8High US duties squeeze key sectors
8Diamonds, shrimp, and carpets in the line of fire
8Costs rise, sales dip
8Pressure builds on earning

Bridgestone has unveiled its W920 tyre for year-round heavy-duty use
8U.S. tyre demand is on track for an all-time high in 2025.
8Replacement demand is surging even as OE sales slip

8Fairchem’s FY25 audited financials cleared the AGM with 100% support
8No votes against, no abstentions
8A clean sweep reflecting full investor confidence

OIL india’s G&G consultancy tender narrows field
8A bunch of companies were qualified, another bunch was rejected as PQC barriers remained firmly in place,
ONGC’s EUE tubing TPI contract leaves no room for flexibility: One bidder selected
8Find more
ONGC Crew Boat Tender Eases Age Norm, Slashes Contract Term and Days
8ONGC’s latest amendment widens fleet eligibility by raising the vessel age limit to 16 years but trims the contract’s scope — ending a year earlier and cutting maximum utilisation days by over 250, signalling a tighter operational and budgetary recalibration.
OIL Opens HWO Snubbing Unit Tender to New Entrants with ‘Trials Allowed’ Clause
8OIL’s latest amendment relaxes prior-supply norms for its Hydraulic Workover Unit tender, allowing OEMs to qualify through on-site trials — a rare move in high-spec oilfield gear that could widen competition but raise performance risk.
Performance Security Goes Digital in ONGC’s Nandasan GGS Tender
8RTGS and internet banking now join the list of acceptable formats, potentially slashing mobilization delays.

PNGRB extends Devangonthi–KIA ATF pipeline bid deadline; extra month to woo wider competition
8An extra month has been granted for the Rs.2 crore-bid bond ATF pipeline to Kempegowda International Airport, potentially opening the field to more bidders—but the delay could nudge project commissioning timelines.
HPCL Bareilly pushes pipeline hydrotest tender to Aug 18 — MSME-friendly terms, but cashflow squeeze remains
8HPCL’s siding pipeline hydrotesting tender extension offers low entry barriers with no EMD, but delayed lump-sum payment until all lines are tested could strain smaller contractors. Safety, OISD compliance, and tight restoration timelines remain non-negotiable.
HPCL extends Pathmeda CBG upgrade PMC bid — methane losses, sand-laden feedstock under the scanner
8HPCL has pushed the deadline for hiring a PMC to revamp its flagship Pathmeda CBG plant. The unusually granular scope — from methane purity guarantees to gaushala-level sand control — signals a no-compromise push to protect plant economics and extend asset life.
Xplorer edges out rivals by 2% to clinch NRL’s PPU topography survey
8A razor-thin 2% gap separated L1 and L2 in NRL’s limited tender for the PPU project topography survey, signalling intense competition among regional survey firms while larger bidders stayed far above the winning band.
NRL’s PPU geo-tech tender sees narrow 2.4% L1-L2 gap as security deposit waiver fuels close competition
8Swayin Engineering edged out Gaveshana Geosciences by just 2.4% in Engineers India’s limited bid for NRL’s polypropylene unit site investigation, with the top three bidders packed within a 4.5% band. Waiving the 7% retention money appears to have tightened the pricing race.
Behera wins IOCL Paradip shutdown job at 18% above estimate as competition stays thin
8In IOCL’s NHT-CCR shutdown tender, only two bidders made it to the price stage. Behera Engineering’s L1 quote overshot the internal estimate by nearly 18%, signalling rising cost pressure in refinery shutdown contracts.

8The same three EPC companies find themselves facing each other in this race

ONGC ankleshwar tightens GRP/GRE pipeline maintenance contract
8In a Rs.16.1-crore, three-year GRP/GRE pipeline repair tender, ONGC has stripped MSME/startup relaxations, and enforced strict local content eligibility, even as it trims the PBG amount.
8The shift signals a quality-control push at the cost of a narrower vendor base.
OIL’s slickline tender closes door on MSME relief, tightens vintage norms for four-Year HPHT ops
8Oil India’s Rs.200-crore-plus slickline services bid sets an uncompromising bar: no MSME/startup relaxations, post-2019 equipment only, and full vendor-funded logistics in Assam’s HPHT wells.
8The hybrid GeM-plus-Integrity-Pact structure signals a long-term policy shift to fewer, higher-capability vendors.
8Expect tighter competition – and higher capital lock-in – for the 4-year term.
L1 undercuts ONGC’s pipeline tender by nearly 39%
8Dipangkar Dutta secures the Assam Asset pipeline network replacement job, edging out L2 by just 0.65%, but both far below ONGC’s own estimate — signalling aggressive pricing in a competitive field.
ONGC ahmedabad civil works tender sees Sub-0.1% price gaps — L1 edges out trio of L2s
8In ONGC’s Rs.37.5 crore Ahmedabad Asset civil works contract, four top bids were separated by less than 0.2%, signalling razor-thin margins and an ultra-competitive field.
8With three L2s tying exactly, market watchers see signs of convergent pricing that could define future workover-site tenders.
TSP calibration wins OIL’s PSV AMC at steep undercut; price gap hits 281%
8L1’s aggressive bid at Rs.35.4 lakh beats nearest rival by 20% and outpaces top quote by nearly triple, raising questions over sustainability in a high-spec, logistics-heavy contract.

8OIL’s refusal to relax PQC norms and strict manpower deployment rules narrowed the qualified bidder pool to three, setting up a high-stakes, cost-intensive contest.

8In a high-stakes 7-year contract, Lakshya Powertech outbids HAL Offshore and Assam Air Products with a Rs 49.12 crore offer — over 40% lower than several competitors, signalling both cost ambition and potential execution pressure.

BPCL holds hard line on risk allocation in Kochi sulphuric acid plant licence tender despite global bidder pushback
8Global licensors eye Kochi’s 500 TPD sulphuric acid package, but BPCL’s refusal to soften guarantees, LDs, and payment terms signals a high-bar, client-tilted contract structure — likely narrowing the competitive field.
Petronet LNG pushes back DCS bid deadline for Dahej PDH-PP complex amid NDA and compliance load
8A 21-day bid extension for the Rs.240+ crore DCS package at PLL’s Dahej petrochemical complex points to high compliance barriers and NDA-driven delays — a recurring theme in licensor-bound automation tenders.
IOCL’s Panipat HDPE unit tender slips to September after eight deadline extensions
8The Rs, multi-thousand-crore EPCC-01 LSTK tender for IOCL’s Panipat HDPE unit has seen its bid window pushed from March to September 2025, as bidders wrestle with vendor alignments, steel price fixes, and utility scope clarifications.
IOCL widens bidding window, trims scope in MPPL Old Conversion control & safety systems tender
8Last-minute deadline extensions and scope clarifications ease bidder concerns in IOCL’s Rs.30+ crore Panipat instrumentation & F&G package, but the eight-month execution clock still ticks.
HPCL pushes back hydrogen DE bid date, inserts ±25% variation clause — bidders get more time, but more scope risk
8HPCL’s detailed engineering tender for compressed hydrogen facilities now closes on 12-Aug-2025, giving bidders breathing room. But a fresh Option Clause hands the PSU flexibility to stretch scope or timelines by up to 25%, shifting variation risk squarely onto consultants.

8Seven big-name fabricators skip bidding on BPCL’s high-IP desalter package, narrowing the field to three.

NRL’s RPTU mechanical works tender raises contractor compliance bar with tighter vendor locks, barcode tracking, and high-spec coatings
 8The Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project’s latest RPTU mechanical tender leans hard on vendor control, traceability, and inspection-heavy execution — a boon for long-term asset reliability but a squeeze on contractor margins.
 IOCL Haldia’s CDU-II shutdown tender tightens PQC, removes MSE EMD relief
 8Indian Oil’s latest Haldia Refinery shutdown package locks in contractors for two years with capped statutory reimbursements, no PQC relaxations, and compulsory EMD — a move likely to limit bidder diversity and shift cost risk to vendors.
 IOCL Haldia ups PQC bar for 2025–26 shutdown insulation works; reverse auction to squeeze margins
 8With higher turnover thresholds, GST-inclusive PQC rules, and a no-advance payment stance, IOCL’s latest Haldia shutdown tender puts the squeeze on insulation and refractory contractors — leaving only the biggest and best-prepared players in the fray.
BPCL Palakkad POL Factory NOC tender shifts approval risk to consultants, waives EMD on GeM
8BPCL’s greenfield POL terminal at Palakkad faces an aggressive three-month Factory NOC deadline, with consultants carrying full delivery risk. The GeM route drops EMD but demands rare Kerala-specific competent person certification.
IOCL shuts door on small O&M players in Lalganj vaporizer overhaul bid with tight PQC, no MSE preference
8A low-value but high-criticality job — overhauling three propane vaporizers — comes with unusually strict PQC and no MSE leeway, signalling IOCL’s push for safety-critical vendor filtration at its Lalganj LPG terminal.

8Jobs have started coming up for the refinery

Two refinery jobs are coming up
8A licensor job for around Rs 200 crore
8An an accompanying EPC element of Rs 2500 crore

8Implementation of gas pipeline to the households [Rajya Sabha]
8Expansion of domestic oil and gas exploration under HELP [Rajya Sabha]
8Impact of hydrocarbon infrastructure and LPG access in Konkan region [Rajya Sabha]
8Digital tracking and transparency in fuel distribution [Rajya Sabha]
8Progress on ethanol blending targets [Rajya Sabha]
8Roadmap for ethanol blending [Rajya Sabha]
8New oil and gas fields [Rajya Sabha]
8Bringing down the price of petroleum products [Rajya Sabha]
8Leakage of gas from crude oil well in Assam [Rajya Sabha]
8Andaman oil exploration status and global comparison [Rajya Sabha]
8Pipeline infrastructure development [Rajya Sabha]
8Digital monitoring and pricing in gas distribution [Rajya Sabha]
8Municipal waste based CBG plant [Rajya Sabha]
8Increasing security and access to LPG [Rajya Sabha]
8Ethanol blending targets [Rajya Sabha]
8Expansion and pricing of PNG and CNG networks [Rajya Sabha]
8PM Ujjwala Yojana in NER [Rajya Sabha]
8Definition of household and implementation of PMUY [Rajya Sabha]
8Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Tamil Nadu [Rajya Sabha]
8Gas well blowouts in the country [Rajya Sabha]
8Projects sanctioned and operational under PM JI-VAN Scheme [Rajya Sabha]

8Introduction of Mallavaram-EN-G Delivery Point [IGX]
8Revenue at Rs.6,402 million; PAT at Rs.53.4 million [Praj]
8Earnings presentation Q1 FY26 [Praj]
8Financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2025 [Praj]
8Financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2025 [Aban]
8Financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2025 [MIL]
8SEAMEC signs Rs.61.13 crore charter hire agreement for vessel “SEAMEC III” with A.D. Engineers & Contractors LLP [SEAMEC]
8Resignation of Mr. Paragkumar Raval as an independent director [GNRL]
8Change in senior management [BPCL]

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8Oriana Power secures SECI green ammonia supply contracts totaling 1.3 lakh MTPA [MBAPL]
8Financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 [SIL]
8Monitoring agency report for the quarter ended 30th June 2025 [NAL]
8GNFC appoints Shri Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, as additional director [GNFC]
8Receipt of the order from the Competition Commission of India [RCFL]

8With over half the infrastructure already built, IFFCO Kisan SEZ has secured Expert Appraisal Committee clearance to proceed with a new environmental approval for its multi-product hub in Nellore. The nod comes with a full slate of impact studies and strict compliance terms — but no public hearing, thanks to its advanced completion stage.

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8Bihar is boosting biofuel crops and ethanol plants
8A new policy targets cleaner energy, jobs, and investments

8India Glycols has shared the Q1FY26 earnings call audio
8The call was held on 11 August 2025
8It is now available on the company’s website for investors

A sudden hike in US tariffs could squeeze Andhra’s second-largest employment sector after agriculture
8Power now eats up 53% of production costs, forcing dozens of mills to shut
8Stakeholders want urgent state intervention to keep the industry alive

8UN talks on a plastic treaty are stalled
8There is a split between waste control and cutting production
8The draft has swelled to 35 pages with 1,500 disputes
8And time is running out

8BLS Polymers is heading to NSE and BSE with its maiden offer
8Proceeds will fund plant upgrades
8The listing could widen its institutional reach and visibility in the market