shielding international giants from the very risks their technology is supposed to prevent.
8We investigate the "Intellectual Property trap" that forced BPCL’s hand.
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New domestic gas around the corner

Feb 23: 810 mmscmd of new domestic gas to hit markets
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The LNG demand story is showing an alarming trend

Feb 23: 8And there are distressed customers, as this important parameter seems to be showing.
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The LNG industry has a new boss

Feb 23: 8And there is widespread resentment
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The Swan Balancing Act: What is going on?

Feb 23: 8An LNG project that has refused to take off would have killed any business enterprise
8But this company seems to have done the impossible Details

RIL gets a top E&P executive

Feb 23: 8Why did he quit this other E&P company?
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Underdog outmaneuvers the guard in GAIL’s bio-gas race

Feb 23: 8In the race to monetize India’s agricultural waste, the battle isn't just about technology—it's about ruthless pricing.
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Models vs. Metals: Inside this refiner's high-stakes simulation war to keep 3000 km of ageing pipeline alive

Feb 23: 8It is taking a calculated risk in easing the norms
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Refinery column: Why just this company?

Feb 23: 8A refinery column is a regular piece of specialized equipment.
8So why is this company so keen to provide a single tender to just this one company? Details

The race for ‘Quartile One’: Three in the loop

Feb 23: 8This company wants to be in the top 25% of world's most efficient refineries in double quick time
8And there are companies in the race to build the paperwork for it  Details

EPMC gains from project creep

Feb 23: A whole new refinery unit work has arisen out of being the EPCM for one
8And that is the windfall that only EIL can reap
8Getting the whole project on a platter, on a nomination basis Details

Today's update in Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 23: 8Here's what's happening today in the midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Russian fuel tanker changes route after India cuts oil imports, shifts direction to…; movement raises global questions

Feb 23: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Hiring of services of OEM M/s ELGI Equipments Ltd for ELGI E90 Compressor Details
8Supply installation testing and commissioning of load indicating system load cell for MHC make EOT cranes Details
8Refrigerated container (RC) for liquid nitrogen Details
8Supply of spiral wound metal gasket Details
8Supply of steam trap and steam supply & condensate manifold Details
8Supply for continuous purging system for severe-service metal-seated valves Details
8Tender for effluent treatment plant for Bina Petchem and refinery expansion project Details
8Tender for centrifugal gas compressor package for LMBU project Details
8Tender for civil and structural works for Visakh–Raipur pipeline project Details
8Tender for bagging, packaging, and handling system for TNT plant Details
8Tender for setting up of laboratory and associated services package for PDH-PP plant Details
8Tender for miscellaneous items (higher alloy – alloy 20) for TNT plant Details
8Tender for mechanical works for LMBU project Details
8Hiring of AMC and breakdown maintenance services for 4 units of mainline pump packages at PS3 Jorhat and PS5 Noonmati for 3 years (corrigendum -1) Details
8Hiring of recovery agency for collection of gas outstandings Details
8Procurement of lightweight nomex and kevlar made rescue sheets / fire-resistant stretchers for emergency response vehicles Details
8Tender for procurement of mechanical consumables Details
8Procurement of mechanical consumables Details
8Supply of spares for air circuit breakers Details
8Procurement of pipe and fittings for storage and WWTP unit Details
8Supply of 10 inch class 600 full bore ball valve Details
8Procurement of towels under Dibiyapur and its associated terminals Details
8Procurement of hand gloves Details
8Supply of tube bundle in duplex stainless steel grade 2205 Details
8Supply of glass-filled PTFE (GF-PTFE) sleeve for valve Details
8Supply of orifice plates and matching flanges Details
8Supply of paints for LPG cylinders at LPG bottling plants Details
8Supply of regeneration of spent hydrotreatment Prime-GPlus catalyst available Details
8Procurement of de-oiling polyelectrolyte, CR-1 powder chemical Details
8Procurement of test ring assembly for 31-E-201 A/B/C Details
8Supply of dewatering polyelectrolyte Details
8Supply of IL make control valves spare Details
8Procurement of 4000 kg of EDTA (4 Na) Details
8Procurement of 4000 kg of EDTA (4 Na) Details
8Procurement of Mikroflo make filter spares Details
8Supply of ultrasonic level transmitter Details
8Supply of pump spares for KSB and BPCL make pumps Details
8ARC for catalyst or adsorbent loading and unloading jobs in non-inert conditions for various reactors or vessels Details
8Procurement of critical spares for CDSP elevator Details
8Supply of corrugated flexible hose assembly Details
8Tender for supply of O-ring kit (Q3) Details
8Supply of spares for BHEL make high pressure valves Details
8Procurement of gate, globe, ball, and check valves for upcoming TRSD jobs Details
8Tender for procurement of fasteners Details
8Hiring of third-party inspection agency – oil and gas Details
8Supply of lame detector system Details
8AMC for track and trace project software package and cloud hosting support for 2 years Details
8Supply of O-ring kit (Q3) Details
8Supply of spares for BHEL make high pressure valves Details
8Procurement of electrical misc. item Details
8Annual rate contract for carrying out steam leak rectification jobs Details
8Procurement of spares for 070-P-3105 pump on proprietary basis Details
8Procurement of seal spares for M/s Flowserve Sanmar Pvt. Ltd. make seals on proprietary basis Details
8Annual rate contract (ARC) for servicing of M/s Limitorque make MOV actuators Details
8Annual maintenance contract of 8 months period for “carrying out running, preventive and breakdown maintenance job in filling shed area on daily basis Details
8Tender for testing service for on-board /commissioned equipment/ instrument related to plant Details
8Procurement of quartz sand for CSTS and DIOS feed sand filters in PRU Details
8Procurement of spares for Makeen Energy make carousels and allied equipment Details
8Supply of steel shot suitable for use in foundry Details
8Supply, installation, testing & commissioning refrigerant liquid line and insulated suction line piping Details
8Supply of caustic soda Details
8Supply of FlexLogix 1794 IP communication module (Rockwell) Details
8Procurement of HCU feed pump and compressor spares Details
8Tender for overhauling I/H conv Voith 2026 Details
8Tender for supply of deaerator Details
8Tender for repacking of MAK lubricants in HDPE containers Details
8Supply of coalescer and separator filter elements Details
8Procurement of tab seal required at BPCL lube oil plants Details
8Tender for DGR empanelled ESM security services Details
8Procurement of sheet jointing and exchanger gasket Details
8Procurement of combo valve with integrated actuator and pressure relief valve for Hippo cylinder Details
8Provision of engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for DAS project Details
8Supply of stud with nut Details
8Supply of stud with nuts 235 mm Details
8ARC for cable jointing, repair, and termination jobs Details
8Tender for servicing of distribution transformers (TA 2026) Details
8Tender for servicing of L&T make HT and LT panels, ACB and VCB Details
8Supply and installation of filtration unit for washing unit Details
8Providing LPG territory office housekeeping Details
8Tender for supply and installation of miscellaneous electrical items for vehicle access management system Details
8Tender for thickness testing of pipelines Details
8Supply of PLC expansion base and servo displacer Details
8Tender for carry out servicing of the heat exchanger test rings in plant 201 Details
8Contract for supply of chemicals for RO and UF unit Details
8Supply of heavy alkyl benzene Details
8Providing professional hygiene maintenance services for a period of 24 months Details
8Hiring of services of buffet lunch at OVL premises for 3 years Details
8Supply of soda ash Details
8Hiring of services of ARC for segregation & shifting of scrap for 03 years Details
8Supply of poly aluminium chloride Details
8Annual rate contract for a period of two years for replacement of HDPE and industrial grade CPVC lines Details
8Tender for refurbishment of dry gas seals of CCR#2 recycle gas compressor (RGC)-GB42401 Details
8Rate per extra pages (if required) – quotation of rate per additional page, if required Details
8Tender for ultrasound based partial discharge detection Details
8Tender for procurement of elevators Details
8Tender for replacement revamping of PWC systems with 6 yrs O and M contract Details
8ARC repair and maintenance of existing 11 kV JBVNL line used for power supply Details
8ARC for maintenance repair addition alteration works Details
8Tender for replacement of damaged condenser coils of air-cooled AC plant of NLGC VFD Details
8Procurement of mechanical seal for MRU slurry pumps Details
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 8CleanMax raises Rs.921 crore from anchor investors ahead of Rs.3,100 crore IPO Details
 8Oil slides on Iran nuclear talks, fresh US tariff uncertainty Details
 8India rebalances crude as Russian flows ease Details
 8Ethanol glut hits India: excess capacity clouds Rs.50,000 crore green fuel industry Details
 8Excise waiver for biogas blending, clear policy line can unlock Rs.1 lakh crore investment: IBA Details
 8India rebalances crude slate as Saudi gains, Russian flows ease under sanctions pressure Details
 8India faces lower tariff rate of 10% as Trump issues proclamation on new levies Details
 8US in talks with India on Venezuelan oil purchase: envoy Details
 8Brent rises late, settles higher and with weekly gain on Iran-US jitters Details
 8US does not want anyone buying Russian oil, says ambassador Sergio Gor Details
 8India's oil import shift signals structural energy security pivot: GlobalData Details
 8Gulf Oil, Mahindra Tractors renew decade-long partnership under multi-year deal Details
 8India extends marine insurance cover for four Russian insurers amid oil trade shift Details
 8India’s Saudi oil imports seen at over 6-year high amid US sanctions on Russian flows: report Details
 8Shares of local oil explorers surge on supply disruption fears Details
 8Centre allocates Rs.491 cr for Tripura-Mizoram gas pipeline project Details
 8US-Iran conflict may spike India’s crude prices and fuel inflation Details
 8Oil traders may be pricing Iran risk too lightly Details
 8India rebalances crude slate as Saudi gains, Russian flows ease under sanctions pressure Details
 8Uniper signs off on 10-year LNG supplies to India Details
 8Iran-US tensions: what would blocking Strait of Hormuz mean for oil, LNG? Details
 8Nigeria faces mixed LNG demand outlook as NLNG sustains growth Details
 8Shipbuilding surge, port policy twists and global shipping churn: what was important in the week gone by! Details
 8NMC’s proposed wet waste-based CNG plant to be operational by Sept 2026 Details
 8Biogas blend duty waiver could unlock Rs.1L crore: IBA Details
 8Street vendors in Ghaziabad using domestic LPG cylinders, residents raise the alarm Details
 8India seizes three sanctioned oil tankers Details
 8India’s Saudi oil buy to hit six-year high as Washington curbs Russia route Details
 8Assam: Oil India Limited disburses CSR funds under Project Rupantar Details
 8India's strategic oil import rebalancing: Middle East gaining ground Details
 8Saudi reclaims top spot in India's crude imports Details
 8Russian fuel tanker changes route after India cuts oil imports, shifts direction to…; movement raises global questions Details
 8Pressure from the US is reshaping India’s energy map Details
 8Two Oil India workers abducted from Silachari, rescued in Baikhora Details
 8ONGC announces senior management change: Shri Sanjay Kumar Mazumder retires Details
 8HPCL engineers vacancy 2026-27 notification out! 544 posts – apply before March 2 Details
 8GAIL launches G-Tex PTA brand to strengthen India’s polyester industry Details
 8GAIL recruitment 2026: 70 executive trainee posts via GATE 2026 | apply by March 18 Details
 8Gujarat State Petronet Ltd receives 65 ‘aspiring’ ESG rating from NSE Sustainability Ratings Details
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Ernakulam District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 23: 8Project Name: Ernakulam District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Jhansi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 23: 8Project Name: Jhansi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details

Announcements

Feb 23: New Page 1 8Notification of intent to acquire right of user land for GAIL Uran Usar Propene Pipeline under PMP Act 1962 [Gazette] Details
8Fire incident at domestic PNG installation due to MDPE pipe damage at transition fitting [PNGRB] Details
8Investor presentation on corporate and financial performance update [BW Energy] Details
8HPCL LNG limited recruitment 2026 for engineering & shipping professionals at Chhara LNG terminal [HPCL LNG] Details
8Case studies of major downstream oil & gas industry incidents and safety lessons learned [PNGRB] Details
8Public notice inviting submission of planned greenfield/brownfield projects under PNGRB T4S regulations [PNGRB] Details
8APSEZ, NMDC and Vale Brazil sign MoU on iron ore [Adani Port] Details
8Transcript of earning group conference call [EKCL] Details
8Gujarat state Petronet assigned ESG rating of 65 (‘Aspiring’) by NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GSPL] Details
8Gujarat Gas receives ESG rating of 65 (‘Aspiring’) from NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GGL] Details
8Swan Corp announces resignation of independent director Ashishkumar Bairagra [Swan] Details
8Indraprastha Gas initiates postal ballot to seek shareholder approval for FY27 material RPTs with GAIL (Rs.17,732 Cr) and BPCL (Rs.3,968 Cr) [IGL] Details
8Transcript of post-results conference call held on 13th February 2026 [Petronet] Details
8Q3 FY26 earnings call transcript (held on February 13, 2026) [ONGC] Details
8Cochin Shipyard assigned ESG rating of 60 (‘Adequate’) by NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [CSL] Details
8Great Eastern Shipping receives ESG score of 58 from NSE sustainability ratings & analytics [GES] Details Details

The deeper strategic story: The CNG model is entering its early disruption phase

Feb 20: 8What you are seeing here is not collapse.
8It is the early stage of structural transition. Details

Oil & gas awards: Details

Feb 20: 8We have a curated list of awards in the oil & gas sector
8And also the full list here
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Today's oil & gas tenders: 253 new tenders in all

Feb 20: 8India's oil majors are simultaneously chasing deep-sea reserves, commissioning bio-refineries, and blanketing the country with new fuel retail
8All visible in a single day's tender list.
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Bundled services for offshore rig: Terms hardened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P: Big three fight it out

Feb 20: 1) Big three fight again: Schlumberger on top
8One bidder’s pricing undercuts the rest by roughly a fifth
 
2) Halliburton edges Schlumberger by 5.2%
8In this one the shoe was on the other foot
 
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Deepwater rig hire: Cancelled, relaunched, withdrawn and relaunched again

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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3000 hp top drive rig  O&M: Shifts tail-risk pricing to bidder

Feb 20: 8Find out how
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Sick well revival: New change

Feb 20: 8The structure remains a single-number commercial fight (revenue share with a 20% minimum) layered over hard qualification and a low-deviation posture.
8What has changed?
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3000 hp drilling rig package: Three are changes again

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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Downstream contracting briefs: Technical bids

Feb 20: 1) Two bidders enter EIL’s high-capacity electric heater technical opening
8Participation is limited to Chromalox and Watlow in the technical bid opening record. That scale is typical of niche heater packages but leaves little room for competitive redundancy.
 
2) Half the field cut at technical stage in IOCL Panipat refinery DCU fired heater modification consultancy tender
8Click on Details for more
 
3) BPREP fittings bid draws 12 players, but late contract rewrites and a 25% option clause reshape risk
8BPCL’s BPREP fittings tender looks like a straight supply package, but the real contest is in compliance depth and contract acceptance.
 
4) Technical bids open with eight bidders for biodiesel (B-100) empanelment
8Find out more

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Continuous catalytic pyrolysis pilot plant at R&D: A control-heavy pilot scope drives tight L1–L2 spread

Feb 20: 8IOCL’s R&D pyrolysis pilot award looks routine on price, but the specification embeds process-plant grade controls and safety governance. The winner’s edge is modest, suggesting reverse auction pressure without a blowout discount. The real story is how the control architecture, HAZOP closure and acceptance testing reshape who can profitably bid next time.
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CBG plant PMC award throws up a 57.7% L2-L1 spread

Feb 20: 8The award lands with a price curve that is far from flat. The L2 quote hints at sharply different readings of scope intensity and risk.
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This 2G ethanol plant is in construction for years

Feb 20: 8It is now in the stages of getting commissioned
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Andhra Refinery Update

Feb 20: 1) Bid clock shifts again as BPCL’s Ramayapatnam LDPE licensor tender hard-codes liability cap acceptance
8The licensor package is no longer just a technology race—it is a liability-compliance test with rejection triggers baked into the bid rules. A commercial amendment resets the aggregate cap mechanics while carving out high-impact exceptions, and IP risk gets a separate, tougher treatment.
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PRPC HDPE EPCC tender stays open nearly a year as bid due date shifts again

Feb 20: 8The amendments largely move dates, but the persistence of extensions reshapes bidder behaviour, quote validity economics, and risk pricing. The real story is what this timeline signals about participation thresholds and unresolved comfort points in a high-stakes petrochem package.
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Downstream contracting briefs: Part I

Feb 20: 1) NDA-first gate and near-turnkey CCR packaging set the bidder bar
8The owner is ring-fencing the CCR package as an engineering-to-commissioning island, with safety studies and performance test support baked into the scope narrative.
8But the real competitive filter arrives even before the technical bid is seen, through an NDA-first access gate that quietly favours prepared vendor pools.
8What bidders push back on in the pre-bid query cycle will decide whether this package becomes a clean turnkey block or a boundary-dispute magnet.
 
2) This ETP tender hard-wires HAZOP governance and contractor-led safety interfaces, then resets the clock via annulment and reissue
8The package is being shaped less by commercial boilerplate and more by governance engineered into the technical stack.
8The tender pushes contractors into owning safety interfaces at design level and running a third-party-led HAZOP regime that can make or break schedule credibility.
8Then an annulment-and-reissue on dates adds a quiet participation risk that will separate disciplined bidders from the rushed ones.
 
3) HPCL extends G-NH3 + LPG batching feasibility bid
8The study for batching green ammonia with LPG is no longer just a pipeline-compatibility exercise; it’s a supply-chain buildout mandate that forces bidders to create the producer–consumer dataset.
8A corrigendum quietly rewrites the corridor reference, pushing “Nagpur” out of the blanket scope language and pulling bids back toward Chandrapur and nearby demand clusters.
 
4) Kochi refinery PP project composite works tender extends to 26 Feb as EIL adds a civil sub-vendor compliance gate
8The package is buying schedule certainty by tightening what looks like “just” a vendor-list addendum. The civil sub-vendor regime pushes delivery-delay and wrong-vendor risk back onto contractors with explicit rejection-and-replace consequences.
 
5) IOCL extends deadline for Panipat PRPC toluene extraction licensor package
8A short extension can reveal more than it appears. IOCL has pushed the bid deadline for its Panipat toluene extraction licensor package by a week, but the timing matters. In technology-heavy downstream tenders, even seven days can shift competitive equations.
 
6) HPCL’s CO2 liquefaction package tender keeps extending as option-clause flexibility and effluent-treatment scope tighten the risk frame
8The package bid has moved far beyond a standard equipment buy, with clarifications pulling effluent handling inside the vendor boundary.

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Downstream contracting briefs: Part II

Feb 20: 1) MRPL’s hydrogen reformer shutdown package shifts from “replacement job” to digitally policed, penalty-loaded execution
8The contract language quietly converts delay risk into a two-step hammer: daily price reduction first, then forced intervention with cost recovery if slippage persists. What looks like a routine APH swap is actually a controlled experiment in how tightly a refiner can govern shutdown execution without enabling reverse auction
 
2) PFCCU revamp composite works tender extended
8The extension looks routine, yet the tender’s governance architecture suggests BPCL/EIL are shaping who can even stay in the race.
 
3) IOCL resets schedule and waives GeM performance security
8The owner has quietly re-engineered this AVU/VGO-HDT impact assessment tender into a low-security, high-control study contract.
 
4) IGGL phase-III PMC tender trims key-staff payroll tenure to three years
8IGGL has quietly lowered a qualification tripwire in its phase-III PMC hiring, and the change is aimed straight at bidder eligibility rather than engineering scope.
 
5) Gujarat refinery DHDS unit: Extended only, not a rewrite of risk allocation

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Integrated surface well testing, mobile ETP and dew point reduction package: Entry gate tightened

Feb 20: 8Find out more
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E&P contracting brief for the day

Feb 20: 1) Wireline mast unit contract: winner emerges
8Behind it lies a tightly engineered compliance matrix on mobility, emissions and load control.
8The real signal may be in how OIL is reshaping field asset architecture.
 
2) L III rig mast NDT contract awarded as L1 undercuts a sharply divided bid field
8ONGC Tripura asset’s rig mast NDT award reveals a tight contest at the bottom and a dramatic pricing cliff beyond L3.
 
3) Core cutting services: compliance pack tightened
8The mobilisation timeline, LD mechanics and technical acceptance controls remain not specified in the provided excerpts, leaving pricing risk concentrated on bidders.
 
4) Oil India Limited’s GeM flowline services tender rewrites recovery logistics for Rajasthan fields
8There is a new obligation to transport recovered assets to an OIL-instructed installation.
8What remains unresolved is the downstream commercial calendar.
 
5) ETP hiring corrigendum hardens bid hygiene
8There is an insertion of an undertaking that allows ONGC to restrict over-quoted rates back to BEC limits for evaluation and award.
 
6) ONGC extends 10K production testing services hire
8The hire is shaping into a policy-plus-capability contest where non-splittable award logic meets a tightened MSE preference ladder.
8The technical stack is explicitly post-frac flowback capable, and clarifications push abrasive-resistant hardware and readiness buffers back onto the contractor.
8A time extension widens the bidding window, but the documents still signal no dilution of experience gates.
 
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Today's update in E&P, Midstream-Downstream & CGD sector

Feb 20: 8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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Daily forward looking import matrices

Feb 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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Varanasi District City Gas Distribution Project

Feb 20: 8Project Name: Varanasi District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details Details

Reliance to invest Rs 10 Lakh Crore in AI, says Mukesh Ambani

Feb 20: For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of mono ethylene glycol Details
8Tender for refurbishment of M/s Hoerbiger make valves Details
8Hiring of office peon for depot and territory Details
8Tender for supply of SS pipe fittings Details
8Supply of portable fire extinguishers Details
8One-year rate contract for M4 inspection recommendation works in REF-2 units Details
8Tender for procurement of pressure switch Details
8Tender for supply of GGC cast valves Details 
8Tender for Civil works for small scale projects for Capex MOCs, 2-year ARC Details
8Procurement of patent search and analytics database software Details 
8Tender for One-Window Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tool Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST2130 Details
8Tender for supply of additive ST6033 Details
8Rate contract for providing expert services of M/s Sulzer Pumps India Private Limited Details
8Supply and installation of high-end workstation Details
8Tender for hiring of security services Details
8EOI for integrated surface well testing, effluent treatment, and chiller services across northeast India blocks Details
8Tender for procurement of hose Details
8Tender for routine repair, cleaning, and maintenance works Details
8Hiring of construction supervision engineer for laying of steel pipe Details
8Hiring of MGVs for transportation of CNG through mobile cascades to daughter booster station Details
8Tender for AC/DC interference survey with software modelling for steel pipeline network in NCT Details
8Tender for procurement of laptops Details
8Tender for conducting external safety audit of various CNG stations Details
8Tender for PE pipeline laying, aboveground installations, and PNG direct marketing in north Goa geographical area Details
8Hiring of services for laying of welded flow lines for gas, oil, (Amendment -1) Details
8Procurement of activated carbon chemical Details
8Tender for supply of gaskets Details
8Annual maintenance contract for operation and maintenance of PMCC Details
8Supply of 1 litre aluminium sample container boxes for MS and HSD Details
8Supply of mascot pump spares Details
8Engagement of third-party inspection agency (TPIA) for T4S audit of Chennai Trichy Madurai pipeline Details
8Supply of HSD flow meter Details
8Tender for supply of additives ST2066 Details
8Comprehensive annual maintenance contract of 32 HVLRM units Details
8Supply of gasket for channel cover 568 Details
8Procurement of Xylem make D2 marketing effluent monitoring analyzer spares, sensor, and controller card Details
8Supply of safety cap for self-closing valves of LPG cylinders (V2) (Q3) Details
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