8Saudi Aramco sets November propane CP at $870/mt, butane at $830/mt

Swan Energy is all set to start its LNG terminal
8Reports have it that it has already informed the off-takers about its commissioning window

8This 53 well development drilling plan is for ONGC's Upper Assam areas
8Total cost is Rs 1325 crore

For this Indian offshore rig provider, there is more red ink on its account statement than ever before
8And lenders are closing in
8Looks like death is near for this once proud company though the company brass is hoping against hope that the market will improve enough and debtors will find a way out

Get an update on IOC's greenfield petroleum product terminal at Asanur, Tamil nadu
8Cost Rs 467 crore

Qatar is undertaking a massive expansion of LNG capacity
8How cheap is this LNG going to be compared to upcoming LNG projects in the US
Here is some interesting data

2020 saw a fall in demand for onshore rigs
8But the projection is that 2021-25 is going to a very bullish period for such rigs

There is a lot going on with BPCL over and above its looming privatization:
8When is privatization to be completed?
8What is the company's capex level, this year and next?
8What is the status on its open offer for IGL and Petronet LNG

We have brought in the latest data on the following parameters
8Merchant ship: Forecast by shiptype till 2030
8Offshore mobile units: Against forecast by shiptype
8Global ship  contracting forecast, shiptype and countries where they are built
8Shipbuilding capacity and utilization data
8Total global fleet (greater than 100gt), made up of 100000 ships
8World fleet and order book development
8Global offshore wind market till 2020

Shell's Hazira terminal is currently running without an LNG cargo.
8The last cargo meant for Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India was unloaded on the 31st and set sailed
8There is no cargo documented to come into the terminal as of now. The two terminals which now seem busy are PLL's Dahej and Gail's Dabhol terminals

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DAP Greenfield Project
8Cost:200 Cr.
8Project Event: The proposal for the term of references has been accepted and studies are still ongoing, proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be submitted at the end of November 2021. The company has applied for the loan, It is likely to be elicited in December 2021. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in January 2022.
Sulphuric Acid/DAP/NPK/Ammonum Sulphate Expansion Project
8Cost:550 Cr.
8Project Event: The proposal for the term of references has been granted and the proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be submitted in January 2022, RFQ for the LSTK contractor is likely to be released in February 2022

There is no doubt at all that there is a shortage of DAP in the market
8That is what our ground sources are saying
8This is what the government is saying

8Huge arbitrage windows are available for GAIL from out of its Henry Hub term cargoes
 But once all the newly constructed fertilizer plants come on stream, around 2.5 MMTPA of HH gas will have to find a way to them in India
8Another 1 MMTPA or more of HH LNG is deployed in long term contracts in India already
8Today GAIL could make close to Rs 1000 crore on a single cargo of LNG brought from HH and sold at JKM but claims that all its cargoes have already be pre-placed in back to back contracts
8But windows of opportunities will open up for fresh cargoes ahead, and if the arbitrage remains strong, there is still big money to be made from just a couple of cargoes out of HH

Why did IFFCO team up with Swan Energy to build a very expensive Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) for LNG beats anyone's imagination. What has a fertilizer company, a cooperative, got to do with an FSRU? 
8And while the vessel was meant to be at Swan Energy LNG station at Jafrabad, the construction of the terminal was delayed and the vessel had to be loaned out at low rates somewhere else
8But there is some good news around the corner

Qatar is undertaking a massive expansion of LNG capacity
8How cheap is this LNG going to be compared to upcoming LNG projects in the US
Here is some interesting data

8Chambal Fertilizers posts a rock solid performance
8The company reported a 12.33% increase in it's total revenues for the September 21 quarter

8Oil prices rose on Tuesday as key producer group OPEC undershot its expected pace of output increases last month, while the world's top oil consumer China ramped up operating rates to meet a spike in diesel demand.

8Iraq's federal oil exports, excluding flows from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, rose 1.3% month on month in October, the oil ministry said Nov. 1, amid a higher OPEC+ quota.

8Canadian heavy crude’s discount to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was steady on Monday, the first day of the monthly trading window.

8LNG carriers Flex Courageous and Flex Resolute will go under charter deals for a minimum of three years each. Each will also have an option for up to four years of extension.

8Less than two years ago, the energy industry was being advised to get used to the fact that oil and gas prices would be lower for longer because there was so much supply.

MEG prices in the Mumbai market have registered a sharp fall today.

Acetic acid prices have significantly moved higher today in Mumbai.

The international crude oil price of Indian basket was quoted at around $82.68 per barrel on November 02, 2021.