1) IGST concessional rate lifted to 18% and bid dates moved to mid-October — ONGC/cement bulk handling plant, Shertha
8ONGC has pushed the bid calendar to 14/15 October 2025 and locked the EMD at Rs 2,03,000.
8The concessional import/GST clause is reset to 18% with a merit-rate escape where legitimately lower.
8Pricing power will now come from documentation strength and O&M reliability, not headline discounts.
 
2) IGST anchor lifted to 18% with merit-rate fallback; anti-profiteering undertaking flagged — ONGC/Assam Asset crude oil tanker ARC
8ONGC has rewritten ITB 13.0 to embed the 18% IGST baseline for List-33 petroleum-operations imports while preserving a lower merit rate where applicable.
8An anti-profiteering/ITC pass-through undertaking tightens pricing discipline at source.
8With the calendar and securities unchanged, competition will tilt toward documentation-strong bidders who can defend both tax treatment and on-ground logistics.
 
3) Bid due-date pushed to 28 October for WON Basin IT stack — ONGC
8ONGC has granted a two-week extension on its air-gapped HCI-plus-storage rebuild for the WON Basin.
8The delay widens room for OEM-anchored designs and sharper compliance packs.
8What it does to bidder spread, pricing discipline and DR/SIEM alignment will be the real story at opening.
 
4) Bid due-date moved to 06 November for offshore helicopter charter — ONGC/Mumbai Region
8ONGC has pushed its six-helicopter charter deadline by 28 days.
8The additional time could widen the OEM/operator pool for IFR and night-ops compliant fleets.
8Whether that translates into sharper pricing and stronger availability will be clear only at opening.
 
5) Bid deadline moved to 17 December for sick-well revival programme — ONGC/Ahmedabad Asset
8ONGC has pushed the close to 17 December 2025, realigning field visits, pre-bid queries, and opening into a tighter year-end window.
8The extra runway allows bidders to deepen well-wise revival planning and paper complex guarantees without cutting corners.
8Whether this widens competition and sharpens revenue-share bids will only be clear at opening.
 
6) Bid calendar pushed to 06 November 2025 for integrated drilling — OIL/IDS-S Sadiya
8OIL has rolled the submission gate to 06 November 2025 while leaving core contract constructs unchanged.
8The added 28 days over the last notice and 331 days over the IFB baseline should improve rig/service tie-ups and financing of securities.
8Whether that translates into wider participation and keener pricing will surface at opening.

8Change in company identification number (CIN) pursuant to industry code updation under NIC 2008 [MRPL]
8Intimation of closure of survey action by the Income Tax Department [Confidence Petroleum]
8Dematerialization certificate from Alankit Assignments for Q2 FY 2025-26 [JD]
8Redemption of commercial paper of Rs. 55 crores [Afcons]
8Board meeting scheduled to approve Q2 & H1 FY 2025-26 financial results [IOCL]

8Agromet advisory bulletin for PALAKKAD district [IMD]
8Reminder: program for the publication of Yara International ASA third quarter results 2025 [Yara]
8Appointment of statutory auditors by Comptroller & Auditor General of India [MMTC]
8Penalty order of Rs. 70,45,448 by CGST Udaipur on Hindustan Zinc Limited for disallowance of input tax credit [HZ]
8Appointment of Mr. Ashim Kumar Modi as part-time official director on the board of Hindustan Zinc Limited [HZ]
851st annual general meeting of National Fertilizers Limited on 29th September 2025 [NFL]

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8BPCL bags excellence awards at PNGRB foundation day for leadership in city gas distribution [BPCL]
8PNGRB celebrates 19th foundation day, highlights achievements in gas infrastructure and consumer services [PNGRB]
8PNGRB invites applications for deputy director (IT) on short-term contract – revised eligibility and terms [PNGRB]
8PNGRB invites applications for part-time medical professional (one vacancy) [PNGRB]
8PNGRB cancels recruitment for deputy director (group ‘A’) on short-term contract [PNGRB]
8Natural gas pipeline networks in India – June 2025 [PNGRB]
8Public notice for public consultation on GMPL’s proposal to develop dedicated paraxylene pipeline from New Mangalore port to PTA plant [PNGRB]
8Gas market update for H1 FY2025-26 and September 2025 [IGX]
8Change in senior management [IOCL]

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8The tender elevates SCC terms over GCC and OCC in case of conflict. That shifts the locus of interpretation onto the scope-specific pages. Contractors will need to treat SCC wording as the de-facto rulebook.

1) EIL calls pre-tender for propylene mounded bullets for 360 KTPA polypropylene unit in NRL Golaghat
8NRL and EIL have opened the floor on a high-hazard storage package that will decide readiness for the polypropylene unit. The turnkey scope spans from plate to pre-commissioning but key commercial levers are still not on the table. What gets clarified at the pre-tender will determine both the bidder pool and the risk premium.
 
2) Thick-wall tall towers and strict site QA raise the bar for Bina petchem expansion — BPCL/BPREP
8BPCL’s Bina expansion puts an unusually dense slate of tall, thick-wall columns into a single MR with full-column shop hydro and site seam hydro baked in. The BQC knots large diameter, ≥54 mm metallurgy, and trayed-column experience within seven years, shrinking the viable pool. An exacting HSE regime and a long-tail NDA around licensor data further reshape who can credibly bid.
 
3) Delivery ambiguity and platinum cashflow intact in CCR catalyst retender for IOCL Mathura refinery
8The retender moved dates but left the platinum and assay machinery unchanged. A two-month NIT line clashes with a four-month technical delivery clause, raising schedule and LD questions. One typo in the LC line also needs fixing before funds flow.
 
4) BPCL tightens reliability screws with 24-month warranty-tied PBG on nitrogen plant — Lucknow LPG plant.
8A small-ticket nitrogen package now carries big-ticket warranty leverage. The specification pins purity and pressure while compressing delivery windows. The vendor pool will narrow to those who can absorb a 5% hold for two years.
 
5) IOCL Barauni oxygen plant O&M goes 24×7 with wage pass-through and restart duty
8IOCL has floated a two-year O&M for its 450 NM³/hr PSA oxygen unit with a hard 24×7 manning mandate. The wage-variation clause pays for statutory increases but bars profit on the differential, changing how contractors think about margin. A restart is compulsory because the plant has been idle since September 2024, and that’s where execution risk concentrates.

8IOCL-Bongaigaon has moved to secure licensor services for its HGU-PSA, opting for a single-licensor line-up. The bid architecture prioritises continuity and reliability over broad competition. But buried in the fine print are risk-transfer signals and evaluation levers that will shape delivery and margins.

1) Four bid extensions push BPREP tankages tender into mid-October
8A single-part, firm-price architecture remains intact even as the bid window slid by six weeks. PPP-MII enforcement with invoice-level retention tightens compliance screws during execution. Working-capital and documentation discipline will decide who stays competitive.
  
2) NRL PFCC instrumentation tender gets three extensions and tighter specs
8NRL has pushed the PFCC instrumentation bid to 14-Oct with matching opening shifts. The technical pack now fixes corrosion monitoring and network hardware expectations mid-tender. Behind the date changes is a bid pool recalibrating to clarified scope and strict PQ rules.
  
3) Three weekly extensions push NRL MS Block instrumentation bid to 14 Oct
8NRL’s Group B instrumentation tender has slipped by three straight weeks from its original 23 September close. The owner has kept technical opening one day behind each time while leaving PQC and EMD rules untouched. The cadence hints at participation and scope-certainty calculus rather than a shift in commercial stance.
  
4) Gujarat Gas pushes compressor capacity revamp while extending bid deadline to 14 Oct
8GGL has stretched the bid clock by 22 days even as it tightens the technical screws. A 2025 spec refresh adds higher-throughput options and pares back dispenser add-ons. The CAMC pack quietly introduces an SAT penalty that could reshape pricing.
  
5) BPCL extends ATF pipeline survey ARC bid by five days to widen vendor participation
8BPCL has quietly pushed the deadline for its ATF survey ARC to 13 October, a five-day reprieve for survey agencies struggling with GeM uploads. The extension comes amid tight qualification rules and zero EMD requirements that tilt the field toward experienced surveyors. Behind the routine date change lies a window into how BPCL is standardising loss-control contracts across its fuel pipeline network.
 
6) Bid deadline pushed twice; integrity pact flipped to mandatory for BPCL VBPL vertical-pump package
8BPCL’s VBPL pump package has been nudged forward twice, buying bidders 11 extra days. But the buyer also tightened governance by turning the integrity pact from optional to compulsory. The scope geometry and instrumentation have been clarified, leaving little room for on-site surprises.

1) Fishing tool basket tightened with single-award and strict submission protocol in Sun Petrochemicals/Hazira Block
8SunPetro wants a complete, OEM-backed fishing suite sized for 5-1/2” casing at Hazira, with 8–12 week delivery and 30-day cash terms.
8A single award, steep LDs, and rigid bid-bond/format rules point to schedule protection over bidder latitude.
8The gating on recent oil & gas PTR and OEM authorization will likely shape a smaller, more reliable vendor pool.
 
2) High-temperature, multi-stage frac-CT campaign hardens QA and securities, tenure clarity pending in ONGC Rajahmundry and CBM assets
8ONGC is buying a full frac-CT stack for 325°F tight sands with deep in-country lab and proppant QA.
8High EMD and a 5%/30-month ePBG push bids toward integrated houses with inventory and Model-50 capacity.
8A one-year SOW note versus a two-year GeM header could reshape pricing unless clarified at pre-bid.
 
3) Outcome-pay MPC with six-month sustain KPI re-prices risk in Baghewala pilot
8Oil India is buying MPC services for six Baghewala wells with cashflows tied to sustained production uplift.
8The KPI and monthly payment gate move risk from delivery to performance.
8With customs concessions defined and “No arbitration/mediation” shown, bidders will recalibrate both pricing and governance.
 
4) Gratuity liability shifts and IGST raised to 18% as ONGC tightens Nhava base handling contract
8Two pre-bid participants pressed ONGC on gratuity and welfare policy reimbursements — and got a harder line for new hires post-28.07.2025.
8A mid-bid amendment hiked IGST to 18% for List-33 petroleum-operations goods, re-shaping landed-cost math.
8The penalties and mobilisation LDs remain intact, putting delivery risk squarely on the contractor.
 
5) PPP-MII gating and e-BG rails define the playing field as ONGC extends SMART-FRS bid to 29 October
8Eight OEM-integrator teams turned up as ONGC’s pan-India facial recognition rollout tightened eligibility to Class-I/Class-II local suppliers.
8Electronic securities, insolvency bars, and an active-active DC/DR mandate reshape both risk and readiness.
8With the bid pushed to 29 October, the contest shifts from price alone to who can prove scale, compliance and uptime.

8ONGC has extended the bid window and tightened term mechanics on its 3,000 m drillship hire.
8The operator held the line on LDs while easing first-well MPD timing to reflect market realities.
8That mix of schedule discipline and operational pragmatism will shape both pricing and participation.