1) Seven-day GeM bid extension keeps Mehsana rig earthing contract open as ONGC balances safety-critical scope with bidder depth
8ONGC Mehsana has quietly pushed the closure of its three-year rig earthing GeM bid from 3 December to 10 December 2025 without touching EMD, PBG or LD.
8The move comes on a technically dense, safety-critical scope that demands 24/7 support across drilling and workover rig movements.
8What this extra week does to bidder appetite, pricing discipline and the asset’s broader outsourcing playbook is where the real story now lies.
 
2) Bid window for HDPE pipe and fittings CBM package stretched to 10 December as Prabha Energy keeps securities and LDs unchanged
8Prabha Energy has quietly added 21 days to the bidding calendar for its North Karanpura CBM HDPE pipe and fittings tender without touching EMD, PBG or bid validity.
8The move comes after a Schedule-III clean-up that tightened SDR-11 compatibility and metricised key fittings, increasing the engineering workload on bidders.
8What this longer runway does to participation, pricing discipline and the balance between mill-backed suppliers and traders is where the story really begins.
 
3) Seven-day bid extension tests new rig-vintage flexibility in Odisha Mahanadi charter hire
8Oil India has quietly pushed the bid closing for its Odisha Mahanadi 1400 HP rig charter by seven days after earlier insisting no extensions would be entertained.
8The move lands just after a sweeping relaxation of rig-vintage norms and the insertion of a 25 percent option clause, without any change to stiff EMD and performance security locks.
8Whether this short reprieve deepens competition or merely compresses the execution calendar is what bidders — and the basin’s drilling schedule — will now reveal.
 
4) HPWBM 40-well mud services tender gets 34-day time relief as OIL India weighs bidder depth against strict security regime
8Oil India has quietly shifted the bid closing for its four-year HPWBM mud services tender from mid-November to 18 December 2025.
8The extension comes without any visible softening of a stiff Rs 2.86 crore EMD, 3% performance security for 52 months or a 25% option clause on quantity and duration.
8What this extra month does to bidder appetite, pricing strategy and OIL’s long-term HPWBM partnering options is the real story sitting behind the new calendar.

8The owner has framed it around unusually specific paddy-straw experience and heavy performance securities. That combination has already winnowed the technical field down to a single qualified consultant. The real story now is what this means for pricing power, challenges from the disqualified bidder, and future CBG tender design.

1) Tight EIL standard specs and just two bidders set the tone for Hazira pipeline revamp technical bids
8Engineers India Ltd has opened technical bids for a composite pipeline revamp at ONGC’s Hazira complex under some of its toughest standard specifications. Only two contractors have stepped up to work inside that welding, RCC and HSE straightjacket. What that means for risk, margins and future ONGC revamps is not yet visible at this stage.
 
2) Two of four bidders clear technical gate for steam and insulation survey rate contract at BPCL Kochi refinery
8A two-year rate contract to probe steam leaks and insulation losses across BPCL Kochi refinery’s heaters and boilers has quietly narrowed its bidder field. Four service providers entered the fray, but only two now stand technically cleared. What that shortlisting says about technical stringency, vendor depth and upcoming price dynamics is less obvious than the bare numbers suggest.

1) GAIL holds firm on two-phase HPRT risk as Pata generator package gets only a token bid-date extension
8GAIL has quietly pushed back the bid due date for its high-spec HPRT-electric generator package at Pata by just two days, without touching a single datasheet value. Pre-bid pleas from an experienced OEM to revisit vapour fraction and pressure-drop assumptions on the C2/C3 stream have been acknowledged but not acted upon. Behind this apparently routine extension sits a much sharper story about how process risk, PQC rigidity and re-tender fatigue are being managed on one of GAIL’s more complex energy-recovery packages.
 
2) BPCL extends integrated lube oil services tender by three days but keeps tough risk terms intact in Mumbai refinery.
8BPCL has quietly moved the GeM bid deadline for its refinery-wide integrated lube oil services contract from 3 December to 6 December. None of the tough qualification, penalty or guarantee clauses have been softened alongside the extension. The shift buys bidders a little time, but not any relief from the underlying risk they are being asked to price.
 
3) Bina petchem pressure vessel tender gets one week bid extension through EIL
8A high-spec pressure vessel package for BPCL’s Bina petchem expansion has quietly picked up a one week bid-due extension. The move comes despite a hard zero-deviation stance, NDA-gated documents and an EMD-free but PBG-heavy commercial structure. What this tweak really signals about vendor appetite and schedule risk is less obvious than the date change itself.
 
4) IOCL Panipat heat tracer maintenance GeM tender closing pushed by 10 days without easing securities or PQC
8IOCl has quietly shifted the GeM bid deadline for its Panipat heat tracer maintenance package from 26 November to 6 December. Securities, PQC and a 27-month ePBG have all been left untouched. Behind that small date tweak lies a bigger question on how far IOCL will go to widen its vendor pool for hazardous-area O&M work.

1) HPCL Mumbai refinery tightens shutdown gate for DHT turnaround
8HPCL’s latest DHT TA 2026 fractionator tender quietly redraws who is allowed to touch one of Mumbai refinery’s most sensitive columns. The document hard-codes niche thermal spray experience, denies the usual comfort to MSE bidders, and links integrity breaches directly to EMD and PBG forfeiture. What this does to bidder appetite, pricing of uncertain internal repairs, and HPCL’s long-term vendor pool is where the real story begins.
 
2) Four deadline extensions push Bina petchem SPP pump tender into mid-December
8BPCL’s flagship Bina petchem pump package has quietly slipped from an October close to a mid-December bid date after four extensions. The qualification bar, NDA obligations and licensor-driven controls, however, have stayed exactly where they were. What this combination of schedule stretch and hard-edged risk allocation means for bidder behaviour and project timelines is where the real story lies.
 
3) Sixth bid extension pushes cooling water pump tender deep into December — BPCL Kochi polypropylene project.
8A limited, zero-deviation RFQ for BPCL Kochi’s cooling water pump has quietly slipped by more than six weeks without a single clause being softened. Vendors now face a longer firm-price and NDA burden even as the project’s utility-side schedule tightens. What this combination of rigid terms and flexible dates says about BPCL/EIL’s risk-transfer playbook is where the real story lies.
 
4) EIL reaffirms strict wrought-fittings regime while opening the door to power-sector experience for heavy piping package — BPCL Bina petchem and refinery expansion project.
8Two pre-bid clarifications quietly decide who can really bid for BPCL’s largest fittings package at Bina. Power-sector fabricators get a conditional nod, but plate-formed alternatives to the specified wrought fittings are firmly shut out. How that combination plays out on pricing and vendor mix will only be visible once the techno-commercial evaluation and price bids are in.
 
5) Bid window for NRL’s polypropylene unit compressor package extended by 20 days under EIL’s limited tender.
8EIL has quietly pushed out the bid deadline for NRL’s polypropylene unit centrifugal compressor package, without touching any of the hard commercial or technical guardrails. The extra 20 days may look like a minor adjustment, but it changes the dynamics for a small group of OEMs wrestling with licensor NDAs, complex MR stacks and a demanding bottomline evaluation. Whether this schedule relief translates into healthier competition or merely masks a tightening project timetable is the question bidders — and the client — now have to live with.

1) Delayed coker licensor tender sets high entry bar for residue-to-petchem ambitions
8BPCL’s Ramayapatnam refinery cum petrochemical complex is hinging its residue-to-petchem push on a high-stakes licensor contest for a 2.3 MMTPA delayed coker. The NIT quietly hard-codes demanding reference-unit filters, long bid validity and cross-verification-linked first payments that shift risk onto a handful of global licensors. What those bidders offer on difficult-feed performance, integration with PFCC and ethylene units, and governance comfort will decide who sets the coker technology template for this new complex.
 
2) Polypropylene licensor tender drops operator training simulator mandate in latest technical amendment
8EIL’s latest technical amendment for BPCL’s Andhra Pradesh polypropylene unit quietly deletes the full operator training simulator obligation from licensor scope. The move trims a sophisticated digital training deliverable that was meant to hard-wire start-up and emergency-handling competence into the project. Whether this is a smart rebundling of scope or a step back on operational readiness will depend on what BPCL does next with training and automation packages.
 
3) Commercial amendment 2 resets BEDP schedule, license-fee cashflow assumptions and MOOWR loading for BPCL’s LLDPE/HDPE swing unit licensor tender at Ramayapatnam.
8Engineers India Limited has quietly rewritten some of the most sensitive commercial levers in BPCL’s flagship LLDPE/HDPE swing unit licensor tender. A 10-week extension in BEDP schedule, a reversed cap on pre-FID license fee and a re-engineered MOOWR duty-loading matrix now sit inside Commercial Amendment 2. How these clause-level shifts play out on bid pricing and licensor appetite is where the real story lies.
 
4) Independent diesel and VGO trains, tighter specs and OTS rollback reshape BPCL Andhra Pradesh refinery IHP block licensor tender
8EIL’s latest technical amendment quietly rewrites the architecture and operating philosophy of BPCL’s integrated hydro processing block at Andhra Pradesh. Independent diesel and VGO trains, strengthened turndown clauses and deep-dive feed and product annexures all tighten the design and guarantee framework for licensors. Yet, the complete deletion of the operator training simulator obligation raises new questions about how BPCL plans to de-risk operations on such a complex block.
 
5) EMD scrapped and liability eased but core risk discipline holds in HDPE licensor tender
8BPCL has quietly removed the earnest money requirement and softened liability caps for its Ramayapatnam HDPE licensor bid. Yet, almost every other commercial and legal safeguard remains firmly in place despite a barrage of pre-bid queries. The real story lies in how this selective flexibility reshapes the licensor pool and the eventual technology choice.
 
6) BPCL Andhra Pradesh refinery licensor amendments tighten license fee timing, design case limits and freight loading for NHT/ISOM package
8BPCL’s latest amendments on the Andhra Pradesh refinery NHT/ISOM licensor tender quietly redraw who carries risk on design effort, freight and license cashflow. The changes look modest on paper but materially alter how licensors will model guarantees, logistics and receivables. What they do not alter is BPCL’s insistence on high-integrity safety and stringent qualification, and that is where the real competitive tension now sits.

8What this extreme price spread says about risk-loading, vendor strategy and future rotating-equipment bids at Dahej is where the real story lies.

1) BPCL clusters four of five VDU condenser schedules with Temsonn Veselex while Laxmi Engineering takes one
8BPCL’s GeM tender for VDU condensers has ended with just two vendors sharing all five schedules despite a longlist of specialised fabricators. Most of the volume has been clustered with a single manufacturer, amplifying both standardisation benefits and execution risk. With L2 and L3 numbers absent, the real pricing signal behind this concentration remains out of view.

8LDPE extrusion coating values in Ahmedabad are about Rs 3/kg below their levels a month ago, with this week’s close sitting at the lower edge of the recent range. Compared with last year, the grade is cheaper by roughly Rs 8.5/kg, leaving India LDPE prices anchored well under earlier peaks.

8LLDPE film in Ahmedabad has slipped about Rs 1.5/kg over the past month, adding to a slow sequence of declines. Over six months, the grade is roughly Rs 5.5/kg lower, leaving India prices clearly softer than mid-year even though the weekly move was small.

8HDPE HM film values in Ahmedabad are roughly Rs 0.5/kg lower than a month ago despite a mild improvement this week. On a three-month view the grade is about Rs 2.5/kg cheaper, keeping the broader trend softer even as near-term moves stay contained.

8Ahmedabad Mancozeb on the imported intact line is roughly Rs 27/kg higher than at this time last year. Over the past week, though, the marker has moved sideways after a late-November price adjustment.

8Sulphuric Acid at Ankleshwar is about Rs 7.5/kg higher than six months ago, with the latest close marking the top of a sustained climb. Weekly moves have been modest, but the cumulative rise over the past quarter and year is still pronounced.

8This week, Ahmedabad ethyl acetate in the domestic repack segment is up about Rs 2/kg versus last Thursday. The move comes against a backdrop of tight three-month trading, with India prices oscillating only a few rupees per kg around current levels.

8Mumbai phthalic anhydride sits about Rs 6/kg below its level three months ago, yet it has not moved at all this week. The product is now holding slightly above the recent low on the domestic intact line after earlier declines.

8Over the last fortnight, Vinyl Acetate Monomer at Hazira has eased by about Rs 2/kg, slipping back from late-November levels. The move leaves India prices below last month’s highs but still a little above where they were three to six months ago.

8Paraformaldehyde in Mumbai is about Rs 14/kg lower than three months ago and roughly Rs 26/kg below levels seen six months back. The contract also remains softer than last year, showing how much ground has been given up from earlier benchmarks.

8Monostearin in Delhi is about Rs 13/kg lower than three months ago, marking a sustained slide from early-September values. The product also shows a softer profile versus last month and last year, even as this week’s fall was modest in rupee terms.

8Glycerine in Ahmedabad is about Rs 17/kg higher than six months ago, and roughly Rs 19/kg above last year’s level. Weekly and fortnight moves, however, have stayed calm, leaving a slow upward drift rather than a sharp run.

8C5 prices in Mumbai are up Rs 10/kg over the past month after a gradual climb from early November levels. The move caps a firmer three-month profile, even though values still trail last year’s prints.

8Maleic Anhydride in Mumbai has dropped Rs 12.5/kg over this fortnight, marking a clear reset from mid-November levels. The recent move has opened up a wider trading band after a lengthy period of stability.

8Caustic Soda Flakes in Chennai showed no change on the week, with prices also steady against the previous fortnight. Movements over the past month have been minimal, pointing to a quiet, tightly held market.

8Stearic Acid in Delhi has slipped Rs 6/kg over the past month but held flat this week. The contract is now hovering close to the lower end of its recent trading range after earlier softness.

8Palm Wax has shown no weekly change and remains aligned with its fortnight pattern. A broad three-month comparison also reveals minimal directional movement.

8Benzene is up Rs 3/kg compared with last week. Its three-month comparison also shows a recovery from early-Q4 levels.