8How are global butadiene behaving?

8Who’s making waves and who’s just treading water?

8Confirmation of non-applicability of large corporate disclosure for FY 2024-25 [APIL]
8Earnings call transcript for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2025 [HZ]
8Non-applicability of initial disclosure requirement under SEBI circular for FY 2025-26 [BATIL]

8Vedanta harnesses AI and smart tech to enhance industrial safety on World Day for Safety & Health at Work [Vedanta]
8Public notice: designation of NGPL for 9th and 10th round GAs [PNGRB]
8Audio recording of conference call – FY25 results [IGL]
8Financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2025 [ATGL]
8Adani Total Gas Q4 & FY25 results: strong volume growth, network expansion, and robust financial performance [ATGL]
8Intimation of 4Q FY25 post-results conference call [BPCL]
8Indian Oil Corporation Limited Q4 FY25 earnings conference call on May 2, 2025 [IOCL]

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

8Project Name: Vijayawada District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 350 crore Click here for more details

An opportunity to develop an R&D product with a solid inhouse order backing is a good idea to push refinery related R&D in India.
8If the technology has been perfected in existing refinery processes, then providing a captive order should not really be a problem, as this refiner seems to be willing to experiment with.

The plant saw a change in the EPC contractor
8Then a PMC/EPCM model was followed, and there were major contracting snags
8Now there is another big snag that has hit the project, and finding a solution around it is what we will watching for.

This Rs 800 crore R-32, EDC project saw a surprise development that is likely to delay the project.
8Find out what happened

Pipeline laying jobs are high value jobs but they have now been fully commoditized
8And everyone who is someone wants to throw in his hat into doing such a job
8Find out how we know this now

EIL throws in its hat for this commoditized consultancy job
8And fares very poorly indeed

Ammonia-Urea Brownfield Project
8Cost: Rs.10601Cr.
8Project Event: The Government has announced the formation of a new joint venture company to revamp the ailing Namrupfertilizer plants. The Government of Assam will hold a majority 40% stake. In comparison, Oil India Ltd and National Fertilizers Ltd will each hold 18%, Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Ltd 13%, and Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd 11%. This move marks a major step forward after decades of efforts to revive India’s first natural gas-based fertilizer plant. RFQ for feasibility study consultant is likely to be released in Q2, 2025.
DAP/NPK Greenfield Project
8Cost: Rs.300Cr.
8Project Event:The project remains in the initial stage. While earlier activities were on hold, preliminary discussions have recently resumed between the stakeholders. A formal project schedule and tendering process are anticipated to be finalized in the coming months.
Urea Synthesis Reactor Revamp Project
8Cost: Rs.100Cr.
8Project Event: The RFQ for the supply of the Urea Synthesis Reactor has been reissued, with the bid due date now extended from April 28 to May 30, 2025, due to a lack of suitable bidders. ISGEC, L&T, and Fabtech Projects had shown interest in the previous bidding round.
DAP Expansion Project
8Cost: Rs.649Cr.
8Project Event:The company has submitted the required modifications and clarifications to the environmental clearance (EC) authority and is awaiting approval. Meanwhile, preparation for tendering activities is underway. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) for selecting the LSTK contractor has been issued. Bidding and evaluation processes are expected to continue over the next few months.

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

8New global shipping law could get Indian LNG into really big trouble

8Initial stringent requirements adjusted after industry highlights significant customization hurdles.

Stabilizing an indigenously designed 2G ethanol technology, and this is not something developed by Praj at IOCL which is stuttering badly too, is something this refiner seems to be struggling with
8For, after having done a commercial plant, it wants to retest the technology through another pilot plant
8Clearly, 2G is never an easy thing to do, and we or for that matter the rest of the world is far from perfecting it

Find out what was the glitch.
8And how long will it take to fix it.
8The project was under active tendering but has now been put on hold.
8Does someone inl IOCL pay for this blunder? 

Smaller and mid-sized oilfield service providers are protesting ONGC’s decision.
8They are alleging unfair exclusion.
8Could ONGC’s strategy inadvertently throttle competition, raise service costs, and sideline some vendors?
8ONGC has a counter argument to that

8What is the current domestic price? And how much has it changed since yesterday?

8Track the current prices and compare them to yesterday's to identify any changes

8Find out how much prices have moved

8How much have Phosphorus prices changed in India over time? Find out

8Compare the current prices of Fungicides in India to their previous prices

8How much have fertilizer prices changed in India? Compare the current prices