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Jun 2026

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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8A new 150 MTPD Technical MAP unit could feed India’s fast-growing specialty fertilizer market.
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8The refinery’s design engineering tender has moved into a tighter technical race after only four of ten bidders qualified. The scope is deeper than routine consultancy, with refinery piping, mechanical, civil and native-file obligations shaping the final field. The disqualification reasons remain undisclosed, leaving a critical question on where the real entry barrier sat.
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8Is there only a thin field of bidders?
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1) MRPL turns a small PERC catalyst-grade buy into a tightly filtered CCR reliability tender
8MRPL’s PERC tender looks modest in quantity but carries refinery-critical chemistry risk. The GeM structure adds EMD, ePBG and MSE preference layers to a niche CCR consumable. The real story sits in how MRPL balances wider procurement access with tight catalyst-service safeguards.

2) NRL expansion project tightens vessel procurement risk with zero-deviation tender for UG sump tanks
8NRL’s pressure-vessel tender looks small, but the risk is buried in site welding, transport control and documentation discipline. EIL has narrowed the bidder field while pushing execution certainty through zero-deviation terms. The real story is how much site-interface risk has been priced into a four-vessel package.

3) EIL’s 59-day stretch on NRL’s purge silo tender hints at a thin qualified vendor pool
8A routine date extension would not usually raise eyebrows. Five extensions on a technically specialised stainless steel purge silo package suggest bidder-side friction.

4) BPCL’s BPREP coalescer tender delay may be masking vendor discomfort with zero-deviation bidding
8On paper, this is only a date change. But a 43-day reset in a limited tender suggests EIL may be trying to keep the vendor pool alive without relaxing the terms.

5) IOCL pipeline EIA-RA tender gets second extension as GeM timeline slips 15 days
8IOCL’s pipeline EIA-RA rate contract has moved from a routine GeM close to a second extension. The slip is small on paper but meaningful for a package tied to clearances, consequence modelling and project sequencing. The reasons remain unstated, leaving bidders and project teams to read the procurement signal carefully.

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1) CPCL/Refinery-III corrigendum shifts sky-line paint supply risk to contractors in Manali shutdown tender
8CPCL’s latest corrigendum looks minor, but it changes the cost logic of two rope-access painting items. The correction moves work out of CDU-III references and into offsite and utility plant areas. For shutdown contractors, the unresolved issue is how far this material-risk shift will bite into RA pricing.

2) CPCL Manali shutdown TPI scope puts static equipment and pipeline inspection at the centre
8The tender is not a generic manpower hire. It targets qualified TPI engineers for shutdown-linked inspection. The missing detailed SOW keeps the biggest technical payoff unresolved.

3) Refinery turns paddy straw into a controlled refinery feedstock for its CBG project
8The tender shifts biomass from farm-gate commodity to process-linked input. Bale geometry, moisture limits and visual checks become operating controls. The commercial consequences sit behind the technical specification.

4) BPREP heater scope puts thermal, electrical and controls responsibility on one vendor
8The package is not limited to equipment supply. It combines heater design, ASME Code-U stamping, control panels, thermocouples and control-room signal interface. That integration raises the technical threshold before price competitiveness even matters.

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8ONGC has pushed the bid closing and TBO dates for its Pipeline Laying Project by two weeks.
8The extension gives offshore contractors more time, but it does not dilute the tender’s financial, documentary or technical filters.
8The real story lies in what ONGC chose not to reopen.
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1) ONGC Ahmedabad ETP tender makes the contractor responsible for fixing a decade-old treatment system while keeping it running
8How will that work?
 
2) Participating bidders force ONGC to clean up contradictory pump design assumptions in Kalol FR package
8Find out who the bidders are
 
3) ONGC redraws seismic acquisition geometry in Western offshore after tender launch
8The latest corrigendum changes the shooting direction for GS-OSHP-2023/1 and revises the survey-area coordinates.
8Such changes arrive after bidders have already begun technical planning and pricing. The operational consequences may be larger than the corrigendum's brief wording suggests.
 
4) ONGC N-25 corrigendum tightens eBG and SFMS bank guarantee discipline without relaxing CSP execution risk.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does not soften the offshore CSP challenge. Instead, it rewires the financial-security route through revised eBG and SFMS bank guarantee formats.
8The bigger signal lies in what ONGC chose not to change.
 
5) Oil India Limited extends Andaman offshore helicopter charter tender as aviation-risk filters stay intact
8Oil India Limited has pushed the Andaman offshore helicopter charter deadline by 14 days without softening the core aviation-risk framework.
8The extension gives bidders more time, but the SOW still demands offshore-capable aircraft, DGCA compliance, medivac readiness, and replacement support.
 
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8Project Name: Dakshina Kannada District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details
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8Iran-linked oil tanker suffers fire Details
8Greek LNG buyer says long-term USA deals are getting harder Details
8Dangote refinery seeks to raise $1 billion in private debt sale Details
8Chinese refiners delay projects due to Middle East oil supply disruption Details
8Technip Energies secures major contract for Coral Norte floating LNG project in Mozambique Details
8Breaking Pakistan’s LNG dependence cycle Details
8Essar’s green mobility ecosystem powering India’s freight transition Details
8Why India’s hydrogen trucking push is still stuck in first gear Details
8Ethanol-blended petrol gets excise duty exemption as India pushes green fuel Details
8Inflation in the US hits three-year high as gas prices surge Details
8India's petroleum exports to Africa zoom 110% in May Details
8India ramps up spot LNG buying on Middle East disruption fears Details
8U.S. gas exports gain ground in India as Gulf supplies falter Details
8'LPG well covered, crude not a problem': How much energy supply is India left with? Details
8U.S. to build its first-ever floating LNG export terminal Details
8India flags second tanker incident off Oman within 24 hours Details
8India secures crude supply through August with higher UAE imports Details
8Indian Navy removes unexploded missile warhead from Kochi-bound oil tanker Details
8U.S. becomes India’s top gas supplier as Iran war cuts it off from the Gulf Details
8ONGC awards Rs. 2,000 crore wind power project to Prozeal Green Energy Details
8Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after fresh US strikes Details
8Oil may rise to $150 a barrel if US-Iran hostilities resume: Rystad Details
8Rajasthan refinery to start diesel production this month, targets 4 million tonnes annually Details
8HC stays MGVCL action as GAIL flags gas supply risk Details
8India is set to rewrite its oil destiny, moving from risk to leverage Details
8Ten reasons oil is still below $100 a barrel Details
8Oil India partners with Canada’s PTRC on CCUS, geothermal energy and clean-tech innovation Details
8Oil rises more than $1 as escalation in US-Iran strikes unnerves traders Details
8India slashes excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol Details
8Brazil ready to ramp up crude supplies to India as Iran war disrupts Gulf flows Details
8Cochin Shipyard and HBL launch Rs. 9-crore green maritime propulsion venture Details
8HPCL launches 'No Bill No Pay' initiative, a first among oil marketing companies in India Details
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8How war impacts gas supply, purchase and pricing
8And then a seller drops the cap, a buyer keeps an exit
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8HC stays MGVCL action as GAIL flags gas supply risk Details
8OMCs set to issue notices to LPG consumers in PNG-covered areas Details
8Green mobility: Assessing the commercial viability of hydrogen in transportation Details
8ADNOC eyes Canada upstream and LNG for global growth Details
8World’s largest LNG carrier enters construction phase Details
8US considers releasing strategic reserves to Association of Southeast Asian Nations Details
8JERA awards 20-year LNG supply contract to Petronas Details
8Eni, Petronas launch Southeast Asian gas JV Details
8Suez Canal gets oil tanker boost Details
8Iran-linked oil tanker suffers fire Details
8JERA awards 20-year LNG supply contract to Petronas Details
8Breaking Pakistan’s LNG dependence cycle Details
8Gas turbine sale signals the end of another Philippine LNG project Details
8Oil prices are up, investment isn't following Details
8Dinesh Sarraf joins Gruner amid bioenergy expansion Details
8India revives ambitious Oman–Gujarat deep-sea gas pipeline project to strengthen energy security Details
8SAEL Industries commissions 14.9 MW agri waste-to-energy plant in Bhadra, Rajasthan Details
8CNG momentum to stay robust through FY27; Morbi PNG demand set for an all-time high Details
8Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 95.27 against the US dollar Details
8India-US hydrocarbon cooperation can help drive $500 billion trade goal by 2030: Report Details
8Crude oil futures fall Rs 41 to Rs 8,380 per barrel amid weak global trends Details
8Oil and gas focus: BP CEO reshuffles staff Details
8Brent crude oil price falls below $90 a barrel on hopes of an Iran deal Details
8ATF prices rise about 10% as oil companies roll out fixed pricing Details
8BP names heads for two main businesses after revamp Details
8Companies seek lifting of curbs on gas pipeline integration Details
8CNG momentum to stay robust through FY27; Morbi PNG demand set for an all-time high Details 
8GAIL takes 100% control of Konkan LNG as NCLT approves major capital reduction Details
8No shortage of CNG, Hardeep Singh Puri warns against misinformation Details
8OMCs set to issue notices to LPG consumers in PNG-covered areas Details
8China and India regain discounts on Russian oil Details
8India-US energy ties can help achieve a $500 billion trade goal by 2030: Report Details
8Govt restores royalty rate on crude oil from nomination blocks to 16.66% Details
8India boosts LNG buying to meet fertiliser and power demand amid supply woes Details
8Sector: Navigating a geopolitical storm Details
8India considers Canada as a potential crude oil supplier, envoy says Details
8Hyderabad to host high-level Ministry of Coal roadshow on gasification projects Details
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1) EIL’s desalter award for NRL may be less about price and more about technology control
8The tender wraps a CDU/VDU desalter revamp inside a protected EIL-NRL technology framework. That turns a vessel package into a controlled-access process know-how contract. The real story may sit behind who was allowed to bid, not just who won.
 
2) IOCL Panipat Refinery’s shutdown inspection award exposes a thin L1-L2 pricing line
8The narrow spread suggests the winning price was market-tested, not a freak lowball. The deeper story is whether inspection quality can hold under tight shutdown manpower economics.
 
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8The tender is dressed as consultancy, but the scope reads closer to an owner’s execution nerve centre. The EPCM consultant must sit across engineering review, procurement support, construction management, commissioning and close-out. For bidders, the real risk is not the line length but the breadth of implied accountability.
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1)BPCL Kochi Refinery’s IREP decontamination tender hides a bigger turnaround-risk strategy
8The tender is not just about chemical cleaning. BPCL has split the job into three packages and blocked any one vendor from winning more than one. That clause may say more about refinery shutdown risk than the scope itself.

2) BPCL’s CRDC hydroprocessing tender quietly outsources high-pressure diesel R&D execution risk
8BPCL is not buying routine testing here. The tender pushes two-stage hydroprocessing, catalyst handling, H2S stripping, fractionation and dispatch into a vendor-run toll model. The real story is how much process risk BPCL is moving outside its own R&D fence.

3) CPCL’s 120-day tender drift exposes the hard edge of refinery digitalisation
8The delay turns a routine digitalisation package into a market-readiness test.

4) Manali pelletizer tender slips 77 days, exposing a thin vendor pool for sulphur solidification systems
8The unanswered question is whether the market is short of qualified bidders or uncomfortable with the risk transfer.

5) BPCL BPREP ECU tender turns intumescent coating into a hidden bid-risk test
8The bidder asked whether pricing should follow a uniform 12 mm thickness or UL-1709/Hp/A-based design. EIL/BPCL retained both the job specification and the 12 mm minimum while withholding structural drawings until award. That leaves a high-value imported coating item exposed to post-award quantity risk.

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1) BPCL PRFCC opens the door to SaaS, but not to lighter accountability
8BPCL has relaxed the single-tenant condition into a controlled multi-tenant SaaS model. The shift can widen the vendor pool. But the real risk still sits in data governance, isolation and final handover.

2) IOCL’s Panipat SAF trial quietly widens the UCO quality gate
8IOCL has relaxed nitrogen from 20 ppmw to 100 ppmw and sulfur from 20 ppmw to 35 ppmw. That is not a minor lab correction; it reshapes the feedstock pool for the DHDS-based SAF trial. The question is what this wider contaminant tolerance says about refinery risk appetite.

3) IOCL’s CBG pipeline tender extension hides a sharper scope reset on mainline OFC risk
8IOCL has clarified that mainline HDPE duct laying and OFC blowing are outside the route package, cutting out a potentially messy ROW-linked obligation. The bigger question is how that excluded communications layer will be sequenced with pipeline commissioning.

4) EIL’s cancelled NRL polypropylene blower tender hints at a stressed OEM procurement
8The package was not a routine supply tender; it was an API 617 Part 3 integrally geared centrifugal nitrogen blower. The bid went through repeated date shifts before cancellation. That makes the cancellation a signal, not just an administrative footnote.

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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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8The latest corrigendum pushes bid submission to 24 June 2026, extending the tender timeline for a third visible time.
8The cumulative delay now stretches well beyond the original April deadline.
8The bigger question is whether the extensions are buying competition or merely postponing unresolved commercial concerns.
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8After initially resisting requests during the pre-bid stage, OIL ultimately extended the offshore LTSOBM experience lookback from seven years to 10 years.
8The move expands eligibility without changing the requirement for proven offshore execution.
8The bigger question is what this says about the available vendor universe for specialised synthetic mud services.
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8The most consequential amendment is not financial but behavioural.
8ONGC has introduced a disqualification route tied to recent contract termination and NOA annulment history.
8The clause extends beyond EPCI contractors and reaches their pipe-laying subcontractors, potentially reshaping the competitive field.
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8OIL has not merely pushed the tender calendar.
8The corrigendum sits on top of changes to scope, evaluation criteria, contract conditions and rate schedules.
8The signal is that bidder resistance has forced a wider technical and commercial recalibration.
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1) ONGC's diving tender turns rig integrity surveys into a four-day execution challenge
8The question is whether offshore diving contractors can consistently deliver within those timelines without creating bottlenecks for drilling assets.
 
2) ONGC Mehsana PCP tender shifts artificial-lift maintenance into an uptime-linked risk contract
8ONGC’s Mehsana Asset is recasting PCP maintenance as a performance contract rather than a routine field-service package.
8The tender folds spares, VFD/VSD systems, digital complaint tracking, GPS-monitored teams and availability KPIs into one 5-year obligation.
 
3) ONGC turns well testing crews into KPI-linked production assets at Ahmedabad Asset
8ONGC has tied a significant portion of monthly payments to measurable operational outcomes ranging from well-testing execution to safety, reporting and crew discipline.
8The model raises a bigger question about how future oilfield service contracts may be structured.
 
4) ONGC extends bid window for a decade-long subsea blowout response membership programme
8ONGC has pushed the bid deadline from 10 June 2026 to 17 June 2026 for a highly specialised subsea well-control package.
8The contract is not for equipment purchase but for long-term membership access to emergency capping capability.
8The extra week raises questions about whether the market needed more time to evaluate a technically demanding offshore risk-management model.
 
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8Deep Industries curious comeback
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Which member of the Adani family?
8And know more about the transition that is going on
8Why was there a long goodbye that ended overnight?
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8Something every interesting is going on at the very top in ONGC
8And it is strange
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8Clearly, there is someone, and by a huge margin
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8The question is: for how long will this go on?
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8And that includes the problem
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8Has the war changed pricing dynamics in India?
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8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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8Project Name: Ujjain, Dewas and Indore (Except area already authorized) District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details
What was meant to have be an easy deal is no longer so
8Find out what kind of speculations are on
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8Fertilizers
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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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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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1) OIL’s PS-10 Barauni ultrasonic survey award exposes a tight L1-L2 race and a sixfold pricing tail
8OIL’s small-value ultrasonic thickness survey award carries a larger integrity signal than its Rs 22 lakh L1 price suggests.
8The tender lowers bidder-entry friction but keeps field compliance, ASNT certification and OISD-linked reporting squarely on the contractor.
 
2) ONGC Ankleshwar PSV tender filters two bidders as safety-valve maintenance package pushes compliance risk onto contractors
8ONGC’s Ankleshwar PSV maintenance tender has produced a four-bidder qualified pool after two participants fell out.
8The real story lies in the SOW, where statutory testing, spares, documentation and rework exposure sit squarely with the contractor.
 
3) ONGC hardwires Platform N-25 drilling-readiness LD into conductor supported platform corrigendum.
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum does more than extend time for bidders.
8It turns Platform N-25’s ready-for-drilling date into a milestone with direct LD consequences.
8The move points to a sharper risk transfer around rig-interface sequencing and offshore execution discipline.
 
4) ONGC S&SRP corrigendum tightens Appendix A-3 currency and local-content rules for offshore LSTK bidders
8ONGC has not changed the offshore replacement scope, but it has changed how bidders must price its domestic and imported cost base.
8The latest Appendix A-3 amendment separates Indian-bidder import content from foreign-bidder local content.
 
5) ONGC Eastern offshore 3D seismic corrigendum shifts battle to revised BOQ and fuel-risk arithmetic
8ONGC’s latest corrigendum looks procedural, but it lands on the most sensitive part of the offshore seismic bid: price format discipline.
8The repeated BOQ revisions and fuel-linked clarifications point to a tender where L1 comparison depends on more than vessel capability.
 
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1) ONGC extends Bridge refurbishment and replacement t tender as BG validity, yard qualification and offshore cost clauses reshape bidder risk
8ONGC’s BRRP corrigendum is more than a date extension.
8The tender now gives bidders more time and easier yard-entry conditions, while tightening BG validity and offshore cost recovery.
8The real question is whether this wider-access model can still protect execution quality in Mumbai High.
 
2) IndianOil extends Umatara surface production services tender as integrated testing package raises execution bar
8IndianOil’s Umatara tender is more than a date-extension story.
8The package bundles well testing, crude processing, firefighting, gas handling, lab work and reporting into a single contractor-led surface production model.
8The 14-day shift leaves open a sharper question on bidder depth and risk pricing.
 
3) ONGC integrated vessel tender gets extension as offshore survey package keeps strict bid gates
8ONGC has pushed the integrated vessel tender deadline, but the extra time does not dilute the compliance burden.
8The five-year offshore package still demands 24x7 vessel readiness, survey capability and tight mobilisation discipline.
 
4) ONGC extends MH asset heat exchanger tender as compliance load, SFMS checks and offshore EPC risk converge
8ONGC has pushed the MH asset heat exchanger/tube bundle tender to 25 June 2026, adding 14 days to a technically dense offshore package.
8The extension comes after a corrigenda that tightened SFMS BG routing and formalised the pre-bid query trail.
 
5) ONGC extends offshore torque-turn services tender as technical and BG controls tighten
8ONGC has pushed its offshore computerized torque-turn services, stretching the tender window by 33 days.
8The extension comes after amendments that tighten SFMS bank guarantee routing and leave key offshore execution obligations largely intact.
 
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1) ONGC extends Mumbai High measurement audit tender as offshore data and cost risks sharpen
8ONGC has pushed the Mumbai High measurement audit bid deadline, giving bidders 18 more days to price a technically exposed offshore assignment.
8The extension comes after amendments tightened SFMS bank-guarantee routing and inserted recoverable catering costs for contractor personnel.
 
2) Oil India’s Assam low-mast workover rig tender extended after fuel-risk reversal
8Oil India has pushed the Assam low-mast workover rig tender after three earlier extensions.
8The late-stage HSD variation clause softens a cost risk that bidders had flagged, but only within a tightly capped operating-day formula.
 
3) OIL’s Nagajan OCS EPC tender gets extended as corrigendum trail exposes deeper bid-risk concerns
8OIL has pushed the Nagajan OCS EPC bid deadline, but the extension is only the visible part of the story.
8Behind it sits a heavily revised technical package, a narrow pre-bid field and an LSTK risk model that keeps contractors on the hook for detailed engineering.
 
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8Nine bidders have entered a high-stakes IOCL R&D empanelment for market assessment and technology forecasting. The scope spans hydrogen, catalysts, petrochemicals, alternate energy, fuels and lubricants. But the real tension is that future assignments will be awarded on L1 basis only.
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1) NRL PPU award suggests EIL preferred controlled price discovery over reverse auction pressure
8For executives, the signal is that EIL may be protecting execution quality while still forcing line-level competition.

2) IOCL Guwahati Refinery QRA award exposes a severe qualification squeeze in refinery risk consulting
8Eighteen bidders entered the race, but only two survived technical evaluation.

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1) BPCL-MR catalyst tender gets second extension as dense loading tolerance is relaxed
8The shift from ±2 percent to ±5 percent dense loading tolerance changes the risk profile for specialist refinery contractors. The larger question is whether the extension reflects bidder caution around shutdown execution, penalties and licensor-controlled loading methods.

2) BPCL blinks on catalyst loading standards after contractor pushback
8Another time this has happened

3) BPCL’s package 3 extension masks a deeper catalyst-loading risk reset in another tender
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