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

Fifth extension for this CBG tender hints at bidder unease over expanded risk scope
8This 130 TPD CBG plant tender saw its fifth deadline extension, amid corrigenda that offloaded soil testing, topography, and operational risk onto bidders—indicating discomfort with BPCL’s EPCOM demands.
8Technical eligibility hinges on showing a running 50 TPD plant, not just EPC experience—cutting out firms without integrated delivery experience.
8This flagship CBG plant seems to be struggling to get in bidders

8Russia thought it can push Indian regulators to sanction a massive refinery expansion
8But than despite pressures the regulators stood firm

IndianPetroPlus has consistently warned against regulatory dilution in fossil fuel megaprojects
8Especially legacy ECs being used as backdoors for revalidation.
8In this case, our reporting has not only been vindicated but is directly reflected in the EAC’s deliberations.

What is about this Rs 5000 crore Essar project that is holding up clearance time and again.
8Is there a political angle?
Or is this a first-of-its kind proposal that regulators are grappling with some amount of apprehension? 

Five LPG hubs coming up: From Thimmapur to Kargil
8HPCL’s new land acquisition drive for LPG plants across five states signals long-term expansion intent, with a mix of government and direct-purchase strategies to ensure speed and compliance under the 2013 Act.
M&A advisor hunt: Whoever makes it though is in for a lot of deals
8A midstream correction to evaluation rules and a last-minute deadline extension suggest an attempt to attract top-tier transaction advisors for high-stakes deals, but the stringent IBBI filter may deter global boutiques.
8The amended bid dilute the advantage of lean firms with fewer dealmakers; clear thresholds now sharply benefit firms with 30+ experienced M&A staff.
Fifth deadline shift in this DM–CPU tender signals bidder unease over scope complexity
8The latest extension to 23 June reflects persistent hesitation among bidders, possibly driven by design interface issues and unclear execution liabilities.
8The owner may need to issue a clarificatory addendum to preserve competition.
8Despite routine scope, the DM and CPU combo appears to have triggered technical doubts and risk hesitancy among EPC players.
8Multiple EPCs likely raised demarcation and responsibility-sharing concerns which remain unclarified to date.
Fire scope left vague, CP distances undefined: BPCL’s Bina bullet tender leaves bidders seeking clarity
8Despite extensive pre-bid clarifications, key utility interfaces like fire water distribution and cathodic protection power distances remain ambiguous.
8This may impact bidder risk premiums and design conservatism.
BPCL’s Bina Petchem column tender tightens specs, bidders get more time but not more clarity
8Despite high-entry barriers and stringent ASME and cladding requirements, BPCL extends bid dates twice without addressing core bidder concerns.
8Cost, qualification, and verification burdens shift heavily to contractors — a trend worth watching.
8With demands of diameter, metallurgy and tray experience across separate vessels, few shops may qualify — filtering out even seasoned midsize players.
8Then again, disallowing unincorporated JVs shuts out collaborative bids between small ASME shops and tech-rich partners, reducing competition further.
Technical amendments tighten risk and cost load on contractors in COT Vadinar tender
8The first technical and commercial amendments in BPCL’s COT Vadinar composite tender subtly shift liabilities and reject key contractor asks on risk, cashflow, and scope clarity—raising early flags for EPC players ahead of June 26.
8The VDU heater revamp quietly dropped and the cope narrows without cost revision. In fact that the structural data for a critical unit has been deleted without downstream explanation, raising questions on execution sequence and package separation.
8Despite multiple concerns, replies skirt around shutdown logic, site interfaces, and hook-up responsibilities—setting stage for site disputes

Delayed VOC package tender for MRPL clouds contractor clarity amid design and site ambiguities
8Despite two deadline extensions, critical clarifications around civil scope, hazardous zoning compliance, and interface responsibilities remain partially addressed.
8Vendor risks on warranty period ambiguity and cabling limits signal avoidable grey zones.
8Multiple instrumentation requirements refer to job specs not provided upfront, pushing risk and cost estimation to post-award stage.
Does EIL wins IOCL’s furnace BDEP job with 34% edge over rival; margin hints at aggressive IP leverage?
8Engineers India Limited undercut Enereff Engineers by over 34% to bag IOCL Guwahati’s furnace BDEP contract.
8The sharp price gap suggests IP reuse and margin compression are reshaping engineering consultancy bids.
8No bidder was disqualified, yet the substantial bid spread indicates divergent cost assumptions or execution strategies.
Emerging player sweeps inline inspection contract for pipelines with aggressive triple-schedule bid
8The clean sweep of all three schedules signals a shift in market dynamics.
8Clearly, aggressive pricing and tighter qualification norms end up squeezing traditional players.
8Traditional heavyweights fail to make the cut despite track record.
8What to watch out for in ther future is new entrants with focused portfolios outpacing legacy players

OIL’s pressure safety valves tender fixes 5-day deadline, squeezes contractor margin
8With just five days to test, certify, and reinstall each batch, bidders must scale logistics precisely or risk penalties. The timeline is tighter than industry norms for valve calibration.
8Contractors must generate a spares list after calibration—but have no mandate to supply or install them. This bifurcation could prolong system downtime
8OIL restricts contractor to removing only 5 PSVs/TSVs at a time, a logistical bottleneck when servicing 200 valves in two years. Bidders face increased overheads per trip.
SunPetro’s mirror contracts: Offshore dive vs. onshore drive
8Both tenders look alike on paper—but one dives into the sea with ROVs and NDT divers, while the other digs into five years of wellhead maintenance.
8A reminder that standardized contracts still need asset-specific thinking.
Bid window for complex RSS-MWD-LWD tender widened by over 3 weeks
8The extension buys time for global vendors to configure multi-party proposals.
8High integration and interface risks may have slowed initial interest.
8While technical clauses remain untouched, the extension points to bidders needing more time to stitch together compliant multi-service alliances.
8Logistics-heavy deployment in Assam’s hilly blocks and bundled tool demands could be deterring shallow-prepped bidders.
8The integration of multiple downhole services under one umbrella remains a tendering challenge in India’s onshore terrain.
Rig tender: No relaxation for startups or MSEs despite aggressive Make in India push
8OIL maintains strict entry norms, shutting out startups and MSMEs even for services.
8With high-end rig specs and no turnover leniency, field remains tilted to seasoned players.
Drilling tender for Sadiya block delayed by 7 months amid bidder readiness gaps
8The bid submission deadline has now moved from as far back as 10 December 2024 to 15 July 2025—a rare extension of over 200 days that hints at structural or market-side bottlenecks in contractor mobilization.
8The fully integrated nature of the contract—drilling, manpower, equipment—may have filtered out niche or partial-service players, limiting competition and causing schedule slippage.
First-mover EOI on UBD gets more time amid consultant hesitation
8Oil India’s push to explore underbalanced drilling sees its first timeline shift.
8Clearly technical proposal demands may be limiting the pool of qualified global bidders.
8This is the first formal exploration of underbalanced drilling by a major upstream PSU.

8The 1,528 m³/day desalinated water-fed facility commits to complete effluent recycling via RO and MEE systems, enabling Zero Liquid Discharge and addressing regional water sensitivities.
8The project features 12 emission stacks, multiple scrubbers, and online analyzers to meet CPCB norms, with SO?, HF, and HCl emission points mapped and mitigated.
8Chemplast Sanmar’s 75,400 TPA Ethylene Dichloride plant in Karaikal gets the nod

8This is despite resistance from several PSU and private players

Sun Petro’s ambitious 50-well offshore campaign: Moving towards orders
8Sun Petro’s 20000 BOPED and 2 lakh SCMD development plan enters a crucial phase
 Vendor ordering is not far away
Existing ONGC exploratory wells reclassified as development assets in Madhya Pradesh block
8ONGC plans to use the high performance Hatta#3 and Hatta#6 wells as part of the development plan got clearance recently
8Their prior commercial flows are now integral to the monetization strategy of this NELP-VIII block
96 well drilling programme by OIL: Silly ambiguities cleared
8Multiple PMLs across Dibrugarh and Charaideo districts now fall under a unified proposal before the EAC, signalling accelerated multi-block exploration efforts
8Ironically though, the environment authorities replaced offshore-specific terms with onshore standards (why should they have creeped up in an onland development programme is anyone’s guess), allowing Assam’s 96-well development campaign to proceed without classification ambiguity
EAC agrees to well location shift for private Gujarat drilling project
8A proposal to amend the coordinates of six onshore wells in Cambay Asset was cleared for approval, citing geological and land access constraints in a highly populated area

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