For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Feasibility study and business plan for City Gas Distribution Project Details
8ARC for Assistance in Mechanical Maintenance of DUPL & DPPL section for two years Details
8Supply of Bare Line Pipes/ Coating/ Coated Line Pipes for Pipeline Project Details
8AMC for Carbon Sulphur Analyzer for a period of three years Details
8Capital Overhauling of Gas Turbine Generator at refinery Details
8Generator Rotor Exciter Overhauling, Testing, Assembly and Commissioning of Gas Turbine at refinery Details
8Supply of Spares of Gas Turbine at refinery Details
8Annual Rate Contract for miscellaneous Instrumentation Maintenance jobs at refinery Details
8Mechanical hot and cold jobs comprising maintenance of Heat exchangers columns vessels reactor furnace piping structural and other miscellaneous jobs at refinery Details
8Supply of Steady State Process Simulation Software for Gas/liquid, liquid /liquid Processing technologies at Process Design Engineering Cell Details
8Microprocessor based Digital Stabinger Viscometer with accessories Details
8Supply of Skid Mounted Tool Bin for Drilling Rigs Details
8Corrigendum: Expression of Interest for engagement of Consultant for setting up of used lubricating oil Collection centers Details
8Procurement of HP Mud Gate Valves Details
8Hiring the services for LSTK Project of Pipeline Project Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Data shows that chances of tuberculosis is reduced in houses with clean fuels Details
8‘Buy’ on ONGC, Oil India; prefer IOCL to BPCL/HPCL Details
8Moelis & Co’s Manisha Girotra: India is in a sweet spot for financial, strategic investors Details
8Debt-laden Videocon Industries to sell off stakes in Brazil oil blocks Details
8Shell seeks to sell out of several Norwegian fields Details
8CERAWEEK-Shell's U.S. shale output plans prioritize oil over natgas Details
8Why French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India is important Details
8Total Closes Maersk Oil acquisition, becomes second-largest operator in North Sea Details
8ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics target 10,000 bpd of algae bio-fuel production by 2025 Details
8Natural gas on the verge of breakout Details
8India Inc. has Rs 1.8 lakh crore cash trapped in their balance sheets: EY Report Details
8Peugeot steps on gas for ASEAN play; India next Details
8Petrol price in India today remains unchanged for second-day in a row; global crude steady Details
8Diesel price in India today down by 5-6 paisa in metro cities Details
8‘A fight for a cleaner future’ Details
8How the US is becoming new Saudi Arabia Details
8India, China to fuel 50% of rise in global oil demand in 5 years, says IEA Details
8Commodities Buzz: US Crude Oil Exports record largest annual spurt in last century Details
8ONGC commits to Gender Parity on International Women’s Day Details
8Crude Oil below 'Head and Shoulder' neckline level Details
8Oil prices under pressure from rising U.S. inventories, output Details
8Oil and gas consumption still rising despite environmental pressures Details
8Oil prices rise as US President Trump set to meet North Korea's Kim Details
8Nearly 80% of Indian households now have access to LPG gas Details
8Petroleum employees union demands inspection committee set up for ONGC offshore sites Details
8F&O: Huge Put writing at 10,000 & 10,100 to hold market on decline Details
8Videocon Group chairman Venugopal Dhoot rubbishes reports of fleeing country Details
8A $7.5 billion Pipeline has surprise patrons: Taliban Militants Details
8Shell, Blackstone to jointly bid for $10 bn US shale assets of BHP: Report Details
8Brazil's Petrobras to start binding phase to sell Africa unit Details
8Saudi Aramco signs preliminary gas deal with Shell Details
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 Specific, forward-looking business leads is what we provide in the downstream sector.
8Project Name: Greenfield 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery
8Project Cost: Rs 750 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company has hired 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 its refinery. At present, selection of LSTK contractor is going on.
8Project Event: RFQ for the major equipment is expected by June 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018
8Release Date: Aug/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q4:2020
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8Project Name: Greenfield LPG Bottling Plant Project
8Project Cost: Rs 74 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to install an LPG Bottling Plant with a capacity of 450 MTPA by installing 3 X 150 MT mounded storage vessels for storage and 30 TMTPA bottling capacity. Environment Clearance is expected by June 2018.
8Project Event: RFQ for the PMC contractor is expected by July 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Jul/2018
8Release Date: Aug/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q3:2020
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8Business opportunity for PMC contractors
A PSU major is setting up a pipeline technology institute. Find out more on what kind of business opportunities are available here
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8ONGC has awarded a $327 million contract for survey, design and installation of five oil well platforms, pipelines and cables, as well as commissioning services in the Ratna field on the west coast of India. Click on Report for more.
8Oil market likely to tighten by 2023 with an increased risk of price volatility. Click on Report for more.
8Hydrogen based cars are now commercial and they care capable of much higher mileage than battery powered cars. Test drive these cars if you want. Also attend a conference of leading luminaries of hydrogen technology, which is pioneered mostly by Japanese and Korean companies. Click on Report for more.
8In February, the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.66 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), down $1.03/MMBtu from January. The projection is that Henry Hub spot prices to average $2.72/MMBtu in March and $2.99/MMBtu for all of 2018. In 2019, prices will average $3.07/MMBtu. Click on Report for more.
8Inventories of global petroleum and other liquid fuels declined by 0.6 million b/d in 2017 but the decline will be arrested and they will grow by about 0.4 million b/d in 2018 and by another 0.3 million b/d in 2019. Click on Report for more.
8The fact that new building tanker activity remains firm week over week is definitely puzzling given the very poor performance of earnings. Click on Report for more. Details

Get the outlook for 2018 for
8Singapore GRM (likely to fall)
8Petrochemicals (HDPE and PP)
8Aromatics (PX, BZ)
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Ammonia-Urea & Captive Power Plant Greenfield Project  
8Cost - Rs 10741 Crore
8Project Event: RFQ for LSTK contractor was floated in May 2017 and the bid closing date for Coal Gasification Plant for Generating Ammonia Syn. Gas & Carbon Dioxide Gas is extended from 28 February to 28 March 2018. The tender for the ammonia-urea plant is extended from 8 March to 6 April 2018.
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Ammonia-Urea & Captive Power Unit Greenfield Project   
8Cost - Rs 7000 Crore
8Project Event: The basic engineering study is going on and discussion for the selection of EPC contractor is going on for a couple of months, RFQ for Project Management Consultant as well as EPC contractor is likely to be released in May 2018.
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DAP/NPK- Phosphoric Acid & Sulphuric Acid Greenfield Project   
8Cost - Rs 2000 Crore
8Project Event: RFQ for EPC contractor is likely to be released in May 2018.
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The multi-billion dollar KG-DWN-98/2 project seems to be running into environmental permission issues.
8This permission may take another 5 to 6 months
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Natural Gas/ RLNG for Non-Urea Activity Details
8Laying/ Construction of Gas pipeline Details
8Hiring of Vehicles for Vijaipur-Auraiya Pipeline Details
8Procurement of Measuring Instruments Details
8Procurement of Valves for refinery Details
8EOI for Empanelment of Consultant for Offshore Terminal and Facilities Details
8Procurement of 30 MT of Magnesium Ethoxide of refinery Details
8Carrying out Comprehensive Risk Analysis study of refinery Details
8Supply and commissioning of mounded type pressure vessels for LPG storage along with allied facilities at LPG Bottling Plant Details
8Design, manufacturing and supply of Centrifugal pumps along with accessories and mandatory spare parts for complete sealing system as complete package in refinery Details
8Supply of Chloride Guard Catalyst for CRU and HGU Unit at refinery Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Many countries with similar macroeconomic environment have better ratings than India: Saugata Bhattacharya Details
8CERAWEEK-Shell's gas production could be triple oil by 2050 -CEO Details
8CERAWEEK-Mexico rushes to add heavy oil auction to 2018 calendar -official Details
8Demerger and listing of dredging business to take 6-8 months: Shalabh Mittal, Mercator Details
8India underperforming global markets as macro risks resurface: Sanjeev Prasad, Kotak Institutional Equities Details
8Crude oil prices trade sideways Details
8‘Costs for Indian overseas bond issuers have risen by 55-70 basis points’ Details
8JetPrivilege members to get rewarded at IOCL fuel outlets Details
8Oil drops most in three weeks amid falling equities, output jump Details
8BCPL eyes profit of Rs 100cr this fiscal Details
8Nuclear fuel production to rise 10-fold in 15 yrs: Govt Details
8How China is about to shake up the oil futures market Details
8Crude oil steadies after big fall, but soaring US crude output still weighs Details
8With $1-billion cheque, Greenko closes in on Orange Renewables Details
8Sub-Sahara Africa oil, gas’ll complement industry value Details
8Oil steadies after big fall, but soaring US crude output still weighs Details
8At energy summit CERAWEEK, climate pits U.S. against Europe Details
8China's Shanxi to open resources to coalbed gas exploration, development -Xinhua Details
8Important to explore renewable sources of energy: Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8Rise in ethanol production will help India achieve blending target, says Dharmendra Pradhan Details
8India imposes fresh restrictions on trade with North Korea Details
8A fight for a cleaner future: Venezuela’s Ambassador to India Augusto Montiel Details
8Cabinet hikes dearness allowance to 7 per cent Details
8Gujarat Refinery to invest Rs 24,000 crore on projects till 2022 Details
8Zinke says Interior should be a partner with oil companies Details
8India's deal on import of LNG from US to be milestone in ties Details
8ONGC ropes in Rotary Wing Society to probe Mumbai chopper crash Details
8India to announce new biofuel policy soon to realize Rs 1 lakh crore investment Details
8India is holding two global energy summits, devoted to solar energy and hydrocarbons Details
8ONGC operating oil wells sans TNPCB nod: Prof Jayaraman Details
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8BPCL has garnered a total of 50 large LNG customers Click on Reports for more
8The US has raised tariffs for steel imports and Indian companies are likely to be impacted Click on Reports for more
8Get the latest tanker market rates as well as sale and purchase data here. Click on Reports for more
8Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference is one of the largest such events in the world. Dozens of international and national companies are participating. All major countries have their own presence. Why is Indian companies and the government not participating in it? Click on Reports for more
8With the new government in power in Nepal, the deal to import petroleum products from China has been revived. This has implications for India. Know more Details

It looks like the Mozambique LNG project -- in which the Indian trio of ONGC, OIL and BPCL are heavily invested -- is under capital approval is now ready for project implementation
8This is a big project by any yardstick
8And while ONGC and OIL stand to gain from it, the biggest gainer could well be BPCL, which has a 10% stake.
8What is more BPCL had acquired the stake at a much lower cost than ONGC and OIL.
8Eventually, BPCL's valuation will exceed its peers if project completion is smooth and the Mozambique terminal is able to sew up its contracts
8Clearly, the capital approval of Mozambique sets BPCL apart from IOC and HPCL now
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There is now a consensus that MR2 vessel rates are set for a recovery
8Projections of how time charter and spot rates will behave are documented here
8What is more historically low MR2 values allow for attractive entry points
8Are Indian shippers listening?
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In order to get over any major technical problems in using gas-based power to ramp up, it has been suggested that they be kept running at base load stations.
8Then again, these sudden ramp ups and ramp downs will need flexible gas supply contracts
8Contracts will have to include clauses like non-uniform consumption of gas and weekly gas allocation instead of daily with flexibility for less withdrawal during weekends or during holidays and festivals and more on other days when ramp up requirements will be higher.
8The government is looking at how to incentivise gas supply contracts suitable to ramping up operations
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In the midst of all the hype, the gas story in India continues to be unclear, according to intrepid business analysts
8It is clearly not cost competitive against coal
8Then again, there are severe infrastructure constraints and policy support has been shallow so far, despite a lot of talk
8India is possibly skipping gas and going to renewable energy straight seems to be the line of argument here
Find out more on what this line of argument is saying
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While one refinery goes the bio-mass route, another one is going for a 33.5 KTPA ethanol production capacity using indigenous R&D
8Currently, the entire HGU PSA off gases consisting of CO, H2, CO2 and CH4 are routed to reformer as a primary fuel.
8The proposal envisages routing of the HGU PSA off gases as a feed to the Ethanol plant, after feed treatment.
8After the conversion of PSA off gases to Ethanol, the vent gases will return as a fuel to the reformer.
8The plant location will be within the refinery premises
8The project cost is Rs 450 crore
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 Even as one refinery goes in for a bio-mass based ethanol plant, another is taking the petrochemical route.
 The website carries here details of a 2G Bio-Refinery for a 60 KL fuel-grade ethanol per day, using around 1.5 lakh tonnes of bio mass per year.
8Project Cost: Rs 900 Crore
8Project Description: The refinery has selected the EPC contractor and a licensor. The ethanol plant will be based on DBT-ICT 2G Ethanol technology. 
8Project Event: RFQ for LSTK contractor is expected by May 2018.
8Expenditure Approval : Q2:2017
8RFQ Date : May/2018
8Release Date: Jun/2018
8Start Date : Q2:2018
8Completion Date : Q1:2022
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8Tenders will be out for construction of a GGS (gas gathering station) and OCS (oil collection centre).
8RFQs are expected by next week.
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8Project Name: Exploratory Drilling
8Project Description: RFQs for a civil contractor for a five-well additional exploratory drilling programme in a PEL Block have been delayed on account of delay in forest clearance. Currently, exploratory drilling for 2 other wells is going on in the block. The 2D seismic survey for the block was carried out in the year 2015 for an overall area of 185 sq km, out of which 154 sq km has been relinquished.
8Project Event: RFQs for hiring a civil contractor is expected by September instead of March 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3/2016
8RFQ Date: Sep/2018
8Release Date: Oct/2018
8Start Date: Q1/2019
8Completion Date: Q4/2019
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8 Project Name: Oil Field Development.
8Project Cost: Rs 2800 Crore.
8Project Description: Promoter is planning the development of an oil field. The project involves development drilling of 70 wells, 10 production installations and laying of approximately 190 km of pipelines. Currently, the project is in pre-clearance phase. The Environmental Clearance for the project is expected by June 2018. The process of hiring an EPC contractor for production installation and the pipeline laying is expected to begin soon. RFQ for the rigs, Xmas Trees, Cementing, Wireline, Drill Collar etc is expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQs for EPC contractor for production installation and the pipeline network are expected by June instead of March 2018.
RFQs for hiring services for rigs and equipment are expected by July instead of April 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3/2017
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018
8Release Date: Jul/2018
8Start Date: May/2019
8Completion Date: Dec/2021
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8 Project Name: Captive Solar Power Unit
8Project Description: Promoter is planning the installation of a 5MW captive Solar Power Unit. Currently, the project is in initial stage. As of now feasibility report for the project has not been prepared. The project will involve installation of solar panels and other power generation units in the existing premises of the promoter. The project will have to be executed on turnkey basis. Moreover, a slight delay is expected in RFQ release on account of delay from Head Office as the feasibility study part of the project is still to be completed from their end. Further RFQs for the project are expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQ for hiring the LSTK contractor for the project is expected by June 2018 instead of March 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Nov/2017
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018
8Release Date: Jul/2018
8Start Date: Q4/2018
8Completion Date: Q2/2019
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8Project Name: Oil Field Development
8Project Cost: Rs 2150 crore.
8Project Description: The Promoter is planning to drill 70 Nos. of onshore oil & gas wells along with laying of associated pipelines. A part of the block covers a Wildlife Sanctuary. The application for Wildlife Clearance is under process. An EIA Consultant has already been hired for the project. Further RFQs are expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQs for hiring an EPC Contractor is expected by Q3/2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4/2017
8RFQ Date: Q3/2018
8Release Date: Q3/2018
8Start Date: Oct/2019
8Completion Date: June/2022
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8Project Name: Refinery Greenfield Expansion Project
8Project Cost: Rs 8300 Crore
8Project Description: An owner is planning to expand its refinery from 6 MMTPA capacity to 9 MMTPA capacity. A private company was appointed to prepare the Pre-feasibility Report. Further RFQ will be expected soon. Currently, surveying work is going on.
8Project Event: RFQ for Licensor selection is to be expected by April 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Apr/2018
8Release Date: May/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q3:2023
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8Project Name: Brownfield LPG Bottling Plant
8Project Cost: Rs 143 Crore
8Project Description: An owner along with EPC contractor Engineers India Limited is planning to expand its existing LPG capacity from 11 TMTPA to 60 TMTPA in its LPG bottling plant. RFQ for all the equipment is already out.
8Project Event: RFQ for mechanical work is expected by June 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Jun/2018
8Release Date: Jul/2018
8Start Date: Q1:2018
8Completion Date: Q1:2020
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8A quantative analysis shows that Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd's share price is highly over valued at this juncture Click on Reports for more
8Also know more of a similar exercise conducted for Mahanagar Gas Ltd
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CNG can unlock the value of stranded gas reserves where LNG or pipelines are unfeasible due to economic, geopolitical or environmental issues.
8There is no need for capital intensive regasification terminals or lengthy single-use pipelines
8There is the possibility of greater arbitrage capability with flexibility to supply several markets in a region
8The CNG supply model is highly scalable and fit-for-purpose to meet delivery volumes or market growth
8The model is far simpler than LNG, and has easily re-deployable technology and assets as against complex LNG facilities
8What is more, significantly lower capital requirements than LNG or FLNG
8CNG loading and offloading facilities are much simpler, much less expensive and have significantly smaller footprint than typical LNG liquefaction and regasification facilities.
8Offloading onshore, gas is discharged from the ship at a dedicated berth at a jetty. High pressure pipe and heat exchangers will manage the energy transfer resulting from the decompression of the gas.
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The future for oil continues to remain highly uncertain.
8Last projections up to 2050 seem to show that the price of crude in 2017 prices could reach as high as $229 per barrel by 2050 in the high case, in comparison to $114/bbl in the reference case and $52/b in the low oil price case.
8This seems to suggest that if the E&P cost can be kept below $50/bbl, he is home safe until the year 2050
8These prices are good benchmarks for projects with 20-year life spans
8Unlike in the case of oil, gas prices are mean to go down by about 14% by 2050
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A transport ship carrying the first cargo of liquefied natural gas produced by Dominion Energy's 5 MMTPA Cove Point LNG terminal departed Thursday, March 1
8The newly constructed liquefaction facility is undergoing final commissioning.
8All major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected following a comprehensive round of testing and quality assurance activities.
8It is pertinent to note that GAIL has a 20-year offtake agreement with this facility
8What are the Indian gas major's plans with this gas is still not fully known yet but for references that it has made onward tie ups of all its US commitments
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8Fast electric vehicles chargers are making an entry into India. Find our which direction this technology is going at this juncture. Click on Reports for more
8Power prices are flaring up on coal shortages and gas generation is up 8%, up 188 bps, year on year in January. Will an auctioning of gas linkages unlock the lock jam in the business? Click on Reports for more
8If you are interested in knowing how Pakistan looks at India's military "adventurism" across the border, here is a detailed report. Clearly, there seems to be a lot of hype across both sides of the border and it is now difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction. Click on Reports for more
8Oil degrading bacteria found in India soil have been found to be effective in containing spills. Here is a comprehensive report on the subject. Click on Reports for more
8Long term mobile offshore oil and gas vessel contracting fell 26% in 2017 over 2016 but is slated to grow rapidly going up to 2023. Here is a projection. Click on Reports for more
8The Kalpataru group is today a diversified conglomerate spanning real estate, roads, building, transmission and distribution and oil & gas infrastructure/  It has a presence in 50 countries. Find out more on what differentiates this company from the others. Click on Reports for more
8Given the offshore boom in India, a number of Indian companies offering to be local agencies for global conglomerates has been on the rise. Here is one example. Click on Reports for more
8Keep a lookout for Vandana Hari, an Indian oil & gas analyst who has forked out and established a niche oil & gas consultancy by the style of Vandan Insights. "2017 will go down as one of the more transformative years in the global oil markets. It busted a few assumptions and forced a reset of some others," she claims. Click on Reports for more
8Saudi Aramco's business spans not just the oil & gas space but many other areas. Indian public sector oil companies have a lot to learn about how the conglomerate manages employee engagement. Here is a template. Click on Reports for more
8This is resting time for commodity prices before they begin their forward gallop. Click on Reports for more
8Will oil prices continue to fall on rising U.S. inventories, record output and a stronger dollar outweighing high OPEC compliance with its supply-cutting deal? Click on Reports for more
8Find out more on custom designed sealing systems and polymer solutions for sub sea oil & gas installations. Click on Reports for more
8Know more on the country's largest supplier of marine and offshore cables in India. Click on Reports for more Details

The biggest air conditional boom in the world will take place in Indian cities.
8Cooling degree days multiplied by population is indicative of an urban area’s potential need for air conditioning
8The highest ranking metropolitan areas by cooling degree days are in India
8And demand for air conditioning typically increases with rising incomes and urbanization
8Smart design, insulation and temperature controls can greatly improve building energy efficiency and comfort
8Will gas make an inroad in this segment in India or will it be renewable power?
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Has Deep Industries gotten over the blacklisting cloud hanging heavy over its head?
8The company claims that it is doing fine.
8Business is reportedly growing
8And they claim to be in areas where it has developed deep relationships and where entry barriers are high
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The freight rates for VLGC and LGC carriers have been in dramatic decline since 2016.
8Prices in the fourth quarter of 2017 were down to $17,500 daily TCE from over $27,000 in 2016 for VLGCs
8For LGC's, the rate went down from $23,000 to $14,100.
8The global supply and demand market is changing too, with the US LPG exports rising and that of Middle East declining.
8Both China and India continue to show a strong appetite for LPG.
8A global demand-supply matrix is presented here, along with US supply-demand and net export outlook for 2018 and 2019
8The order book position for vessels going ahead is documented too.
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