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Event reports
Petrotech Society in association with Indian Oil (R&D) organised a three days seminar on "R&D challenges in Petroleum sector" from 17th to 19th January at Goa. The conclave was inaugurated by Mr L.N Gupta, Jt Secy (Ref) Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Mr. B.N Bankapur, Dir (Ref.) IOCL delivered a Special Address. Mr. Anand Kumar, Dir (R&D) IOCL introduced about the conclave. Mr Probir Ghosh, President & CEO InvVEST, USA and Prof Peter Hodgson, Deakin University Australia delivered Keynote address. Mr. J.L Raina, Secretary General & CEO welcomed the august gathering present during the conclave Mr. G.Sarpal, Secretary Petrotech proposed a Vote of Thanks. The three days seminar was attended by 81 participants which includes senior executives from Oil & Gas Industry and Professors from prestigious Technical Institutes involved in research work. Indian Oil (R&D) signed an MOU with Deakin University, Australia for Developing effective Industry- Academia Research partnerships. <top>
Petrotech Society is association with Global Energy Talent Organized a Leaders' Conclave on 4th February 2010 at Hotel The Claridges, New Delhi. The topic was : The human Dimension of Oil & Gas : Leveraging Indian Talent for the global oil & gas industry. The session was moderated by Mr Ian Rushby, Chairman of Global Energy Talent. The key topics of discussion were the talent landscape in India pertaining to the oil & gas industry and opportunities that arise from it. The session was attended by senior management from several Indian and international companies including oil companies and service companies. Mr Pierre Bismuth, Chairman, Mr Rajeev Sonthalia, Country Head, Schlumberger; Mr Naresh Kumar, MD, Jindal Drilling & Industries and President, Petrotech; Mr M A Pathan, Chairman, Tata Petrodyne; Mr Anand Kumar, Director (R&D), IOCL:, Mr P K Rastogi, Executive Director, EIL; Dr Sujaya Banerjee, CLO Essar Oil, Mr Neeraj Sethi, CEO, Asian Oilfield Services; Mr David Woodward, Sr Advisor, Mubadala were also present during the conclave.<top> Seminar on Sustainable Development : Corporate Strategy and Approach "Low Carbon Economy"
Petrotech Society in association with ONGC organized a two days seminar on "Low Carbon Economy from 18th-19th February 2010 at Hotel The Claridges, New Delhi. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr R S Sharma, CMD, ONGC & Chairman Petrotech Society. Mr A K Hazarika Director (Onshore), ONGC and Mr V C Agrawal, Director (HR), IOCL delivered Keynote Address. Mr A B Chakraborty, GGM Chief-CMG, ONGC introduced about the seminar. Mr Naresh Kumar, MD, Jindal Drilling & President, Petrotech Society welcomed the august gathering present during the session. Mr J L Raina, Secretary General & CEO, Petrotech proposed a Vote of Thanks. The two days seminar was attended by 84 participants from 12 organizations from oil & gas industry.<top> VETERAN'S FORUM 2nd Veterans' Forum meet was held at Claridges on 8th March 2010
Members paid tribute to Ex Chairman Petrotech Society Late Shri Subir Raha and observed one minutes silence as mark of respect.
The 3rd Meeting of Veterans' Forum was held on 15th July 2010 at Hotel The Claridges, New Delhi. The subject of discussion was "Global Overview of the LNG Business and Key Trends" as this meeting is a follow up of earlier meeting on the same subject when presentations were made by Mr. Sham Sunder, Former Director (Technical), Petronet LNG Ltd and Ms. Gauri Jauhar, Senior Consultant, PFC Energy. Mr Suresh Mathur, former CEO & MD Petronet LNG gave the feedback of the previous meeting and then the subject was discussed at length by the members. Next meeting is proposed to be on 'Shale Gas'.<top> Guest Lecture "Sustainable Energy: Issues & Future Challenges"
PETROTECH Society organized a Guest Lecture on 28th April 2010 at IOCL Conference Room, SCOPE Complex, Core 8 on the theme "Sustainable Energy: Issues & Future Challenges" by Mr. Probir Ghosh, President & CEO, InvVest USA. The lecture was well received by 32 participants Mr. Anand Kumar, Director (R&D), IOCL inaugurated the lecture. Director General, ONGC Energy Centre and Executive Director (R&D), ONGC and other Senior Executives from major upstream & downstream companies attended the lecture.<top> 5th Summer School on Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals
Petrotech Society organized 5th Summer School in collaboration with IOCL R&D and IIPM, Gurgaon from 7th-11th June 2010 at IIPM Gurgaon. The summer school was inaugurated by Mr V C Agrawal, Director (HR) IOCL and Dr R K Malhotra, Executive Director (R&D), IOCL delivered the Keynote Address. The seminar was attended by 63 participants, 37 professors/ lecturers from 19 institutes and 26 Practicing Managers from 10 Organizations. A one day visit to Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex was also organized for the participants. The seminar was very much appreciated by all the participants.<top> Seminar on "Valorization of Petroleum Residues"
Petrotech Society organized a seminar on "Valorization of Petroleum Residues" in collaboration with Engineers India Ltd on 24th-25th June 2010 at Hotel Le Meridien. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr B N Bankapur, Director (Refineries), IOCL and Mr M K Joshi, Director (Tech), EIL delivered Keynote Address during the inaugural Session. The seminar was attended by 75 Participants from 14 Oil organizations and 1 institute. The eminent speakers were drawn from esteemed national and international companies/institutes viz. EIL, IIP, UOP Hydroprocessing Centre, Exxonmobil, Axens, GE EnergyLurgi, Air Liquide and KBC.<top> 3rd Industry Educational Tour to University of Alberta, Canada
After the success of previous two tours, Petrotech Society and University of Alberta has once again joined hands in organizing its 3rd ndustry Educational Tour and conduct a certified programme on 'Technology Futures" from 25th July -3rd August 2010. University of Alberta will issue certificates for all participants. A group of 19 participants from major Oil Companies viz. ONGC, IOC, EIL, OIL, HPCL, GAIL have participated in the tour.<top> 1st Petrotech Subir Raha memorial Lecture on Energy Security
Was organized by Petrotech Society on 27th August 2010 at SCOPE Auditorium, SCOPE Building, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The lecture was on the topic 'Energy Security' by Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission. Mr. R.S. Sharma, Chairman, Petrotech Society and CMD, ONGC welcomed the august gathering. Mr. Naresh Kumar, President, Petrotech Society and MD, Jindal Drilling & Industries participated in discussion, Mr. J L Raina, Secretary General & CEO, Petrotech Society proposed vote of thanks. A short film on Achievement of Late Subir Raha was shown during the lecture. About 325 participants attended the lecture. The participants were Directors / Sr. Executives from major Oil & Gas companies like ONGC, OIL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, EIL, Schlumberger, GAIL & Petrofed. Faculties and students from Institute of Energy Management & Technology also attended the lecture. The august gathering was enlightened with thought provoking Lecture on Energy Security by Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission and Former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. The lecture was a grand success. <top>
6th Proficiency Course on Modern Practices in Petroleum Exploration
The course was organized by Petrotech in collaboration with KDMIPE-ONGC Dehradun from 6th-10th September 2010. The course was attended by 55 participants out of which 31 from Academia from 15 institutes/ universities and 24 executives from major oil & gas companies attended the seminar. The course was inaugurated by Mr D K Pande, Director (Exploration), ONGC and released the book of presentations on the occasion. The participants were enlightened with the thought provoking ideas given by Shri Pande. Visit to Subir Raha Oil Museum, GEOPIC, Geology & Geochemistry labs were also organized. A Half day session was also organized at Institute of Drilling Technology. The Course was a grand success <top> Petrotech Society in collaboration with ONGC has organized a two days National Workshop on “Excellence in HSE: The Way Forward” held on 3rd-4th February 2011 at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai. Mr Anoop Kumar ED-Head HSE, ONGC welcomed the august gathering & congratulated Mr A K Hazarika for taking over as CMD ONGC besides heading HR/onshore/Exploration & HSE. During his address he requested the participants that we should make maximum possible use of this platform by interaction how to improve Health, Safety & Environment awareness. Mr J B Verma, ED-OISD delivered Keynote Address. During his address Mr Verma apprised that 60% of accidents are due to human error, 30 % due to lack of maintenance and we must go back to the basic approach in day-to-day operations to promote safety. The workshop was inaugurated by Mr A K Hazarika, CMD, ONGC who appreciated Petrotech Society and ONGC for such an initiatives to bring industry experts from different organizations together to share each others views and expertise. During his speech he emphasized that Safety culture should be adapted by each organization by heart. Safety management especially in hydrocarbon industry is very important due to high volatility of products and the growth of the organization. During his speech he also mentioned that we should be able to set examples for young people on safety measures. He concluded his address with Mahatma Gandhi quote: “We may not be able to change the beginning but we can work together to change the endings. “Jaan hai to Jahaan Hai” Mr B N Bankapur Director (Ref), IOCL delivered the valedictory address. During his address he brought out some of the facts : (i) Reduce Carbon emissions by energy conservation (ii) water is a resource which will be very costly in future: Conserve water and recycle it (iii) Sludge treatment, take out as much oil as we can before selling the sludge (iv) industry had done well in introducing the procedure and systems, but now this is the time to implement them (v) All reporting of accidents should be on OISD website immediately. Last but not the least Mr Bankapur emphasized on development of safety culture within the organization. Workshop was attended by 163 participants from major oil & gas companies: ONGC, IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, RIL, GAIL, Essar, CPCL, OIL, NRL etc. Presentations were made by eminent speakers from national and international oil & gas companies. The workshop was appreciated by all the participants and dignitaries present. <top>
"Challenges in Research – The Way Forward" : Petrotech Society in collaboration with IOCL R&D has organized a two days programme R&D Conclave V – "Challenges in Research – The Way Forward, held from 10th-11th January 2011 at Goa. The Conclave was inaugurated by Mr. M.A. Pathan, Chairman, Tata Petrodyne Ltd and a Special Address was delivered by Guest of Honour Mr. B.M. Bansal, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation. The Conclave was attended by 74 participants from major oil companies. Presentations were made by national and international companies viz. ONGC, IOCL, EIL, Fiat India Automobiles Ltd, Lubrizol India Pvt. Ltd, BPCL, RIL, Lanzatech Ltd USA and NORNER Innovations, Norway. The R&D Conclave was appreciated by all the participants. A report on observations & recommendation is being prepared by Director (R&D), IOCL.<top>
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