NPK-DAP Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 987 Crore
8Project Event: Public hearing process is going on and RFQs for the EPC contractor are likely to be released in April 2018
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Ammonia-Urea & Captive Power Plant Expansion Project    
8Cost - Rs 500 Crore
8Project Event: RFQ for LSTK contractor is likely to be released in May 2018, Capital approval is under process.
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Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project    
8Cost - Rs 5 Crore
8Project Event: Tender for a registered maintenance contractor is likely to be released in December 2018.
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8Project Name: Pipeline Expansion Project
8Project Cost: Rs 2485 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company  is planning to expand its pipeline to the proposed POL Terminal while also expanding the throughput capacity from 5.682 MMTPA to 8 MMTPA. Earlier the TOR was returned because of use of hazardous materials in the application but after revision, the TOR was issued. A private company has been hired as an EPMC contractor for that Basic Design, Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction Supervision, Commissioning Assistance and Project Management Services. At present Basic design, development is going on.
8Project Event: RFQ for the mainline pipes is expected by September 2018.
8Expenditure Approval : Q1:2017
8RFQ Date : Sep/2018
8Release Date: Oct/2018
8Start Date : Q2:2018
8Completion Date : Q2:2021
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8Project Name: Greenfield 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery
8Project Cost: Rs 121 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company has hired a PMC contractor to work with already selected licensor to construct an ethanol plant based on the DBT-ICT 2G Ethanol technology developed indigenously to produce 100 KL fuel-grade ethanol per day, primarily from biomass and will use approximately 72 MTPD of biomass per year. At present, selection of LSTK contractor is going on.
8Project Event: RFQ for the biomass supply is expected by mid of March 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date : Mar/2018
8Release Date: Apr/2018
8Start Date : Q2:2018
8Completion Date : Q2:2020
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8Project Name: Procurement of a Generator rotor in Thermal Power Station - O&M supply
8Project Cost: Rs 30 crore.
8Project Description: There will be replacement of the existing generator rotor in the generator at a 660 MW Thermal Power Station.The project is on hold due to delay in appraisal of the administrative approval. The owner will procure a new generator rotor in case of failure of existing generator rotor, as repair of the rotor will take a long time. RFQs for further procurement for a new rotor is expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQ for purchase of a new generator rotor is expected by April 2018, instead of February 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Apr/2018
8Release Date: May/2018
8Start Date: Jul/2018
8Completion Date: Aug/2018
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8Project Name: Power House Maintenance Project (Unit - 4)
8Project Cost: Rs 15 crore.
8Project Description: The company has planned a 19-day scheduled maintenance of a unit in the 270 MW canal head power house which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, tunnel lining, bearing of the centering work in rotor, among others. 
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment required are expected by second week of March 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 12/Mar/2018
8Release Date: 25/Mar/2018
8Start Date: 10/Apr/2018
8Completion Date: 26/Apr/2018
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8HPCL seems to be bettering its performance of late, according to a technical analysis. Know more click on Report.
8Can Bihar be an industrial destination? Yes, says a report. Click on Report for more.
8NGLs are playing an increasing role in hydrocarbon liquid supplies in the world. RIL, for example, is the biggest importer of propane and it goes as feedstock in the company's gigantic petrochemical plants. LPG is a feedstock in China and India has a huge domestic market for it. Find out how this is changing the dynamics of business across the world. Click on Report for more.
8A new product launched recently has the potential to revolutionize the ethanol industry at a global level, increasing production of ethanol by a minimum of 10% without the need to increase the area of planted sugarcane. Find out more about this claim. Click on Report for more.
8Completely unaffected by anything that is currently shaping other areas of shipping, the newbuilding market remains in very good shape. Click on Report for more.
8The earnings in the capital goods sector saw most companies surprising on the positive side after many quarters of disappointment and earnings cut. Click on Report for more. Details

Estimates of global electric vehicle fleet vary considerably
8Clearly, oil companies such as BP and Exxon Mobil, have the lowest estimates of EV penetration even though they have been raising their figures of late
8There are others who are more enthusiastic
8The truth can lie somewhere in between
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In a controversial move, Nagaland came out with its own Production Sharing Contract and awarded an oil field to a private company
8The state claims that it had the constitutional privilege to come out with its own oil field policy
8There are now constitutional problems and high court orders on the subject which can be of some interest to industry watchers
8But ironically enough, the private E&P outfit which was awarded the contract, it turns out, is a fraudulent company.
8There is no doubt that Nagaland is rich in hydrocarbons and ways have to find to tap this resource.
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Find out more about why gas is not going to be able to stand up to renewable energy as power source even in the US
8The US has cheap gas supplies yet gas-to-power will become unviable in the face of falling renewable energy prices
8Find out how the economics is working there and how it is going to pan out
8If gas-based power plants face unviability in the US, if not now but in the forseeable future, where do Indian gas plants stand?
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The last discovered round for small and marginal fields seems to be throwing up some work for equipment and service suppliers
8 In one such field, the outlay earmarked is Rs 200 crore
8And the promoter is planning the development of an oilfield. The project involves development drilling of 13 oil wells and laying of an infield pipeline to connect with the nearest OIL's production facility (GGS)
8RFQs for hiring consultant for oilfield analysis is expected by April instead of March 2018.
8Capital approval has already come through
8Start date for work is Q2, 2019
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A business opportunity will come out soon for hiring of Comprehensive Operation and Rig Maintenance services
8RFQs are expected in May, 2018
8Services will be hired for a period of 3 years.
8 The Rigs have a depth range of upto 6000 metres.
8 RFQs are expected by May 2018.
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8A zinc smelter company is planning the expansion of a Smelter complex and a captive power plant at its existing 170 MW power plant to 255 MW plant.
8Survey for expansion project is underway.
8Consultancy services for DPR preparation has been awarded.
8Bids for WHRB boiler, ESP, bag filters, FGD, SCR will come out by end of March 2018. Details

Cost Rs 100 crore
8Project Description: Promoter is planning the development of an oil field. After a long delay on account of a few resignations. RFQs for the project are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for hiring a consultant for EIA services is expected by March end instead of February end 2018. 
RFQ for hiring rigs and other oilfield services is expected by March end instead of February end 201
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8Project Event: RFQ for the electrical equipment is expected by March 2018.
8Project Description: Promoter is planning construction of the fourth Group Gathering Station. Civil tender for the project is already out as predicted by us. Further RFQs are expected shortly.
3 Key Contacts are available for this project.
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8Project Name: Offshore Oilfield Development 
8Project Cost: Rs 600 crore. 
8Project Description: Promoter is planning the development of an Offshore oil field. The project involves development drilling of oil wells, installation of an offshore platform and laying of a subsea pipeline. Currently, the project is in the pre-planning phase. Further RFQs are expected shortly. 
8Project Event: RFQs for hiring an EPCM contractor is expected by June 2018. 
8Expenditure Approval: Q1/2018. 
8RFQ Date: June/2018. 
8Release Date: Aug/2018. 
8Start Date: Nov/2019. 
8Completion Date: Nov/2022. 
4 Key Contacts are available for this project 
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8Project Name: Expansion Product Pipeline Project 
8Project Cost: Rs 638 Crore 
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to augment the product pipeline by augmenting station pumping and other allied facilities along with the laying of a greenfield pipeline as also enhancing the existing capacity of MTPL from 0.8 to 4.0 MMTPA. The total length of the pipeline is estimated to be about 307 km. Currently, site surveys are on. 
8Project Event: RFQ for EPCM Contractor is to be expected by June 2018. 
8Expenditure Approval: Nov/2016 
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018 
8Release Date: Jul/2018 
8Start Date: Q1:2019 
8Completion Date: Q4:2021 
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8Project Name: Greenfield Pipeline Project 
8Project Cost: Rs 9380 Crore 
8Project Description: An existing company is undertaking the construction of the Natural Gas Pipeline. A pipeline of length 2540-km is under construction. The project is being executed in phase - I covering 704 km and phase - II covering 1836 km. In phase-I, A private company was hired as an EPCM contractor, and construction work is slated to be completed by December 2018. Phase - II is further divided into two stages stage-I and stage-II and for this two private companies were hired as EPCM contractors. Both stages will go hand in hand and the completion is to be expected by 2020. 
8Project Event: RFQ for Pre-commissioning activities for Phase-I is expected by June 2018.
8Project Event: RFQ for procuring mainline pipes for Phase-II is expected by August 2018. 
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2015 
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018 
8Release Date: Jul/2018 
8Start Date: Q4:2016 
8Completion Date: Q3:2020 
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What kind of pay hikes were given out to oil & gas sector professionals over the last 12 months?
8What is the expectation for 2018?
8Also know more about what oil & gas employees feel happy about their work. Is it flexible working hours, better technology, work culture or more responsibility?
8What does this survey say about how digitization is going to impact employees. Will it reduce risk, increase efficiency, reduce cost, among others?
8Know more about what your peers think about the biggest challenges facing the sector. Is pay an issue, or is it the skill gap? Or is the aging workforce a worry?
8A survey of hiring managers throws up a different set of challenges that the oil & gas sector seems to face when it comes to attracting talent. Find out more
8Which areas of expertise will be in greater demand as a result of digitization? Ten different segments have been identified where maximum growth is possible.
8What kind of changes the oil & gas sector will have to make to attract the best talent? What do hiring managers think?
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The latest global projections show crude oil demand slowing down but will be above current levels until 2040
8Gas demand however moves up but there are different scenarios about how gas will fare in an increasingly changing world
8Coal demand falls everywhere but in India and in some parts of the developing world
8And even if electric vehicles replace conventional cars, oil demand will not come down below 2016 levels, as other segments such as petrochemicals, will continue to use more crude.
8But the point to note is that all of this will mean carbon emissions will continue to rise well beyond what is needed to keep temperatures down to two degree centigrade.
8So if the world were to take action along the lines of the Paris deal, then the arithmetic changes
8Higher carbon taxes, more upfront governmental action, and market share seeking production by OPEC will impact the sector in a different way from how it is projected now.
8Then again, the role of disruptive technology is not factored in fully in these 2040 projections. What happens, for example, if very disruptive technology makes electrolysis from extremely cheap renewable power make petrochemical cheaper to make through this route than using crude oil or gas?
8So while the mood is bullish for now and for the coming few years, this is not the time to be complacent.
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Ammonium Phosphate Greenfield Project  
8Cost - Rs 500 Crore
8Project Event: RFQ finalization is due in April 2018.
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NPK Fertilizer Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 400 Crore
8Project Event: The approval for environmental clearance is awaiting  but contractor finalization now in April 2018.
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SSP Brownfield Project     
8Cost - Rs 20 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its brownfield SSP unit with a capacity 800 MTPD at KSEZ Gandhidham in Gujarat. The equipment requirements are Cranes, Hoppers, Feeders, Conveyors, Valves, Grinding Mills, Tanks, Separators, Pumps, ID Fans, Collectors, Generators, Mixers, Dens, Scrubbers, Screen, Mill, Elevator, Drum, Furnace, Cyclone, Blower, Belt, Weighing machine and more
8Project Event: RFQ for the contractor is likely to be released soon
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Major Overhauling of Hydrogen Circulation Compressor at refinery Details
8Servicing calibration and recertification of calibrators at refinery Details
8Purchase of Aviation Refuelling Liability Insurance Joint Policy cover Details
8Corrigendum: Supply of Caustic Soda Lye to different refineries under Rate Contract Details
8Refurbishment of rotors and balancing of rotors for compressors at refinery Details
8Coating Refurbishment of Mainline Valves Details
8Services for Repair/ Replacement and Healthiness Assessment of HCU Reactor Bed Thermocouples at refinery Details
8Supply, Erection and Commissioning of equipment for Statutory testing of LPG Cylinders Details
8Corrigendum: Procurement of PE Pipes on Annual Rate Contract basis Details
8Supply of Sodium Chloride at refinery Details
8Annual Rate Contract for Crude Cargo Services in different areas Details
8Engaging manpower Assistance for maintenance and shutdown in refinery Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Relax and invest, Saudi prince tells investors after corruption crackdown Details
887,000 jobs lost in manufacturing, but net addition of 64,000 in 8 core sectors Details
8Oil & Gas World Expo 2018 to be held in Mumbai from February 21-23 Details
8Israel signs $15 bn deal to export gas to Egypt Details
8IOC to invest INR 70,000 crore to expand refining capacity by 2030 Details
8U.S. Oil's costly again as it's stored less and shipped more Details
8Saudi Arabia quietly decreasing dependence on crude exports: Lee Details
8India to lead global oil demand in next 17 years; imports hit record high in January Details
8Energen's oil production forecast misses estimates amid proxy fight Details
8Maersk Energy sees uptick in offshore oil drilling, profit still squeezed Details
8BP sees self-driving electric vehicles crimping oil demand by 2040 Details
8INTERVIEW-In the deepwater vs shale oil contest, Shell backs both Details
8Oil prices fall as US dollar firms Details
8RIL signs MoUs worth Rs 60,000 crore at Magnetic Maharashtra summit Details
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8With less than two years to go until the introduction of the global sulphur cap on the shipping industry, there seems to be little room left for maneuvering. Insurance companies are already making it clear they will not cover fines associated with disobedience of the law. Click on Report for more.
 8Confidence in the growth of the oil and gas industry has risen globally from 32% in 2017 to 63% this year, according to a global survey of top oil company executives. Know more what this can mean for you. Click on Report for more.
 8An international oil major has joined hands with another to build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant. Click on Report  for more.
 8New US LNG cargoes from new terminals are being contracted out as is evident from a 1 MMTPA deal for 15 years beginning 2019. This will boost FIDs for more projects lining up in the US. Click on Report  for more.
 8Punj Lloyd: Losses continue. Did the company diversify too rapidly? Or was its inability to deal with ONGC's oil & gas projects that brought it to this state? Know more click on Report.  Details

The other side of the story is that auto-fuel consumption will remain strong
8And the main beneficiaries are the oil marketing companies
8Strong auto-fuel consumption growth will continue.
8With improving road connectivity, rising urbanization and expansion of urban centers, we expect strong auto-fuel demand to continue.
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No wonder therefore that the OMCs are bullish about the future of fossil fuel in India
8They have lined up a massive Rs 3.30 lakh crore of refinery expansion plans to be spread over the next 7 to 10 years
8No other bunch of refining companies in the world exudes this confidence on a fossil-fuel based future than India's OMCs
8This is both bull-headed and courageous at the same time
8But for refining equipment and service suppliers, India represents the biggest business opportunity destination in the world today
8Get a line up of the projects that are in the offing.
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This website carries here a series of reports highlighting the view that the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is still some distance away from eating into the sales of oil marketing companies. This line of argument claims that demand for fossil fuel for the transportation sector will continue to grow for the next 10 years. A business case is therefore sought to be made out for a massive expansion of refining capacity.
The following new facts seem to be emerging of late on EVs:
8It’s easy to get carried away with the hype surrounding EVs. Sales of battery-powered cars may be surging, but the technology is still in its infancy and batteries are by no means the only low-carbon solution for global mobility.
8Oil production will have to increase in order to meet rising demand from road transport for years to come. EVs are likely to remain a small part of the overall global vehicle fleet unless the technology improves significantly and the cost of production falls.
8The growth of EVs is dependent on subsidies and policies designed to push consumers into battery-powered transport, especially in urban areas. How the market for this emerging form of passenger transport will hold up once these incentives are removed is uncertain.
8EVs are also not the only solution for future mobility. Autonomous vehicles could transform the traditional model of car ownership leading to fewer cars on the road, while hydrogen may eventually provide another alternative fuel, especially for larger commercial vehicles.
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The tanker market is in a terrible state, but the outlook for the year is actually looking quite promising.
8There is now hope that fearful of losing sorely needed revenues and market share, OPEC and non-OPEC members may up their production into 2H 2018 and export more oil
8Moreover, US shale producers will be coming to the market in much higher volumes, and export more than 1 mbd of crude and more petroleum products.
8We believe that the tanker market will benefit from oil being shipped from the Middle East Gulf, as well as the US, into Asia.
8The growth in the crude oil tanker market of more than 3% will largely counteract the influx of new supply, and give way to a stronger tonnage balance into 2H 2018.
8Meanwhile, the strong growth in demand for product tankers of 3.8% will offset the supply growth of 2.1%, one year ahead of the all-important 2020 Sulphur regulations.
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8A state-owned renewable sector company is planning to establish a solar park  with a capacity 20 MW.
8Land acquisition has been done.
8Survey work is underway.
8Consultancy services for preparation of  DPR is expected soon.
8Request for Selection (RfS) bids is to take place.
8The owner shall come out with technical bid and financial bid after RfS bid.
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India's strategy of curtailing crude offtake from the Iranians seems to have paid off.
8What the earlier regime did not understand, the Modi government did.
8The Iranians are tough to deal with, and they can quickly go back on a deal, as they did when they backed out of a signed LNG agreement with then oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyer.
8What Iran eventually understood was that while it could cavort with western and Russian companies for E&P investments, it needs to take care of the buyers of their oil who, in a way, will pay for these investments. India is one of Iran's largest buyers of oil and given its voracious appetite, it will continue to buy more in the future. In a world with abundant crude supplies, Iran cannot do without India but India can.
8This message finally went through and New Delhi is likely to get its legitimate share of the Iranian E&P pie
8Blunt as it may sound, mollycoddling Iran does not always pay, as India found out after it helped out with oil purchases and barter trade during the time of US sanctions only to find Iran ignoring its plea for legitimizing OVL's rightful claim on the Farzad B block once the sanctions were lifted. Iran wanted to tie up with the Russians instead.
8India will need to keep the Iranians under pressure because that is the language they understand. You cannot blame the Iranians for being that way. After years of struggling against American sanctions, they have become resilient and tough. Survival is an art and they have learned it the hard way.
8Having said that, it is also important for India to be munificent when the need arises. More give and take is needed while haggling over a few cents in a gas price deal, for example. The opportunity cost should cover much more than a higher decimal point return on OVL's investment. Political and MEA officers must always be present with an OVL delegation. Not to be forgotten is that Iran is strategically important in India's dealings with Pakistan and the Arab world. It is also the gateway to Afganistan and the world beyond through the Chabahar port.
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Business Opportunities for Financial Institutions and Contractors for a Super-Critical Thermal Project
8Project Name: Thermal Power Brownfield Project
8Project Cost: 5000 crores
8Project Description: The owner is planning to establish an additional 800 MW super-critical thermal power plant in its existing premises of it's 1200 MW (2x600 MW) thermal power complex. Currently, TOR has been accorded for an EIA report preparation. Consultancy services for EIA report preparation has been out. The owner is currently looking out for investors for funding the project. Power Purchase Agreement is to signed with Telangana State DISCOMS. The owner has approved to place the order to the company on an EPC basis, regarding which LOA has not been awarded. EC is likely to be elicit within 6-8 months. The EPC contractor will come out with civil works bids soon.
8Project Event: RFQs for civil works are expected to be out in Q2 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q2:2020
8Completion Date: Q3:2025
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: 400 crores
8Project Description: The company's 48 MW (3x16 MW) greenfield hydel power project in Himachal Pradesh is on hold on account of delay in allocating funds from Asian Development Bank. Environment Clearance has been accorded. Forest clearance is pending at District Forest Officer level. The owner will come out with a civil works contract soon, which will be subsequently followed by HM and E&M works a month later.
8Project Event: RFQs for civil works are expected by Q2 2018, instead of Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q4:2019
8Completion Date: Q4:2023
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The ship breaking industry has a negative environmental impact on its surroundings
8India is the largest destination for ships to be broken down and only half its shipyards are in consonance with regulations prescribed by the Hong Kong Convention issued by the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai and RINA classification societies.
8A new investment campaign has been launched to upgrade shipbreaking yards over 5 years but India is a long way away from meeting the standards set by the Hong Kong Convention
8A lot of ship breaking facilities off the coast of Gujarat do not figure in the list of authorized destinations and yet the industry continues to thrive.
8The Chinese on the other hand has taken strong action and has shut down most of its ship breaking facilities.
8Is it time for India to act up as well?
8Meanwhile, after a slowdown in the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2017, the purchase price of ships heading to India for demolition went back up and stabilized around $420-430 US per tonne. 
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