8Liquid nitrogen is required in bulk by a petrochemical plant
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8The Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association is a powerful body
8And will it pay dividends as an Indian manufacturer or trader to join it?

8The Indian government’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed plant-based packaging as an alternative to single-use plastics

Here is the weekly outlook for
8Naphtha
8MTBE
8Toluene
8Isomer Mixed Xylenes
8Ethanol

8Why are base oil prices flaring up?
8There is a consistent upward trend in feedstock prices
8Supply constraints do not help
8Get a full analysis here

ONGC's EOI for a FEED for its ultra-deepwater Cluster-3 development of the KG-DWN-98/2 block could attract only a handful of bidders.
8Not a lot of work has been done in this water depth and no project is under commercial production as yet anywhere in the world
8Work has been done in the Gulf of Mexico only and in some parts of the Asia Pacific Region
8Find out which companies have shown interest in working with ONGC on this
8And the uncertainty level is so high, that no one can dare provide a cost estimate which is more than 50-60% accurate
8A few Indian companies may be roped in to provide local content for the work

8This refinery major astutely limited competition to relevant EPC players but excluding players from another segment under its qualifying criteria
Find out how this was done

Custody transfer of LNG is never an easy job
8Freshly revised data and details carried here will help customers also re-write their purchase and sales agreements

The Chhara LNG terminal is entirely dependent on an 86 km pipeline that Gujarat State Petronet LNG Ltd is building
8The pipeline is still going through environmental clearance as of now, and the sensitive part is that it traverses through Gir wildlife sanctuary for length of 25 kms
8There is an urgency to getting the pipeline going, or else the terminal will be ready before the pipeline is

8A requirement has come up for well construction supply and services for development, appraisal and exploration campaigns
8What is needed are integrated services

8The government is conducting a hybrid roadshow on E&P opportunities in India. Also accompanying this will be a presentation on ease of doing business in Gujarat.
8The question is why not include other oil-bearing states such as Assam and Tripura?

8A shipment of 25k MT starts offloading today at Kandla
8JNPT set down 13k MT on the 18th
8A 12k MT shipment coming from Safi was unloaded at Cochin on the 17th
8Coromandel International’s 10k MT consignment coming from Jorf Lasfar was offloaded on the 19th at Kakinada
8Indorama India received two shipments totalling 30k MT at Haldia

In India, the biggest problem with gas usage is evacuation or the lack of an adequate pipeline network.
8But here is a list of  8 cross-country pipelines that are under construction. Find out when are they to be commissioned
8Also, there are another 10 pipelines that have been partially commissioned recently, get their details here

The website carries here the following import matrices
8Latest port status update
8Latest container import update
8Latest tanker (all kinds) import update
8Get the June update on the import of industrial gases into India

8Shares of DCM Shriram hit a new high of Rs 1,199 on the BSE after they rallied 18 per cent on the back of heavy volumes in intra-day trade on Monday in an otherwise weak market. At 01:11 pm, the stock was trading 14 per cent higher at Rs 1,157 as compared to a 1.3 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

8India has put up a united fight against COVID-19 and the economy is firmly on the path to recovery, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.

8India is in talks with crude producers about securing more affordable oil prices after tax-laden pump prices of gasoline and gasoil surged to record highs in Asia's third-largest economy, adding to inflation. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, ships in over 80% of its oil needs from overseas.

The Kolkata chemical market saw a rise in N-butanol prices today.

8The union government's tax collections on petrol and diesel jumped by 88 per cent to Rs 3.35 lakh crore in the year to March 31, after excise duty was raised to a record high, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

A rise in mono chloro benzene has been noticed today in Ankleshwar. 

8Oil prices stabilised on Tuesday after slumping around 7% in the previous session amid a broader market retreat led by concerns about a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, which came just as producers inked a new supply deal.

8The US oil price tumbled more than six percent Monday, a day after producers decided to increase output and as stock markets slumped with surging Covid cases threatening economic recovery.

8Fuel prices are expected to come down shortly as the OPEC+ grouping on Sunday agreed to add more barrels to the market, averting a supply squeeze and reducing the risk of an inflationary oil price spike.

8Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has joined hands with Humsafar India - a Delhi-headquartered start-up - for doorstep delivery of diesel in 20-litre jerrycans in the national capital for customers seeking diesel in quantities as low as 20 litres.

Sulphate of Potash-Bromine and Captive Power Unit Expansion Project 
8Cost - Rs 500 crore
8Project Event: The project team has been made. RFQ for the LSTK contractor is likely to be released in Q3 FY 2021 in place of Q2 FY 2021.
Single Super Phosphate Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 20 crore
8Project Event: The company has applied for the loan which is likely to be granted in August 2021. RFQ for the local contractor is likely to be released in September 2021.