Expression Of Interest (EoI) For Laying Of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Along The Pipeline In Gujarat For Mangala Development Pipeline Operation Block RJ-ON-90/1

    Cairn India Ltd. (“CIL”) is the operator of RJ-ON-90/1 block, located in Barmer district, in the state of Rajasthan, India. The Block contains a number of major oil discoveries, including the Mangala field, the largest onshore oil discovery in India since 1985. CIL has set up and commissioned ~ 670 km long 24” diameter Crude Oil Export Pipeline and a parallel 8”Gas (fuel), spur lines, pumping stations, terminals and related facilities for the transportation of crude oil from Mangala field to the downstream terminal point on the Gujarat coast at Bhogat in Jamnagar District.24 Cores armoured OFC has been laid along the pipeline route to support Control & Telecommunication system. High OFC losses are experienced in approx. 40 km section in Gujarat region.

    Cairn India Limited (CIL) intends to award contract to suitably experienced contractor for laying of new OFC in close vicinity of live pipeline for the section having high OFC losses. The laying of new OFC/replacement of existing OFC will be primarily carried through HDD and tractor trench method.

    The interested bidders should evince interest to participate in the Expression of Interest by clicking on the “Evince Interest” link against the corresponding EoI listing on the Cairn India website i.e. http://www.cairnindia.com and submit their contact details online. Further to this, interested bidders would be invited to submit their response via Smart Source (Cairn’s e Sourcing Platform). The suppliers would be requested, as a minimum, to submit the above documents and details for prequalification via Smart Source within Fourteen (14) days of publication of Expression of Interest.