NPK/SSP Annual Maintenance Project 
8Cost - Rs 0.28 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual shutdown maintenance in March or April 2018 at their existing fertilizer complex in India. The existing capacity is made up of 140000 MTPA of SSP, 45000 MTPA of Granular NPK mixed fertilizers, 40000 MTPA of Sulphuric acid respectively. Pre-Vendor Qualification may be necessary for a maintenance contractor.
8Project Event: RFQs for a maintenance contractor is likely to be released in January 2018.
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SSP/NPK Annual Maintenance Project
8Cost - Rs 0.20 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual maintenance shutdown in July or August 2018 at their existing fertilizer complex in India. The existing capacity is made up of 66000 MTPA of SSP, 60000 MTPA of NPK. Pre-Vendor Qualification may be necessary for a maintenance contractor.
8Project Event: RFQs for Annual Maintenance Contractor is likely to be released in March or April 2018
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New Sulphuric acid unit: Equipment needed
An existing steel manufacturing company is planning to set up a greenfield Sulphuric acid unit with a capacity 125 MTPD in India.
8The project investment cost is around Rs 0.50 crore.
8The equipment requirements are Steam Turbine Generators, Economizers, Reheaters, Boilers, Sulphur Combustor, Drying Towers,  Vapor Separators,  Converters, Absorbers, Absorber Exchangers,  Sulphur filters, Sulphuric Melting Tank, Motors, Pumps and more
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Captive Power Unit Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 224 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for an expansion of its captive power unit from 125 MW to 141 MW in India. The equipment requirements are Turbine Generator with their Auxiliaries and Utility, Boiler House including ESP, Ash Handling and other Auxiliaries, Fuel Handling plant, Automation, Instrumentation, Electrical Installations, Civil Work equipment and more
8Project Event: Tender for a Contractor is likely to be released in November 2017.
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Ammonia-Urea Annual Maintenance Project
8Cost - Rs 25 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual shutdown maintenance in June or July 2018 at their existing fertilizer complex at Kota in India. The existing capacity is made up of 650 MTPD of Ammonia, 1150 MTPD of urea. Pre-Vendor Qualification is necessary for a maintenance contractor.
8Project Event: Tender for a maintenance contractor is likely to be released in February 2018.
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SSP Annual Maintenance Project   
8Cost - Rs 0.15 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual shutdown maintenance in April or May 2018 at their existing fertilizer complex in India. The existing capacity is made up of 67000 MTPA of SSP. Pre-Vendor Qualification may be necessary for a maintenance contractor.
8Project Event: Tender for a maintenance contractor is likely to be released in January 2018.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Procurement of GI Pipes for AOD Digboi Details
8Procurement of Lube Oil Pump For Digboi Refinery Details
8Supply of Chloride Guard for Mathura Refinari Details
8Supply of Tube Bundle for Panipat Refinery Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Oil payment, other issues with Iran resolved  Details
8Peak oil demand 'very real' as growth moves off road Details 
8LNG to account for around 40 pct of global gas trade by 2040 -GECF Details
8Oil prices firm as Iraq tensions escalate, shares extend rally  Details
8European indices surge lead by gains in oil stocks  Details
8Oil rises as tension escalates in Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk Details
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8Project Name: PEL Block Exploratory Drilling
8Project Cost: Rs 150 Crore
8Project Description: Promoter is planning to drill exploratory wells in a PEL Block. Currently, the project is in preclearance phase. The environment clearance for the project is expected by January 2018. The 2D seismic survey for the block was carried out in the year 2015 for overall area of 185 sq km, out of which 154 sq km has been relinquished. Currently, exploratory drilling for 2 other wells is going on in the block. RFQs for the following equipment are expected shortly: Tanking Facilities, Casing, Cementing Facilities and Chemical Additives
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment and additives are expected by December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3/2016
8RFQ Date: Dec/2017
8Release Date: Jan/2018
8Start Date: Q2/2018
8Completion Date: Sep/2020
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8Project Name: Ratnagiri Refinery Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 200000 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to construct a refinery in a joint venture of two companies with a capacity of 60 MMTPA. EIL has been hired as a consultant for preparing all documentation works. Land acquisition work is completed.
8Project Event: RFQ for different Technology Licensor will be released from December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Dec/2018
8Release Date: Jan/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2023
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8Project Name: Product Pipeline Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 2800 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to construct a product pipeline with a capacity of 4.5 MMTPA. Land acquisition for associated facilities had been completed.
8Project Event: RFQ for main-line along with pumping stations are expected by December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2015
8RFQ Date: Dec/2017
8Release Date: Jan/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2021
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8A surge in US LNG exports is always based on the assumption of higher worldwide demand for it. But what drives US exports would be the differentials of Henry Hub prices to Click on Report for more.

 8European and Asian gas prices, and whether the economic incentive exists to carry out the trade. The UK national balancing point (NBP) gas price – which serves as a proxy to the European traded gas price – remains at a premium to the US gas price (c.$6/mcf versus c.$3/mcf). Asian spot LNG prices fell sharply down to around $4.50/mcf at the start of 2016 but have since recovered to around $7-8/mcf. While this is a positive, the economics are still very tight. Find out more. Click on Report.
8Find out the real reasons why the shale gas revolution cannot be repeated in other parts of the world even where large reserves have been found. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on what is the oil price that the Saudi Arabia is looking at. Also why the Saudis have more patience and a longer time horizon than other oil producers in the world. And how the OPEC still has the power to impose a floor price to global oil. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how Great Eastern Shipping Company put together a senior loan facility for four of its jackup rigs. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how the IMO's decision to postpone the new Ballast Water Treatment norms has put off the phasing out of many large ships by at couple of more years. Click on Report for more.
8Comparative Analysis of Barite and Hematite Used in Water-Based Drilling Fluid shows that one of the two has a distinctive advantage.Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how crowdsourcing is used as a channel to solicit innovative ideas to reduce the environmental footprint of oil and gas exploration, development and production. The results have come as a surprise. Click on Report for more.
8There are many new high-tech proppants in use in the market today, and it is time Indian companies think of using them. Click on Report for more.
8The global oil & gas pipeline industry is set to grow rapidly by 2019. Having ensured that the Indian market remains under their grip now that a domestic value added caveat has been put in place, it is time for domestic pipe manufacturers to go out and compete for the spurt in global orders. But will they?. Click on Report for more.
8Indian energy sector reforms: An insight. Click on Report for more.
8Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited has delivered another 73,500 DWT new-built Ice-class Panamax Bulk Carrier for an international client using best-in-class technology. Click on Report for more.
8Indian threats of curtailing Iranian imports are not borne by crude import figures. Find out why. Click on Report for more.
8KG-D6 gas production is at an all time low of 5.4 MMSCMD while CBM output is at 0.6 MMSCMD. Click on Report for more.
8The government is selling 100% of Helicopter carrier Pawan Hans and 100% of its stake in the fertilizer consultancy company, PDIL. Get the offer documents here. Click on Report for more.
8A series of mid-term MOU evaluation meetings are currently on between the government and public sector oil companies. Click on Report for more.
8Chinese crude and gas imports are rising rapidly, fueling suspicion that its economy is reviving faster than was thought earlier. This will have big implications on prices. Chinese imports are offsetting a rise in shale output from the US. This bullish sentiment however is tempered by other reports that there will be a supply surge in 2018 and despite the Chinese surge, global demand will be lower than earlier estimated. In the face of conflicting claims, it has become difficult to figure out which way the markets are going to behave.Click on Report for more.
8The new Saudi Aramco office in India will strive toward qualifying more vendors in equipment and services as well as raw materials needed by the company for its many projects. The website carries here an interview with Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser. Click on Report for more.
8A new way to mitigating future elemental sulfur and even removing its deposition tenfold by using a cheaper solid-liquid mixture -- simple garlic and low-grade heavy diesel oil -- has been found. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on the kind of energy efficiency projects that are getting funded in India. Click on Report for more.

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Find out more on how oil and gas equipment suppliers are saving up to 60% in product development time by use of new stimulation technology.
8Indian equipment companies stand to benefit too from the use of such technologies.
8Stimulation reduces the need for more prototypes and it improves system capability.
8Find out more on which are the best companies in the world that can radically change the way organizations design products and make decisions.
8And then which are the companies which do the best stimulation work in the world.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning MOV Actuators at NRPL, Mathura  Details
8Supply of Chlorine By Setting Up a Chlor Alkali Plant  Details
8Supply of Centrifugal Pump Numaligarh Refinary  Details
8Supply of Alkyl Aryl Phosphate Easter Durad 220 IOC St 4558 Details
8Supply of 36 MT of Diethyl Aluminium Ethoxide at IOCL Panipat Refinery  Details
8NationalReconciliationProcessIB09102017  Details
8Contract for Movement of Polymer from PWH to PTA Terminal  Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8IOC Dropped Plans to Merge Chennai Petroleum Holding 51.89% Push State Exit of NIOC 15.40%  Details
8Iraq Gas Exports Q-3 of 2017 Reached 125.2 MMT and 255.11 MMT of Condensates or 46 Over 22 Shipments Details 
8You Could Be Soon Buying Petrol Online. Read What Experts Say Details
8Russia Reaches Outline Debt Restructuring Agreement With Venezuela -RIA  Details
8Reliance Industries Exits From Overseas Oil and Gas blocks Details
8Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal Not to Seek Board Position on Anglo Details
8 Energy Giant Saudi Aramco Denies Reports Shelving International Listing Details
8South Korea's Sept Iranian Crude Oil Imports Rise to 6-Month High  Details
8Feasible to sell petrol via e-commerce, but safety needs priority: Experts Details
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8Project Name: Greenfield Multipurpose Project
8Project Cost: Rs 1500 crore
8Project Description: The developer along with PFR consultant is carrying out the site survey & investigation activities for scoping the environment clearance for a 300 MW (3*100 MW) greenfield multipurpose project. TOR was accorded on 25 January 2017. At present, PFR prepared, and has been submitted to CWC for appraisal and site survey activities are currently on. The developer will come out with an EIA consultant tender soon and after the EC is elicited, package wise contracts would come.
8Project Event: RFQ for an EIA consultant for preparation of DPR and EIA/EMP report is expected by Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2017
8RFQ Date: Q1:2018
8Release Date: Q1:2018
8Start Date: Q2:2019
8Completion Date: Q3:2024
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: Rs 680 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The developer is planning to construct a 67 MW (3*22.33 MW) Hydroelectric Project. The project is under advanced stages of DPR preparation and the owner is likely to float the RFQ for an EPC contractor by the first quarter of 2019.
8Project Event: RFQ for an EPC contractor is expected by the first quarter of 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: 2014
8RFQ Date: Q1:2019
8Release Date: Q3:2019
8Start Date: Q4:2019
8Completion Date: 2024
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: Rs 650 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The developer is planning to construct a 66 MW (3*22 MW) Hydroelectric Project. The project has obtained EC and the owner is currently accepting RFQs for the signing of PPAs. Also, RFQ for civil work and BoP is expected to be out shortly.
8Project Event: RFQ for signing of PPA is currently being accepted by the proponent and RFQs for civil work and BoP are expected to be out by second the quarter of 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: 2014
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q4:2018
8Start Date: Q1:2019
8Completion Date: 2024
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For Indian LNG suppliers who are willing to tap the transport sector, the website carries here a detailed outline of natural gas engines run on LNG
Details are given of advances in:
-- High Pressure Direct Injection engine technology
-- High Efficiency Spark Ignited engine technology
-- Fuel storage and delivery solutions
8How do you then go about building an entire infrastructure around it?
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A gigantic Japanese gas buyer has massive global expansion plans across the entire LNG value chain
8It intends to become an international buyer, supplier and trader and is willing to go deeper into foreign markets through strategic investments.
8The company is already working with Bangladesh
8It is time for intrepid Indian entrepreneurs to coax the Japanese giant to come to India, perhaps into LNG terminals, transmission pipelines and the city gas business
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A poll of global oil & gas CEOs shows that as many as 82% of them see their company growing in the next one year.
8The figure goes up to more than 90% when a three-year span is taken into account
8Find out more on which are the segments they see more growth coming from
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of Pump Spares at IOCL Guwahati Refinery Details
8Supply of Pipes to Mathura Refinery Details
8Supply of Pipe Fitting at IOCL Paradip Refinery Details
8Supply of Liquid Nitrogen in Gujarat Refinery Details
8Rate contract of laying and maintenance of underground carbon steel pipe lines in various fields of Mehsana  Details
8Procurement of 5400 MT of Sodium Chloride for entering into RC for two years (ONGC)  Details
8HPCL Tender for Desalter Internals for 11-V-02 Details
8Annual Rate Contract for Supply of N2 Gas Cylinders for NGRL Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Renewables to account for 40 per cent of India’s energy mix by 2030: Power Minister R K Singh Details
8Shell buys electric vehicle charging firm New Motion Details 
8Aker BP wins approval for gas lift at Tambar oilfield Details
8Oil prices fall on higher U.S. crude inventories Details
8China's crude oil buying spree looks set to continue: IEA Details
8ONGC may sell IOC stake to LIC in block deal to fund HPCL acquisition Details
8 Import of oil-drilling rigs kept out of GST purview Details
8L&T plans to bid for more ONGC work after Daman win Details
8Aramco to invest $300-b in India in next 10 years and in biggest upcoming oil refinery in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra Details
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The global oil & gas markets have become more volatile and consequently demand-supply and price projections are also changing every quarter.
8For some, this is the season to be bullish on the oil & gas sector, particularly LNG.
8The current thinking is that new LNG supply in 2016 and 2017 is being absorbed by the market and LNG is not in oversupply. This is reportedly evident from the fact that LNG spot prices are up in 2017, breaking a two year trend.
8Then again, European storage is viewed as the dumping ground for any surplus LNG cargos but fresh data shows that storage withdrawals have been higher, implying there is no excess LNG in the market.
8Floating Storage Regasification Units have moved beyond small new country markets and into expanding bigger demand markets, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. thereby enlarging the market for LNG.
8The big changer is the increased demand for gas from China which plans to increase natural gas to 10% of its energy mix.
8If demand indeed catches up with supply, the price of LNG is likely to remain high and this will have implications for the power sector.
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What is the latest government figure for investment in the Indian oil & gas sector over the next four to five years without including midstream investments?
8The figure comes to $ 73 billion.
8This is a large number by any yardstick and will come as sweet news for equipment and service suppliers.
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The bet is that LNG volumes will grow at double digits for the rest of the year
8While LNG imports grew by 16% in FY17, they declined by 4% YoY during April-August 2017
8Lower production from RIL's D-6 block and a possible delay in the gas production from Daman until after 2018 monsoons may see LNG uptake remaining strong next year too.
8But a lot would however depend on how LNG prices behave. Higher prices will make alternative fuels more attractive.
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For reference purposes, the website carries here the following data:
8Singapore GRM projections, with GRM increases lead by higher gasoline and diesel cracks
8Relative performance of oil & gas indices with respect to the Sensex
8Polymer spreads in India over time
8Petrol/diesel price differentials
8Possible LNG volumes in relation to domestic gas output
8Expected RIL GRM
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With the majority of second-hand tonnage transactions taking place in the dry bulk sector it’s easy to lose sight of what is happening over at the tanker side and for a good reason. Things have been mostly quiet for the last seven months with the exception of short periods of increased activity during the summer months.
8The tanker market has evolved into a market that requires fast reflexes. Cycles are becoming shorter, usually lasting 16 to 18 months, thus creating a sense of uncertainty as far as when to off load a respective asset or invest in tonnage.
8Taking into consideration that tankers assets are depreciated differently compared to bulkers and how oil majors can influence trends as far as buying, selling and contracting tonnage, it is very common to witness price iregularities on the transactions within the same time period.
8Electric cars, MGO regulations, developing economies, clean and renewable energy policies and last but not least the “Paris climate Accord”, all play a part on the everlasting and ongoing discussion of what the influence on tanker demand and supply will be.
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8ONGC Videsh has lined up to take a briefing on how to bid for the massive Azadegan field in Iran. There will be yet another big Iranian that OVL plans to bid for. Meanwhile even as OVL struggles to find its moorings in Iran, the Chinese have already begun delivering oil from Iran. Click on Reports for more.
8The Draft National Energy Policy has not taken into account the full impact of the disruptive technology in its calculations. Click on Reports to find out more
8Download a full presentation on the Indian oil & gas sector by a senior petroleum ministry bureaucrat. Priorities are spelt out. Click on Reports.
8Find out more on a smart logistics conference promoted by a state government. Click on Reports for more.
8A weak environment has slowed down L&T order book growth but that is only a temporary blip. Find out how things are going to look bright sooner than later for the company. Click on Reports for more
8Coal India Ltd's performance has been impacted on many counts, such as grade slippage, e-auction price decline, deceleration in volume growth and uncertainties around the wage hike. over the last two years but the future is brighter. Click on Reports for more.
8Petronet LNG: Expect 40 percent capacity utilisation of Kochi terminal in 2018. Click on Reports for more.
8Find out more on the latest IMF projections on how oil prices are going to behave in 2018. Do not expect much change is what it seems to be saying. Click on Reports for more.
8Find out more on the growth potential of the Indian machine tools and welding industry.Click on Reports for more.
8India coal stocks are at rock bottom  and this is good news for bulkers. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on the methodology and specifications that go into determining the LNG benchmark price for India. Click on Report for more.
8L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering wins a Rs 1150 Cr contract for the Daman platform installation and associated pipeline project but will ONGC be able to stick to the pre 2018 monsoon deadline for first gas? Click on Reports for more.
8As the Indian oil & gas sector grows, so does Pakistan's. Massive earnings growth is expected from its companies. And notwithstanding large capex cuts globally, Pak E&Ps are setting out to ramp up exploration on the back of lower onland cost of production. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how much more EIL earns from its big ticket projects in relation to smaller sized consultancies. What is the PMC margin in big refinery projects?Click on Report for more
8Is the government thinking of approving a minimum economy of scale output from refineries with petrochemical projects so as to keep them viable in the long run? Click on Report for more.
8Get a full database on existing, under construction, planned and proposed LNG terminals in India along with spatial display of terminals and gas pipelines in India. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on new business opportunities planned by Petronet LNG Ltd. Click on Report for more. Details

Ammonia-Urea & Captive Power Unit Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 7000 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its greenfield ammonia-urea unit with a capacity of 2x2500 MTPD of ammonia, 4000 MTPD of urea and 2x 150 MW of Captive power unit in India. The plant will be attached to a FRSU based terminal.
8Project Event: RFQs for LSTK contractor is likely to be released in 2018.
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DAP/NPK- Phosphoric Acid & Sulphuric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 2000 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its greenfield DAP/NPK unit with a capacity of 6000 MTPD of DAP/NPK, 3000 MTPD of Phosphoric Acid and 4500 MTPD of Sulphuric Acid Unit in India.
8Project Event: RFQs for LSTK contractor is likely to be released in 2018
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Single/Triple & Phosphoric Acid Greenfield Project   
 8Cost - Rs 40 Crore
 8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its greenfield Super Phosphate Unit with a capacity 100000 MTPA of Single Super Phosphate, 60000 MTPA of Triple Super Phosphate and 30000 MTPA of Phosphoric acid in India.
8Project Event: RFQs for a contractor is likely to be released in 2018
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Energy Saving-cum- Ammonia-Urea Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 540 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company has hired EPC contractor, which is conducting detailed engineering for the energy saving-cum-expansion project which will reduce energy consumption of urea from 6.5 Gcal/t to 5.75 Gca//t, ammonia from 9.6 Gcal/ ton to 8 Gcal /ton while enhancing ammonia capacity from 240900 MTPA to 328500 MTPA, urea from 419750 MTPA to 569400 MTPA in India. The project currently awaits environment clearance. The contractor will begin taking out RFQs for equipment shortly.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are likely to be released in November or December in place of October 2017 due to delay in the conduct of detailed engineering studies.
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Super Phosphate-Sulphuric Acid & NPK Fertilizer Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 75 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning is awaiting environmental clearance the expansion of its Super Phosphate capacity from 140000 TPA to 580000 TPA, Granulated NPK Fertilizer from 45000 TPA to 440,000 TPA and Sulphuric acid from 40000 TPA to 140000 TPA in India.
8Project Event: RFQ for a contractor is likely to be released in November or December in place of October 2017 due to a delay in environmental clearance.
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Ammonia-Urea Annual Shutdown Maintenance Project 
8Cost - Rs 30 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual shutdown maintenance in July or August 2018 at their existing fertilizer complex in India. The existing capacity is made up of 1520 MTPD of Ammonia, 2610 MTPD of Urea and 51 MW of Captive Power. Pre-Vendor Qualification is necessary for a maintenance contractor.
8Project Event: Tender for a maintenance contractor is likely to be released in January 2018
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In the last season, projections were that the LNG over supply situation will continue till 2025
8This season, the projections are that demand will match supply by 2021-22.
8Such a development can be nothing but bad news for the gas-based power sector. If LNG prices move up, the price of LNG dependent gas based power will go even higher in the merit order power market in India, making it that much more difficult to get the current stranded capacity restarted. The fact that coal based power plants can be retrofitted to act as low base load and peaking stations is a detriment already but higher price of gas will kill the hope for a revival of stranded gas based power projects in the country.
8The shifts in projections are triggered through a subtle release of data led by the biggest LNG suppliers in the world, and among them are Shell, Exxon-Mobil, BP and Total.
8Research agencies crunch the fresh data and then help bring about a change in sentiment.
8BP, for example, has an inordinate amount of clout with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), one of the world's best recognized research outfits in the oil & gas sector, based out of Oxford, not far from BP's headquarters. CERA works with IHS, the world's largest consulting company, and the two together form a formidable "intellectual force" and a dissemination point that triggers off a chain of supporting reports which eventually impacts sentiments, policies and prices.
8Some years ago, CERA was funded by BP to bring out a report on the Indian oil & gas sector wherein it drew up a road map of how big investments can make India nearly self sufficient in gas. The story, however, turned out to be different. While investments are pumped into the KG Basin, there aren't enough reserves, unlike what CERA had projected, to absorb funds beyond a point. 
8The usual modus operandi of Big Research is to push a lot of information upfront to dazzle the audience. No one does the assessment of all they said a year later when the ground reality is different.  For then it is time for another set of new data points to emerge. The razzle-dazzle continues in what is a seemingly unending cycle.
8Big bang events like the one hosted in India by CERA this week is nothing but a lot of razzmatazz put together by Big Oil, Big Research and Big Government.
8The oil and gas sector is, sometimes, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroeletric Project
8Project Cost: Rs 900 crore
8Project Description: The owner carrying out the detailed project report activities for scoping the environment clearance for a 96 MW (2*48 MW) greenfield hydel project. TOR has been accorded on 15th October 2013 which would be valid for four years for S & I works, and after its expiry the proponent has to apply for fresh TOR. DPR has been submitted to CWC and CEA for appraisal. At present, survey & investigation works are in progress along with EIA studies which would take another 8-10 months for completion. NBWL clearance is also awaiting. The owner will come out with package wise contracts costing 258.79 crores as civil package and 168.30 crores as HM & EM packages.
8Project Event: RFQ for civil works are expected by Q4 of 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2018
8RFQ Date: Q4:2018
8Release Date: Q1:2019
8Start Date: Q2:2019
8Completion Date: Q3:2023
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroeletric Project
8Project Cost: Rs 1600 Crores
8Project Description: The owner is planning to set up a 52 MW (2*26 MW) hydel plant. The  Hydroelectric Project obtained an extension on TOR in February, 2017 due to capacity revision from 80 MW to 52 MW. The DPR has been prepared and SIA (Social Impact Assessment) studies are being carried out at present. Earlier this year, the owner had floated an EOI, inviting private players to form a JV with it, for executing this project but no one has been selected yet. The company is expected to float RFQs for major hydro-mechanical equipment (i.e turbine-generator) in 2019.
8Project Event: RFQs for turbine-generator (T-G) is expected to be out in 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: 2015
8RFQ Date: 2019
8Release Date: 2019
8Start Date: 2019
8Completion Date: 2024
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8Reliance Industries’ (RIL), strong refining margins will be somewhat offset by subdued polyester spreads. However ramp-up in new capacities and benefit of ethane imports will buoy earnings. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on a young steel structural company trying to be bring in more orders from the oil & gas industry. click on Report for more.
8In the vessel demolition market Pakistan continues to lead in terms of bulk tonnage, with prices at region $400/ldt. Meantime, Bangladeshi and Indian prices remained stable at region $
380/ldt but with upward trends. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on all reported tanker sales for the first week of October. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how Adani and Essar are diversifying up the value chain in the ports sector. Also more on the investment opportunities available today in the India ports. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on major global oil & gas events in October, 2017. Click on Report for more.
8The pace of LNG supply growth and slowdown in global gas demand growth has raised the possibility that LNG will need to capture significant volumes from coal outside of ttraditional coal-to-gas switching markets to balance. Find out more. Click on Report for more.
8According to one well researched forecast made this week, sentiment headwinds will slow the recovery in crude prices and are the primary reason for a modest $1–2/bbl decrease to their earlier prediction on how prices are going to be until 2019. The latest projection is that the WTI price will average $50/bbl in 2017, $52/bbl in 2018, and $56/bbl in 2019. As for gas prices, the forecast is that Henry Hub natural gas prices will  average $3.06/MMBtu in 2017, $2.85 in 2018, and $3.00 in 2019. Find out more on the rationale behind these projections. Click on Report for more.
8Comprehensive monthly data on India oil & gas output, along with petroleum product output, imports and exports. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on the growing oil & gas relationship between India and Angola. Click on Report for more. Details

The website carries here an interesting analysis on how the basic economic principles on which oil rich Gulf nations have operated so far are being turned upside down subsequent to the dramatic fall in oil prices.
8These countries have lived so far on the classic theory of rents, as rentier states, where citizens are spared taxes, and rents earned by the states are distributed to the citizens in various ways.
8The rentier state also allows a despotic regime to buy their citizens servitude.
8With oil prices remaining low, there will have to be a shift from the ‘cradle to grave’ welfare system to a different system where citizen and the private sector expected to bear the burden of adjustment.
8And these countries, lead by Saudi Arabia, are adjusting badly so far
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Find out more on an Indian oil and gas services company which claims to be among the largest such companies in the world
8It also claims to be the fast growing company in the world and why it thinks the future has more in store.
8And how 2016-17 was the inflection year for it.
8The website also carries here Q&A with the company.
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The website carries here a global crude breakeven cost comparison.
8The data shows that more global supplies are capable of coming into the market at $ 50/bbl on less investment due to a vast increase in productivity.
8While market rebalancing is happening, it is now taking longer than previously thought.
8Also, get more insight on what is the analysts' view on oil prices remaining lower for longer. What is the new price band projected by analysts globally going into the future? Consensus views today are down sharply as against early 2017 and 2016 outlooks
8Find out what is the analyst range of how gas prices are going to behave going ahead, until the year 2025. What are the lower and upper limits?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply and Installation of Level Transmitters Details
8Terminal Works for Dhamra Angul Pipeline along with Spurlines to Paradip, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack under Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokarodhamra Pipeline Project Details
8Procurement of Gas Chromatograph for Sulphur Analysis for Cauvery Basin Details
8Procurement of Calibration Gas Details
8Civil works at drill site BMDD in North Bank area Details
8Civil works at drill site DGAA_A & DGDG in Demualgaon area Details
8Conducting Digital Radiography of Insulated Piping for Profiling and Thickness Measurement Details
8Supply of Valves at refinery Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Opec sees 'extraordinary' steps needed for oil market stability Details
8Hydrogen is right choice as fuel for automobiles: Scientist G Madhavan Nair Details 
8Excise cut and mounting oil import bill, should the government be worried? Details
8Petrol pumps nationwide to be shut for 24 hrs from October 12 midnight Details
8India looks at strategic partnership with global oil producers Details
8PM Modi says status of energy sector in India highly uneven Details
8Cairn Oil and Gas to invest $4.6 billion in new exploration Details
8Top oil companies' heads for bringing oil under GST: Amitabh Kant Details
8India, Saudi Arabia must elevate ties to a much higher plane: Saudi Aramco CEO Details
8Oil CEOs seek reforms, promise big investments Details
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