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

ONGC has come out with a new 13 vessel offshore tender
8And it has some unique requirements not seen in tenders earlier
8No one knows how to analyse this better than we do

ONGC seeks QRA for 15 surface sites amid rising ALARP pressure
8From flash fires to BLEVE modeling, the risk matrix spans full-spectrum consequence analysis.
8SAFETI-backed F-N curves are now central to ONGC’s revised safety architecture in the Assam fields.
ONGC shifts Delhi pre-bid venue for vibrator-based seismic empanelment
8The 20 June 2025 pre-bid conference has been moved to ONGC's Deendayal Urja Bhawan in Vasant Kunj, Delhi—suggesting higher-than-expected bidder interest for this critical long-term empanelment.
E&P major floats a “no gain, no pay” drilling tender
8Will there be any takers for this, if they are paid only if production gain is achieved? If it works, this structure could significantly alter contractor risk-reward equations for enhanced oil recovery.

Siemens Emerges Sole Bidder for Compressor Revamp at Bina: BPCL Tender Opens Amid Tight Terms
8EIL’s limited OEM bid for Bina’s compressor revamp saw only Siemens participate, raising questions about bid attractiveness under tight milestone-linked payments and a no-deviation clause.
8Sole participation highlights underlying deterrents.
Tender for sump pumps draws five-way contest as BPCL–EIL rebuff requests for delivery relief and payment flexibility
8EIL’s rigid stand on 5-month delivery and payment holdback clauses draws bidder pushback in BPCL’s Mahul–Rasayani pipeline tender.
8Despite industry-standard requests, the owner–consultant duo holds the line, preserving client leverage.
HPCL’s QRA–HAZOP tender at Gwalior IRD awarded at 68% below estimate amid high disqualification rate
8This sparks concerns of sustainability.
8Two-thirds of bidders were disqualified, signaling tightening scrutiny despite routine scope or an attempt by almost everyone in the business to throw in their hats
Biodiversity study at BPCL Bina awarded at steep 70% discount over top bids
8Atharva’s winning bid of Rs 15.74 lakh undercut TERI and Deloitte by nearly 3x, raising concerns over project execution in a complex, multi-season biodiversity mapping study.
8Firms like CII, PwC, and TUV SUD couldn’t clear GeM technical filters—suggesting document rigour trumped credentials.

Six Bid Extensions and Still No Closure: BPCL’s Cooling Tower Package Sparks Pre-Bid Gridlock
8A flurry of extensions — six and counting — flags deep bidder indecision on BPCL’s CT-01 & CT-02 cooling tower package.
8With key clarifications still hanging, cost risk and execution feasibility emerge as bidder flashpoints.
Sixth extension delays Emerson control system bid for KSPPL’s Palakkad–Salem LPG pipeline
8Repeated bid deadline extensions suggest ongoing integration or contractual finalization issues in Emerson’s automation job for the Palakkad station.
8Addenda so far extend dates but offer no scope revisions—an unusual pattern that suggests commercial or readiness disconnects rather than bidder clarifications.
Bina GIS Tender: Spares Deleted, Ratings Tweaked, Capacitor Bank Clause Tightens Load Allocation
8EIL’s third technical amendment slashes mandatory spares and redefines critical design specs, tipping cost-risk equations subtly in the client’s favor.
8But several key bidder concerns remain brushed aside, raising execution risk flags.
Four Extensions and Counting: Hydrogen tender raises questions on scope clarity and bid-readiness
8Are bidders grappling with over-engineered specs, documentation overload, or hidden risks in the PSA Hydrogen Plant tender for PLL’s PDH-PP project ?
8We do an analysis
BPREP nitrogen tender sees AMC pullback on paper—but risk lingers for bidders
8Reversal of AMC clauses masks a silent cost shift to contractors, as BPCL retains post-commissioning service expectations without defining scope.
8Combined with soil risk handoff and motor spec tightening, the bid pack poses elevated exposure.
8This package continues EIL’s trend of removing clauses but retaining expectations elsewhere, complicating bidder compliance strategies.
Turbine Switchovers, Seal Air Loops, and Emission Contradictions Mark BPCL's Steam Package Rewrite
8A clutch of technical amendments and unresolved pre-bid contradictions signal operational risk and ambiguity in BPCL’s 265 TPH steam boiler EPC scope.
8From FD fan logics to dual-fuel burner constraints, contractors face specification gaps with cost and compliance implications.
8Superheater design pressure now rigid—OEMs warned of potential valve chatter.
8Enforcing norms without provision for emission control equipment leaves EPC bidders in a compliance grey zone
8Fuel storage clause vanishes: Who owns the tanks now? Mid-cycle deletion shifts capex and risk—interface with upstream fuel system remains vague.
8Frequent PID tweaks and NRV additions reveal a moving boundary condition at ISBL/OSBL.
Secrecy Clause, Deadline Push, and Vendor Lock-ins Define Dahej CCR Tender
8A confidentiality-heavy bidding process, vendor constraints, and deadline extensions raise both anticipation and eyebrows in the CCR package for Dahej's PDH-PP project.
8Contractors are navigating a high-stakes, tightly controlled engineering battlefield.
8Scope dispersion across dozens of annexures demands extreme document handling discipline—expect bid clarifications to pile up.

Radiant coil revamp in Panipat DCU pushes metallurgy, design risk onto DEC bidders
8IOCL’s latest DCU-fired heater retrofit demands TP347H metallurgy, detailed stress modeling, and full execution oversight from the consultant—but retains procurement control internally, shifting risk boundaries.
8The design engineering consultant cannot alter base assumptions but must own the outcome—raising liability on execution interpretation without upstream input control.
8Scope includes not just design but site adaptation and thermal re-analysis—blurring lines between consulting and EPC-lite models.
BPCL commissions QRA and HAZOP studies for Goa aviation fueling hubs
8The job covers full hazard and risk analysis across storage, refueling, and distribution facilities at Mopa and Dabolim airports, tied to ATF operations.
8Vendors will draft Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plans aligned to PNGRB’s amended 2020 regulations—marking a shift toward compliance-heavy aviation hubs.
Tight specs, loose ends: GAIL’s P&ID revamp tender raises access and eligibility flags
8While GAIL’s 36-month engineering scope appears straightforward, qualification restrictions, documentation rigidity, and overseas bidder obligations may dampen participation despite relaxed norms on paper.

There are two SAF plants coming up: one by IOCL based on international technology and another by MRPL based on CSIR-IIP’s local tech
8A landmark global study now claims that MRPL is a much better model than what IOCL is trying to do
8What is favoured are low-cost, national book-and-claim models and mass-balance accounting over high-spec global pathways—offering strong validation for MRPL’s approach.
8We do a full comparison of the two models and our advisory would be that the IOCL model should be scrapped

8From a fringe vertical to a serious growth engine—this desi EPC company's execution in Saudi Arabia gives it a beachhead for future energy infra bids.

8Award of order from ONGC [UDTL] 
8PNGRB invites applications for cashier post on deputation basis (level-4 pay matrix) [PNGRB] 
8Integrated annual report 2024–25 [KPIL] 
8Business responsibility and sustainability report for F.Y. 2024–25 [KPIL] 

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8GAIL has unexpectedly annulled a key SV installation tender under the 24” Singasandra-Krishnagiri pipeline, raising questions on scope continuity under KKBMPL Phase II.
8The lone bidder, AG Energy, is now left stranded.

Five-way contest takes shape for critical pump supply at BPCL’s Bina expansion
8All five technically qualified OEMs are now in the fray for the centrifugal pump tender.
8With scope spread across turbine and motor-driven BB2 units, and no financial deviations answered yet, tight margins and stiff penalties could decide the winner.
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Technical gate opens with 4 heavyweights vying for PDH-PP pump deal
8The techno-commercial bid opening sees participation from Kirloskar Ebara, KSB, Ruhrpumpen, and Sulzer, marking a tight contest in one of Dahej’s most critical vertical pump packages.

Deadline pushed as Cochin HFHSD survey tender faces scope-consolidation complexity
8Bidders get an 11-day extension to align new CoPA corridor surveys with IOCL’s existing SNC dataset — a task that calls for careful integration of old and new survey layers across a tightly regulated defence–port zone corridor.
Fourth bid extension points to lingering bidder hesitancy in double walled ethylene storage tank tender
8A sliding bid calendar suggests ongoing bidder preparation delays or misalignment with technical terms in this high-risk cryogenic EPC package.
8With commercial clauses revised and limited pre-bid replies addressing only a subset of concerns, bidders are left to interpret several key rationale points—raising concerns over partial transparency.
8At Rs 10 crore (or USD 1.16 million), the bid bond is steep. Smaller international EPCs may balk, limiting the competitive pool.
Experience barrier lowered for RPIP consultancy: NRL blinks just a little
8The company reduces experience threshold for Lead Partner from 15 to 12 years for scoring marks — but still falls short of the broader relaxations bidders had pushed for.
8While the scope hints at digital twins and AI/ML interventions, the RFP lacks clarity on measurable benchmarks — leaving room for post-award ambiguity.
8Top-tier firms including BCG, McKinsey, and EIL are interested, but most pre-bid relaxations were refused.
Compliance burden climbs as GAIL tightens physical submission rules for 170?MW wind tender
8GAIL’s first corrigendum demands original submission of key bid documents alongside e-submissions, intensifying compliance risk for bidders.
8The move—unusual for an e-tender—raises procedural hurdles ahead of the 14 July deadline extension.
8GAIL appends MoPNG’s 2024 list to enforce ‘value-added services’ as part of local content.
EIL Issues Sweeping Amendment for Mounded Bullets in BPCL Bina Expansion
8Major revisions in mechanical data sheets, instrumentation, and digital documentation protocols shift key responsibilities and timelines to contractors, subtly tilting the risk balance in BPCL’s favour.
8Thirteen new technical documents were slipped in via amendment, with no clear bid extension or response window—a subtle shift in bid risk posture.
LP steam flow ambiguity, FA system risk-shift, and fuel gas cost shake up Steam Generation System tender terrain
8Design and commercial ambiguities on LP steam availability, free-issue fire alarms, and RLNG cost liability leave contractors exposed.
8Key bidder queries see partial responses and strategic risk shifts in this high-stakes steam generation package.
8Ambiguity persists, for example, around flow continuity and pressure of LP steam at B/L, leaving steam header designs open to risk.
Scope exclusions tighten in MRPL VOC package as bidders press for boundary clarity
8Training duration, nitrogen purge, and interface cabling exclusions raise contractor risk exposure, while MRPL holds firm on strict scope demarcation despite pre-bid pushback.
8Clarifications confirm MRPL will not provide interface signals, pushing compatibility risks to contractor—a flashpoint if OEM mismatches emerge during FAT.

8The Ahmedabad market has witnessed a slight decline in the price of Ammonium Sulfate (Cooking Grade) today

Compressor retender hints at spec realignment in PDH-PP project
8The revised MR (Rev.?1) in the latest bid round suggests Petronet LNG and EIL have fine-tuned technical benchmarks—likely in response to earlier bidder concerns or evolving project design inputs.
8The jump from Rev.?0 to Rev.?1 on the MR carry design recalibrations in compressor size, duty cycle, or auxiliary integration, even though key datasheet numbers remain publicly unchanged.
NRL’s Paradip pipeline re-tender: What is missing is just as telling
8The ETP discharge pipeline retender by EIL adds stricter QA norms, stronger DMI&SP enforcement, and sharper inspection regimes
8There is no relief on cost inflation for contractors.
8However, what's missing is just as telling.
Continuous Catalytic Regeneration unit rendered: Confidentiality Enforcement Hints at Past Breach Concerns
8Formalization of NDA procedures and EIL gatekeeping could be a reaction to prior information leaks.
8Suggests a tightening trend in EPC procurement processes around confidentiality and bidder compliance — may extend to future PLL/UOP tenders.
DM Water Package Tender Sets Tight Deadlines, No PVC, And Reverse Auction Trap
8This DM water package tender tightens timelines to 10 months, mandates reverse auction, and shifts price volatility risk entirely onto vendors.
8No EMD offers an MSME carrot, but most clauses favor the client.
IOCL Mathura ups ante on site-based engineering roles with licensing, liability and urgency clauses
8A high-spec design and engineering tender at IOCL’s Mathura Refinery mandates licensed STAAD and CAESAR-II onsite, while imposing pro-rata man-month billing.
8Operational urgency clauses put vendor cashflows under pressure — with zero tolerance for absenteeism or delays