The second PetroFed oil & gas industry awards in nine categories were given away by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri R. S. Pandey at a well attended function at New Delhi on April 16, 2009.
Congratulating the award winners the Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas complimented PetroFed for instituting the awards and their manner of independent evaluation. He praised the Indian oil & gas industry for its resilience and stated that none of the oil companies in the country is likely to be in the red in the just concluded fiscal. These awards, he said will help oil & gas companies improve their performance through healthy competition.
Welcoming invitees Chairman, PetroFed and Chairman, IndianOil, Shri S. Behuria said that these awards not only recognise but also help nurture excellence in various facets of performance.
The Vice Chairman, PetroFed, Shri P. Raghavendran, President (Refinery Business), RIL proposed a vote of thanks at the conclusion of the awards ceremony. Earlier, Director General, PetroFed, Shri A. K. Arora briefed the audience on the genesis, intensive study and the rigorous procedure which went into the institution and evaluation of the awards.
The lessons learnt during every awards evaluation are debated and deliberated by knowledge partner and member company, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Awards Committee and Jury.
The Awards Committee is headed by Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI and former Secretary to the Government of India. The other members of the Awards Committee are Shri S. K. Manglik, former CMD, ONGC; Shri P. P. Bagchi, former Executive Director, Oil Coordination Committee, and Managing Director, United Carbon (India) Ltd.; Shri P. K. Agarwal, Senior Fellow, TERI & former Director (Marketing) & Director (HR), IndianOil; Shri U. K. Dikshit, Director (Programmes), SCOPE & former ED (HR), IndianOil
The Jury is headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India. The other members of the Jury are Dr. Abid Hussain, former Ambassador to the United States of America and Shri Naresh Narad, Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board.
The scheme of awards is open to all companies operating in India in the oil & gas sector. The evaluation is undertaken in line with pre-determined weightages assigned to various parameters fixed after due validation. Each award category must receive a prescribed minimum number of applications for giving away an award. Each award carries a trophy and a citation. The Woman Executive of the Year award also carries a cash prize of Rs. one lakh. The Innovator of the Year individual award has a cash component of Rs. two lakh while the team award has a prize of Rs. five to six lakh with each member of the team getting Rs. 50,000/- or more.
Leading Oil & Gas Corporate of the Year
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Awarded to
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Exploration & Production - Company of the Year
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Awarded to
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Refinery of the Year
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Awarded to
Reliance Industries Limited
Oil & Gas Pipeline Transportation - Company of the Year
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Awarded to
GAIL (India) Limited
Oil & Gas Marketing - Company of the Year
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Awarded to
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Project Management (` 500-2000 crore) Company of the Year
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Awarded to
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Project Management (above ` 2000 crore) Company of the Year
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Special Commendation
Awarded to
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Human Resources Management Company of the Year
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Awarded to
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Innovator of the Year – Individual
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Awarded to
C. Ramadoss
Refinery Operator, Cauvery Basin Refinery
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Special Commendation
Awarded to
S. K. Ghosh, General Manager, Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Innovator of the Year – Team
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Awarded to
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, R&D Centre,
team led by Anand Kumar, Director (R&D)
Team Members: Dr. R. K. Malhotra, Executive Director; Dr. D. K. Tuli, General Manager; Dr. A. A. Gupta, Deputy General Manager; Dr. Rakesh Sarin, Chief Research Manager; Dr. S. K. Puri, Senior Research Manager; Subhash Chand, Research Manager; M. Vanamamalai, Assistant Chemist. (Citation -Team)
Woman Executive of the Year in Oil & Gas Industry
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Awarded to
Sukla Mistry
Chief Project Manager, Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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