8A single-award, reverse-auction package for emergency shutdown works at Haldia drew a tight field. L1–L2 finished just 2.5% apart, hinting at disciplined risk pricing. The fine print on ESI, ISD and no advance explains why.

8Oil India has picked a single integrated operator to run its Kakinada shore base for the Andaman and KG DSF campaigns.
8The contract hard-codes 24×7 port access, vessel turn-round in 24 hours, and simultaneous bulk and deck operations.
8The risk lies in the plus minus 25% option and a dispute framework that may sit outside routine arbitration.

IOCL BR-9 RFCC revamp award math hints at interface-risk divergence
8A three-way contest at Barauni closed with a tight L1–L2 and a startlingly high L3. The contract rides on domestic content, DMI&S steel rules and steel price variation, reshaping risk and margin arithmetic. The spread tells a story about shutdown and interface risk that the bid tables don’t explicitly show.
Dorf-Ketal takes GCU-1/2 process-chemicals service at GAIL Pata; composite evaluation and 1% penalty regime remain the spine
8A specialty chemicals incumbent has edged out the field at Pata. The numbers are modest, but the penalty and run-length clauses are not. The real story is how throughput-linked pricing and corrosion caps will police performance.
Material handling award for PDH-PP Dahej tightens logistics discipline under EIL/PLL’s percentage-priced SOR
8L1 undercut the pre-priced basket by double digits, but the gap to L2 stayed narrow. The contract bakes in cranes, trucks and manpower for the full 40-month build-out. What that means for margins and delivery risk is not what the topline numbers suggest.

Five global consultancies qualify for this ESG strategy tender under strict liability and QCBS 70:30 model
8The ESG consultancy tender has drawn five of the world’s largest firms into technical qualification. Yet the promoter’s refusal to alter QCBS weightage or liability caps introduces high stakes. Milestone-linked payments and credential flexibility will shape the competition behind the price wall.
Two clear the technical bar for EIA-RRA at the proposed NG facility in IOCL Guwahati refinery
8Eight entered, but only two firms made IOCL’s technical cut for the Guwahati NG facility’s EIA-RRA mandate. The accreditation-heavy PQC appears to have filtered out most of the field. What that means for pricing power and delivery risk now shifts behind the wall.

IOCL tightens safety, control and vacuum architecture in Bottom-Up Synthesis pilot plant
8IOCL has re-written key parts of its BUP pilot plant tender after opening, and the deltas are not cosmetic. From hazardous-area philosophy to 2-oo-3 voting and vent-line mass flow, the plant now reads like a mini process unit. The bar to qualify — and execute — just moved higher.
IOCL Digboi DR 1.0 revamp extends bid submission by 11 days; RA-driven split-award model stays intact
8An 11-day extension pushes IOCL’s Digboi revamp bid clock to 22 September, but the auction and split-award architecture is unchanged. That combination could widen the bidder bench just enough to tighten RA spreads across the three packages. The real question is whether shutdown-grade mobilisation plans now catch up to the paperwork.
EIL narrows scope ambiguities and leans on standards in Hazira instrumentation revamp
8Spacer rings turn free-issue, HDPE conduit goes off the table, and splicing is counted cleanly—small answers with big billing consequences. EIL pushes vendor/spec minutiae to post-award while anchoring execution to SI-1001 and the 7-52 series. The signal is unmistakable: standardize now, customize later.
Two-step bid extension adds 17 days to supervising-agency tender window for IOC’s KGPL
8IOCL has pushed the SA bid end to 22-09-2025 after two extensions on GeM. The move keeps PQC and evaluation logic intact while buying time for multi-state team assembly. The real test is whether the extra 17 days expands competition without slipping downstream mobilization.
Crane-hiring tender gets a one-day push and sharper PQC rules in IOCL Guwahati Refinery CRU project
8IOCL has nudged the CRU crane-hiring bid by a day while tightening how past performance counts. The executed-value rule could pull in operators who typically out-perform work orders. What that does to bidder spreads and schedule risk is where the story gets interesting.

Pump package retendered with tighter PPP-MII and fixed supervision loading for BPCL Bina petchem project
8The pump retender looks routine on the surface but the clause work is not. evaluation now bakes in a fixed supervision constant even as local-content paperwork shifts gates. bidders pushing BB2 to escape NPSH traps won’t find much room.
PBG at 10% with zero-deviation framing signals tight execution discipline at PLL’s PDH-PP material handling works
8PLL has kicked off material handling works-2 for its PDH-PP complex under EIL’s standards. The bid pack leans on a 10% PBG and a strict two-part, zero-deviation model. But with LD rates and EMD amount not specified in the document, bidders must infer risk. EIL’s 6-82-0003 standard and annexures hard-wire colour codes and material identification across piping and fittings. This reduces mis-match risk at unit tie-ins. The approach privileges experienced petrochem contractors over generalists.

8Reliance has formally moved to transfer the environmental clearance for its strategic Dahej–Nagothane ethane pipeline from Reliance Gas Pipelines Ltd. (RGPL) to the newly carved-out Reliance Ethane Pipeline Ltd. (REPL). The matter came up before the EAC (Industry-2) on September 18, 2025, following NCLT’s earlier approval of the restructuring scheme. The transfer is procedural, but it consolidates all regulatory and compliance obligations under the new company, paving the way for smoother operations of India’s only dedicated ethane import and transport corridor.

8Graphite India Limited has filed for environmental clearance to expand its graphite electrode facility in Durgapur, West Bengal, from 67 KTPA to 80 KTPA. The Rs.315-crore modernization plan, now before the MoEFCC’s Expert Appraisal Committee, involves new extrusion, impregnation, and graphitization units with upgraded emission controls. Located in a severely polluted industrial belt, the project will be closely scrutinized for compliance, but promises higher domestic supply security for India’s steel sector.

Hot tapping and double stopple valve swap locked to prime capability for ONGC Cambay asset.
8ONGC wants the Anklav tee valves replaced on a live trunk line under a strict no-subcontracting rule.
8The eligibility gate demands proven hot tap and stopple work on 6-inch-plus hydrocarbon lines within ten years.
8With a 10% PBG and a year-long liability tail, only true specialists are likely to price this tight.
Aviation fuelling station O&M hard-wired to DGCA QC and tight stock-loss math — ONGC Juhu helibase.
8ONGC wants into-plane fuelling under a lab-backed, DGCA-anchored regime with stock losses capped at 0.20%.
8A long performance security tail collides with an internal one-month tenor mismatch and a harsh penalty for PS delays.
8The winner will be the bidder who prices capital drag and still keeps the refuellers ready on every offshore window.
Aryatech wins mooring and riser analysis for ONGC drillships
8ONGC has chosen a single analysis house to set operating and survival limits for its drillships.
8The scope hard-codes API-based modelling and DG Shipping-recognised certification, with full file-level deliverables.
Lightning eliminator retrofit awarded to Om Technical in ONGC Frontier Basin rigs E2000-6/E2000-VIII.
8ONGC has moved from “acceptor” to “eliminator” lightning philosophy at two Frontier Basin rigs.
8The scope hard-codes IEC-62305-4 design, dedicated earthing and remote monitoring within a 3-month window.
One in, one out on helideck net compliance in ONGC Sagar Shakti pre-dispatch gates split the bidder field.
8Only one of two helideck-net bidders cleared ONGC’s technical gate.
8The dossier asked for BIS-anchored sisal ropes, CAP 437 alignment and NABL/ILAC test proofs.
8The disqualification underscores how buyer-side inspection and licence asks are reshaping the vendor pool.

8ONGC has deleted a controversial Group-3 price-format note on non-retrievable MWD while refusing to relax call-out mobilization clocks.
8It has also collapsed the transport coordinator function into the base coordinator, pruning duplicate compliance.
8The date push to 18/19 September widens the field, but the risk-transfer line on delivery and tool integrity remains where the promoter wants it.

8ONGC has swapped out the entire SOR and tidied the evaluation heading in one sweep.
8The new tables pin rates with GST visibility while the work-share ladder stays intact.
8That combination changes how bidders price risk and how ONGC compares offers—details inside.

8Hindustan Zinc Limited is seeking an amendment to its EC for the 1.02 MTPA ammonium phosphate fertilizer plant, moving it from Biliya village to within the Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter (CLZS) complex. The relocation slashes land use by 81%, eliminates H2SO4 transport risk, and leverages existing utilities — with no change in capacity or project cost.

ONGC  Hot Oil Circulation units multi-asset hiring on GEM extended to 26 september 2025 (as informed), with stricter ATC and security options retained.
8A two-and-a-half-month push on a six-unit hot oil circulation package changes both mobilisation math and bank-line strategy.
8The buyer has tightened document discipline while opening multiple performance security channels.
8Whether that cocktail expands the bidder pool across all three assets is the real story.
ONGC FMS for process instrumentation and field infocom systems tender on cancelled; mobilisation relaxed earlier to 45 days.
8A pan-India L1 instrumentation and infocom mandate is off the table — for now.
8The package had already shifted mobilisation, stripped TPIA certification, and tightened service-availability penalties.
8The cancellation resets the chessboard on scope discipline, vendor pool depth, and price discovery.
Second date push gives bidders two more weeks to firm rigs and packages in Oil India Limited, Rajasthan Field IDS tender
8Oil India has moved the integrated drilling services tender bid closing to 26 September 2025 with a same-day technical opening.
8All other terms remain unchanged, preserving EMD/PBG and submission discipline.
8The extra 14 days could reset competition and de-risk mobilisation without reopening the rulebook
ONGC pushes SRP contractors to higher compliance as Ahmedabad–Mehsana maintenance tender slips to 19 September 2025
8ONGC has extended its SRP maintenance bid for Ahmedabad and Mehsana Assets by 11 days.
8Contractors gain time, but ONGC has refused to dilute restoration benchmarks or security terms.
8The shift signals tougher O&M governance in Western onshore fields
Seven-day Intelligent Pigging Survey (IPS) bid push keeps competition alive without softening risk for ONGC onshore pipelines
8ONGC has shifted its onshore Intelligent Pigging Survey (IPS) call-out by one week to 24 September 2025.
8Securities, acceptance criteria, and precedence rules remain unchanged.
8The breather could deepen competition while keeping the execution bar high.
Three-week push widens mud logging competition without softening terms for Oil India Limited, Mahanadi Basin Project
8Oil India’s mud logging tender for Mahanadi onshore exploratory wells has been moved to 25 September 2025.
8Securities, bid format, and governance remain unchanged on GeM.
8The extra time could deepen the vendor pool while keeping performance risk squarely with the contractor.

8Vedanta’s Rs 1,912-crore plan to drill 13 wells and install 4 platforms in the Gulf of Khambhat has now been placed before the Expert Appraisal Committee) for environmental clearance appraisal in its September 18–19, 2025 session

8ONGC’s Rs 8,110-crore proposal to drill 172 wells across 8 PML blocks in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema, West Godavari and Krishna districts has been accepted and referred to the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-2) for environmental clearance in its September 19, 2025 sitting.

8Here's what's happening today in the E&P, midstream-downstream, and CGD section

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8Gas connect september 2025 edition [IGX]
8Natural gas pipelines data – june 2025 [PNGBR]
8Petroleum & petroleum product pipelines data – june 2025 [PNGBR]
8Transcript of the business update call for the proposed scheme of merger by absorption [AES]
8EIL awarded pmc & epcm contract for new fertilizer plant in africa [EIL]
8Board approval for charter of vessel “mv goodman” and rpt modification with hal offshore [SEAMEC]
8Resumption of charter of vessel “seamec swordfish” effective 11th september 2025 SEAMEC]
8NSE grants waiver of fines for sebi lodr non-compliance by gail [GAIL]
8Appointment of statutory/joint statutory auditors by c&ag for financial year 2025-26 [ONGC]
8Snapshot of india’s oil & gas data monthly ready reckoner february 2025 [PPAC]
8Notification under section 6(1) of pmp act 1962 for ROU acquisition in Assam project [gazette]

8The Delhi polymer market, supported by distributors like Indian Petrochem, has reported a decline in PA6 grade M28RC prices over the past week

8The CPP Transparent Film grade 25 micron market in Delhi has seen a decline over the past week as demand remained subdued

8The Mumbai chemical market reported a firmer undertone in Wet Slurry this week, with Indian Petrochem highlighting that the upward momentum is being supported by supply-side tightness and higher cost of operations rather than any sudden surge in end-user demand. Sellers across the region adopted a firm pricing stance as they continued to face challenges related to raw material sourcing and transportation hurdles, thereby restricting overall availability

8Market participants attribute the rise to stronger demand from the aluminium smelting sector, coupled with tight availability in the domestic market. Rising logistics expenses and firm global raw material costs have also contributed to the uptrend

8Chennai market today reported a marginal increase in Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) prices, supported by slightly stronger buyer-side activity. Traders shared that after witnessing steady trends over the past few days, bookings from buyers have picked up, prompting suppliers to revise prices upwards

8The Delhi chemical market witnessed a mild decline in Dioctyl Terephthalate (DOTP) prices on September 10, 2025, as weak consumption trends kept trading sentiment under pressure