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

8The owner has extended its limited licensor tender and simultaneously tightened the technical frame. The amendments move HP adequacy and granular instrument sizing squarely onto the licensor, with a sharp uptick in mandated man-days. Whether this narrows the bidder pool or yields cleaner execution will show up at technical bid stage.

1) Five bid extensions push CPCL’s ETP-IV/DMRO O&M to 17 October as risk shifts to contractor
8CPCL has driven five extensions on its five-year ETP-IV and DMRO O&M, stretching the close by 34 days. New ATCs clarify membranes and PLC/DCS inventories while locking a three-year RO-membrane life guarantee on the contractor. The option clause, NIL-deviation posture, and uniform SOR math signal a tighter, lifecycle-priced contest.
 
2) BPCL VBPL pumps: three extensions signal spec-discipline headwinds even as RFQ overrides GeM widgets
8BPCL’s vertical SPP pump tender has slipped from 03-Oct to 21-Oct with three date pushes, but the six-month FOT schedule stands. EIL has closed off common escape hatches—IE3 motors, natural-convection seal coolers, and rotor-balancing exceptions—keeping the package tight. A fresh ATC demands an Integrity Pact while a pre-bid reply waived it, leaving bidders to choose compliance over controversy.
 
3) MRPL extends bid window for ISCC-CORSIA SAF certification consultancy by three days
8MRPL has pushed its GeM bid for ISCC-CORSIA certification support to 16-10-2025, giving consultants extra room to align teams and artefacts. The scope hard-codes mass balance, LCA, internal audits and CB hand-holding, with payment locked to readiness milestones. A discretionary two-month grace on delivery quietly acknowledges first-cycle SAF uncertainties without diluting MRPL’s control.

8This cracker-linked static equipment has drawn a deep bench of large-diameter, thick-wall fabricators. The bid rules hard-wire licensor confidentiality and heavy compliance, favouring shops with proven reactors and PWHT pedigree. We map where the qualification gates and scope nuances will tilt the field.

1) Two-step bid deadline push for extruder & pelletizer package in NRL PPU
8EIL has moved the bid due date for NRL’s PPU extruder and pelletizer package in two steps to 17 October. The original 30 September deadline first shifted to 10 October before a further week’s extension. The calendar relief could deepen competition, but it tightens downstream scheduling.
 
2) Third extension pushes Hazira pipeline composite bid to 28 October
8EIL has pushed the bid due date for ONGC Hazira’s Part-B pipeline composite works to 28 October. It’s the third extension since the original 10 September deadline, taking the net slip to 48 days. The scope’s sour-service and shutdown complexity appears intact, but bidder readiness is being courted, not the specs.
 
3) Two-step date push and tighter specs reshape PRU instrumentation bidding
8NRL has pushed the Group A bid to 28 October with a next-day opening, after an interim move to 13 October. The addenda also lock down small but consequential material specs and reaffirm a split-award logic across A/B. The mix changes bidder math on risk, cash, and competition — in ways that matter after opening.
 
4) NRL pushes Group-B instrumentation bid to 28 October; split-award logic stays for NREP
8NRL has pushed the Group B instrumentation bid deadline by 22 days. The technical opening moves in lock-step, but the evaluation design that can split awards remains unchanged. Behind the date shift lies a tighter bid-quality push, not a softening of compliance.
 
5) EIL extends bid deadline for BPCL Bina vacuum ejector revamp by nearly a month
8Engineers India Limited has pushed the submission window for BPCL’s Bina Refinery vacuum ejector revamp twice, now closing on 22 October 2025. The limited RFQ, issued exclusively to Koerting Hannover GmbH, suggests the extension stems from OEM coordination rather than market competition. The shift signals EIL’s cautious procurement rhythm as it synchronises the ejector package with other BPREP process units.

1) This aromatic complex drives a turbine-to-VSD study with zero-rated SEZ terms and no arbitration
8The owner wants a feasibility and constructability verdict on swapping a turbine drive with a variable speed motor on its recycle gas compressor. The bid comes with zero-rated SEZ supply, a 25% option clause, and disabled arbitration/mediation. The technical and governance mix will shape who bids — and at what risk price.
 
2) EIL loads IBR and digital handover onto contractor in BCPL composite works-II revamp
8BCPL’s Composite Works-II pushes brownfield risk downstream with IBR packaging, PMI, and hydraulic tensioning embedded in scope. A mandatory PDMS/E3D as-built update raises the digital bar at handover. The real test will be how bidders price shutdown exposure and statutory paperwork.
 
3) EIL opens material handling bid for MRPL’s Bio-ATF project with Class-I PPP-MII gating
8A refinery-grade MH package for a 20 kL/day Bio-ATF unit comes with alloy checks, preservation duties and tight documentation. E-BG acceptance and value-band dispute routing modernise the commercial spine, while reverse auction is off the table. The compliance stack at the gate may decide who can mobilise on day one.
 
4) GAIL’s HVJ pipeline: QCBS-gated FFS and engineering assessment tender sets a one-year clock on integrity decisions
8GAIL has put the HVJ network under a tight FFS and engineering assessment programme with a one-year completion window. A high technical threshold and non-divisible SOR signal fewer but stronger bids. The no-EMD, declaration-only model tightens conduct risk without cash lock-ups.

8This pump package drew a full-strength OEM slate, with the PMC holding the line on MR conformance. Execution-stage PPP-MII checks with a 10% retention now sit squarely in the cashflow calculus. The licensor-driven NPSH and seal rules will likely decide who clears the technical bar.

8Looks like the company has given up on managing it anymore

8IOCL has awarded its 20-product petrochemical market study to Industrial Development Services after a crowded GeM contest. L1 and L2 were separated by just 7.6%, but the curve blew out to 255.6% at L4. A corrigendum-driven SCC swap and a 10-vs-12 week draft-report mismatch leave one operational loose end for the KOM.

8ONGC’s compression tender locks in 70 kg/cm²g delivery with saturated-gas safeguards and TPI-driven proof.
8A two-stage mobilisation caps PGTR for Stage-2 to start only from 14-07-2026, even if hardware lands early.
8A 50% tariff for extra-gas compression and daily shortfall penalties redraw how bidders price part-load risk.

8Cairn has extended the soda ash EoI deadline to 20 October 2025 while keeping stringent technical and financial gates intact.
8The shift favours capacity-backed manufacturers with robust QA labs and proven logistics into Rajasthan.
8Whether the wider window alters pricing power or merely cleans up documentation remains the contest to watch.

1) L1 at Rs 2.55 crore undercuts EBV by 28.0% in drawing ARC in IOCL Panipat Refinery
8The two-packet RA ended with an L1 of Rs 2.553 crore against an EBV of Rs 3.547 crore. GeM rules, a 39-month ePBG, and IOCL’s legal carve-outs reshape margin and risk for this two-year ARC. The fine print on utilities, safety staffing, and arbitration could matter more than the headline price.
 
2) Lyons wins Hazira meter prover hook-up PMC; deep tail in quotes raises risk-loading questions
8GAIL has awarded the Hazira meter prover hook-up consultancy to Lyons after a late date extension tightened competition at the front and stretched it at the tail. Clarifications shifted tax and utility risks away from the PMC while fixing strict HSE and change-control guardrails. The price spread now hints at how contractors are reading the tie-in complexity and owner oversight.
 
3) J D Engineer Surveyors takes marine survey mandate at Haldia
8A single qualified bidder has clinched IOCL’s three-year marine survey brief at Haldia. The L1 price sits well above the published estimate, hinting at round-the-clock manning and custody-control costs embedded in the scope. The clause stack quietly tilts risk toward the contractor without the usual arbitration fall-back.
 
4) Vishal Enterprises takes L1 at ~Rs 1.00 crore for CRU crane hire with L2–L5 trail by 27–33%
8The Guwahati Refinery crane-hire award turned on a single aggressive bid. IOCL’s PQC corrigendum and hard HSE regime narrowed the field but sharpened the contest. The spread now sets a pricing test for uptime and safety performance in live operations.

1) Wireless vibration monitoring with RS-485/OPC and GPS sync gets a cyber-hardened push for ONGC Dahej Plant
8ONGC Dahej wants a wireless vibration stack that talks natively to its Yokogawa DCS while logging spectrum-grade history.
8The EOI locks survey-driven changes to the vendor and asks for cyber protections down to the transmitter layer.
8The unanswered piece is how securities, milestones, and warranties will shape the next stage.
 
2) Broad qualification with targeted disqualifications reshapes competition in ONGC Ahmedabad Asset mobile water injection
8A 12-of-14 qualification rate signals accessible PQCs after paperwork relaxations.
8Yet the two disqualifications underline that vintage, safety, and crew documentation remain hard filters.
8How this split plays into pricing discipline and mobilisation readiness will decide where the advantage lands.
 
3) Academic duo dominates qualification stage in ONGC Rajahmundry Asset KG-PG basin subsidence study
8With Andhra University and IIT Madras clearing technical scrutiny, the field tilts sharply toward research-driven execution.
8The lone private contender, Zemblance Hydrocarbons, failed to qualify, trimming price rivalry but strengthening methodological assurance.
8ONGC’s shortlist reflects a deliberate bias toward data defensibility and institutional continuity over commercial breadth.
 
4) Duty relief clarified, safety bar raised, and clocks reset to 20 October for Oil India well-servicing tender in Rajasthan
8Oil India has aligned the customs clause to NIL basic duty for List-33 imports while capping GST recovery to the bidder-quoted rate.
8Mobilisation and ILM clocks have been rationalised by state and distance as pressure-control specs step up to 10k-psi.
8The bid window now runs to 20 October 2025, tightening execution logic even as compliance friction eases.
 
5) Second push to 28/29 Oct sharpens bid quality without easing specs in ONGC Aliabet TZ 3D seismic
8ONGC has moved the Aliabet TZ seismic bid closing to 28 October 2025 and opening to 29 October 2025.
8The shift follows pre-bid replies and a modified scope, but leaves age caps, QC duties, and BEC filters untouched.
8Whether the extra 21 days widen genuine TZ competition or simply tidy filings is the question bidders now weigh.
 
6) Closing pushed to 28 Oct as ONGC holds firm on QBS/BEC for ONGC Project Digital Transformation empanelment
8ONGC has extended the empanelment bid to 28 October 2025 with opening on 29 October 2025.
8The date move comes without changing the technical or governance guardrails that shape the SI pool.
8Whether the extra 64 days expand genuine competition or merely clean up paperwork is the real test at opening.
 
7) Closing and opening shift to 07 Nov without easing guardrails for Oil India Baghewala Integrated Drilling Services
8Oil India has pushed the Baghewala IDS bid to 07 November 2025, with opening thirty minutes later.
8The move extends a sequence of date cushions while keeping EMD, performance security, and Integrity Pact demands intact.
8Whether the extra runway deepens real competition or just cleans up filings will be clear at opening.
 

8IOCL has stretched the submission window on its Digboi flue-gas CCU EOI to broaden the field. The scope shifts full capture and evacuation onto the vendor across three different flue-gas envelopes. The open questions on commercials and KPIs now loom larger for serious bidders.

For years, IOCL resisted handing Engineers India Ltd. clean, competition-free PMC work.
8Clearly, this now changed
8Whether IOCL has done so out of compulsion, or under coaxing by EIL remains a moot point

8Project Name: Ganjam, Nayagarh and Puri Districts City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details

8Project Name: Dehradun District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details

8Receipt of export order from Argentera Oil and Gas, Brazil for supply of products to ultimate beneficiary M/s Petrobras, Brazil [UDTL]
8OIL and NEEPCO sign 15-year agreement for continued gas supply to power plant in Bokuloni, Assam [OIL]
8Public notice: Open house discussion on tariff determination for IOCL Paradip-Raipur-Ranchi pipeline [PNGRB]
8Intimation regarding assignment of ESG ratings by Crisil ESG Ratings & Analytics Ltd. [CSL]
8Appointment of senior management personnel of the company [Welspun]
8Receipt of work orders worth Rs.16.93 crores for coal exploration projects from JSW Energy (Utkal) Limited and CMPDI [SWP]
8Redemption of commercial paper of Rs.25 crores [Afcons]
8ESG rating by CRISIL ESG Ratings & Analytics Limited for Gujarat State Petronet Limited [GSPL]
8Presentation on ONGC's growth pursuits [ONGC]

8Impact of Ujjani irrigation project on agriculture fertilizer consumption of Solapur district – a paper
8Unaudited financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025 [KPL]
8Q2 and H1 FY26 financial results presentation [KPL]
8Composite scheme of arrangement between Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. [MCFL]

This is the largest single grid-revocation in India’s clean-energy history. The move exposes a deep infrastructural bottleneck: transmission growth lagging far behind generation expansion,
8So what is going on is solar power without the transmission wires and this means that India’s 500 GW dream risks collapse at the grid
8nterestingly, the point to note is that India now has 100 GW module capacity and 27 GW cell capacity, but only 2 GW wafer/ingot capacity, so almost fully dependent on China. Behind the self-reliance rhetoric, India’s “domestic” solar chain is still 90 % import-dependent at the upstream level
8Another intriguing fact is that for the first time outside Covid years, India’s CO? emissions from the power sector fell 1 % in Jan–Jun 2025. CREA attributes it to a milder summer and higher rainfall, not systemic decarbonisation.
8What was recently celebrated was India’s cheapest solar + battery power at: Rs 2.70/kWh. But this is made possible because the state subsidised almost everything else - land, evacuation, and payment guarantees - a quiet form of state aid rarely acknowledged.
8One more interesting aside is that the GST Council raised the tax rate on coal from 5 % to 18 %, yet removed the Rs400/tonne cess, claiming a 17–18 paise/kWh cut in generation cost. This “higher-tax-but-lower-cost” paradox deserves scrutiny — how does 18 % GST translate into cheaper coal power? It has to be a data-driven investigative piece to be done by this website later.

8The project went through several iterations
8And there were quite a few project cost re-estimation, pointing to careless planning

Crude prices are set to fall next year
8And India's ethanol pricing paradigm will look much more lopsided than it is now
8In the name of supporting farm incomes, sugar balance, import reduction and emissions control, is India pushing its ethanol pricing policy to the brink?

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