E&P contracting brief: Part II – 16 Sep 2025

Deadline pushed to 22 September 2025 but PQCs stay tight in Cairn MBA ASP surfactant EoI8Cairn has extended the surfactant EoI but left its technical and financial gates unchanged.

That combination could expand credible participation without compromising ASP performance at MBA.

The real test is whether suppliers can evidence end-to-end quality for industrial blends across outsourced steps.Two-week push to 30 September resets bid opening to 1 October for logging and TCP-DST tender8ONGC has pushed the logging and TCP-DST tender by two weeks, moving submission to 30 September and opening to 1 October.

The scope spans slim-hole compact logging up to 5,500 m and HPHT TCP-DST with tight turnaround and safety requirements.

Nothing else changes — which keeps qualification bars high and leaves bidder strategy to do the heavy lifting.Fourth extension moves ONGC digital SI empanelment to 18–19 September8ONGC has granted a final three-day extension to close on 18 September with opening on 19 September.

The shift preserves a strict QBS/TPIA-verified gate while leaving scope, ITB and BEC intact.

With EMD waived and evidence heavy, the extra time could change who qualifies—without changing the rules.Extension of Oil India snubbing unit tender to 03 October 20258Oil India has again shifted the bid submission timeline, this time to 03 October 2025.

The earlier extensions had already stretched the window to mid-September, but the latest notice signals continued pressure from bidders around compliance documentation.

With PQCs still frozen against the original cut-off date, the new extension helps logistics but does not expand the qualification pool.