8Project Name: Dewas District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details

8Project Name: Meerut District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details

8Target for the release of connections under PMUY [Rajya Sabha]
8Stock expansion (strategic oil reserves) [Rajya Sabha]
8Progress on ethanol blending targets [Rajya Sabha]
8Fuel price stability and tax strategies: insights for 2025 [Rajya Sabha]
8 of corporate social responsibility fund [Rajya Sabha]
8Exploration of undiscovered oil and gas reserves in the country [Rajya Sabha]
8Target volume for ethanol blending in Gujarat and Maharashtra [Rajya Sabha]
8Price trend of petrol, diesel and LPG [Rajya Sabha]
8Gap in LPG refill rates and usage under PMUY in Konkan region [Rajya Sabha]
8 of the PNG supply network in the country [Rajya Sabha]
8 of amount spent under CSR in Bihar [Rajya Sabha]
8Status and appraisal timeline of oil blocks in West Bengal [Rajya Sabha]

8All hurdles have been cleared
8Active tendering will be on

8This is a breakthrough project and active contracting will be come up quickly, it is hoped

8A major petrochemical expansion tied to a refinery complex coming up.
8If approved, this could significantly alter the domestic supply of MAH, BDO, and THF intermediates.

8The proposed Anjar to Palanpur gas pipeline is set for initial environmental scrutiny.
8If approved, it could improve energy access for both industrial and city gas sectors.

New bidders are restricted, making it a closed club of an existing bunch of bidders.
8There is lease flexibility and automatic extension
8But is that enough?

8Four corrigenda and 100+ bidder queries means a lot of backwork for the promoter

BPCL’s BPREP Heat Exchanger Tender Sets ‘Zero Deviation’ Tone: But Payment Ladder, NDA Gatekeeping Raise Eyebrows
8EIL’s limited-bid heat exchanger tender for BPCL’s Bina Petchem project leans on tight timelines and stringent compliance, with layered payment triggers and NDA-based access control that may test bidder appetite.
Shut at Any Cost: IOCL Demands 24x7 Compliance for Haldia Shutdown
8With mandatory holiday work, phased site access, and tight PF/ESI reimbursement caps, IOCL's contract assumes 100% contractor liquidity.
IOC R&D Faridabad Tender Tightens Controls for Approval-Based Consultancy
8IndianOil’s custom bid for Fire NOC, Building Plan & OC liaisons features rigid compliance, no startup relief, and detailed risk backloading — raising thresholds for newer players amid legacy-heavy structure.
NRL Tightens Technical Gate: No Turnover or Experience Relaxation in Consultancy Tender
8NRL’s latest consultant tender for technical services at its Numaligarh refinery bars exemptions for startups and MSEs on key PQ norms, imposes strong proof-of-delivery mandates, and links payment to man-hour validation—shifting operational risk firmly onto bidders.
BPCL’s EIA Tender for SAF & Sulphuric Acid Units Loads Consultants with Deep Compliance Risk
8BPCL’s Kochi Refinery has floated a twin-package consultancy tender for EIA, QRA/RRA, and EC clearance support for its upcoming Sulphuric Acid (500 TPD) and SAF (41 TMTPA) units—but the contract structure heavily frontloads deliverables while backloading payments, creating a high-compliance, low-cashflow environment for bidders.

8Find out what is going on here

8This is an ideal way to create qualification bottlenecks and design validation delays

8This is a brand new idea, and may make sense since we have a massive 228 MMT of surplus biomass
8But will it really happen?

HPCL Green Tender Ups the Bar: Biogas PMC Bidders Face Stringent Scoring Grid and Multi-Stage Evaluation
8HPRGEL’s DFR & PMC tender for CBG plants at three sites now comes with tightened QCBS Stage 2 criteria and layered deliverables — raising entry barriers while reaffirming technical seriousness. Multiple corrigenda reveal a move toward stricter selection, risk backloading, and score-linked filtering with 70-mark cutoffs.

8There is no depth at all for setting up R&D for this
8But even so, the promoter prods on

ONGC tightens grip on mobile water injection: Real-time monitoring, new asset norms raise entry bar
8ONGC’s Ahmedabad Asset has rolled out a 2-year tender for mobile water injection with strict ownership, vintage, and digital monitoring mandates.
8New penalties for oxygen dosing and crew management add to contractor risks, signaling a sector-wide shift towards performance-based contracting.
OIL’s Northeast seismic tender: Local content, bundled QC raise bar for bidders
8OIL has floated a dual-state seismic data acquisition tender for Meghalaya and Tripura, but with rigid local content, no MSME relaxations, and bundled QC mandates.
8Split evaluation offers bidder flexibility, yet new risk factors loom for terrain and mobilization timelines.
Deep Industries’ 51% higher quote signals caution over Bokaro O&M execution risks
8The wide spread may reflect cost concerns linked to manpower deployment, 24x7 coverage, and extensive scope.
8The tender outcome highlights competitive stress in India’s O&M service market for CBM assets.
Mid-tier players dominate mobile ONGC’s compressor bids in Assam tender
8Larger service firms priced higher by 6–11%, leaving room for smaller contractors to clinch the award.

Four Extensions, Still No Traction
8BPREP’s HPRT tender sees fourth bid deadline push — an indication of bidder struggle with compliance or low market interest.
IOCL’s Booster Pump Tender Stretches Into Extra Time—Again
8Third deadline push hints at vendor unease with spec-finance clarity, even as technical relaxations trickle in.
LMBU Tankage Tender Sees Scope Shifts & Deadline Drift as EIL Revises Specs Midway
8EIL’s tankage package for HPCL’s LMBU project gets a round of technical rework mid-bid, replacing multiple datasheets and raising compliance stakes. Bid due date extended thrice, indicating deeper bidder recalibrations or engineering lag.
NRL Refuses to Dilute 90% Uptime Norm for BOO-Based Air Monitoring Tender Despite CPCB Guidance
8NRL stands firm on 90% uptime penalty clause in its BOO-mode CAAQMS tender, rejecting industry requests to align with CPCB's 85% standard — signalling tighter control but risking reduced participation from OEM-backed players.
Scope Blurs & Risk Transfers Mark PLL’s Water Block Tender at Dahej
8Despite confirmation of a graded site, EIL’s water block package for PLL leaves key dismantling and electrical interface responsibilities undefined, exposing contractors to engineering and commercial risk just ahead of price submission.
Top Water Majors Line Up for BPREP RWTP-ZLDP Package; EIL’s Commercial Tweaks Shift Risk, Raise Entry Bar
8With four major water infra giants in contention for BPCL's BPREP Water Block, EIL's extensive commercial amendments — including capped supply margins, rigid banking norms, and aggressive utility loading — point to a shifting risk matrix favoring the client. But the unanswered design liberties and pricing caveats may shape an unpredictable bid landscape.

8Is low competition a symptom of regulatory overreach or commercial uncertainty?

Heatless air dryer contract sees 30% gap between L1 and L3 bids
8The wide upper-end spread may reflect divergent risk assessments for offshore service delivery.
Two bidders qualify for ONGC Bhuban Mitra drilling environment tender, but pre-bid clarifications tighten execution risks
8Two bidders have cleared ONGC’s technical bar for Bhuban Mitra drilling waste management, but rigid logistics terms and locked-in pricing for future sets may raise commercial risk in this 4-year package.
Only two bidders qualify as OIL rejects OEM, manpower, and cost flexibilities in hot tapping tender
8OIL India’s hot tapping contract for live 600-class pipelines in Assam and West Bengal saw three bidders disqualified after clarifications. Strict OEM controls, rigid staffing norms, and refusal of price escalation signal high execution risks for the two qualified players.
Bidders flag timing, explosives, and cashflow risks in OIL’s Cambay seismic tender, but OIL holds firm
8Seismic service majors raised concerns over monsoon timing, explosive handling liabilities, and mobilization payments in OIL’s Cambay Basin tender.
8While coverage and qualification rules were relaxed, major execution risks remain.
ONGC extends third-party inspection empanelment bid deadline; offshore scope, manpower filters remain intact
8ONGC has pushed the bid submission date for its onshore and offshore TPIA empanelment to July 30, 2025.
8While bidders gain extra time for documentation, stringent marine inspection qualifications and vendor filters remain unchanged, keeping competition tight.

8The $20 billion project, in which the Indian trio of ONGC, OIL and BPCL are heavily invested, a insurgency experienced contractor comes back to assist

OIL extends barytes supply tender to July 30; stringent field-trial norms remain unchanged
8OIL India has pushed back the bid deadline for its 18,900 MT barytes supply contract to July 30.
8While bidders gain time for compliance paperwork, tough experience filters and third-party inspection norms continue to limit vendor participation.
OIL extends carbonated water injection EPMC EOI to July 26; first-of-its-kind pilot demands global expertise
8Oil India has extended the submission deadline for its Carbonated Water Injection EPMC expression of interest to July 26.
8The pilot project, India’s first, aims to blend CO? with injection water to boost oil recovery at Dikom—raising technical and execution challenges for prospective consultants.
ONGC extends digital well analyser bid to July 28; field trial filters and OEM exclusivity remain
8ONGC Rajahmundry has extended the bid deadline for its digital well analyser procurement by a week.
8The scope involves niche acoustic fluid level monitoring with nitrogen injection systems—keeping qualification norms tight and limiting vendor play.
SunPetro extends Gujarat workover rig O&M tender to July 28; callout model keeps contractor risk high
8SunPetro has pushed back its workover rig O&M bid deadline to July 28 for Gujarat's Bhaskar field.
8While flexible payment modes now include wire transfer for bid security, the callout-only scope continues to challenge contractor margin planning and crew management.

8The proposed onshore oil and gas exploratory drilling at OSTA in South Tripura has received environmental clearance from the EAC.
8With a 3,000-meter target depth, the project aims to probe the Bhuban and Bokabil formations, potentially boosting regional hydrocarbon prospects.

8Great Eastern Energy has proposed a large-scale expansion of its CBM operations in West Bengal's Raniganj block, aiming to drill up to 650 wells.
8The project seeks an amendment to its current clearance, raising questions about cumulative environmental impact and resource management.

8The regulator neither had the experience nor the mandate to do what it did

Dhule Integrated Fertilizer Complex: MBAPL’s Dhule Expansion Gains Steam with Rs.202 Cr Funding and Sep '26 Target
8The company’s flagship fertilizer complex at Dhule, Maharashtra — comprising NPK, SSP, phosphoric and sulphuric acid units — is on track for September 2026 commissioning. With Rs.202 crore in debt funding secured and Rs.135 crore already spent, the project aims to replace imports with fully backward-integrated domestic capacity.
Sagar Debottlenecking and Acid Expansion: Sagar Plant to Add 1.65 Lakh TPA Sulphuric Acid as MBAPL Targets Integration Edge
8MBAPL announces new sulphuric acid capacity at its existing Sagar unit, alongside debottlenecking of NPK/DAP lines. The move strengthens raw material security, improves cost controls, and complements the company’s phased growth strategy across Central India.
Banda Land Acquisition for Future Expansion: MBAPL Secures 17.8 Ha in Banda for Future Manufacturing Push
8In a pre-emptive strategic move, MBAPL has acquired 17.82 hectares of land adjacent to its Sagar complex from MPIDC. The long-term lease positions the company for seamless capacity additions and deeper regional integration in the years ahead.