8BPCL and EIL have written this Butene-1 licensor selection like an execution contract, not a technology beauty parade. The amendments show exactly where they will bend—and where they will not—on vendor control, deliverables, and bidder latitude. With technical bids opened and participation thin, the procurement playbook shifts from “who wins” to “how risk is priced and locked in.”

1) GAIL extends DMDS ARC tender by 11 days, keeping qualification gates intact — GAIL/pata petrochemical plant (GCU-1 & 2)
8GAIL has pushed the DMDS bid deadline out by 11 days, but the corrigendum is surgical: dates move, nothing else does. In a tender where qualification depends on a single large DMDS execution proof and third-party certification, time itself becomes the competitive variable. The real signal is not the extension—it is what GAIL refused to relax.
 
2) GAIL extends bid due date by 8 days for Maharashtra region pipeline O&M engineering consultant
8GAIL has pushed the submission and opening milestones for its Maharashtra region pipeline O&M engineering consultant tender, but the larger story sits inside the selection mechanics.
 
3) NRL’s cancelled technical services consultant bid: Update
8NRL’s technical services consultant tender quietly rewired the definition of “similar works” in a way that can change who qualifies without moving the headline thresholds.

1) NRL tightens HDD contracting with a zero-deviation gate and fixed 26 inch pullback timelines
8NRL’s Paradip HDD package is being run under a hard “zero deviation” philosophy that leaves contractors little room to qualify subsurface and execution risk. The schedule is framed as repeated 4-month 26 inch pullbacks plus a commissioning-readiness window, turning productivity discipline into the real bid differentiator. Behind the paperwork, the HSE penalty architecture is structured to monetise lapses and reshape how trenchless crews are supervised on a live corridor.
 
2) BPCL tightens refinery hot-work governance with document-gated payments and a hard no overrun cap
8BPCL’s DAS pre-commissioning manpower tender reads like a hot-work package, but the real battle is mobilisation compliance and payment gating. A quiet mix of GSTR-2B-linked gst release rules and document-precondition billing pushes admin performance into a commercial risk. The most consequential line may not be the shift roster at all, but the clause that turns cost overruns into non-payable work
 
3) Eight extensions push BPCL’s BPREP process gas chromatograph tender out by 93 days
8BPCL’s BPREP analyser package is no routine instrumentation buy: it bundles 47 process gas chromatographs, shelter integration, and five years of maintenance. Yet the bid due date has been pushed eight times, stretching the calendar by 93 days and raising questions about participation and scope-readiness. The real story sits in how strict qualification, OEM-backed accountability, and licensor-style confidentiality collide inside a live EPC schedule.
 
4) Four extensions to 19 Dec and a revised SCC-T tighten risk transfer in IOCL’s EHT package
8IOCL’s Gujarat refinery EHT package has slipped four times, landing on a 19 Dec close with a 20 Dec techno-commercial opening. The revised SCC-technical quietly rebalances execution economics by hard-limiting claim space around quantity variation while expanding systems obligations into DCS-linked monitoring and two-year post commissioning support. The bidders who survive reverse auction pressure will be the ones who can price brownfield uncertainty without relying on standard fallback claims.
 
5) Two-step deadline push hints IOCL-BGR is still widening the tech funnel for flare gas-to-power EOI
8IOCL-BGR has extended its flare/fuel gas-to-power eoi twice, stretching the submission window by a full month on your tracker. The extension pdf itself is thin on the single datum bidders need most, quietly shifting version-control risk back onto vendors. The real story is what the timeline says about market depth and IOCL’s readiness to convert an EOI into an awardable package.

1) BPCL’s Ramayapatnam PVC licensor tender sets a hard global bar and audit-first qualification discipline
8The PVC licensor contest is being framed less as a price shootout and more as a proof-heavy technology audit. A 24-week BEDP clock create a tight engineering funnel, while cross-border reference rules push the field toward globally deployed licensors. The unanswered question is how many bidders will accept the compliance and documentation intensity before the real commercial risk terms even come into view.
 
2) Bid due date pushed to 22 Jan 2026 as BPCL/EIL tighten DCU scope boundaries via battery-limits and emissions amendments
8BPCL’s Ramayapatnam DCU licensor package has quietly slipped its bid deadline, while the extension notice itself stays unusually silent on the revised date. A technical amendment simultaneously redraws battery limits to push flare and hydrocarbon blowdown out of licensor design, and hardwires heater emission norms into an annexure instead of kickoff-stage negotiation. The combined effect could reshape bidder appetite, guarantee posture, and interface risk in ways the headline “date extension” doesn’t reveal.

1) BPCL’s PRFCCU pipe rack reroute award shows a 10.3% L2 premium under firm-price, portal-total binding rules
8BPCL has awarded PRFCCU site enabling reroute work in a bid structure that locks evaluation to the GeM portal total even if the BOQ math disagrees. The pricing spreads between L1 and the rest hint at uneven risk assumptions for brownfield pipe rack execution. The contract’s option clause and tax-gating mechanics quietly decide who keeps margin once the site gets congested.
 
2) BPCL’s Mumbai refinery CDU-3/VDU-3 TA 2026 package 2 goes to Shilpi Engineering at Rs 39.96 crore after a 6.3% L1–L2 gap
8The L1 price lands in a narrow band against L2 but the tail of bids stretches sharply, hinting at very different risk readings on what lump sum truly covers. BPCL’s contract mechanics quietly prepare for discovery-driven scope movement, which is where turnaround margins usually get made or destroyed.

8CGD MIS - month of October 2025 [PNGRB]
8Resignation of senior management personnel [IRM]
8Intimation of receipt of arbitration award under regulation 30 of SEBI listing regulations [Afcons]
8Disclosure of “ESG rating report” and “scores on climate change” [ONGC]
8Deduction of tax at source on interim dividend for the year 2025-26 [IOCL]
8Declaration of interim dividend for the financial year 2025–26 [IOCL]

8Agromet advisory service bulletin for the state of Assam [IMD]
8Fertiliser management for green future: catalyzing farmers’ empowerment [FAI]
8Agromet advisory service bulletin for the state of Odisha [IMD]
8A machine learning based approach for robust plant disease prediction in agricultural fields – a paper
8Agromet advisory service bulletin for the state of West Bengal [IMD]
8Regulations regarding execution of supply agreement [A-1 Limited]
8Disclosure under regulation 30 of SEBI listing regulations regarding GST penalty order [HZ]

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8ABS prices are steady compared with last week, but remain higher than a month ago. 

8Polybutylene Terephthalate has held unchanged this week, following small fluctuations over the past month

8Polypropylene edged up by Rs 1/kg this week, extending a mild upward drift seen over the past fortnight

8Acetone is flat this week after falling earlier in the month

8Acetic Acid is steady this week and higher compared with a month ago

8Acrylonitrile is steady this week after declining earlier in the quarter. 

8Propylene Glycol slipped modestly over the past two weeks after holding firm earlier

8PAM is flat this week after falling through most of the past month. Prices remain lower than earlier-quarter levels.

82-EH is steady compared with last week after slipping earlier this month. Prices are little changed from three months ago

2-EH holds ground after earlier pullback

8DOTP was unchanged this week, staying steady after modest shifts earlier in the month. Price behaviour remains compressed on a three-month view

8DIBP fell Rs 3/kg this week, extending a softer tone seen over the past fortnight. 

8Spirodiclofen eased Rs 10/kg this week after holding firm through most of the month

8PEG is down Rs 2/kg this week, but it is still up Rs 4/kg over the past month

8NPG is unchanged on a fortnight view and has held steady through the past month

8BDGE gained Rs 3/kg this week and is firmer than it was a month ago. 

8Mono Chloro Benzene was up Rs 0.25/kg this week, but it remains softer on a three-month comparison

8LAB bulk slipped Rs 3/kg this week, while the month view is only marginally changed.