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May 2026

8Old and entirely running on conventional fuel It has nowhere to go
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8His appointment became effective 30 April, just as the Hormuz-driven gas cost spike was transmitting into city gas prices.
8The first six months of his tenure will be defined by pass-through decisions he did not design.
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8Where is the company going to deploy all the cash it has picked up during the crisis?
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8It cannot any more Also know more on why Morbi factories are now facing a labour shortage
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8There seems to be a persuasive logic behind this argument
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8Which tier — airline, OMC, or consumer — ultimately takes the hit is the question
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8The logic is blunt: in a high-gas-price environment, using gas to move gas is an economic absurdity.
8The operational saving per compressor is calculable.
8The barrier is procurement and execution, not economics.
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8CBG grid injection as the single most urgent near-term action, claims this expert
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8Find out what the data says
8There is a lot to be done
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8Europe has 70. That gap is no longer a planning footnote.
8It is a national emergency. The money to fix this has been calculated but who will foot the bill
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8The ambitious plan is moving ahead again
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8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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8ONGC has delayed tenders even as rig availability tightens
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 8Qatari LNG outage shifts global gas market into structural deficit Details
 8BP adds three Indonesia exploration blocks tied to Tangguh LNG Details
 8Golar LNG stock price target raised to $67 by BTIG on strong Q1 Details
 8REnergy Dynamics bags two waste-to-CBG projects in Tamil Nadu Details
 8Advait Energy, TECO sign MoU for hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing in India Details
 8250 km in single refill, but here’s why hydrogen buses may not work in city Details
 8Government notifies standards for petrol blends beyond E20 Details
 8Supreme Court refuses to defer hearing in KG Basin gas dispute Details
 8US-Bangladesh sign energy pact amid scrutiny over Adani deal and West Asia war Details
 8IEA: Oil shock sparks surge in EV sales Details
 8The global energy crisis is driving countries back to coal Details
 8Global gas markets may be underpricing the Middle East LNG shock Details
 8New finds to catalyse Indian natural gas business: ICRA Details
 8India faces 400,000 barrel per day LPG shortage amid energy crisis Details
 8IGL hikes CNG prices again; Delhi rate crosses Rs 80/kg Details
 8Andhra govt clears 2,250 MW Adani pumped storage project in Kadapa Details
 8India weighs $1 billion aid for private electric buses, trucks Details
 8Kotak warns of massive fuel under-recoveries despite recent Rs.3/litre price hike Details
 8Govt keeps domestic LPG prices unchanged at 913.5 Details
 8Tankers exit Strait of Hormuz with six million barrels of crude oil Details
 8China's Xi, Russia's Putin praise ties but see no energy headway at Beijing talks Details
 8Cement companies' profitability to moderate in FY27 on rising fuel, logistics costs: ICRA Details
 8Fuel price hike sparks public outcry as petrol, diesel costs rise across India Details
 8India Oil says revenue loss on LPG widens in May Details
 8Krishna-Godavari basin dispute: Reliance and others seek mediation, SC refuses to halt hearing Details
 8Oil falls after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly' Details
 8Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects Details
 8India prepares to send oil tankers through Hormuz for new supply Details
 8Ready to flex ethanol muscle, E100 gets road map to cut oil imports Details
 8BPCL wins gold award for renewable energy integration at Greentech Energy Summit 2026 Details
 8ONGC wins digital transformation champion award at ICC technology excellence awards Details
 8GAIL Gas signs industrial PNG supply agreement with SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant Details
 8ONGC hosts interns under Prime Minister Internship Scheme at Rajahmundry facilities Details
 8GAIL hosts 22nd HSE workshop in Delhi, focuses on safety, risk management & digital innovation Details
 8Indian Oil final dividend 2026: Maharatna PSU rewards shareholders after record FY26 profit; check payout and key dates Details
 8India secures oil supply with steady Russian crude inflows Details
 8India’s oil trade deficit may widen sharply in FY27: CRISIL Details
 8Fuel price hikes can help cover India’s need for $30 bn in FX reserves amid oil shock Details
 8India plans to send oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz for new supply amid Iran conflict disruptions Details
 8Gita Gopinath flags inflation, more fuel hikes likely; says rupee at 100 no worry Details
 8Is green hydrogen India’s key to withstanding global oil crisis? Details
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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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8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
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8Project Name: Lucknow District City Gas Distribution
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8The execution playbook for new private sector E&P is closer to US shale roll-ups than to ONGC-era E&P.
8Whether the two business cultures reconcile is the bet shareholders are now being asked to make.
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8Title is disputed. The physical product is no longer separable.
8The conciliation before a retired Chief Justice is being framed as cooperative; it is also unavoidable, and the framing does not change what the tanks contain.
8Also, HOEC’s third-party resale of B-80 cargo — who is the buyer, and why is HOEC not naming them?
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8HOEC is reselling B-80 cargo to a third party it has not yet named. Antelopus Selan is positioning for operator-level revenue capture.
8The upstream-to-refinery monopsony that defined Indian E&P is loosening at exactly the moment everyone is watching demand.
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8The rupee has weakened against the dollar on oil. The pass-through has begun in input costs.
8The MPC posture will follow, and the conversation about rates in the second half of 2026 starts here.
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8100% PI across three Assam-Arakan blocks.
8The competitive read against OIL India is the underdiscussed angle, and the next round of regional service tenders will reveal who has the inside track.
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8Multiple connectivity packages have been awarded in recent quarters.
8The CGD operator’s CNG station expansion is now visible in tender flow, and the upstream supply commitments will follow.
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8A low-profile name on a flagship sustainable aviation fuel project.
8The 50:50 structure is a departure from IOCL’s usual majority-controlled vehicles.
8What did M11 bring to the table that warranted equal voting rights?
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8Fertilizer stocks at 51%.LPG bookings at 99%. PNG connections are rising. Not a price disclosed across two government releases.
8The omission is too uniform to be accidental — and the absence is the editorial decision.
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8The B-80 dispute exposes gaps in pricing mechanism, delivery acceptance and commingling treatment that go beyond HOEC and HPCL.
8Antelopus Selan’s 9-block portfolio and 50% PI on Cambay will hit the same ambiguities.
8The DSF round that follows will have to write contracts the previous one didn’t.
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8A daily roundup of tender results in the oil and gas sector.
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8The geographic concentration is now a deliberate corporate strategy.
8Coastal access, port integration, integrated value chain.
8The risk side: single-location dependency on the east coast at a moment of maritime disruption.
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8The real story is whether India’s vendor ecosystem is ready for specialised biomass-feed handling at refinery-grade discipline
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8The tender is framed as transaction advisory, but the scope reaches deep into plant condition, residual life, DCS/PLC systems, feedstock sourcing, utilities and catch-up maintenance. That makes this less a banker-led valuation exercise and more a technical risk-pricing mandate. For executives, the signal is that acquisition value may now be written in compressors, furnaces, contracts and environmental liabilities, not just EBITDA multiples.
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1) IOCL’s UPS award exposes a brutal pricing war among industrial power majors
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2) HPCL’s sludge-processing award exposes a two-tier pricing war in refinery environmental services
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1) BPCL’s BPREP vacuum package may quietly test how deep India’s API 681 vendor base really is
8BPCL is not yet at the full enquiry stage, but the pre-tender notice already reveals a demanding liquid ring vacuum and compressor package. The package spans vacuum, BTX, rerun tower and flare gas recovery services, pulling vendors into a petrochemical-grade reliability envelope. The real question is whether domestic competition can deliver specialist API 681 systems without importing delay risk into BPREP.

2) IOCL’s Panipat Naphtha Cracker NDT tender looks small on value but big on shutdown risk
8The Rs 46.52 lakh GeM tender is not a routine inspection job. IOCL has built in peak mobilisation, hot-service UT capability, daily reporting discipline and contractor-funded logistics. For NDT vendors, the real test is not the EMD but whether they can hold certified teams and standby machines ready without guaranteed volume.

3) GAIL’s HVJ shutdown tender turns a leaking insulation joint into a test of India’s ageing gas pipeline integrity playbook
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4) GAIL’s NCR ILI extension signals a tight race for qualified pipeline integrity vendors
8The move gives bidders more time, but the tender still demands specialised high-resolution MFL inspection credentials. The real story is whether India’s qualified ILI vendor pool is deep enough for GAIL’s integrity ambitions.

5) BPCL Mumbai Refinery SAF project corrigendum keeps pressure on geotechnical contractors despite aggressive refinery execution controls
8BPCL’s SAF-linked soil investigation package reveals far more than a routine geotechnical tender. The refinery appears to be tightening control over underground risk, labour governance, and contractor execution simultaneously. The real significance may emerge only when subsequent SAF EPC packages begin surfacing.

6) NRL’s 62-day SFU delay signals deeper discomfort with refinery risk allocation
8The unanswered question is whether bidders are reacting to technical complexity or commercial exposure hidden inside the job-work structure.

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8Most Indian listed E&Ps below ONGC, OIL and RIL hold minority stakes offshore.
8This small private operator has 100% PI in two offshore blocks.
8The execution risk is concentrated.So is the upside.
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8Once cavern capacity is committed, the switching cost stops being commercial and becomes infrastructural.
8The arrangement that looks like a bilateral safety net for India is a 20-year market access guarantee for the UAE.
8Title remains with the producer.
8Access is conditional on emergency criteria. Is this really a reserve, or is it a long-dated call option for the supplier dressed in reserve language?
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8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section
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8US Treasury extended the waiver to 17 June after Bessent had said in late April he would not. India was the lobby.
8The waiver is quietly subsidising the OMC margin print everyone is celebrating, and the political economy of that subsidy is not being discussed in any earnings call.
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8Both avoid the consumer pass-through conversation. Neither names a number.
8The communications architecture is consistent across petroleum and gas — and that consistency is the policy, not the omission.
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8And the refining margin is quietly plugging it
8Refining is funding marketing. The question is how long that bridge holds
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8Find out why that is so
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8Project Name: Cuttack District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details Details
8Project Name: Patna District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details Details
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 8Asia’s gas crunch boosts demand for Australian LNG Details
 8Four US LNG vessels sailing to China after Trump-Xi summit Details
 8$2.3 billion LNG project breaks ground in Southeast Asia Details
 8BPCL FY26 results: Consolidated PAT surges 94% to Rs.25,843 Cr, standalone PAT up 75.5% Details
 8Bharat Forge to build India’s first private marine gas turbine facility in Visakhapatnam Details
 8Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal visits IndianOil R&D Centre, reviews future energy innovations Details
 8NRL signs major long-term sulphur supply pact Details
 8India's BPCL reviewing oil imports daily, spot buying more amid Iran war, chairman says Details
 8Equinor and Eneco sign new long-term gas supply deal Details
 8U.S. LNG exporters ask Europe for a methane timeout Details
 8India Oil says revenue loss on LPG widens in May Details
 8West Asia conflict transforms India into major oil market Details
 8UAE and India deepen energy ties with oil, LNG, LPG and storage deals Details
 8India moves beyond E20: Government notifies E30 petrol standards as crude oil crisis bites Details
 8Airlines plead with state-run oil majors to postpone jet fuel hikes Details
 8India's CAD projected to rise to 2.2% of GDP amid oil pressures: Crisil Details
 8ADNOC expands partnerships with Indian companies Details
 8No fuel or LPG shortage in state, say Telangana oil companies Details
 8Six months at sea: Russian LNG cargo finally arrives in China Details
 8Russia faces lower revenues from LNG exports to Asia Details
 8LNG Canada accelerates Phase 2 expansion with Canadian support Details
 8World Bank approves $350m more to support Bangladesh LNG imports Details
 8Any Qatar LNG expansion delays likely limited to months, ConocoPhillips says Details
 8IOC, BPCL, HPCL stocks recover as fuel price hikes ease margin pressure Details
 8Worker shortage clogs up piped gas adoption; 2030 goal seems doubtful Details
 8Nayara Energy starts operations at Vadinar refinery after maintenance shutdown Details
 8Adequate availability of petrol, diesel across Assam: Indian Oil Details
 8Petrol, diesel’s second price hike in 5 days leaves common man concerned about price burden Details
 8Numaligarh Refinery signs post-expansion agreement with Progressive Fertichem Details
 8Crude oil futures hit record high of Rs.10,044 per barrel Details
 8India's fuel price hike among world's lowest outside Gulf nations: BJP Details
 8BPCL reports 28% rise in Q4 net profit to Rs.5,624.54 crore; FY26 PAT surges 94% Details
 8REnergy Dynamics bags 2 waste-to-compressed biogas projects from Refex Renewables Details
 8Advait Energy, Norway’s TECO sign MoU for hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing in India Details
 8West Asia crisis: Green hydrogen can cut LPG dependence for cooking, says top scientist Details
 8Coal gasification can raise India's resource security amid decarbonisation uncertainties: Report Details
 8Bharat Forge to set up India’s first private sector marine gas turbine MRO and development complex in Vizag Details
 8RIL-led consortium stole ONGC share of gas, Government tells Supreme Court Details
 8India’s PNG push hits roadblocks: What’s slowing the pipeline expansion Details
 813 gas cylinders recovered, building sealed in Garhwa Details
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New Page 1 8Indian Gas Exchange Limited introduces an additional auction market session to improve trading flexibility and liquidity in the gas market [IGX] Details
8Indian Oil Corporation Limited expands into sustainable aviation fuel with a Rs.1,064 crore Paradip SAF joint venture to strengthen green energy ambitions [IOCL] Details
8Indian Oil Corporation Limited posts Rs.36,800 crore FY26 profit driven by refining gains and strong fuel demand despite Middle East supply risks and governance concerns [IOCL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas Limited appoints Manjeet Singh Gulati to lead finance operations as Sanjay Kumar returns to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited [IGL] Details
8Indraprastha Gas Limited faces margin pressure despite record gas sales volumes as FY26 profit declines 7% and EBITDA weakens [IGL] Details
8GAIL (India) Limited prepares for final FY26 dividend decision ahead of the upcoming board meeting [GAIL] Details
8Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited starts third-party resale of B-80 crude cargo as supply dispute with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited moves toward resolution [HOEC] Details
8South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited completes FY26 secretarial compliance review without any SEBI or governance violations [SWP] Details
8Sealmatic India Limited undergoes compliance transition following the resignation of company secretary Neha Chheda [Sealmatic] Details
8SEAMEC Limited strengthens offshore oil and gas operations through ONGC contract wins, fleet expansion and record FY26 financial performance [SEAMEC] Details
8SEAMEC Limited benefits from offshore energy demand growth as FY26 profit more than doubles on strong overseas business expansion [SEAMEC] Details
8Afcons Infrastructure Limited maintains oil and gas sector presence with a Rs.528 crore order book and progress at the Mundra crude terminal project [Afcons] Details
8Desco Infratech Limited strengthens gas infrastructure business after emerging L1 bidder for Sabarmati Gas pipeline connectivity work [Desco] Details
8Somany Ceramics Limited recovers from gas price volatility and supply disruptions to deliver strong margin-led Q4 earnings growth [Somany] Details Details
8From ESG narrative to refinery-integrated process engineering
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1) BPCL ECU tender quietly turns corrosion management into a contractor survival test
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2) BPCL’s Bina expansion tender quietly turns utilities and offsites into a refinery-wide control architecture
8The deeper story is how PSU refiners are trying to regain control over contractor execution risk without formally rewriting EPC models.
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3) IOCL quietly a catalyst regeneration tender into a licensor-controlled access gate
8A single clause may have reduced the effective bidder universe before technical evaluation even begins. IOCL’s mandatory Axens NDA requirement transforms a routine refinery catalyst regeneration package into a tightly filtered proprietary ecosystem play. The downstream industry may need to rethink how “open tenders” are increasingly being structured around hidden technology alignments.

4) IGGL shifts pipeline execution risk downstream through bundled approvals-and-land package
8IGGL’s Duliajan feeder line tender is not just a survey contract masquerading as a services package. By clubbing PESO approvals, environmental consents, land acquisition and geotechnical surveys into one scope, the company is effectively outsourcing pre-construction execution risk itself. The move could reshape how future gas-grid enabling packages are structured across India’s midstream sector.

5) IOCL extends Panipat Refinery hazardous waste disposal ARC amid stringent compliance-heavy MEE sludge and salt handling conditions
8The contract pushes transport, statutory and disposal liabilities almost entirely onto contractors while linking refinery continuity to uninterrupted daily lifting obligations. The extension hints at the growing operational and regulatory complexity now reshaping refinery waste management contracting.

6) L-1 wins Rs 13.82 crore IOCL Panipat Naphtha Cracker shutdown maintenance contract amid aggressive refinery turnaround pricing
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1) ONGC Rajahmundry ETP tender shifts produced-water risk to contractors under a five-year hired-plant model
8ONGC is turning produced-water treatment at Rajahmundry Asset into a contractor-owned reliability test rather than a narrow O&M job.
8The technical edge lies in modular hired ETP capacity, four-hourly quality control and disposal-well readiness across three field locations.
8The unresolved pressure point is how bidders price a five-year service where power, chemicals, uptime and off-spec water all sit on their side.
 
2) Rutok wins ONGC Ankleshwar valve repair ARC after 59.9% L1-L2 price break
8ONGC’s Ankleshwar valve repair award has produced a sharply split price field.
8Rutok’s L1 quote sits far below the next bidder despite a scope tied to API testing, transport and workshop responsibility.
8The real test now moves from tender arithmetic to execution discipline.
 
3) OIL core analysis corrigendum cuts heavy-oil and rock-mechanics scope while opening specialist subcontracting
8OIL has trimmed the most technically demanding parts of its core-analysis tender while keeping the India-linked execution framework intact.
8The latest corrigendum removes overburden Kw measurement, deletes major rock-mechanics and heavy-oil testing blocks, and reopens subcontracting for specialist services.
 
4) GSPC’s Ankleshwar split-award formula reveals a new playbook for small-volume crude disposal
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5) ONGC subsea tie-in tender extended as deepwater EPCIC bid window widens
8The extension gives bidders 28 more days, but the technical and documentary filters remain tight.
8The real question is whether the extra time expands competition or merely helps serious consortia close compliance gaps.
 
6) ONGC extends Rig Sagar Gaurav surge tank fabrication tender as execution risk stays with contractor
8ONGC has pushed the Rig Sagar Gaurav surge tank fabrication bid by seven days, but the documents show no matching relaxation in scope or qualification terms.
8The job remains a small-value package with pressure integrity, MPI and contractor-supplied consumables embedded in the risk profile.
8The extension may look procedural, but the commercial signal sits in what ONGC has not changed.
 
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