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Nov 24, 2025: SAF plant: Never easy to set up as this owner found out

8A very technically dense project was put together
8But it turned out to be a paper tiger

Nov 24, 2025: Greenleaf wins IOCL Paradip’s tank engineering consultancy at a steep discount

8A six-way technically qualified field narrowed to an aggressive L1 that undercut the top quote by over 70 percent. IOCL’s insistence on strict PQC and an 18-month performance guarantee shaped both participation and pricing behaviour. The award underscores the growing divide between boutique engineering firms and large EPCM houses in refinery consultancy bids.

Nov 24, 2025: Downstream contracting briefs: Awards

1) Integrum wins GAIL’s 170 MW Maharashtra wind EPC award after wide multi-bid spread
8GAIL has finalised Integrum Energy as L1 for its 170 MW captive wind project after a sharply divergent financial contest. The tender closed with the widest L1–L3 spread seen in recent PSU wind procurements, reflecting fundamentally different cost assumptions among bidders. Key contractual obligations now shift to execution, NIWE-validated AEP compliance, and multi-site land readiness.

2) Kalinga Insulation wins CPP shutdown package at IOCL Paradip Refinery
8IOCL has finalised the shutdown insulation and IBR/CIBI package for its Paradip CPP after a two-horse financial round. The price gap between L1 and L2 remained a moderate 3.6%, pointing to a stable contractor landscape. The full implications for cost control and shutdown reliability emerge only when the clause-level picture is examined.

Nov 24, 2025: What is up with ammonia prices for India?

There is a lot of buying interest
8Get a detailed synopsis of what is going on with ammonia prices

Nov 24, 2025: Daily forward looking import matrices

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Nov 24, 2025: What is up with ammonia prices for India?

There is a lot of buying interest
8Get a detailed synopsis of what is going on with ammonia prices

Nov 24, 2025: NPK imports: Prices are under pressure

8Find out why that is so

Nov 24, 2025: Announcements from our Fertilizer portal

8Agromet advisory bulletin for Ernakulam district [IMD]
8Agromet advisory bulletin for Thrissur district [IMD]
8Agromet advisory bulletin for sub tropical conditions of Jammu region [IMD]
8Intimation for completion of tenure of Dr. Vasant Gandhi as an independent director of the company [UPL]
8Company receives independent ESG rating of “51” from ESG risk assessments & insights limited [GNFC]

Nov 24, 2025: Announcements from our Oil & Gas portal

8Policy and economic report – oil & gas market (October 2025) [FIPI]
8Q2 FY26 conference call transcript [EKC]
8OIL achieves safe capping of well 76 at Kharsang [OIL]
8Transcript of Q2 FY 2025-26 con call [OIL]
8Cessation of government nominee director Ms. Kamini Chauhan Ratan w.e.f. 22.11.2025 [GAIL]
8Withdrawal of ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte. Ltd. issue rating on US$ notes at issuer request [ONGC]
8Earnings call Q2 FY2025-26 – audio recording [HOEC]