This institutional shift brings all QA under CEIL's purview, embedding API 19G1/19G2… – E&P Contracting Brief, 25 Jun 2025

ONGC formalizes CEIL’s exclusive inspection role under new WRGLE contract8A formal MoA signed in May 2025 cements Certification Engineers International Ltd. as the sole third-party inspection agency for ONGC’s wireline gas lift equipment procurement.

This institutional shift brings all QA under CEIL's purview, embedding API 19G1/19G2 compliance across every component batch.ONGC stretches PBG validity to 14 months post contract in Mehsana tender8In a notable deviation from standard PSU norms, ONGC’s latest electrical servicing tender for its Mehsana rigs requires performance guarantees to remain valid for 14 months beyond contract expiry.

The extended liability period raises fresh concerns over vendor cashflow and post-contract risk exposure.MSME relaxations fully denied in ONGC’s latest gas processing tender8In a clear departure from GeM norms, ONGC has disabled MSME exemptions for experience and turnover, effectively blocking smaller firms from participating in this high-value dual-asset contract.Hot tapping without bypass raises execution risk in critical OIL job8Oil India’s latest pipeline intervention tender mandates stoppling on a 600 rating line without providing a bypass.

This pushes full containment responsibility onto the contractor, with no fallback flow path during execution.Bid deadline for eastern offshore seismic survey now extended to 1 July8Oil India has pushed the bid deadline for its ultra-deepwater 3D/2D seismic tender to 1 July 2025.

The move may allow more vessel operators and geophysical majors to assess broader zone clauses introduced via Corrigendum 2.