8Three licensors have reportedly shown up, but this is not a “technology beauty contest” so much as a documentation and guarantee trial. The tender architecture forces bidders into a common liability cage while reserving owner’s right to independently validate reference units and reject on discrepancies. The real story sits in how design cases, NPVevaluation, and no-deviation zones will reshape what bidders are willing to sign up to.

1) BPCL’s BPREP LCWS pump tender turns into a system-integration test as three bidders clear technical opening
8A late technical amendment rewrites the coating philosophy and hardens the desuperheating responsibility split, changing what “compliance” actually means in evaluation. With only three bidders in play, one narrow technical interpretation could decide whether this tender stays competitive or becomes a single-vendor negotiation.
 
2) Seven major pump oems enter BPCL’s BPREP API 610 spp pump race as technical bids open under EIL
8The tender has moved into technical evaluation with seven heavyweight oems admitted, but the real elimination risk is hiding in provenance and verification, not nameplates.

8This single-packet packaging collides with petrochem EPCM realities.

8The award ladder is split between near-commodity pricing at the top and heavy risk loading in the tail.

1) BPCL’s package 5 SRU–TGTU2 turnaround award lands with a 72.2% L2 premium
8A four-bidder disqualification wave left BPCL with just three qualified contenders for a high-risk turnaround scope. The price stack hints at sharply different risk models for inspection-driven work. The quiet clause signals in the documents explain why this gap may not be a one-off.
 
2) Two-way L1 tie at the floor price reshapes award odds for sulphur palletizer O&M — IOCL panipat refinery P-25 SRU block
8Two bidders reportedly hit the exact same L1 number, pushing award probability into GeM’s tie-break mechanics rather than classic undercutting.

8PA66 is lower by Rs 10/kg over the past fortnight, with the latest week showing a pause rather than a rebound

8PA6 is steady on a month view, with prices showing little change through December

8POM is steady compared with three months ago, but the level is still softer than mid-year. 

8MIBK is higher over the past month, reversing part of the earlier decline. 

8Phenol was steady on a weekly basis, showing little change from the prior week

8MEK is down Rs 2/kg over the past three months, but the last week was flat. 

8Cyclohexanone is down Rs 6.25/kg over the past month, with the latest week extending the slide

8Cyclohexane is lower than last year by Rs 19.5/kg, and the latest month has stayed soft

8Trichloroethylene rose Rs 1/kg this week, but it is still down on a one-month comparison

8Perchloroethylene is up Rs 8/kg over the past six months, and this week added a sharper step. 

8Pine oil is down Rs 3/kg on a three-month comparison, even after gaining earlier in the month. 

8Toluene fell Rs 1.75/kg this week, extending a heavier drop seen through December

8Aniline is up Rs 1/kg over the past month, with only small day-to-day changes near year-end

8Dichloropropane is up Rs 6/kg over the past fortnight after holding flat this week

8Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether fell Rs 4/kg this week after holding firmer levels earlier

8Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate is down Rs 4/kg over the past month, keeping the month view soft

8Benzyl Alcohol is up Rs 4/kg over the past month, keeping the month view firmer

8Ethanol slipped Rs 1/kg this fortnight, easing from earlier markers

8Caprolactam is unchanged this week, extending a calm spell that has lasted through the fortnight. 

8Acrylic Acid gained Rs 4/kg this week after a long stretch of little change.