D-6 Block: Pre-FEED and FEED activity on

Even though BP is not greatly keen on developing its India assets, it is, along with Reliance Industries Ltd, is talking to contractors on how to move ahead with the discoveries in the R-Cluster, Satellite and MJ discoveries in..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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D-6 Block: Deloitte estimates proved reserves at 2.65 TCF
D-6 Block: Average sales down in 2016
D-6 Block: Gas price projections
D-6 Block: Operating cost at $1.51/mmbtu

Business development opportunities in the E&P sector

The following are the latest business development opportunities (well before tenders come out) available in the E&P sector..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business development activities in midstream and downstream sector

Business opportunities in ONGC: Details of major activities in KG-DWN-98/2

ONGC is in the middle of the contracting process for the KG-DWN-98/2 block.
8The investment involves the integrated development of..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business opportunities in ONGC: Call out orders for SPS and Umblicals after FEED
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Two of ONGC's offshore assets are going on stream next month: 13 mmscmd of gas output to be added over next two years

Two of ONGC off shore assets are going on stream next month, thereby adding small quantities of gas at first but a significant quantum subsequently to the company's overall production..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Two of ONGC's offshore assets are going on stream next month: Daman block is the game changer

Deepwater play: Project costs go down drastically

With these dramatic changes predicted to take root within the next 15 years, Indian companies will need to quickly develop a position on the following questions..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Deepwater play: Cost matrix
Deepwater play: ONGC will have to abandon archaic practices
Deepwater play: Partnership model is the way to the future

Future of the oil & gas industry: Will AI sabotage India's industrialization plans?

Will the dramatic advances in Artificial Intelligence stymie Narendra Modi's grand ambition of finding employment for hundreds of millions of Indians?
8After many false dawns, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made extraordinary progress in the past few years, thanks to a..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Future of the oil & gas industry: New data shows depressed demand for oil in the future
Future of the oil & gas industry: Battery cars will be here sooner than later
Future of the oil & gas industry: Why energy demand will decelerate

ONGC rig tender: Aban beats competition

ONGC is all set to award the tender for the 1500-metre dynamically positioned semi-submersible rig to Chennai-based Aban Offshore at a day rate of $ 105,582 for the rig, Aban Abraham..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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ONGC rig tender: Aban rate is "suicidal", say observers
ONGC rig tender: ONGC pushes Transocean to its knees
ONGC rig tender: Separate tender likely for KG-DWN-98/2

Indian investment hangs in balance in Iran: Are other companies gaining more ground?

There is still a fair amount of uncertainty over whether ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), along with OIL and IOC, will be given the first right of development for the Farzad-B gas field in Iran..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Indian investment hangs in balance in Iran: Local tie-up made compulsory

GAIL learns little from KG Basin blast: Late start to non-piggable integrity study

After dozens of people lost their lives in the KG Basin pipeline blast, GAIL has embarked on a comprehensive surveillance and maintenance programme for its 870 km pipeline network in the region. But the study comes a little too late in the day and should have been done earlier..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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GAIL learns little from KG Basin blast: Slow adoption of new technology may cost company dearly
GAIL learns little from KG Basin blast: Is another disaster waiting to happen?

Going to the Middle East: Business opportunities galore in pipelines

For an Indian company with a global perspective, the scouting for business opportunities must have to start with the Middle East..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Going to the Middle East: Action picks up in Egypt
Going to the Middle East: Iran and Iraq can be goldmines
Going to the Middle East: Building relationships is the name of the game

Business development opportunities: Rs 1000 crore drilling programme coming up

An independent business development opportunity has come up for drilling 34 development wells..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business development opportunities: RFQs coming up for rig and gas processing equipment
Business development opportunities: More details

Oversupply in global LNG market: Why India can't take full advantage

Is India really in a position to exploit the opportunities arising out of an oversupply of LNG in the global market?..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Oversupply in global LNG market: Monopolies keep the market from growing rapidly

Bengal Energy quits India

Land acquisition for E&P activity can be a big problem as Bengal Energy, an Indian run Australian E&P company, found out to its peril.
8Land acquisition ran into serious trouble in the company's..http://goo.gl/WNluOb 

Business opportunities in the E&P sector: Jack-up rig needed for 10 well exploration programme

Chasing business opportunities in the oil and gas sector has always been a tough job. A lot of footwork usually goes in well before an opportunity matures into a tender.
8The website carries here information on an opportunity for a Jack-up rig needed for an offshore exploratory programme by a private sector promoter that can go up to..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business opportunities in the E&P sector: Rs 440 crore 40-well onland development programme coming up
Business opportunities in the E&P sector: Another 18-well campaign is on way

Long term price cannot stay too far away from the cost curve

Amidst all the spreading gloom over oil prices sliding back again, here is an analysis that says that prices are going to go up.
8In the long term, the analysis expects global inventory levels to normalise and OPEC spare capacity to remain below..http://goo.gl/WNluOb  

Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: The gap has gone from $0.60/mmbtu to $2/mmbtu

Spot LNG price that ruled above $5/mmbtu crashed back to $4.2/mmbtu by mid-week in India, according to daily LNG data monitored by this website's sister publication, www.indianpetrochem.com..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: Consumer resistance expected
Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: Will PLL be forced to knock on Qatar's doors again?
Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: Qatar can't afford to lose grip on the Indian market
Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: Cheap cargo from Shell's Nigerian plant could become the bull in a china shop for India
Difference between spot and contract LNG prices widens again: Amidst the bonhomie, hard economics drive relations between India and Qatar

JV for new ammonia-urea units signed: Time to move in quickly

Time has already arrived for both gas suppliers and equipment and service providers to begin working on Coal India Ltd, NTPC and even Indian Oil Corporation for business development purposes..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

Freight rates: Slow down in activity expected as crude prices cool down

The attention of the shipping community was diverted by Posidonia, the biggest maritime event in the world, held at Attica in Greece..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Freight rates: Crisis continues in new building segment as Korea announces $9.5 billion relief package

Gas network in smart cities: PNGRB drop six cities due to lack of connectivity

Building of gas networks for several smart cities is still some time away as is evident from the PNGRB's decision to drop plans for city gas distribution projects in six of the..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Gas network in smart cities: Connectivity details
Gas network in smart cities: Even in shortlisted cities, TOPs are too far away

PMO pushes for new fertilizer capacity: Structure put in place for Rs 18,000 crore of fresh investment

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minster on Monday, in a meeting that lasted only 20 minutes, put into shape a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that will set up three fertilizer projects worth Rs 18,000 crore..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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PMO pushes for new fertilizer capacity: Nirpendra Misra calls the shots
PMO pushes for new fertilizer capacity:5 MMTPA LNG gasification project needed to feed new demand
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Sending the wrong signals: Hardy stuck in court battle

Hardy Exploration & Production's unsuccessful three year fight to ensure the imposition of a foreign arbitral tribunal award in Indian courts -- that would have restored the CY-ON/2 block to its operatorship  -- in the face of teething opposition from the Indian government is an issue that the..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Sending the wrong signals: Long winding procedure leaves company frustrated
Sending the wrong signals: Company promises to invest an extra $300 million
Sending the wrong signals: Company runs into more trouble
Sending the wrong signals: The state needs to be sensitive

Rs 14,000 crore business opportunity: RFQs likely for PMCs and EPCs

For reference purposes, the website carries here an unpublished business development opportunity for a massive Rs 14,000 crore port development project..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Rs 14,000 crore business opportunity: Liquid LNG cargoes will be handled
Rs 14,000 crore business opportunity: Break-up of work

Small fields can take advantage of ONGC and OIL's infrastructure

Developers of small and marginal fields that are being auctioned out at this moment will be able to take advantage of proximal infrastructure belonging either to ONGC or OIL which already exist or are being planned near these fields.
8The point to note is that contractors in various small fields in Gujarat are already using..http://goo.gl/WNluOb 

ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: Company's exploration and legal wings oppose bid despite High Court judgement

Any major purchase of equipment and service by ONGC is never without its attendant drama.
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ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: Chairman votes in favour of Quippo
ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: Will Quippo's entry queer the pitch?
ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: Prices are down 40 to 60%
ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: If hydrocarbon indications are identified, BJP can flaunt findings before elections
ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: ONGC procurement processes need a thorough revamp
ONGC's 40835 LKM 2D seismic tender: Not just contractors but ONGC is to be blamed for delays too

Shell leads the way: India to be targeted

Royal Dutch Shell has targeted India as one of the biggest markets for sale of its LNG.
8It sees itself as a promoter in two new..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Shell leads the way: GAIL can learn from the multinational's LNG business
Shell leads the way: Demand for LNG to exceed supply very quickly, says multinational
Shell leads the way: Its deepwater experience has lessons for Indian players
Shell leads the way: Making money out of a crisis

GAIL does not know what to do with its LNG tender: Breakeven rates for its vessels are lower than current market rates

GAIL still hasn't made up its mind on the next set of steps to follow on its tender for building 9 LNG carriers.
8The breakeven day rate for building these carriers is coming up to more than..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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GAIL does not know what to do with its LNG tender: Should it build FRSUs instead?
GAIL does not know what to do with its LNG tender: FRSUs allow for better manoeuverability

We have launched our project monitoring software: We capture hundreds of parameters around a project

We have launched our new project monitoring software.
8We are proud to claim, immodestly perhaps, that we have developed one of the world's most sophisticated project monitoring softwares. It comes integrated with a CRM package.
8We capture hundreds of parameters around a project in the software.
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We have launched our project monitoring software: Rs 18,000 crore of urea-ammonia projects make progress
We have launched our project monitoring software: EIL likely to be a tough competitor for future urea-ammonia projects
We have launched our project monitoring software: Will the Rs 20,000 crore NRL refinery expansion proposal go through now that the BJP is in power in Assam?

Relaxation of PSC rules: Ministry says it is bearing results

Has the new "Policy Framework for Relaxations, Extensions and Clarifications at the Development stage under PSC regime for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries" given results?..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

Business development opportunities: Shale oil and gas programmes by OIL and ONGC provide vast scope

For those equipment and service providers interested in shale oil and gas developments, the website carries here possible business development opportunities in India.
8In all, 50 blocks have been identified by..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business development opportunities: Seismic surveys to see more competition
Business development opportunities: Where will the $20 billion KG Basin investment go into?

Business development opportunities: Rs 500 crore cross country product pipeline, RFQs soon

The website carries here a business development opportunity for a Rs 500 crore inter-state product pipeline.
8The length of the pipeline is..http://goo.gl/WNluOb

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Business development opportunities: Rs 1000 crore gas pipeline
Business development opportunities: A 15-well exploratory drilling programme
Business development opportunities: A Rs 1000 crore LPG storage facility
Business development opportunities: Where is the $20 billion investment in KG Basin going to come from?
Business development opportunities: Know more about where ONGC is spending Rs 29,000 crore this year
Business development opportunities: How much of the Rs 4019 crore OIL E&P budget have you grabbed?