8IOCL is adopting: retaining old assets but imposing new-build guarantees on vendors. This forces bidders into a liability trap, hence the pushback and repeated extensions.
8The retention of an old vessel shell for a revamp, with all new internals, makes scope riskier than a greenfield supply. This may have amplified bidder hesitation,
8Technip’s role as PMC further raises documentation and compliance load (GAIA vendor documentation, mandatory proprietary disclosures).

8This appears to be part of a broader tightening trend by EIL/GAIL in high-risk rotating equipment packages. Splitting tender IDs for price vs performance parameters indicates an intent to quarantine guarantee enforcement and minimise post-award renegotiation. Similar approaches have emerged in refinery utility packages but are still relatively uncommon in pipeline-linked facilities.
8If successful, this dual-tender structure may set precedent for other hydrocarbon PSUs, especially where power recovery/energy efficiency systems are involved. However, the rigidity may backfire if it thins bidder participation, forcing GAIL to consider re-tenders or diluted competition.

8ONGC’s empanelment has drawn nine bidders ranging from L&T and DAS Offshore to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and foreign yards like PT Meindo and Quality International.
8The mix signals a broadened field post currency-clause change, though tougher localisation norms will test compliance.
8The competitive axis may now tilt toward those able to deliver genuine 50% local content under stricter verification.

8The heat exchanger package under BPCL’s Bina expansion has slipped thrice, despite a zero-deviation limited bid format. Vendors appear reluctant to commit within the original windows. What this signals for sequencing and cashflow risk remains to be seen.
8The anomaly lies in bidder hesitancy despite a captive vendor pool. Commercially, the raw-material-linked staged payments load cashflow risk onto vendors early, amplifying resistance. Legally, EIL’s insistence on zero-deviation plus NDA submission upfront keeps governance tight but elongates cycle time. Forward look: if BPCL enforces delivery without shifting timelines, the bottleneck risk rises; alternatively, if another extension comes, it signals systemic procurement fatigue across BPREP packages.

Pre-tender meet sets the stage for interface-heavy E&I works in MRPL at inlet receiving tanks and offsite pipelines
8EIL has called a one-hour online huddle to probe bidder capability and freeze tentative PQCs. The scope leans hard on switchgear extensions, hazardous-area lighting, and EST4 tie-ins with a six-month post-LOA clock. Securities, LD, and evaluation rules are missing—so the real risk pricing starts after this meet.
Hydrogen-rich API 617 compressors put efficiency penalties under bid for BPCL Bina Petchem and Refinery Expansion Project
8The compressor package forces energy performance into price via guaranteed power consumption loading. PTR demands for hydrogen-rich service and 80% similarity will likely shrink the eligible field. Reverse auction is off the table, and a turnover-based tie-break favours scale.
Extruder & pelletizer RFQ sets 20-month FOB supply and NDA gating for NRL PPU
8NRL’s PPU extruder & pelletizer package has deviation discipline hard-wired up front. The cover mandates an NDA before full document access and fixes a 20-month FOB delivery. What’s missing on the face of the RFQ—specs, evaluation math, and RA/PPP-MII parameters—sits behind the gate.
GSPL hard-codes design-to-permit discipline and digital integrations for small pipeline connects
8The new PMC rate-contract turns “small connects” into clocked mini-projects with strict online staging and regulator-grade engineering packs. Milestone billing rides on document maturity—DCI to Code-A to IFC—while 24-month claims support sits behind the handover. A novation clause hints at internal restructuring, altering counterparty risk without changing the scope.
Gail Vaghodia HAZOP & QRA tender tightens compliance with licensed software proof and 5% EPBG, while waiving EMD
8GAIL’s Vaghodia safety study comes with zero EMD but a 5% ePBG and a hard insistence on licensed modelling tools. The package is non-splittable, startups and PPP-MII preferences are off, and AHR is on. The mix points to fewer but deeper bids, with model provenance under the microscope.
Mahul–Rasayani pipeline E&I tender extended amid scope clarifications and technical amendment
8The date extensions benefit contractors by giving more time to clarify BOQ ambiguities and align supply-only vs SITC responsibilities. Technical amendment with updated datasheets clarifies OEM scope and narrows supplier pool. EIL/BPCL benefits by tightening conformance on flame arrestors, ensuring uniform safety compliance. Contractors absorb added design responsibilities (11 kV OHL) and site utilities, increasing their execution risk.
Fourth bid extension signals bidder constraints in BPCL Bina Petchem compressor tender
8BPCL’s Bina refinery expansion compressor package scope is tightly defined under API 672, with onerous PTR and subsidiary guarantee requirements. Behind the dates lies a story of restricted bidder pool and schedule risks.

8GAIL’s captive wind tender in Maharashtra has seen six extensions and a barrage of clause-level changes. From NIWE-validated AEP to arbitration at IIAC, the package now reflects a strict governance mindset. But bidders pushed back on payment milestones and mast data flexibility, with mixed success.
8Eventually three bidders are in the race

8NRL’s 10,000 TPA green hydrogen tender has reached technical bid stage with 10 players in the fray. Frequent date extensions, a re-tender, and tight CP clauses have raised concerns over bankability. Behind the apparent competition lies a test case in how OMCs are allocating risk in India’s emerging hydrogen market.

BPCL extends ODC and OWC survey tender for Ramayapatnam refinery by one week
8BPCL and EIL have pushed the survey deadline for the Ramayapatnam refinery project to 01 September. The move comes after the original 25 august cutoff. The extension hints at bidder constraints in a tightly restricted tender pool.
Five specialist survey houses bid for BPCL Ramayapatnam refinery topography package under no-EMD model
8BPCL’s Rs 1 lakh crore Ramayapatnam refinery has entered the survey phase. Five niche vendors are in the fray, with EIL tweaking cashflow clauses mid-tender. The scope blends aerial photogrammetry with heritage and wildlife compliance, signalling how environmental obligations are being hard-wired into early packages.

Mayu wins ONGC Ankleshwar wireline/compressor O&M support
8ONGC has closed a three-year WCT assistance contract at Ankleshwar with Mayu Instrumentation.
8The narrow 3.6–5.0% band to L2/L3 suggests cost policing under floor-price guardrails.
8The real test lies in long-tenor security, protected-worker onboarding, and overtime caps built into the scope.
ONGC’s MNW cooler tender doubles scope and holds nine-month deadline, bidders face full-value LD exposure
8ONGC has clarified that both E-3030 and E-3050 bundles fall within the MNW platform cooler replacement tender.
8Despite bidder concerns on weight, crane limits, and ASME timelines, ONGC refused to relax the nine-month completion.
8With LD tied to total contract price, execution risk has firmly shifted to contractors.
ONGC’s onshore rig empanelment: The company offers some changes
8ONGC used the pre-bid to ease form-fit issues while refusing to dilute performance and HSE backstops.
8Drawworks groove sizing is now OEM-aligned and premium DS-1 tubulars are acceptable, yet 5-inch drill-pipe depth and compressor headroom stay put.
8The calendar slips to 09 September 2025, but the bar doesn’t.
Corrigendum tightens pipeline-TPI gate and fixes ATC anomaly in ONGC’s Assam asset
8ONGC has corrected a basic ATC error even as it tightens the TPI gate for its Laiplingaon pipeline.
8The revised BEC leans on ISO/IEC 17020 and a hard similarity floor to screen serious inspectors. The closing date has moved, and the competitive field may shift with it.
Cost-bearing responsibility matrix and LD-backed availability reshape advisory risk in Oil India’s KG Basin tendering support
8Oil India has extended the bid but hardened the operating spine with amended SOW/ATC and a price-breakup mandate.
8No mobilisation charges and deduction-linked availability move cashflow and delivery risk onto the vendor.
8The calendar relief won’t offset the sharper governance teeth.

8ONGC has moved its four-rig charter submission to 8 September with the unpriced opening on 9 September.
8A fresh GCC clause lets the buyer defer dependent mobilizations if rigs are late, with a 30-day notice.
8The two-week slide aims to boost compliant participation while tightening risk on idle add-on services.

Voltamp emerges sole bidder in PLL Dahej transformer package as EIL’s tightened clauses narrow the field
8Engineers India’s amendments stripped some features but tightened qualification bars. With commissioning spares reinstated and CPBG unchanged at 10%, bidder reliefs were largely rejected. The result — Voltamp stands alone, raising questions on cost, precedent, and future OEM appetite.
Four bidders line up for NRL’s RPTU mechanical works package under expansion project
8Numaligarh Refinery’s expansion project has drawn four technical bid participants for its RPTU mechanical package. The field is dominated by mid-tier construction and engineering firms. The competition signals healthy but not overcrowded interest in NRL’s EPCM-2 contracts.
IOCL Haldia refinery shutdown tender draws five bidders amid strict PQCS and no MSE exemptions
8Indian Oil’s Haldia Refinery has opened bids for its CDU-II shutdown insulation and refractory package. Five bidders are in contention under unusually strict pre-qualification and liability norms. Behind the scenes, IOCL’s refusal to allow MSE exemptions and its 24-month contract validity raise deeper questions on risk allocation.
IOCL Digboi pressure vessels tender: Prices crash
8Indian Oil’s Digboi Refinery expansion has yielded a vessel tender with some sharp departures: no PQC filter, no EMD, but full reverse auction. Bids saw prices crash, raising sustainability questions. Quality risks remain untested.
IOCL’s Auto-LNG feasibility mandate: Who won the tender?
8Indian Oil has finalised its Auto-LNG consultancy under a strict QCBS framework. ICF edged out KPMG and PwC with a sharp 8% commercial spread. Behind the numbers lies IOCL’s intent to confine LNG mobility roadmaps to a tight club of Tier-I advisors.
Lloyds wins HPCL Visakh refinery RLA job amid wide pricing spread
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Temasme Veselex takes L1 in BCPL pressure vessel tender handled by EIL
8BCPL’s pressure vessel package drew an unprecedented 35 bidders under EIL management. Temasme Veselex undercut the market by nearly 20% versus peers, sparking questions on cost sustainability. The absence of an EMD but presence of strict insolvency filters marks a shifting procurement posture.

Nitrogen pumping services tender extended to 15 September with strict RTMS/GPS and CCOE compliance for ONGC’s Jorhat–Assam–Ankleshwar assets
8ONGC has pushed the bid deadline by 19 days on its LN? pumping services hire spanning Jorhat, Assam, and Ankleshwar.
8The compliance stack—CCOE/SMPV licensing, TPI recency, RTMS, and GPS protocols—remains untouched and demanding.
8The extra runway may change who qualifies at techno-commercial, but not the standards they must clear.
OIL extends PS-6 Bongaigaon pump AMC bid by 7 days and fixes PQC to Hitachi for drives — Oil India Limited/PS-6 Bongaigaon.
8Oil India Limited has pushed its PS-6 Bongaigaon AMC bid to 02 September 2025.
8A simultaneous PQC fix now requires Hitachi channel-partner credentials for LV/MV drives to match the installed VFD.
8The short extension keeps competition live while bidders re-paper authorisations and calibrate compliance stacks.
OIL pushes Rajasthan–Gujarat well-servicing bid to 10 September; integrated CTU–NPU–FPU scope stays intact
8Oil India Limited has extended its three-year well-servicing hire for Rajasthan–Gujarat by 16 days to 10 September 2025.
8The package demands a full CTU–NPU–FPU stack with acid systems, real-time data capture, and OISD/OMR-driven HSE.
8The shift buys time for OEM tie-ups and logistics without diluting the compliance bar.
Oil India extends mud engineering andDWN bid by 14 days for Mahanadi
8Oil India has pushed its mud engineering and drill waste management tender to 12 September.
8The bar on chemicals, lab QA, and ETP compliance remains high, with penalties and 5% ePBG unchanged.
8The extra runway may deepen competition, but only for bidders who can prove warehouse discipline and audit-grade reporting.
Prabha Energy’s CBM work over rig: Thirty-day breather, same hard guardrails
8The due date slips to 01 September, but the day-rate caps and zero-rate traps stay put.
8That combination is reshaping who bids and how sharply they price uptime.
8The details reveal where margin will actually live—and where it won’t.
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8Ongc’s deep-water charter hire bid is built around DP-3 power, RTDMA visibility and hard idle/move discipline.
8The package eases liquidity via a 3% PBG but demands 180-day mobilisation with defined monsoon logic.
8What this balance does to bidder appetite and pricing signals will show at technical scrutiny.

PBG relief, FATF filter and no subcontracting define ONGC wireline logging/PERF limited tender
8ONGC has opened a limited two-bid pull for multi-region logging/PERF, but with a stricter governance spine.
8The cash-entry is softer, yet insolvency and FATF tripwires are firmer.
8The real story is how mandatory participation and no-subcontracting will reshape who bids, how they price, and what they commit.
8Empanelment pre-bid was attended by HLS Asia, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, Expro and Welltec.
Ongc’s ICB tender pushes CIS-based integration and HPHT liability bars in multi-basin logging and DST services 
8ONGC has launched a multi-category tender for logging, perforation, and HPHT DST services with CIS and duty-slab clauses.
8The scope spans offshore and onshore wells with strict turnaround, tool redundancy, and vendor eligibility.
8The unusual bar on consortiums and mandatory tool-integration could reshape bidder participation dynamics.

8OIL has moved a five-well chemical sand consolidation package onto GeM with an unusual mix of softer bid securities and harder insurance.
8Liability is capped, RA is off, and penalties bite on interruptions and ILM delays.
8The technical brief pushes well-specific chemistry and a post-job observation regime.

8The big asks were time and cash — bidders wanted a longer runway and a lighter guarantee.
8ONGC refused both, but quietly fixed a clause that shaved risk for banks and vendors.
8The scope got sharper too, dropping DP and anchor handling to widen the fleet pool without loosening policy levers.

Ongc’s DDW1–PLQP maintenance IRC hardens single-point delivery, extends mobilization, and adds material milestones
8ONGC has accepted 60-day mobilization and a 60% material milestone while banning sub-contracting outright.
8A new deferment clause lets the client shift tool mobilization to match main asset schedules.
8The trip-wise NDT clarification signals tighter cost control and cleaner accountability offshore.
OIL narrows slickline scope and takes over downhole tools while tightening liquidity levers
8OIL’s corrigendum shifts key tooling responsibilities inward and pares back logging scope.
8The commercial scaffolding still locks in a long performance security and preserves option-clause elasticity.
8What this combination does to vendor spreads and service reliability now becomes the story to watch.
OIL’s Modular Desalination Plant (3,000 KLPD) tightens pre-bid schedule and fixes QA/QC agency
8Three swift corrigenda collapsed a two-day pre-bid into a single, fixed slot and named the inspection agency outright.
8The securities framework remains unchanged in percentage and duration but is restated with flexible modes.
8Whether this housekeeping trims bidder risk-loading and broadens participation is now the bid’s central tension.
Date push on live SBHT/UT pipeline exposure-cover tender nudges competition window
8ONGC has moved the bid closing to 04 September 2025 on its live pipeline exposure-cover package.
8The scope spans tide-bound civil protection and EN-12068 coating repairs without shutdown, a high-risk execution mix.
8The one-week shift could reshape bidder turnout and pricing on riverine and coating line-items.
Six-day bid push on helideck net resets compliance clock in ONGC offshore
8ONGC has moved the closing to 01 September 2025 on its Sagar Shakti helideck net buy.
8The spec stays strict — CAP 437, BIS licence, and NABL/ILAC test proofs with QAD inspection.
8The shift could be the difference between a single early compliant bid and a competitive opening.
PIL’s seven-day push on CP monitoring/maintenance tender resets competition window
8OIL has moved the closing to 02 September 2025 on its two-year CP monitoring and maintenance package.
8The scope stays dense—TRU tuning, quarterly PSP surveys with GPS, and TLP civil restorations with photo-logged reporting.
8The extra week could decide whether a single early bid locks the window or a genuine contest emerges.
Seven-day push resets RA dynamics in 13.96-kt HCl buy for ONGC
8The company has extended its bulk hydrochloric acid tender to 02 September 2025.
8RA stays on with a three-bid auto-extension gate, and inspection is locked to post-dispatch by the buyer.
8The extra week could be the difference between thin participation and a competitive RA finish.

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8One of the its key constituents think so

8The regulator has ordered all CGD licensees to publicly display area-wise rollout plans within 30 days, or face punitive action.
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8At an analyst call recently, the senior management of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd said the expanded refinery capacity's phased commissioning will start from December 2025
8Out hard data seems to indicate the actual commissioning will happen only in July 2027
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8The operator must deliver soup-to-nuts: design through PGTR and 20-year O&M—while meeting full statutory burden
8The pricing shells are named, but the hard numbers and availability/LD guardrails are not

8US LLDPE butene slid to $849/mt, the lowest since Jan 2024
8Traders say capacity far outpaces demand, leaving buyers cautious