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Oct 2017

8Project Name: Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: Rs 6000 crore
8Project Description: The owner is carrying out the preliminary studies for scoping the environment clearance for a 750 MW (5*150 MW) pumped storage plant which envisages re-utilisation of water of the dam reservoir that is being released from the existing HEP station. At present preliminary studies for the project viability is ongoing by the developer which would take nearly 4-5 months. The owner will come out with an EoI for a consultant for preparation of PFR and DPR of the project.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date: Q3:2022
8Completion Date: Q4:2027
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - FGD Addition
8Project Cost: Rs 900 crore
8Project Description: The owner is carrying out site survey activities for installation of a FGD and up-gradation of its ESP at it's 1200 MW (2*600 MW) Thermal Power Plant in order to comply with the new environmental norms. The company is expected to float tenders for the same. At present, feasibility studies are ongoing. The project is expected to kick off by end of September 2021. RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by the second quarter of 2018.
8The major requirement will be FGDs, stacker and reclaimer, earth work, cranes, pipes, installation among others.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date: Sep/2021
8Completion Date: Q4:2024
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - FGD Addition
8Project Cost: Rs 740 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The owner is scheduled to install an FGD for Units 5 and 6 at it's 1210 MW (2x500 MW + 210 MW) thermal power plant. At present, feasibility studies and phasing plans are underway. The project is expected to kick off in early 2021. RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by the second quarter of 2018. Interested parties are advised to go through vendor registration process with the owner.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date: Q1:2021
8Completion Date: Q1:2022
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - Dismantling
8Project Cost: Rs 100 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The owner is planning to phase out and dismantle Units 2 and 3 (2x210 MW) of it's 1210 MW (2x500 MW + 210 MW) thermal power plant in Deepnagar, Bhusawal, in district Jalgaon of Maharashtra, in order to create space for FGD installation at the site. At present, the consultant is working on the feasibility studies, based on which action is due by the first quarter of 2018. As of now, Unit 2 has already been shut down since July, 2016 due to low schedule and Unit 3 is expected to be phased out by December, 2017. RFQs for civil work and dismantling services of various equipment are expected by the 1st quarter of 2018. Interested parties are advised to go through vendor registration process with the owner.
8Project Event: RFQs for civil work and dismantling services of various equipment are expected by Q1, 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: 2017
8RFQ Date: Q1:2018
8Release Date: Q1:2018
8Start Date: Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2019
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8Project Name: Greenfield Thermal Power Station - Update
8Project Cost: Rs 9600 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The owner is setting up a 1320 MW (2x660 MW) thermal power plant. Tender notice for a consultant (flood management and area drainage) has been released and is currently under the bidding process. RFQ for civil work is expected to be out by the end of 2017 and package wise RFQs for the following long lead equipment Boiler, Turbine-Generator (T-G) and FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurisation) unit are expected to be out in February 2018.
8Project Event: RFQ for civil work is expected to be out by December 2017 and package wise RFQs for the following long lead equipment Boiler, Turbine-Generator (T-G) and FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurisation) unit are expected to be out in February 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Jul/2013
8RFQ Date: Dec/2017
8Release Date: Dec/2017
8Start Date: Apr/2018
8Completion Date: Q4:2021
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8Project Name: Refinery Greenfield Gasoline Hydrotreating Unit
8Project Cost: Rs 554 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company along with EPC contractor is carrying out engineering activities to install a new Gasoline Hydrotreating Unit (GTU) of 0.9 MMTPA capacity and associated facilities to produce 100% BS-VI MS in its refinery. Environmental Clearance was granted by 20 March 2017. Contracting for equipment and services are currently on.
8Project Event: RFQ for erection and installation is expected by February 2018.
8Expenditure Approval : Q1:2017
8RFQ Date : Feb/2018
8Release Date: Mar/2018
8Start Date : Q1:2017
8Completion Date : Q1:2019
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8Project Name: Brownfield LPG Bottling Plant
8Project Cost: Rs 32 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to expand its LPG bottling. capacity from 900 MT to 2400 MT by constructing a new 3 X 500 MT mounded storage vessels.
8Project Event: RFQ for Civil work is expected by December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Dec/2017
8Release Date: Jan/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2017
8Completion Date: Q1:2019
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8Project Name: Floating Production Storage and Offloading.
 8Project Cost: Rs 7000 Crore
 8Project Description: Promoter is planning charter hiring of a turret moored FPSO for an oil and gas project. The expected lease term for the FPSO is 9 years fixed and 6 years additional as an option. The design life of FPSO should be 20 years. A notice regarding the pre-qualification criteria was floated from ONGC's end regarding the project.
 8Project Event: RFP for techno-commercial bidding round is expected by December 2017.
 8Expenditure Approval: Q2/2016
 8RFQ Date: May/2017
 8Release Date: Dec/2017
 8Start Date: June/2018
 8Completion Date: 2020
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 8Project Name: Dehydration & HC Dew Points Depression Units at GCS.   
 8Project Cost: Rs 60 Crore
 8Project Description: Promoter is planning the installation of 8 gas dehydration & HC dew points depression units. The project will involve supply, installation, commissioning and operation & maintenance of gas dehydration and HC dew points depression units. An EOI has been put forward from promoters end regarding the project.The overall required and minimum contractual quantity of gas from dehydration & HC DPD unit are to be capped at 3.055 MMSCMD and 1.51 MMSCMD respectively. Further RFQs are expected shortly.
 8Project Event: RFQs for Dehydration & HC dew points depression units are expected by January 2018
 8Expenditure Approval: Q1/2017
 8RFQ Date: Jan/2018
 8Release Date: Feb/2018
 8Start Date: Q1/2018
 8Completion Date: Q3/2018
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8An active week for VLCCs, but the end result is that rates haven’t changed since last week’s report as availability continues to easily match demand. Into the second half of the November
 the programme now, the near-term outlook is for more of the same. Click on Report for more.
8Trans Valves (India) Pvt Ltd, is primarily engaged in the manufacturing of LPG valves, regulators, multi-function valves and other LPG equipment as per Indian and international specifications.
for domestic and high-pressure segments. Find out more on what the company is up to. Click on Report for more.
8Is it possible for Indian line pipe companies to capture a part of the vast Iranian market? Currently, orders are going elsewhere. Click on Report for more. Details
The retreat of the traditional forms of ship finance since the financial crisis, prompted by the Lehman Brothers crash and subsequent turmoil since 2008, has forced shipowners to seek alternative funding methods for replacement tonnage.
 8Since 2008 it has been well publicized that the traditional European and US banks have worked hard to reduce their exposure to the volatile shipping markets and they have been running down their portfolios.
 8Similarly, many of the recent IPO offerings have failed to attract strong levels of interest, often resulting in disappointing failure to reach target price.
 8Next came the US hedge funds which for a while became ‘quite sexy’ for investors but lost their appeal as once again the volatile shipping markets put an end to earning a ‘fast buck’ for those seeking a quick return from that vehicle.
 8Chinese finance companies have now entered the fray and a diverse range of international shipping companies are now taking advantage of the new source of finding that is available.
 8The Chinese are today among the biggest financiers in the market.
 8If you are an Indian company looking for finance, should you approach the Chinese?
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Compensation for pollution damage caused by spills from oil tankers is governed by an international regime elaborated under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
8‘Pollution damage’ is defined as loss or damage caused by contamination. In the case of environmental damage (other than loss of profit from impairment of the environment) compensation is restricted to costs actually incurred or to be incurred for reasonable measures to reinstate the contaminated environment.
8The notion of pollution damage includes measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimise pollution damage in the territory, territorial sea or EEZ.
8The point to note is that expenses incurred for preventive measures are recoverable even when no spill of oil occurs, provided that there was a grave and imminent threat of pollution damage.
8The owner of a tanker has strict liability (i.e. the owner is liable also in the absence of fault) for pollution damage caused by oil spilled from its tanker as a result of an incident.
8The owner is exempt from liability only under rare circumstances.
8Indian ship owners need to keep all this in mind.
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Here is the latest data on the global shipping industry which will be help to the Indian shipper:
8Growth in volume of merchandise trade, 2013–2016
8Growth in international seaborne trade, selected years
8World seaborne trade by economic grouping, region and type of cargo, 2015 and 2016
8Major producers and consumers of oil and natural gas, 2016
8Oil and gas trade, 2015 and 2016
8Major dry bulks and steel: Market shares of producers, users, exporters and importers, 2016.
8Dry bulk trade, 2015 and 2016
8Containerized trade on major East–West trade routes, 2014–2017
8Containerized trade on non-mainlane routes, 2015–2017.
8Projected seaborne trade developments, 2017–2030
8World fleet by principalvessel type, 2016 and 2017
8Age distribution of world merchant fleet, by vessel type, 2017
8Ownership of world fleet, 2017
8Ownership of container-carrying world fleet, 2017
8World’s top 50 liner shipping companies, 2017
8Leading flags of registration by tonnage, 2017
8Leading flags of registration by value, 2017
8Distribution of dead-weight tonnage capacity of vessel types by country group of registration, 2017
8Deliveries of newbuildings, major vessel types and countries where built, 2016
8Reported tonnage sold for demolition, major vessel types and countries where demolished, 2016
8Liquefied-natural-gas-capable newbuildings, 2000–2018
8Container freight market and rates, 2009–2016
8Baltic Exchange tanker indices, 2007–2017
8Tanker market summary: Clean and dirty spot rates, 2010–2016
8World container port throughput by region, 2014 and 2015
8Container port volumes handled at top 40 container terminals, 2015 and 2016
8Top 10 global and international terminal operators, 2015
8Average time in port: All vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Container vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Tanker vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Bulk carriers, 2016
8Average time in port: Gas carriers, 2016
8Private participation in infrastructure port projects in emerging and developing economies, 2000–2016
8Leading global port investors, 2000–2016
8Selected port projects, 2016
8Country-level container ship deployment, selected countries, May 2017
8Bilateral container ship deployment, selected country pairs, May 2017
8Top 25 country pairs ranked according to the bilateral liner shipping connectivity index, 2006, 2010 and 2016
8Container ship deployment on domestic services, top 30 countries, May 2017
8Cabotage in trade agreements: Scenarios, conditions and examples
8Operating profits and losses of selected shipping lines, 2015 and 2016
8Shipping alliances
8Port community systems, developments in information technology and collaborative arrangements
8Alternative port management structures and ownership models
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What are the latest updates with respect to the shipping industry on:
8Cyber threats
8Terror attacks and piracy
8Blockchain technology
8Emission control measures
8Ballast water management
8Energy efficiency measures
8Pollution control
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What are the latest investment plans of Vedanta in the Barmer exploration block? Here are the details:
8Augmentation of Raageshwari Gas Terminal (RGT) from existing 100 MMSCFD to 300 MMSCFD and 50,000 barrels of condensate. Including processing of  50,000 barrels of condensate, CNG / LPG process, storage and transport
8Development of satellite gas fields (standalone well pads) to produce and process up to 50 MMSCFD
8Setting up of CNG/LPG fuel filling stations up to 50 no’s in and around Rajasthan.
8De-bottlenecking some of the facilities at Mangala Processing terminals for achieving better three phase separation including augmentation of produced water treatment system, injection water treatment system, power fluid handling system, utilities system with additional boilers/waste heat recovery system.
8Additional processing train in northern field of capacity 510,000 barrels of fluid per day (bfpd) to handle increased water cut, i.e., total 1,903,000 bfpd processing capacity in RJ block (considering permission already obtained in northern field for 1,053,000 bfpd and 340,000 bfpd in southern field)
8Setting up of total twenty (20) numbers of quick processing facilities (three phase separation) of the well fluids at various fields such as Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwariya. The separated produced water will be injected back to the reservoir of that field. The associated gas will be used for captive power generation within the field or otherwise sent to MPT or RGT. The separated crude oil will be sent to MPT for further processing & export and or direct export to the refineries through trucks. Associated gas facilities from RJ fields will be expanded up to 250 MMSCFD from existing already permission available of 65 MMSCFD (i.e. additional associated gas of 185 MMSCFD). This will reduce the associated gas flaring i.e. wastage of gas will be minimised.
8Augmentation and laying of new oil infield pipelines connecting well pads and terminals of various fields within RJ Block.
8New produced water treatment system package including management of effluents to handle up to 500,000 barrels of per day.
8Enclosed ground flare system at well pads.
8ASP (Alkaline – 2000 MT per day; Surfactant – 300 MT per day and Polymer – 300 MT per day) flooding across various fields within RJ Block. Permission to manage, store and handle hazardous ASP chemicals as per the MISHC and applicable Rules.
8Additional 16,500 KLD deep saline ground water abstraction (i.e., total 85,000 KLD abstraction, considering already CGWA abstraction permission obtained for 45,500 KLD and CGWA application under consideration for 23,000 KLD)
8Drilling of up to 40 wells in one well pad (in earlier EC, permission obtained to drill up to 20 wells in single well pad) to have minimum environmental foot print.
8Laying of new 30 inch gas pipeline for 700 km from Barmer to Bhogat to evacuate capacity up to 500 MMSCFD of natural gas
8Laying of new 8 / 10 inch gas pipeline of ~100 km from RDG to MPT to evacuate condensate
8Laying of new 6 / 8 inch gas pipeline of ~100 km from RDG to AGI – 5 for stabilised condensate transportation.
8Laying of new 12 inch pipeline at various locations to connect processed crude from satellite fields to main export pipeline.
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How do you negotiate a gas supply contract?
8What are the key elements that as a buyer you should be aware of?
8In a monopoly gas supply situation such as in India, the buyer is usually handed out a contract which he has to necessarily sign.
8But there are several issues around which the buyer can still negotiate a better deal for himself. Get yourself familiar with the full extent of you involvement when you are a purchaser of gas.
8Similarly, there is a manual for bulk LNG buyers as well.
8Different purchase and pricing models are outlined. As a s a bulk buyer, in what is currently a buyers market, there are several choices available.
8Chose the one that best suits you
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In a large upstream-cum-LNG project such as the one in Mozambique, where the Indian trio of BPCL, ONGC and OIL are heavily invested, what are the timelines for completion of completion of such a project?
8The normal timeline is between 6 to 9 years.
8What are the different kinds of ways you can fund such a project? Examples are given of how various LNG projects have organized their funding so far.
8What are the various stages of such a project?
8What are the steps needed to progress the project to a Final Investment Decision?
8When can the first LNG ship set sail from Mozambique?
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In a country like Mozambique, local content sourcing will be an important ingredient of the entire project.
Here is an update on the subject in terms of:
8Definition of Local Content
8Developing an Effective Local Content Policy
8Implementation of Local content
8Stakeholder Engagement
8Ancillary Infrastructure Development
8Managing Expectations
8Comparing Local Content Policies
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If an Indian promoter is trying to use an FRSU model for LNG import, what are the various considerations he has to keep in mind?
8Size, location, type of facility, tariff and gas price are just one set of parameters
8Funding is another complicated affair. Find out the funding options that FRSUs have followed so far
8The entire project development stage will require a whole lot of due diligence
8Various kinds of commercial structuring -- and there are many -- are needed
Click on Reports for a comprehensive template on what it means and what you need to do if you want to import LNG using an FRSU Details
New and emerging usage of LNG is coming up but do stakeholders in India know as much as they should?
Find out in greater detail about:
8LNG by Truck/LNG by Rail
8Small-Scale LNG
8Emerging LNG Marine Transportation Options
8Peaking and Storage
8Mid-Scale Virtual Pipeline Projects
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EPC+O&M is the new trend in infrastructure projects
8The EPC industry has transformed from being a handful of large and complex projects to a multitude of small projects and sub contracts
8But EPC companies in India are extremely vulnerable to risks and there is no protection for them in the current Indian paradigm
8EPC business models are client specific, but new trends have emerged, away from the conventional approaches.
8New project monitoring technologies have come to the fore.
8The point to note is that local EPC companies are competent and cost-effective as compared to their foreign counterparts but there is a need for a lot of fine tuning to remain relevant in increasing competitive environment.
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In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has asked three states -- UP, Haryana and Rajasthan -- to ban use of highly polluting furnace oil (sulphur levels of 15,000-20,000ppm) and petcoke (sulphur level of 69,000-74,000ppm) effective 1st November 2017.
8Which are the major companies adversely impacted by the order?
8And who will benefit?
8How do tax structures benefit polluting fuels?
8Get the whole analysis here
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Ammonium Phosphate Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 500 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its Greenfield Di-Ammonium Phosphate and Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate project with a capacity 1020000 MTPA of DAP and 400000 MTPA respectively in India. 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: RFQs for LSTK contractor floated in January 2017 and is likely to finalized in December 2017 in place of September or October 2017 due to delay in clarification. Tender for equipment is likely to be released in January 2018
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NPK Fertilizer Greenfield Project 
8Cost - Rs 400 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its Greenfield 1000000 MTPA NPK project in India. 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: RFQs for LSTK contractor floated in January 2017 and is likely to finalized in December 2017 in place of September or October 2017 due to delay in clarification. Tender for equipment is likely to be released in January 2018
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Phosphoric Acid Greenfield Project  
8Cost - Rs 300 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its Greenfield Phosphoric acid with a capacity 480000 of Phos acid in India. The equipment requirements are Storage Systems, Soda Ash Silos, Rotary Dryers, Grinding Units, Ball Mills, Mixing Tanks, Blending Units, Wet Scrubber Units, Venturi Scrubber Units, Cyclone Systems, Air Pollution Control Systems, Vibro Shifters, Screens and Sieves, Conveyors and more
8Project Event: RFQs for LSTK contractor floated in January 2017 and is likely to finalized in December 2017 in place of September or October 2017 due to delay in clarification. Tender for equipment is likely to be released in January 2018
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Captive cogeneration power plant
An existing fertilizer and chemical company is planning to set up a Captive cogeneration power plant in their existing fertilizer and chemical complex in India.
8The power plant will have a capacity 18 MW.
8At present, this plant has a Natural gas fired boiler to meet the process steam requirements and the power requirement is met from GETCO at 220 KV level and stepped down to 11 KV, 3.3 KV, and 415 V.
8The present requirement of power is about 12.5 MW, which may go up to 18 MW in the near future with the implementation of future projects at this site.
8The projected investment cost is around Rs 335 crore.
8The project is expected to be completed in 22 months from zero dates.
8Speaking to this website sources said that still discussion process is going on for a tendering process of the LSTK contractor it takes one to two months more to release the tender.
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New SSP unit
An existing company is planning to expansion of SSP unit from 18000 MTPM to 24000 MTPM, and addition of new products, Zincated SSP/GSSP, Boronated SSP/GSSP (fortified) and NPK. A single product or group of products will not exceed 24,000 MTPM production capacity, in case of SSP, GSSP, Zincated SSP/GSSP, Boronated SSP/GSSP (fortified) and NPK in India.
8The projected investment cost is around Rs 15 crore.
8The power requirement is about 2300 KVA, which is to be sourced from Gujarat State Electricity Board
8The raw material requirements are 500 MTPD of Rock phosphate, 300 MTPD of Sulphuric acid, 100 Lit/hr of High-Speed Diesel respectively.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Global Expression Of Interest for Design, Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Crude Oil Pipeline from Suvali Onshore Terminal to Hazira Port for CB/OS-2 Block Details
8Supply of OFC based Pipeline Condition Monitoring and Surveillance System for Kota-Jobner Pipeline Details
8Supply of Online Gas Liquid Chromatograph in refinery Details
8EOI for Onshore Terminal for Gas/ Condensate/ Water handling and equipped with Nitrogen Removal Unit from Natural Gas Details
8Carrying out Civil works at drill site GKGN_H in Geleky area Details
8Hiring of services for Field Core Processing and Routine Core Analysis for Exploratory wells at KG Basin Project Details
8Hiring of Services for 3D Seismic Data Acquisition and processing in Rajasthan Details
8Services for Calibration of Crude Oil Storage tanks of 5000 kl capacity Details
8Hiring the Services of Current Attenuation Test Survey and Close Interval Potential Logging Survey of Duliajan-Barauni Main Crude Oil Pipeline Details
8Hiring of Services for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring for Rajasthan Project Details
You can also click on Tenders for more   
For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Oil markets firm on expected extension of output cuts Details 
8Three crucial things we still don't know about the Saudi Aramco IPO Details
8ONGC could borrow Rs 25,000 crore to part fund HPCL acquisition: Moody's Details
8UAE to keep cutting oil output to comply with global deal - minister Details
8Oil prices rise on expected extension of output cuts Details
8Poland's LNG terminal back to normal after accident: Gaz-System Details
8India, Italy sign six agreements; to boost cooperation in railways, energy sectors Details
8Factories across China's industrial heartland struggle with soaring gas costs Details
8India, Italy sign six agreements; to boost cooperation in railways, energy sectors Details
8Factories across China's industrial heartland struggle with soaring gas costs Details
8ONGC makes a splash with board meet at Mumbai High Details
8IOC gets green nod for Rs 273cr KSPL augmentation project Details
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8Project Name: Refinery Modernization Project
8Project Cost: Rs 21000 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company along with PMC contractor and licensor is carrying out engineering activities to expand the capacity of its Refinery from 8.3 MMTPA to 15 MMTPA.
 At present, construction work is going on. The Civil contract is awarded to Bridge and Roof Corporation India limited.
8Project Event: RFQ for erection and installation is expected by January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2016
8RFQ Date: Jan/2018
8Release Date: Feb/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2017
8Completion Date: Q2:2020
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8Project Name: Greenfield POL Terminal
8Project Cost: Rs 369 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is carrying out engineering activities with the contractor for a POL terminal with a tankage of 117,035 Kl (gross) for storing MS, HSD, Ethanol, and Slop (Mixed product) at the port. Environment Clearance was granted in Q2, 2016. RFQ for mechanical equipment is already out. At present, mechanical work is going on.
8Project Event: RFQ for commissioning and pre-commissioning activities is expected by January 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2015
8RFQ Date: Jan/2018
8Release Date: Feb/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2016
8Completion Date: Q2:2018
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Coal fired power plants can be made more flexible either by combining solar energy with coal-fired generation, or cofiring natural gas with coal.
8Both techniques are already used globally on a commercial basis, although deployment levels are currently low.
8However, under the appropriate conditions, both show potential for application to some existing and new-build power plants but both technologies have their limitations.
8A solar-based project will only make sense in locations that receive consistently high solar radiation. Similarly, cofiring with natural gas will only be possible where there is a reliable, affordable supply of gas available.
8Increasingly a competitive marketplace means that coal plants will now be forced to operate on a much more flexible basis.
8Regular start-stops, load following, and low load operation have increasingly become the norm.
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Cheap Chinese imports had taken the bottom out of the Indian line pipe industry until the government decided to impose sttep anti-dumping duties ranging from $961-1611 per tonne.
8Then again, a value added clause was added to tenders finalized by oil and gas companies.
8A combination of these factors has had two distinct impacts:
-- The cost of pipelines have gone up steeply in India as a handful of suppliers begun forging cartels to keep prices up.
-- The fortunes of domestic steel companies, buoyed by protectionism, have shown a sharp upsurge.
8Clearly, the relationship between higher profitability and protectionism has not been established beyond doubt
8At the receiving end, of course, is the oil and gas industry.
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Some of the largest gas producers in the world have got together to set up a fund centered around promoting the use of gas while limiting the emission of carbon dioxide.
8The basic assumption behind the fund is that renewable energy will not be able to grow fast enough to plug the gap in energy demand and gas, not coal, can step in to plug the gap.
8The gas suppliers are up against an increasingly resurgent coal lobby that seems to claim that if carbon capture is factored in, using coal will be cheaper than gas in countries where gas has to be imported.
8Seed investments are being made in promoting gas-use projects around the world, with an emphasis on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS).
8A strong pipeline of programmes -- from going for zero methane emissions in the oil & gas industry to raising the efficiency of gas fired vehicles -- have been drawn up where the consortium will pump in money.
8The fund is keen to work with partners, customers and policy-makers.
Can Indian R&D centres produce a project or two where investments can be forthcoming? 
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What is the shipping duration of key Asian markets of Japan, South Korea, India and Taiwan from the world's largest suppliers of LNG?
8Suppliers are based out of Australia, the US, Qatar, Russia and Nigeria
8If US supplies are profitable to China, South Korea and Japan, they will be to India too
8India is the nearest large market for Qatar, the world's largest supplier of LNG.
8Russian exports are nearer to China and Japan than to India
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Delivering CNG, as against LNG, to India is a business opportunity that international companies are now eyeing.
8One company has already set up shop in India and is in the process of identifying customers.
8Marine CNG is the transportation by ship of natural gas stored under pressure. For this purpose natural gas is simply mechanically compressed, as it is in a pipeline. Unlike liquefied natural gas (LNG), CNG does not require complex and expensive refrigeration.
8CNG suppliers work with natural gas producers and potential consumers to assess their specific needs and to design and develop tailor-made solutions.
8A calculator is also given to derive the benefits directly importing CNG by customers
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India somehow continues to experience the highest landed price of LNG in the world
8For reference purposes, the website carries there the September landed price of LNG
8Is there something wrong with India's pricing model?
8The largest volume of LNG comes from Qatar, which provides more than 50% of total supply to India. India is also the nearest LNG destination from Qatar, with a journey time of a mere two days.
8Ordinarily, logic would say that the Qatar proximity to India should have worked the other way round and brought down landed Indian LNG prices.
8Are oil-index supplies from Qatar still very expensive even after a price correction?
8Or are there other factors accounting for the high landed price of LNG in India?
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8Gas prices have been raised both for conventional gas and for those emanating from deepwater offshore fields. Get the notifications here Click on Report.
8LNG imports were down in April-September, 2017 in relation to the same period this year even though there has been some uptick of late. 50.21% of the total LNG import in September, 2017 was from Qatar, 15.24% from Singapore, 13.67% from Nigeria, 7.45% from Australia, 6.47% from Equatorial Guinea and 3.63% from Malaysia and 3.33% from Oman. Get an update on domestic production, LNG imports and overall gas sales for the period. Click on Report for more.
8Demand for petroleum products went up sharply in September, recovering from the twin attacks from demonetization and GST. For the April-September period, demand is yet to recover to previous year's level but are the bad days behind us? Click on Report for more.
8The offstake of dirty fuels such as Pet Coke, Naphtha, FO/LSHS registered rises in September though there was a large decline in consumption during April-September, 2017. Does this indicate a revival in industrial demand? A large fall in Pet Coke and FO/LSHS demand is likely to take place now that their use has been banned in the National Capital Region. But if overall demand rises, the fall in demand in the NCR will probably be picked up from other regions in the country.Click on Report for more.
8The spot fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers will still make losses this year, with the year-on-year increase in shipping rates not yet sufficient to bring owners back to the black. Click on our Prices to get spot LNG carrier rates on a daily basis. Click on Report for more
8A business opportunity is ahead for a 17 km gas pipeline to transport around 4 mmscmd of gas. click on Report for more.
8Qatar Shipping Company W.L.L. (QShip) is on a massive asset acquisition spree and one of the markets it is eyeing is India. Click on Report for more.
8Applied Techno Systems is India's leading suppliers of gas monitoring, gas analysis and stack emission monitoring systems. Find out more. Click on Report.
8International Energy Services Ltd is one company looking at being fully involved in the multi-billion dollar Mozambique E&P-cum-LNG project in which the Indian trio of ONGC, OIL and BPCL are involved. Click on Report for more.
8An LNG conference is coming up in India next week around technological innovation surrounding the commodity and the spread of its usage to the transportation sector, including the railways. Click on Report for more.
8January, 2018 gas contracts in India are now available for futures trading. Click on Report for more. Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Supply of chain conveyor system for installation of 2nd Valve change without evacuation unit at Rajkot LPG Bottling Plant Details
8Supply Of Dimethyl Disulphide (DMDS) for IOCL Panipat Naptha Cracker For Panipat Refinery Details
8Supply of gas Liquid chromatograph for FGH in ISOM unit at BPCL Details
8Supply of Gate Valve for Paradip Refinery Details
8Supply of Thermal Relief Valve and Spring Loaded Surge Relief Valves for GSPL stations Bongaigaon and Siliguri DetailsZ
8ARC for expert service, troubleshooting & maintenance support for GT control system Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8Saudi crown prince favours extending OPEC oil production limits Details 
8ONGC becomes first company to hold board meeting at high-sea Details 
8Bet your money on India, says RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani Details 
8NITI Aayog to extend support for methanol production in Assam Details 
8Government looks to expand scope of consolidation in PSUs Details 
8Vedanta's Anil Agarwal plans Rs 10,000 crore investment in Jharkhand Details 
8Oil markets firm on expected extension of output cuts Details 
8U.S. gas exporters aiming to grab bigger chunk of growing business of exporting gas to China Details 
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ONGC seems to be running late with its $5 billion KG-DWN-98/2 development.
8The dates for award of major tenders are slated for end of this year but delays are now anticipated on account of further clarifications which are to be needed.
8Overall first gas from the block is now expected to be put off.
8Meanwhile, even though Final Investment Date was announced later, the RIL-BP duo has already placed the LOA for a SURF deal for its R Series Field
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ONGC seems to be facing headwinds in project implementation across the board and not just in KG-DWN-98/2
8What are the reasons for such delays?
8Two main factors have been identified.
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8Project Name: Coal based Super Critical Thermal Power Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 8000 crore
8Project Description: The owner along with EIA consultant is carrying out the detailed engineering activities for scoping the environment clearance for a 1320 MW ( 2*660 MW) greenfield super-critical thermal power plant. TOR was accorded on 10 June 2016. Collection and study of required baseline data and site survey activities have been completed. EIA studies are ongoing and is in final stage of completion after which final EIA report is to be submitted to MoEF. The owner will come out with an EPC contract and non EPC contract for fencing and township.
8Project Event: RFQ for an EPC contract is expected by March 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Feb/2018
8RFQ Date: Mar/2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date: Q4:2018
8Completion Date: Q4:2022
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Project Name: FGD Addition 
8Project Cost: Rs 420 Crores approximately
8Project Description: A company is scheduled to install FGDs in Unit-7 and Unit-8 (2x250 MW) of 630 MW (2x250 MW + 300 MW) in thermal power plant. At present, the feasibility studies are ongoing. The project is expected to kick off by the end of March, 2023. RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by the second quarter of 2018. 
The major requirement will be FGDs, stacker and reclaimer, earth work, cranes, pipes, installation among others. 
8Project Event: RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by the second quarter of 2018. 
8Expenditure Approval: 2017 
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018 
8Release Date: Q4:2018 
8Start Date: Mar/2023 
8Completion Date: Q4:2023 
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Project Name: Dismantling 
8Project Cost: Rs 80 Crores approximately 
8Project Description: A company is planning to retire and dismantle Units 1,2 and 3 of cumulative capacity 390 MW (3x130 MW) of it's coal based thermal power plant. Technical details of the phasing-out process is under discussion and RFQs for civil work and dismantling services of various equipment are expected by the third quarter of 2018. 
8The major requirement will be cranes, dozers, dismantling services for electrical, mechanical and control and instrumentation (C&I) equipment, onsite inspection, inventorying, segregation and estimation among others. 
8Project Event: RFQ for dismantling services of various equipment is expected by Q3, 2018. 
8Expenditure Approval: 2016 
8RFQ Date: Q3:2018 
8Release Date: Q3:2018 
8Start Date: Q1:2020 
8Completion Date: Q4:2020
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Sulphuric acid expansion project: Final EIA report submitted
8Final EIA report  for a Rs 1800 crore sulphuric acid expansion project was submitted in October 2017. It will take 2 to 3 months for grant of environment clearance after which a tender for a contractor will be released.
8The company will also set up a 20 KW Captive Power Plant.
8The projected investment cost is around Rs 1800 crore.
Following are the requirement of raw material
8Sulphur - 87299 TPA.
8Coal - 1595 TPA.
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Phosphoric Acid Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 1100 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for its phosphoric acid expansion. The company has a 90 MW gas-based power plant. A preliminary pre-qualification process will be ongoing, subsequent to which a tender for an LSTK contract will be taken out. the equipment requirements for the phosphoric acid plant are Storage Systems, Soda Ash Silos, Rotary Dryers, Grinding Unit, Ball Mill, Mixing Tanks, Blending Unit, Wet Scrubber Unit, Venturi Scrubber Unit, Cyclone System, Air Pollution Control System, Vibro Shifter, Screens and Sieves, Conveyors and more.
8Project Event: Tender for an LSTK contractor for the phosphoric acid unit is likely to be released in November 2017 in place of end September or early October 2017,
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Super Phosphate Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 20 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is awaiting environmental clearance for an expansion of Single Super Phosphate from 300 MTPD to 600 MTPD and Granulated Single Super Phosphate from 150 MTPD to 600 MTPD.
8Project Event: Tender for a contractor is likely to be released in December 2017 in place of October 2017 due to lack of environmental clearance.
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Co-generation plant
There is a requirement of equipment and services for a Cogeneration Power plant with a capacity 20 MW for an agriculture company in India.
8The cost is around Rs 135 crore.
 Following are the requirements
8Boiler & auxiliaries 1x 120 TPH (84 Kg/cm2, 540 deg C)
8Steam turbine and generator and auxiliaries (1 X 20 MW DEC type, 85 kg/cm2, 538 deg C)
8Electrical Distribution Switchyard
8Piping, Valves, PRDSH, fittings 
8Tie Line
8DCS & Plant automation
8Baggage & Ash handling equipment
8Cooling towers and auxiliaries excluding civil works
8DM plant including raw water pump house, piping, pre-treatment, softening system, instruments & electrical 
8Sources said that currently the company is waiting environmental clearance and tender for equipment and services is likely to be released after clearance.
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An existing company is planning to enhance the capacity of its Sulphate of Potash (SOP) unit from 300 TPD to 1200 TPD at Hajipur, Gujarat.
8The company also plans to raise the capacity of its cogeneration power plant from 10 MW to 45 MW, and also set up two DG Sets with capacities of 3000 KVA and 500 KVA.
8The projected cost is Rs 500 crore.
8Speaking to this website, company sources said that the environment clearanceis likely to be granted in April 2018 and RFQs for a contractor are likely to be released in December 2017.
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Pesticide plant
8A new company is planning to set up a greenfield Technical Pesticide project with a capacity 6000 MTPA in India.
8The total project investment cost is around Rs 25 crore.
8The power requirement is about 450 KVA, which will be sourced from State Electricity Board.
8The company also plans to set up a DG Set with a capacity 225 KVA.
8The requirement of water and land is about 90 KLPD and 10,000 square meters respectively.
8The fuel requirement is about 600 Lit per hour of High-Speed Diesel and Light Diesel.
RFQs are expected within a month.
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SSP/Sulphuric Acid Annual Maintenance Project   
8Cost - Rs 0.25 Crore
8Project Description: A Fertilizer company is planning an annual maintenance shutdown in July or August 2018 at its fertilizer complex. The existing capacity is made up of 66000 MTPA of SSP and 33000 MTPA of Sulphuric acid. 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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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station Maintenance Project (Unit-3)
8Project Cost: Rs 12 crore
8Project Description: The owner has planned an 8-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-3 in the 1080 MW Thermal Power Station covering boiler and its auxiliaries that will include maintenance and inspection of equipment comprising boiler tubes, boiler refractories, filters, nozzles, valves, piping, inspection of oil in boiler and refilling it, buck-stays, seals, blades of ID and FD fans, among others.
8Project Event: RFQ of equipment required for maintenance is expected by fourth week of November 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 27/Nov/2017
8Release Date: 15/Dec/2017
8Start Date: 15/Feb/2018
8Completion Date: 22/Feb/2018
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Plant - Dismantling
8Project Cost: Rs 25 crore
8Project Description: The developer is planning to retire and dismantle Units 1 and 2 (2*120 MW) of its 450 MW (2*120+1*210 MW) thermal power plant. At present, the consultant is working on the feasibility studies for scoping of the project. As of now, these two units have already been shut down since January 2015 due to low schedule. Requirement for civil works and dismantling services of the two units are expected by third quarter of 2018.
8Project Event: RFQ for dismantling services is expected by Q3 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q3:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q4:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2019
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project-Update
8Project Cost: Rs 2030 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The owner is planning to construct a 143 MW hydroelectric power station. A requirement for drilling (geological equipment) has been released, and is under the tendering process. RFQ for earth work and minor civil work is expected to be out next. It is also likely that there will be a requirement for an EIA consultant by the final quarter of 2018.
8Project Event: RFQ for earth work (civil work) is expected to be out by the end of November, 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: 2015
8RFQ Date: Nov/2017
8Release Date: Nov/2017
8Start Date: 2020
8Completion Date: 2024
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8Project Name: Refinery Debottlenecking Greenfield
8Project Cost: Rs 2519 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company along with its EPC contractor is currently conducting basic engineering studies for a low cost debottlenecking of its refinery, raising its capacity from 6 MMTPA to 7.8 MMTPA. 
8Project Event: RFQ for listed equipment is expected by December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2016
8RFQ Date: Dec/2017
8Release Date: Jan/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2017
8Completion Date: Q4:2018
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8Project Name: Brownfield LPG Bottling Plant Expansion
8Project Cost: Rs 100 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to expand its LPG bottling plant capacity from 1000 MT to 2500 MT by installing new 3 X 500 MT mounded storage vessels. Environmental clearance was granted by June 2017. Some of the equipment is ordered and rest of the equipment is under tendering.
8Project Event: RFQ for Civil work is expected by December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Nov/2017
8Release Date: Dec/2017
8Start Date: Q2:2017
8Completion Date: Q2:2019
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8Project Name: Drilling Site Hydrofracturing (Proppant requirement)
8Project Description: Promoter is planning hydraulic fracturing work in its onland oil fields. The requirement from promoter's end for Hydrofracturing services will be for lightweight ceramic/sintered bauxite proppant having a preferable mesh size of 20/40 or 16/30 or 12/20 respectively. An annual requirement of 1000 MT of proppant is expected from the promoter's end.
8Project Event: RFP's for the proppant is expected by November end 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Sep/2017
8RFQ Date: Nov/2017
8Release Date: Nov/2017
8Start Date: Q1/2018
8Completion Date: Q1/2018
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8Project Name: GCS Expansion
8Project Description: Promoter has proposed the expansion of its Gas Collecting Station (GCS) from an existing 2.2 MMSCMD capacity to 2.71 MMSCMD. The main equipment requirements in this project will be:- Gas Scrubber, Gas Filter, Flare KOD, Flare Stack and Tip. The tendering process has been completed and Notice of Award (NOA) is expected in the next 15-20 days.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1/2016
8RFQ Date: Oct/2017
8Release Date: Nov/2017
8Start Date: Mar/2018
8Completion Date: May/2019
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8No other company highlights the pitfalls of the offshore E&P industry than Garware Offshore Services Ltd. The company does not have the size or the ability to steer through troubled waters. Click on Report for more.
8ONGC has come out with a clarification on how changes in GST will impact its business. Click on Report for more. Details
The website carries here full details of orders secured by Engineers India Ltd for the first half of 2017-18
8For a business development manager, find out whether these projects would require your equipment or services,
8The name of the client and the volume of the order are specified
8The orders are further split up into domestic and international segments.
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A new boss in General Electric wants to sell $20 billion in assets
8He also wants to completely revamp the company
8Already, some businesses, including the diesel rail transportation and healthcare IT segments, are on the block
8How will all of this impact GE's Indian businesses?
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The petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that the Indian E&P sector will witness an investment of $40 billion in the next 4-5 years.
8The breakdown of the investment is on the following lines:
8Already committed under PSC:  $24.2 billion
-- FDPs of $ 13.6 billion already approved
-- $11.6 billion worth of Declarations of Commerciality already there
8Discovered small fields: $400 million
-- 1st Round: $100 million
-- 2nd Round (expected): 300 million
8Under Open Access Licensing:  Between $25-35 billion
-- Exploration: $5-6 billion
-- Developmental work: $20-30 billion
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As a  business development head of an E&P equipment and service provider, how do go about tapping the E&P opportunity at hand?
8What will be needed is to break down the investments into their smaller compartments, first allocating them block and field-wise, and then breaking them down to individual facilities, units components and equipment.
8At every level, going from the unit up the facility and onwards to the company, critical contacts have to be identified and cultivated.
8Contacts will have to be engaged well before the formal RFQ is issued. This will mean engaging with the owners or contractors on technical and costing parameters in advance.
8Tools have to be deployed to keep track of developments on a regular basis till the RFQ date.
8We have deployed advanced software to allow you to keep track of these developments in multiple ways.
8Our trained team of engineers conduct hundreds of ground level interviews every week to bring you constantly updated information in an easy-to-read format within our software.
8Out data is always forward looking, and the entire effort is geared towards providing you an exclusive and actionable business development lead well before the formal RFQ is out.
8As a client, you will have an analyst assigned to you, to check out any rumour or project related queries you may have.
8For smaller companies keen to make an entry, we can provide a dedicated back office team for you -- thereby saving you the burden of putting up such an infrastructure on your own -- which will generate all the necessary leads for your particular service or equipment.
8A backend CRM will make it easy for you to allocate various leads to different team members and follow them up subsequently.
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We provide a unique equipment-wise search option in our project monitoring software.
8If you are a seller of a specific equipment, all you have to do is to make a search for your equipment or service and you will be provided with all forthcoming business development leads. 8All of these leads will be forward-looking, and will provide you a future business development opportunity. We carry no information unless it is accompanied with a viable business development opportunity.
8And only that. These leads will come with the following characteristics
-- Key project contacts, at the owner or contractor level
-- Key technical details of the industrial unit (planned or existing) where the lead is generated
-- Key details of the industrial facility where the unit is located, including all departmental contacts, design and actual capacity, the full utility matrix (in terms of power, grid, captive power, gas and pipeline connections), google maps and other attendant data.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8AS and CS pipes as per tender documents for IOCL Panipat refinery Details
8Rate Contract for Supply of 100 MT of Propane at IOCL Paradip Refinery Details
8Supply of Admiralty Brass Tubes for STG-3 Condenser at MRPL Details
8Supply of complete condenser and refrigerator for Barauni Refinery Details
8Supply of Oil Soluble Liquid Green Dye ST 8598 for manufacturing of 2T Supreme oil and other Lubricating oils for IOCL Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:  
8France's CGT union calls for 24-hour strike in oil sector on Nov 23 Details
8U.S. crude oil prices extend decline on higher inventory build  Details 
8Argentina's energy firm YPF to invest $21.5 billion from 2018 to 2022 Details
8U.S. offers record lease sale in Alaska reserve to oil, gas drillers Details
8Oil prices inch lower on increases in U.S. crude inventories, production Details
8IDFC to exit $2.6 billion infra, Private Equity funds business Details
8Supreme Court ban on Petcoke, Furnace Oil to benefit gas distributors Details
8Work to start on 150 projects on Ganga by March: Nitin Gadkari Details
8Government expects $40 billion investment in Indian E&P in 4-5 years Details
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8Project Name: Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Project
8Project Cost: Rs 900 crore
8Project Description: The owner is carrying out the selection of DPR consultant activities for a 320MW (80*4) Pumped Storage Plant which envisages re-utilisation of water of the Upper Kolab reservoir which is being released from the existing 320 MW Hydroelectric Power Station. TOR has been granted on Jan 2017 and Environment Clearance is under process. Tender for a DPR consultant has been floated in August 2017 and is under scrutiny. The consultant will take 2 years to finalize the detailed project report and 6-8 months to conduct SIA, PH and R&R plans for the EIA study. The owner  will come out with an EPC contractor soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for an EPC contractor is expected by Q1 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q4:2018
8RFQ Date: Q1:2019
8Release Date: Q2:2019
8Start Date: Q2:2021
8Completion Date: Q4:2025
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station Maintenance Project (Unit-2)
8Project Cost: Rs 18 crore
8Project Description: The developer has planned a 21 days scheduled maintenance of Unit-2 (250 MW) in the 1500 MW Thermal Power Station covering an annual maintenance of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of turbine, boiler, condenser, generator comprising HP, IP, LP cylinders gas testing, testing and cleaning of condenser parts, Residual Life Assessment of boiler pressure parts, assessing performance and condition monitoring of furnace, mills, APH and associated ducts.
8Project Event: RFQ of an annual maintenance equipment is expected by second week of November 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 10/Nov/2017
8Release Date: 25/Nov/2017
8Start Date: 2/Jan/2018
8Completion Date: 22/Jan/2018
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - FGD Addition
8Project Cost: Rs 320 Crores approximately
8Project Description: The owner is scheduled to install an FGD for Units-1, 2 and 3 (2x121 MW + 120 MW) at it's 422 MW (2x30 MW + 2x121 MW + 120 MW) thermal power plant. At present, the consultant is working on the feasibility studies and the project is expected to kick off in early 2021. RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by the second quarter of 2018. 
8Project Event: RFQs for supply and installation of FGDs are expected to be out by Q2, 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: 2016
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date: Q1:2021
8Completion Date: Q3:2021
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - Dismantling
8Project Cost: Rs 30 Crores approximately
8Project Description:The Operator is planning to retire and dismantle Units 15 and 16 (2x30 MW) of it's 422 MW (2x30 MW + 2x121 MW + 120 MW) thermal power plant. At present, the consultant is working on the feasibility studies, based on which action is due by the second quarter of 2018. As of now, these two units have already been shut down since May, 2017 due to low schedule. RFQs for civil work and dismantling services of various equipment are expected by the third quarter of 2018.
8Project Event:  RFQs for dismantling services of various equipment are expected by Q3, 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q2:2018
8Start Date:  Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2019
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8Project Name: Pipeline Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 1542 Crore
8Project Description: An existing company is planning to construct a multi-product pipeline from Dispatch Terminal to POL terminal with a capacity of 2.78 MMTPA.
8Project Event: RFQ for Project Management Consultant is expected by January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017
8RFQ Date: Jan/2018
8Release Date: Feb/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2021
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8Project Name: Oil Field Development Drilling.
8Project Cost: Rs 283.92 Crore
8Project Description: Promoter is planning development drilling of 6 wells to augment production from an oil field. The project would also involve the conversion of 3 exploratory wells into development wells, up-gradation of the GCS and laying of a 10" pipeline oil field to GCS. The project is in the pre-clearance phase. RFQ for the project can be expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQ for hiring EPC contractor for GCS and pipelines is expected by Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3/2016
8RFQ Date: Q1/2018
8Release Date: Q1/2018
8Start Date: Q3/2018
8Completion Date: Q4/2020
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The despondency seems to have lifted amongst coal suppliers in the face of a upsurge in demand.
8The mood now is upbeat despite warning bells ringing out loud from the climate change lobby.
8Coal sale prices have shot up over the year while average costs have climbed down.
8With Trump turning against the climate lobby, the coal industry is of the view that Asian demand will continue to rise until 2040.
8High technology Ultra Super Critical power plants are boosting demand for coal world wide. They have been found to be the least cost option of delivering power
8What is more these units can maintain grid security and reliability whilst providing the lowest cost option to replace ageing coal plants. 1015 of these plants are operating in the world with a further 1231 planned or under construction
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Forecasts on when the world will arrive at peak oil demand on account of the twin pressures of global warming and increasing use of renewable energy differ wildly.
8Big oil, including the likes of Chevron and Exxon Mobil, do not even envisage a world where demand for oil will ever come down.
8Others believe that peak oil will emerge only in 2040s
8Then there are still others who are less enthusiastic and one such estimate claims that demand for oil will peak in 2020
8Shell is the only big company which believes demand can be petering out as early as 2025.
8Even though every company claims that projections are based on hard empirical data, it is evident that there is a strong element of bias in their outlook.
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The petroleum ministry brass, lead by Dharmendra Pradhan, is wooing a select group of private equity funds to invest in the oil & gas sector in India today.
8In this occasion, the website has deemed it fit to discuss the current status of equity oil and M&A in the oil & gas sector not just in India but across the world.
8There is a consensus that the fog is lifting on the M&A landscape in oil and gas sector even though the picture still remains hazy.
8The total value of global M&A deals in the first half of 2017 was three times that of the same period in 2017
8Recent M&A activities are centered around Canadian oil fields and North Sea oil but the focus could well be shifting to other places around the world.
8With the mood turning, IOCs, large oil field services companies, and private equity are expected to become active buyers.
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Who will these deal makers be?
8Private equity is expected to lead the way, along with some sovereign wealth funds
8This is because financial investors have plenty of capital to deploy.
8At the same time, IOCs and larger independents are also coming back to the market, albeit slowly even as the consolidation process among large oil services companies shows no sign of abating
8Sellers are going to be primarily small independents and small oil service companies.
8Find out more on which segments of the oil & gas chain are PE players, who are will be the first off the block, are more likely to deploy their "dry powder" on.
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"There is scope for investment in Indian oil & gas assets", one PE investor told this website.
8For one, he said, Indian onland oil and gas could be produced at a low cost. Cairn Energy, for example, has one of the lowest cost of production in the world.
8Some small yet independent onland E&P players also have good assets but they are too small to attract any meaningful PE interest.
8Of interest could be the big ticket KG Basin gas discoveries.
8Despite the fact that these are deepwater high pressure, high temperature assets, where investments are high, the big point of attraction is the price that produced gas can elicit from the KG Basin.
8The gas price will be equivalent to the landed price of LNG, and if the cost of production can be kept economical enough, there is the possibility of a good premium on this output.
8However finding willing sellers may be difficult. ONGC can do a dilution, perhaps, of its KG Basin assets if they are hived off into an independent entity.
8As for RIL or BP, they may perhaps not be willing to sell. BP may want to bring down its stake in the KG Basin but that may not be all that simple to do. Any valuation will have to be benchmarked against the whopping $7 billion paid to RIL for a 30% stake plus the accompanying expenditure that the multinational has incurred subsequently. No PE company will be willing to pay an equivalent price. Not for now.
8Will PE outfits be interested in raw acreages now being given out under OLAP? Not really. PEs are rarely interested in exploration blocks. They only go for those where assets can be monetized.
8In this context, it will be interesting to know what are the exact reasons why the entire top brass of the petroleum ministry is keen on a private session with PE investors followed by one-on-one meetings.
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There is a fresh argument that revivalist coat producers are trying to put together to stay relevant.
8A 2017 cost of power chart shows the cost of ultra super critical power to be lower than that of gas based power
8Combined cycle power gas based power cost is higher than super critical coal based power plants and more so if they are open cycle gas power units.
8As baseline stations, super critical power is cheaper by far than wind and solar power as well.
8Importantly, the chart shows that super critical plants are way cheaper than gas based power when carbon capture and storage cost is taken into account or when renewable energy is considered with battery storage.
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Another set of calculations show that gas based power will eventually develop on a country-specific instead of a global basis.
8Clearly, the cost of gas has a big impact on how much capacity is going to be developed.
8In India, only 5% of total power capacity is projected to be gas based by 2040 in comparison with 9% at present
8In comparison, the share of gas in the US will be a whopping 49%
8The analysis says that pushing gas based power in India is going to be near impossible given the high landed cost of LNG.
8Overall gas demand, however, will continue to go up even when the most disruptive assumptions are made from the reference case.
8In all of this what will suffer is the global climate. Under none of these assumptions will global warming be kept pegged below the 2 degree mark.
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Those who believe that peak oil demand is still some time away from on the assumption that even though demand for transportation fuel goes down due to the advent of electric cars, high consumption from chemicals and aviation segments, as well as non-chemical industries, will keep crude oil production going up for a long time to come.
8This is the kind of argument given by those who believe that peak oil will not happen in the mid 2020s as projected but closer to 2040
8But there is a consensus that there can be triggers which can bring forward the date forward.
8Time series data is provided to prove this argument.
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Pakistan has loudly proclaimed that it will  need 30 MMTPA of LNG by 2025 and probably much more.
8Declining gas production and the fact that its power sector is liquid fuel driven provides adequate scope for a spike in demand for LNG.
8Pakistan is now building a series of pipelines, including a $2.3 billion line from Gwadar to Nawabshah. Onother pipeline is being financed by Russia
8Even so, experienced observers do not see LNG demand going beyond the 10 MMTPA mark in 2020s.
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