The petroleum industry is the backbone of the economy and the people who are involved in one of the most vivid industries play a vital role in the upliftment of the nation.
NewsMobile bring the list of honchos of Indian petroleum industry:
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Dharmendra Pradhan is a BJP leader and the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas in the NDA Government. Pradhan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also a member of 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000 – 2004) elected from Pallalhara constituency. He is a member of RSS and BJP.
Dinesh K Sarraf, Chairman & Managing Director, ONGC
Dinesh K Sarraf is the Chairman & Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), India’s most valuable Maharatna public sector enterprise and one of the premier E&P companies in the world. ONGC is one of the most valuable companies in India and one of the Fortune’s Most Admired companies in the world.
Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, IOCL
Sanjiv Singh is the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL). Singh earlier worked as a director of Refineries at IOCL. A chemical engineer from IIT-Roorkee, Sanjiv Singh joined IndianOil in 1981. He has served IndianOil for over 35 years, spearheading refinery operations as well as mega greenfield and brownfield projects in refining and petrochemicals.
M.K.Surana, Chairman and Managing Director, HPCL
Mukesh Kumar Surana is the Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited since April 01, 2016. Prior to this, he served as Chief Executive Officer, Prize Petroleum Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary and upstream arm of HPCL since September 2012.
A Mechanical Engineer with Master’s degree in Financial Management, Surana joined HPCL in the year 1982.
D. Rajkumar, Chairman and Managing Director, BPCL
D. Rajkumar has been the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited since October 1, 2016. Rajkumar has been the Managing Director of Bharat PetroResources Limited since May 1, 2009, and also serves as its Executive Director. He served as the General Manager of Exploration & Production and General Manager of Cochin – Coimbatore – Karur Pipeline at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.