The first shipment of American crude oil is likely to reach India in the last week of September. 8The first lot of two million barrels of Indian orders will cost $ 100 million 8But the Indo-US partnership is expected to balloon to a whopping $ 2 billion Click on Reports for moreDetails
An international company with a base in India has evolved a new-generation supercritical bio-diesel process 8This allows feedstock oils with very high in free fatty acids, going up to 100%, to be processed. 8The technology provides about 35% savings in production, and there is a 40% increase in profits compared to traditional bio-diesel plants 8Find out more how this supercritical bio diesel process is different from the traditional one. 8Also find out more on how renewable hydrocarbon diesel offers a significant business opportunity. Click on Reports for moreDetails
Find out more on how a chemical engineer and an entrepreneur from India has hammered together a robust team to build a used oil refinery in Europe. 8He has plans to build such refineries around the world. 8The capacity of the maiden plant will be 72,000 MT per year but it will produce power, group II base oil, diesel and bitumen. 8The implementation time is 18 months and commissioning is in July 2018 8Find out his sources of used oil and how is will go about collecting it. 8What is the global overview on re-refining and how does the process actually work Click on Reports for moreDetails
Petronet LNG seems to be losing out on a deal to build an LNG plant in Bangladesh. 8The company could not compete with a host of international competitors, including Chinese and international companies such as Shell. 8The selected bidder would have 60 percent stakes in the proposed 3.5 MMTPA project while Bangladesh would have the remaining 40 percent which would be built under engineering, procurement and construction contract. 8Read more on LNG imports by Bangladesh, with deals not just with Oman but with Malaysia and Indonesia in the offing. Click on Reports for moreDetails
Coal-to-liquids (CTL) facilities are assumed to be economic when low-sulfur distillate prices reach high enough levels. 8These plants produce both power and liquid fuel output in their production facilities. 8The technology assumed is similar to an integrated gasification combined cycle, first converting the coal feedstock to gas and then subsequently converting the syngas to liquid hydrocarbons using the Fischer-Tropsch process. 8In India too, there was initial optimism on how these facilities can be profitable. 8But find out more on how CTL facilities are currently not viable. Click on Reports for moreDetails
The newly chiseled Baker Hughes-General Electric (BHGE) combine has become a formidable force in the sub sea market. 8The fact that BHGE has bagged the ENI subsea contact its floating natural gas project in Mozambique is a case at point. 8Find out more on why BHGE thinks the deepwater market is on the verge of a revival and how the company's suite of data analytics can help assess oil and gas maintenance and performance in real time better than its competitors. 8Also know more on how 3D printing for drilling equipment is a subject of interest for BHGE as the nascent and complex technology is capable of providing large savings. Click on Reports for moreDetails
The Indian feedstock market for petrochemicals is a volatile one. 8The website carries here details of an ethylene cash cost comparison between naphtha and imported gas for a cracker in India 8The comparisons are carried here for the years 2013, 2016 and 2020 8For gas suppliers, these are an important set of data points to look out for. 8If demand for gas cannot be generated in the power sector and the petrochemical sector finds naphtha a viable option, while industrial dual fuel furnaces swing in either direction depending upon the exigency of the moment, can the Indian PNG, CNG and fertilizer sector dramatically push up the demand for gas in India in the coming years? 8What is the future of LNG in the next five years, particularly in the face of an avalanche of domestic supply coming in from the KG Basin beginning from 2019? Click on Reports for moreDetails
The Indian petrochemical market is capable of phenomenal demand, growing to three times its current size by 2030. 8The key drivers to growth will be the much lower per capita consumption compared to global peers while the key growth drivers will be economic growth, changing consumer behavior and government led initiatives such as Make in India and Swachh Bharat and others 8But there are many challenges. And one of it is the limited access to competitive feedstock. 8The website carries here a three-pronged action agenda needed to keep petrochemical demand growth healthy and competitive going ahead Click on Reports for moreDetails
8Glolar LNG Partners to buy FLNG stakes from the parent, Keppel and Black and Veatch. Click on Report for more. 8Panamax earnings tick up 10% on increased optimism. Click on Report for more. 8Capsize earnings rocket to almost $20,000 per day. Click on Report for more. 8Trump's potential crackdown on steel imports from China could hurt dry bulk shipping. Click on Report for more. 8India is the only big country in the world which will continue to import higher volumes of metallurgical coal right up to the year 2040, according to latest calculations. However, its steam coal import will be down by then but not by much. Click on Report for more. 8The website carries here a complex routing solution for maritime transport which can be of help to oil marketing companies. Click on Report for more.Details
OMCs will continue to clock healthy volume growth of at 5% per annum. even if they lose about 10% market share to private players by 2020. 8They would continue to enjoy an oligopoly in Indian retail fuel market which is growing at 5-6% p.a. 8This is the highest rate of growth globally. 8But this does not mean that there are any triggers as of now for any significant earnings or valuation upsides Click on Reports for moreDetails
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Supply of Multi-functional Additive to blend 1.75 Million Kilolitres of Gasoline Fuel Details 8Carrying out Piping Works at LPG Bottling Plant Details 8EOI for hiring of Mobile Offshore Production Unit in Kutch Offshore Details 8Carrying out Pipeline fabrication jobs at HPCL Irumpanam Terminal, Kerala Details 8AMC for Gasoline and Diesel Analysers in refinery Details 8Carrying out CIPS, DCVG and AC/ DC Interference Survey for underground pipeline in refinery Details 8Removal of purged Lube Oil Pipeline inside Chennai Port Trust Details 8Providing assistance manpower for working of WPU/ WRDS Units of refinery Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8Essar Oil to announce closure of $13 billion sale deal with Rosneft today Details 8Double drill for mega oil PSU merger Details 8West Asian crude proving pricier than US shale oil Details 8Reliance plans a new project in West Bengal Details 8FM Jaitely urges states to reduce VAT on petroleum products used for making goods Details 8Pradhan meets Odisha CM Patnaik to resolve Paradip refinery tax issue Details 8We started with the vision to make energy sector safe and efficient: Detect Technologies CEO Daniel David Details 8IOC, Odisha strike deal on tax incentives for Paradip refinery Details 8Anglo American swims against the current in backing fuel cells for vehicles Details 8Gulf project awards slumped in H1 but will pick up: MEED studyDetails 8Shell lifts its first crude cargo from Libya in 5 years - industry sources Details 8India's coal imports declined 6.3 per cent to 192 million tonne last financial yearDetails 8322 infrastructure projects see cost overrun of Rs 1.71 lakh crore: ReportDetails 875, Not Out: L&T chairman AM Naik talks about life beyond this September Details 8Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project: Energy for eastern states may be ready for delivery by 2020 Details You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
Nearly 70% of China's urea capacity is based on ammonia produced from syn gas extracted out of coal 8In India, two such projects are coming up, with price tags of around Rs 12,000 crore 8In one, an international agency has been hired as consultant 8In the other, process licensors have been selected. 8Clearly promoters of both these urea-ammonia plants seem to be seriously going about trying to get their clearances and financial closures 8For one, the RFQ for the LSTK contractor is expected in November 2017, for another in 2018 8Click here to go to our software for a detailed 360-degree view of these projects, with details of the new facilities and units coming up, along with key contacts There can be business opportunities waiting for you here.Details
The bulk of the ordering for the Rs 1900 crore capacity expansion and spur line construction of a multi-product pipeline has already been done. 8The completion date is Q3, 2018 8But RFQs for mechanical works are still to be floated. Click here to go to our software for more Details
Even as solar and wind power tariffs fall, there is still a large constituency that thinks coal based power projects are still very on the agenda. An example is the Banka Ultra Mega Power Project 8Project Cost: Rs30000 crore 8Project Description: Bihar Mega Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited, is carrying out detailed project report (DPR) along with consultant Desein Private Limited for a Greenfield 4000 MW (5*800 MW) super critical ultra mega complex at Banka, Bihar. Geotechnical investigations for the preparation of DPR is under process. The owner is to come out with an EPC contractor package. 8Project Event: RFQ for EPC contractor is expected to be floated in 4th Quarter of 2018. 8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2018 8RFQ Date: Q4:2018 8Release Date: Q1:2019 8Start Date: Q2:2019 8Completion Date: Q1:2024 Click here to go to our software for more data and key contacts Details
8Project Name: Devsari Greenfield hydroelectric Power Station 8Project Cost: Rs 2272 crore 8Project Description: SJVN is setting up a 252 MW (3*84 MW) hydroelectric power station at Devsari, Tharali in district Chamoli of Uttarakhand. The Forest Clearance is expected to be granted next year. Soon afterward package wise contracts shall be released for Civil, Hydro-Mechanical and Electrical works. Investigations are going on at present and SJVN has recently floated a notice for exploratory drilling at the surge shaft area, which is presently under the bidding process. The RFQ for major Civil works including barrage and construction of an underground powerhouse is expected to be out in a year's time. The major requirement for this project shall be- three vertical Francis turbines, turbine-generator sets, diesel-generator sets, sluice gates, setting up of substations, transmission lines, transformers, control equipment, valves and pumps among many others. 8Project Event: RFQs for Civil works are expected to be out in July 2018. 8Expenditure Approval: 2011 8RFQ Date: Jul/2018 8Release Date: Sep/2018 8Start Date: 2019 8Completion Date: 2024 Click here to go to our software for more data and key contacts 8Project Name: Rampur Hydroelectric Power Station Maintenance 8Project Description: SJVN is planning to carry out annual maintenance at their 412 MW (6*68.67 MW) Rampur Hydroelectric Power Station starting this December. The RFQ for an annual maintenance contractor is expected to be out in a couple of months or all the units. 8Project Event: RFQ for annual maintenance contractor is expected to be out in October 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Apr/2017 8RFQ Date: Oct/2017 Release Date: Nov/2017 8Start Date: Dec/2017 8Completion Date: Mar/2018 (When all units will be covered) Click here to go to our software Details
8Quarter wise PNG and CNG gas volumes of Indraprastha Gas Ltd over the last four years. Click on Report for more. 8Database of daily retail selling prices of petrol and diesel in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. Click on Report for more. 8A comparative matrix of clean vehicles policies as well as low sulphur fuel standards in select countries around the world, including India. Click on Report for more. 8Woodside is one of the biggest promoters of LNG liquefaction terminals among other oil and gas activities. The company brought in a half year profit of $507 million, which is 49% higher than its previous performance, bringing cheer to the industry. Click on Report for more. 8A robust performance by Gujarat State Petronet Ltd: A full analysis. Click on Report for more. 8Even though West Asian markets were busy, this trend alone could not stem losses suffered by VLCCs's charter hire rates last week. Click on Report for more. 8There is no grand strategy in recent Indian purchases of crude oil from the US. Instead, it is a strategy of convenience for India, it is argued. Click on Report for more. 8A full presentation on OIL's performance and future plans. Click on Report for more. 8Find out about the fund managers who bet more than others on India oil & gas sector. Click on Report for more. 8A gas infrastructure summit is coming up in FICCI next month. Click on Report for more. 8There is a strategic industry-government interface organized by the Economic Times late next month. Click on Report for more. 8A new LPG liquefaction terminal is coming up with India as one of its markets. Click on Report for more. 8BP-RIL submits fresh plans for the KG Basin. Click on Report for more. 8Petronas wants a stake in IOC's Ennore terminal. Click on Report for more.
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The $5 billion SAGE Middle to India Deepwater Pipeline -- that seeks to ferry around 30 mmscmd of gas from Iran to India -- is being pushed with much doggedness by its New Delhi-based private promoters. There is even talk of building another parallel pipeline soon after the first one is done! 8Several years of efforts have culminated in a presentation made before the Iranian oil minister recently. 8The promoters have calculated that the landed price of piped gas at around $1-2/mmbtu cheaper than LNG. 8The Iranians seem interested in the fact that only transportation tariff will be applicable in comparison to liquefaction charges, transportation tariff and regas charges applicable to LNG. 8The point to note is that a reasonable amount of footwork has already been done by the promoters in terms of identifying and testing out deepwater pipeline manufacturers, lay vessels and a repair systems for the deepwater pipeline. The website carries here details of 8Route surveys carried out, including one that starts from Oman and joins up with Iran and heads towards India 8Eligible line pipe manufacturers 8Lay vessels 8Repair systems 8Consultants 8EPC contractors 8Project structure 8Project promoters 8Project schedules Click on Reports for full details
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Greka Drilling is primarily focused on China but India too is a big market 8In India, it has partnered with Essar Energy in CBM drilling work in its Ranigank block. 8But Greka really came on its own in April when it was chosen ahead of 16 other contractors for a 73 well programme for state-owned energy group ONGC in the Bokaro CBM block. 8Greka is now confident of bagging more CBM related work in the future. Click on Reports for more
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Mercartor seems to be headed for a gloomy patch following a loss reported in Q-1.2017 8The group’s dredging business has been affected by the dry docking of two of vessels, scheduled to come back into service in July. It was also hampered by a transitional phase after the completion of the Kandla Port project in April. During Kandla’s shift into operation, Mercator decided to explore higher margin opportunities instead of renewing existing contracts at depressed rates. 8In the shipping division, the tanker fleet was hit by lower volumes owing to production cuts announced by OPEC, with charter rates for very large crude carriers falling sharply. 8The company is now thinking of splitting up its business, which also involves coal handling, E&P and ship conversion among others, to stay viable Click on Reports for more
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Hiring of Direct Marketing Agency for City Gas Distribution Project at Varanasi Geographical Area Details 8Procurement of Pressure and Temperature Gauges for Cauvery Basin Details 8Supply of Orthoxylene for Onshore Block Details 8Providing Intelligence and Ancillary Activities during day period on ROW of WRPL in Rajasthan State Details 8Supply of Sulphuric Acid at refinery Details 8Implementation of software based Centralized Pipeline Integrity Management System (CIMS) for managing integrity of pipelines Details 8Providing Intelligence and Ancillary Activities at IOCL Pipeline Row, Residential Colonies and Sanganer Installation in RajasthanDetails 8Carrying out of regular miscellaneous maintenance works at Vijayawada LPG BP Details 8Supply of Natural Gas/ Re-Gasified LNG for Non-Urea ActivityDetails You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8India says LNG import deal with Qatar remains in place, new deal unlikely Details 8Oil prices fall amid broader market selloff, despite tightening supplies Details 8West Bengal, northeast to have IOC’s jumbo 450 kg LPG pack this financial year Details 8Al Gore to give keynote at US clean energy summit in Las Vegas Details 8Rajasthan govt signs JV agreement with HPCL for Barmer refinery Details 8Draft emission norms for diesel locomotives in two weeks: CPCB Details 8Crude oil opens new vistas in India-US relationship Details 8China's CEFC in early talks to buy Rosneft stake - sources Details 8Oil steady as high U.S. output balances big crude stockpiles draw Details 8Govt Stake in EIL down to 54.17%, corners Rs 659 cr buybackDetails 8Coal India firms up expansion plan Details You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
8Project Name: Development Drilling project 8Project Cost: Rs. 3470 crore 8Project Description: An E&P company is planning development drilling of 89 wells. The project also involves 9 production installations and laying of a pipeline. The EIA consultant has not been finalized as of now. Currently, geological surveys are going on. The project has not been granted wildlife clearance as of now. Environmental clearance for the project can be expected by Q2 2018. Further RFQs can be expected in upcoming months. 8Project Event: RFQs for the mechanical equipment is expected by June 2018. 8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2016 8RFQ Date: Jun/2018 8Release Date: Jul/2018 8Start Date: Aug/2018 8Completion Date: Sep/2021 Click here to go to our software for more information.Details
Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project 8Project Cost:- Rs 5000 crore 8Project Description: A Joint Venture company is awaiting clearance for its brownfield project with a capacity 1500 MTPD of ammonia, 2620 MTPD of urea and 13 MW Captive power plant. The project consultant is PDIL. The equipment requirements are Compressors, Turbines, Exchangers, Vaporizers, Subcoolers, Filters, Pumps, Heaters, Towers, Vessels, Storage systems, Cooler, Furnaces, Stacks, Converters, Boilers, Drums, Blowers, Economizers, Preheaters, Reactors, Tanks, Reactors, Evaporators, Condensers, Separators, Ejectors, Absorbers, Prilling towers, Absorbers, Heat exchangers, Columns Generators and more 8Project Event: Tender for LSTK contractor is likely to be released in December 2017 Click here for key contacts NPK Fertilizer Greenfield project 8Project Cost: 1500 crore 8Project Description: A JV is in the process of selecting an EPC contractor for the NPK Fertilizer Plant with a capacity of 1200000 MTPA. The equipment requirements are Feeding hoppers, Electronic belt scales, Conveyors, Mixers, Crushers, Granulators, Dryers, Feeders, Coolers, Elevators, Blowers, Collectors, Towers, Chimneys, Drums, Bins, Screens and more 8Project Event: The EPC contractor is to be selected by September, 2017 against a tender floated in February, 2017. Tender for equipment and services is likely to be released in November, 2017 Click here to go into our software for comprehensive informationDetails
The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd against tax authorities which ruled that the bottling of LPG is to be treated as production or manufacture for the purpose of deduction under Section 80-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 will have far reaching implication for the sector. 8The Court observed that the word ‘production’ has a wider connotation in comparison to ‘manufacture’, and any activity which brings a commercially new product into existence constitutes production. 8The LPG obtained from the refinery undergoes a complex technical process in the taxpayers’ plants and is clearly distinguishable from the LPG bottled in cylinders and cleared from these plants for domestic use by customers, the Court has ruled. Click on Reports for more Details
Niko Resource Ltd, already reeling under heavy losses, was dealt another blow recently when an arbitration tribunal ruled that the company will have to pay $ 17.8 million along with a 10% per annum from 2012 to the date of award plus further interest at 10% per annum from the date of the award until payment to its JV partner in the Hazira field. 8The liability adds up to a whopping $28 million. 8The case relates to a minimum contracted quantities dispute in the Hazira field. 8In accordance with previous contracts for natural gas sales from the Hazira field in India, Niko had committed to deliver certain minimum quantities. 8However, for the period ended December 31, 2007, Niko was unable to deliver the minimum quantities to certain customers and its joint operating partner in the Hazira field delivered the shortfall volumes from other gas sources. 8The partner was awarded damages by an arbitration council for losses suffered. Click on Reports for moreDetails
Are there far too many wind energy projects in the offing. Seems so, according to an order by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Authority which claims that there are already enough projects to take care of requirements not just for the current year but for the next two years. 8There are now increasing signs that Nepal is slowly moving towards greater economic integration with China. It recently signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build its largest hydroelectric plant at a cost of $ 2.5 billion even as Indian projects continue to be bogged down for one reason or the other. 8Accelerated Depreciation and the decision to end the generation based incentive at the end of the 2016-17 fiscal year are two factors that are likely to contribute greatly towards accelerating the installation of wind energy projects in India. Find out more. 8Find out more on how India is emerging as a major global wind energy hub along with a full analysis of wind energy projects in India. 8What will be the impact of the transition to competitive bidding from the current feed-in tariff mechanism on the Indian wind energy sector Click on Reports for moreDetails
Is it possible for the likes of Reliance Industries Ltd or other big Indian oil and gas companies to enter the offshore wind energy business now because the cost economics are looking friendlier. 8The scale of such projects will suit big Indian oil and gas players with deep pockets but seeking to diversify away from fossil fuels. 8Costs are coming down dramatically and current European rates are at around Rs 5/kwh. 8This price is lower than LNG fed gas based power as of now and there are strong possibilities of offshore wind energy rates coming down further 8Find out more on what are India's offshore wind capacities and how they can be tapped effectively. 8Also find out more on the latest levelized tariff rates around the world and new technological innovation in offshore wind energy 8Time is now right for an offshore demonstration project to come up Click on Reports for moreDetails
Solar power developers in India expects the tariff rate to come down to as low as Rs 1.50 per unit on falling equipment cost and cheaper credit with assured purchase pacts. 8Last month, solar tariff dropped to Rs 2.44 per unit in an auction conducted for the Bhadla solar park. 8The new tariff is below the average rate of coal-based power produced by state-run NTPC, at Rs 3.30 per unit. 8It is now expected that renewable power capacity will surpass thermal power capacity by 2022. 8In this context, it is clear that gas based power plants are going to be an anomaly as they are based on high cost imported LNG unless they are used as peaking load stations to take care of variable solar power supply 8Given that a massive volume of offshore gas is coming on stream beginning 2019 onwards, LNG demand may come down unless overall gas demand picks up from the non-power segments of the Indian economy. Click on Reports for moreDetails
8Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has joined hands with IOC, BPCL and HPCL to sell low cost LED bulbs and ceiling fans in the country. Click on Report for more. 8LPG shipping rates continue to falter in the face of over supply of tonnage. Click on Report for more. 8Even though India's energy consumption levels will be competing with that of China by the year 2040, gas consumption will be far lower than our neighbours. Why is this so? Click on Report for more. 8The website carries here a combination of newsclips that have relevance for the Indian oil & gas sector. Click on Report for more. 8A comprehensive update on future oil consumption growth along with a full update on the oil & gas shipping market as on August 17, 2017 in terms of charter hire rates, demolition market rates and new building developments. Click on Report for more. 8Find our more on GAIL's proposal for uniform gas transmission charges for its gas pipelines. Click on Report for more. 8Coal India’s performance over the past couple of years was impacted by slow volume growth, impact of wage negotiation and grade re-adjustment at its coal mines. But these headwinds are now behind us. Click on Report for more. 8BPCL has indicated that its investments in the Mozambique upstream-cum-LNG project, along with that of OIL and ONGC, are in the process of going through capital approval. Click on Report for more. 8A full update on India's foreign trade as on July, 2017. Click on Report for more. 8Azerbaijan has plans to install 2,500 MW of renewable energy by 2020. Are there opportunities there for Indian companies? Click on Report for more. 8Transformer oil: An overview and analysis on best usages. Click on Report for more. 8Expansion loops in piping: How to best handle the challenges. Click on Report for more. 8Global engineering giant Foster Wheeler is currently going through a crisis. Revenues are down 23% and the bad news is that US investigative agencies have begun an investigation into a possible bribery scandal. Click on Report for more. 8India-Vietnam strategic cooperation is now turning out to be a challenge for China. Find out more. Click on Report. 8Full details on how ONGC plans to double gas production in the next 5-6 years. Click on Report for more. 8Red ink has been spilled on to Jindal Drilling's balance sheet because of its inability to cope with a competitive market and falling rates in the E&P market. Find out more. Click on Report. 8EIA's latest drilling productivity reports on US tight oil and shale gas regions. Click on Report for more.Details
It looks like the government is going ahead with a Rs 40,000 crore greenfield refinery project after a long period of delay. 8Project Description: It will be a grass-root refinery cum petrochemical complex. Site selection has been done 8Project Event: RFQs for hiring consultant for preparing Detailed Feasibility Report is expected by September 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2016 8RFQ Date: Sep/2017 8Release Date: Oct/2017 8Start Date: Q4:2017 8Completion Date: Q4:2021 Click here for more details, including multiple contactsDetails
8Project Name: Naitwar-Mori Greenfield Hydroelectric Power Station 8Project Cost: Rs 650 crore 8Project Description: SJVN is setting up a 60 MW (2*30 MW) hydroelectric power station at Naitwar-Mori in district Uttarkashi of Uttarakhand. RFQ for Electrical Package including major electrical works like setting up of a substation, transmission lines, switchyard, control equipment etc is expected to be out in a few months. The Hydro-Mechanical Package is currently under the bidding process. The Civil Package for major civil works including barrage construction and construction of underground powerhouse was released last year. The major future requirement for this project will be two vertical Francis turbines, radial gate, vertical lift gate, valves, turbine-generator set, governor, steel lined penstock, pumps, substation, control equipment, diesel generator set, transformer among several others. 8Project Event: RFQ for Electrical Package expected to be out in October 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: 2012 8RFQ Date: Oct/2017 8Release Date: Oct/2017 8Start Date: Feb/2018 8Completion Date: 2022 Click here for information 8Project Name: Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Power Station Maintenance 8Project Description: SJVN is planning to carry out maintenance activities in their 1500 MW (6*250 MW) Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Power Station in district Shimla of Himachal Pradesh. RFQ for an Annual Maintenance contractor is expected to be floated shortly. The tentative dates for unit wise shut downs are: Unit 1 - 01.12.2017 to 15.12.2017 (15 days) Unit 2 - 16.12.2017 to 30.12.2017 (15 days) Unit 3 - 31.12.2017 to 14.01.2018 (15 days) Unit 4 - 15.01.2018 to 29.01.2018 (15 days) Unit 5 - 30.01.2018 to 13.02.2018 (15 days) Unit 6 - 14.02.2018 to 28.02.2018 (15 days) 8Project Event: RFQ for Annual Maintenance contractor expected to be out in October 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Apr/2017 8RFQ Date: Oct/2017 8Release Date: Nov/2017 8Start Date: Dec/2017 8Completion Date: Mar/2018 Click here for more information 8Project Name: Gundia Hydro Power Greenfield Project 8Project Cost: Rs 1126 crore 8Project Description: Karnataka Power Corporation Limited is writing out a DPR for the Greenfield 300 MW (2*150MW) Gundia Hydroelectric Plant along with contractor Preethi CAD which is also carrying out geotechnical investigations at Hassan & Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. Since the project is situated in an Ecologically Sensitive Zone-I (ESZ-I) area the size of the project was from 400 MW to 300 MW in order to prune the area needed. Environmental clearance is expected by the first quarter of 2018, after which package wise contracts are likely to be floated. Among major civil equipment which will be required will be: Rock Drill, Concrete Breaker, Asphalt Cutter, Grinder, Hydraulic Excavators, Dozers, Asphalt, Concrete, Composite, Bituminous Solutions, Stone Aggregates, Cement, DG sets, Piles, among others. There will be the need for penstock, spillway, tailrace tunnel, headrace tunnel, pressure shaft, surge shaft and electro-mechanical equipment needed will be turbine, generator and power house equipment. 8Project Event: RFQs for civil works are likely to be expected by 1st Quarter of 2018. 8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2010 8RFQ Date: Q1:2018 8Release Date: Q1:2018 8Start Date: Q2:2018 8Completion Date: Q2:2023 Click here for more informationDetails
Find out the latest status on the following topics in relation to IOC: 8Paradip refinery 8GRM performance 8Capex potential 8Mundra LNG 8West Coast refinery 8Debt reduction plans 8Russian acquisition 8LPG price hike 8GST impact 8Marketing EBDITA Click on Reports for more Details
ONGC's Executive Purchase Committee headed by D.K. Sarraf has rejected a proposal that would have landed a seismic data processing project to the international geosciences major GCC, knowledgeable sources told this website 8The EPC thought that the company wanted to grab the project through the back door. Click on Details for more
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There was a round of cheer from other established geosciences companies after the ONGC brass rejected the proposal to award a training-cum-data processing job to GCC on a nomination basis. 8The website carries here a comprehensive set of data on different jobs carried out by geosciences companies in ONGC along with their reprocessing capacities. Click on Details for more
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Procurement of Heat Exchangers for Gasoline Hydrotreatment Unit Details 8Tender for LNG Management System Details 8Supply of Magnetic Type Level Gauges at refinery Details 8Supply of License, Basic Design Engineering Package and other related services for Propane De-hydrogenation Unit of Petrochemical Project Details 8Procurement of NG-LPG Gas Chromatography on buy back basis at Gas Processing Unit Details 8Supply of Methyl Di Ethanol Amine to refinery Details 8Carrying out Bell Hole Inspection and Coating Rectification job after DCVG Survey of SMPL line under Aburoad Base Details 8Carrying out Bell Hole Inspection and Coating Rectification job after DCVG Survey of SMPL line under Sidhpur BaseDetails 8Carrying out Bell Hole Inspection and Coating Rectification job after DCVG Survey of SMPL line under Viramgam BaseDetails You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8India seeks to diversify oil imports Details 8Oil prices edge up on falling US crude stocks, but global glut still weighs Details 8Turkey's Unit International, Russia's Zarubezhneft and Iran's Ghadir sign drilling deal Details 8Selling LEDs at petrol pumps a major step in boosting oil companies’ non-fuel retail business: Pradhan Details 8Cairn moves court against ITAT order on capital gains tax demand Details 8Malaysia's Petronas eyeing stake in Indian LNG import terminal - IOC Details 8Now, energy efficient appliances to be available at petrol pumps Details 8Govt Stake in EIL down to 54.17%, corners Rs 659 cr buyback Details 8Coal India firms up expansion plan Details You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
The FPSO industry is now beginning to learn to live with a crude price of less than $50/bbl ONGC is planning to hire an FPSO soon and here are some more inputs that may be of interest to observers 8What key factors are to be taken into account to deliver a successful FPSO 8What are the top three reasons for cost overruns 8At what stage should a decision be taken on top side technologies 8What is the biggest obstacle to adopting digital solutions 8What is the biggest cause of FPSO downtime for existing users 8How important are asset integrity solutions to project owners 8Is the FPSO business prepared for a $50/bbl scenario Click on Reports for more
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Over the year's Oil India Ltd's story has been one of lackluster performance. 8In the last one and half decades, annual oil production grew at a CAGR of just 1% 8Annual gas production at 2% in the last 8 years 8Return ratios have declined and so has the cash as percentage of asset 8The only encouraging point is that the fair value of its investments has grown. 8An estimate shows that its Mozambique investment even at a 50% discount is still worth a good deal Click on Reports for more
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Some oil industry commentators foresee demand for oil peaking at some point in the 2020s. 8Shell’s former Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry said he expects oil demand to peak within the next five to fifteen years. 8Goldman Sachs suggests the peak could come as soon as 2024.17 For an industry that has seen consistent demand growth throughout its 150 years of history – except in years of economic recession – the price dynamics will be fundamentally disrupted whenever the peak occurs. Click on Reports for more
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Saudi Aramco's gigantic disinvestment programme is just around the corner. 8The country's young and aggressive Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman believes the company should be valued at the massive US $2 trillion. This is five times the foreign reserves of a country like India. 8A five percent disinvestment is meant to fetch a whopping $100 billion 8But analysts want to peg the value at a much lower level on the assumption that global moves to decarbonize the energy system will have an adverse impact on Saudi Aramco. 8The reverse side of the coin is equally scary. Should attempts at decarbonization gain speed, Saudi Aramco is quite capable of quickening the rate of production from its massive low-cost reserves in a race to burn them up before it is too late. 8This however will massively disrupt the oil the market, pushing all other oil companies -- including the likes of Shell and BP -- to the brink. 8Even at this point, if the valuations turn out to be lower than expected, then it will have a spin-off impact on the valuation of reserves across the entire oil industry. 8This is one disinvestment programme that everyone must keep track of with some trepidation. Click on Reports for more
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The 4200 acre Khed SEZ near Pune is a big success story. 8The industrial park is being built in a JV between the Kalyani Group and the MIDC 8The first phase has been launched and more than 40 manufacturing units have settled in comfortably in the park. 8The park is ideally located for manufacture of oil and gas equipment too, this website believes Click on Reports for full details
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Contracting projections are getting rosier for offshore mobile units 8Already this year, there is a slight uptick and the pace is gaining momentum in the coming years Contract as well as delivery projections are carried here for: 8Survey ships 8AHTS 8Mobile drilling 8PSVs 8Mobile Production, among others 8The website also carries here projections on ship building contracting and deliveries for bulkers, tankers, container ships, gas carriers and offshore vessels. Shipbuilding capacity and utilization scenarios going ahead are also carried here 8Freight to earnings shipping cycles of different categories of ships are also available in this database Click on Reports for more
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At long last, Petronet LNG's Kochi terminal is showing signs of a ramp up. 8The utilization rate is higher at around 12% 8FACT is taking 0.8 mmscmd of LNG, while Kochi refinery is taking 1.8-2 mmscmd. 8GAIL has awarded a tender for the construction of the last leg of the Kochi-Mangalore pipeline. The completion of the 400km pipeline would give access to anchor consumers like MCF, OMPL and MRPL refinery, all of which are ready to consume gas. 8Meanwhile Gorgon supplies have begun coming in, and the pricing is more or less competitive with the RasGas long term price. But of the supply is taken by Dahej with a smaller segment going to Kochi Click on Reports for more
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Indian IT giants are making a big entry into the Indian oil & gas space The products that they have come up with include: 8Integrated operations and plant information systems 8Integrated asset management 8Retro-Analysis in a collaborative environment 8Intelligent manufacturing and smart P&IDs 8Drones and robots for inspections 8Integrated supply chain planning 8Intelligent terminal services 8Midstream and secondary distribution optimization On the marketing side too, they have a range of products: 8Rapid LNG is an out-of-box accelerator for end-to-end LNG planning 8Retail site systems enablement 8Loyalty and fleet card services 8B2B and B2C customer value augmentation 8Self service mobility enablement 8Upgrade testing and automation Click on Reports for more
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8Find out more on Tullow's 30% farm out deal with ONGC Videsh in the PEL-37 license in Namibia. Click on Report for more. 8If you are in the LNG business and seeking good legal help, here is someone who can help you out. Click on Report. 8Bangladesh's first LNG deal for 3.7 MMTPA of LNG annually with Qatar is now waiting for sanction from the government. The first FRSU is being built by Excelerate Energy. There are others coming up too, including one by Petronet LNG. Find out more. Click on Report. 8OPEC is not going overboard over how much offtake it can manage in 2018 despite the fact that demand for oil will be at a record high. Find out why. Click on Report. 8The website carries here a projection of possible US LNG exports under different scenarios going up to the year 2040. Click on Report for more. 8Highlights of major new LNG market and geopolitical developments around the world which have an impact on prices. Click on Report for more. 8An update on the Gulf -- Qatar crisis and its impact on Egypt -- Bahrain seems not to be coping well with the oil price slump -- Most major Gulf oil companies are trying to find a way to embrace renewable technology in the face of a slump in crude prices -- The oil price game and the GCC: Challenges, implications and future scenarios. Click on Report for more. 8An update on the awards given out by the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry. Click on Report for more.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 8Engaging an agency to prepare Isometric Drawing for Standardization of Pipeline Thickness Survey/ Monitoring Points Details 8Miscellaneous Structural works at Offsite areas of Resid Upgradation Project in refinery Details 8EOI for Engagement of a Consultant for Preparation of New Schedule of Rates for Civil Engineering Works Details 8Providing Civil Works at 'MTAN' Drill Site at Karaikal Details 8Execution of various miscellaneous Civil Engineering works related to Production testing in East Godavari District Details 8Supply, Installation, Commissioning & Training of Automatic H2S in Crude Oil Analyzer Details 8Supply and Installation of By-pass Conductors for crude oil storage tanks under Pipelines DivisionDetails 8Supply of Control Valves at refinery Details You can also click on Tenders for more For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips: 8ONGC eyes doubling natural gas production to 100 mmscmd in 5-6 years Details 8ONGC committed to reduce nation's oil and gas import bill: official Details 8ONGC to tap big data to raise output, optimise cost Details 8Government slaps $264 million penalty on RIL, BP Details 8Bids sought for Nagarjuna Oil refinery Details 8India moves to revive TAPI gas pipeline Details 8Pradhan wants Kerosene use to be phased out in Goa in favour of LPG Details 8India's fuel demand grows 1 per cent in July on higher petrol, diesel consumption Details 8Oil prices steady after overnight tumble on stronger Dollar and dip in Chinese refining Details 8China to build new shale gas bases, offer more oil and gas block tendersDetails 8IGL expects Rs 150 crore annual revenue from Gurgaon city gas services Details 8PwC, EY, three others in race for HPCL-ONGC transaction adviserDetails 8GST helped cut travel time by 30%, increased business efficiency: ModiDetails You can also click on Newsclips for moreDetails
8The website carries here the details of a high-end offshore equipment supplier who sees the market improving from now onwards. Find out more on what is outlook is. Click on Report. 8Are you looking for clean energy solution, cogeneration and trigeneration products. Up to 90% fuel efficiency is now possible with these products. Click on Report for more. 8Find out why additive manufacturing is becoming a growth business. Also find out more on how high technology coating of surfaces has big business potential. Click on Report for more. 8Latest update on the Chabahar port. Click on Report for more. 8Horizontal directional drilling tools: A comprehensive update. Click on Report for more. 8An update on Praj Industries: A process solutions company in bio-energy, high purity water solutions and engineering businesses namely critical process equipment & systems, special projects, and breweries. Click on Report for more. 8An analysis shows that the prospects are bright for - Mahanagar Gas -Gujarat Gas -Driven by captive markets and rising demand. Click on Report for more. 8Hindustan Petroleum Corporation: The surprise increase in GRM may not be sustainable. Click on Report for more.Details
There has always been a lot of speculation over whether new coal based power plants are every needed in India given the way demand for power is going as well on account of the advent of renewable power. 8However out feedback from the ground is that project promoters are still pushing for such power plants. 8One such project is the Udupi Thermal Power Expansion Project 8Project Cost: Rs 11500 crore 8Project Description:- Udupi Power Corporation Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited, is carrying out the basic engineering activities along with EIRA consultant CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute for a brownfield 1600 MW (2*800 MW) Super-critical Plant at the Thermal Power Station in Udupi, Karnataka. Capital approval process for the project is currently ongoing. 8Our feedback from the ground is that the RFQs for an EPC contractor is expected to be floated in 4th Quarter of 2017. 8RFQ Date: Q4:2017 8Release Date: Q1:2018 8Start Date: Q1:2018 8Completion Date: Q2:2022 Click here for moreDetails
8Project Name:- Dadri Coal Based Thermal Power Maintenance Project 8Project Cost: Rs 10.50 crore 8Project Description: NTPC has planned a 20-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-2 (210 MW) in the 1820 MW Dadri National Capital Power Plant covering Boiler, LP Turbine & Generator Relay Protection auxiliary parts. Equipment requirements are: Boiler: boiler feed control valve, boiler feed check valve, fuel oil pump, fuel oil heater, fuel oil duplex filters, fuel oil burners, soot blowers, safety valves, pipes, nozzles, economizer. LP Turbine : governor system, rotor blades, fixed blades, nozzles among others. Generator Relay Protection: lightning arrestor, differential relay, excitors, carbon brushes, sensors, among others. 8Project Event:- RFQs for Boiler, LP Turbine & Generator Relay Protection auxiliary parts in Unit-2 of Dadri National Capital Power Plant is expected to be floated in 4th Quarter of 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017; RFQ Date: Q4:2017; Release Date: Q1:2018; Start Date: 1/Mar/2018; Completion Date : 20/Mar/2018 Click here for more 8Project Name: Ralayseema TPS Maintainance 8Project Cost: Rs 10 crore 8Project Description: APGENCO is planning to carry out annual maintenance in its 1050 MW (5*210 MW) Ralayseema TPS in January 2018 involving boiler maintenance, electrical services, transformer auxiliaries etc. 8Major requirement will be Boiler Auxiliaries, Insulation Material, Economizer Maintenance, Steel Rope, Crane, Pumps, Valves, Transformer Auxiliaries, Switches and minor civil works among other equipment. 8Project Event: RFQs for equipment and services are expected to be out in October 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: May/2017 8RFQ Date: Oct/2017 8Release Date: Nov/2017 8Start Date: Jan/2017 8Completion Date: Apr/2017 Click here for moreDetails
8Project Name: Greenfield Petrochemical Complex 8Project Cost:: Rs 20000 crore 8Project Description: A company is planning to construct a petrochemical complex and a naphtha cracker unit for producing raw material for making of petrochemicals. A consultant has already been appointed. 8Project Event: RFQs for EPC contractor and process licensors are expected by September, 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017 8RFQ Date: Sep/2017 8Release Date: Oct/2017 8Start Date: Q2:2018 8Completion Date: Q2:2022 Click here for more 8Project Name: Greenfield POL Terminal 8Project Cost: Rs 369 crore 8Project Description: A company is carrying out engineering activities with its consultant for a POL terminal with a tankage of 117,035 Kl (gross) for storing MS, HSD, Ethanol and Slop (Mixed product) at a port. Environment clearance was already obtained in Q2, 2016. RFQs for mechanical equipment are already out. 8Major equipment now required are HC detectors, meters, foam generators, hoists, RTU, SCADA, hoses, vapour recovery system, level gauges, PLC, Heating coils etc. 8Project Event: RFQs for electrical work and equipment are expected by September, 2017. 8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2015 8RFQ Date: Sep/2017 8Release Date: Oct/2017 8Start Date: Q2:2016 8Completion Date: Q2:2018 Click here for moreDetails
8Project Name: Exploratory Drilling 8Project Cost: Rs 2500 crore 8Project Description: An E&P major planning exploratory drilling of 50 wells. The environmental clearance for the project is expected by the Q3, 2018. The drilling of the wells is expected to be up to a target depth of 3000 meters below ground level. 8Project Event: RFQs for the long lead items can be expected by the Q4 2018. 8Expenditure Approval: 2013 8RFQ Date: Q4:2018 8Release Date: Q4:2018 8Start Date: Q1:2019 8Completion Date: Q4:2021 Click here for more 8Project Name: Development Drilling 8Project Cost: Rs 283.92 crore 8Project Description: An E&P company is planning development drilling of 6 wells The project would also involve the conversion of 3 exploratory wells into development wells, upgradation of the GCS and laying of a 10" pipeline (42 Km) from the wells to the GCS. The project is in the pre-clearance phase. 8Project Event: The RFQs for hiring consultant for EIA services is expected by September 2017. 8Expenditure Approval : Q3:2016 8RFQ Date: Sep/2017 8Release Date: Oct/2017 8Start Date: Q4:2018 8Completion Date: Q3:2020 Click here for moreDetails
A contact list usually conjures up the image of a directory in which names, designations and the companies are available. But for is a contact list is much more than that. 8For us however it is a lot more more than that. 8A contact list is one of our most effective business development tools for a manager. And it is a dynamic phone validated tool that keeps changing ever so often as people get posted in or out of key designations. 8We go to extraordinary lengths to give you at least 5 to 8 key contacts within each company, facility and unit or project. And these are not just people in a company but people who are directly responsible for giving out business. 8Then again, the onus of implementing a project moves from an owner to the contractor, and we shift our focus accordingly, giving you a list of phone validated contact numbers for every contractor associated with a project because we know that these contractors in turn will give our sub-contracts which you may be interested in. 8We understand that striking a deal is all about building relationships with the right people at the right time. 8So not everyone figures in our contact list. We pick and chose departmental heads who you can talk business with. Among the departments that we keep track of within a given industrial facility are: 8Facility in-charge 8Purchase in-charge 8Engineering in-charge 8Projects in-charge 8Logistics in-charge 8HSE in-charge 8IT in-charge 8We also have contact lists within every unit and a facility. There is an independent contact list too for the company or for headquarters. 8A Google map will provide you the exact location where the contact is situated We know that a valid contact list within a running project is of paramount importance for you. We give you the right onsite names of the: 8Manager representing the owner 8Manager representing the EPC or PMC contractor 8Manager representing the various sub contractors in the project Contact us to know more about what we have to offerDetails