About the Book
The Evolution of the Oil and Gas Industry
m         THE EARLY DAYS: PRE-1900:  Safety was a foreign concept
m         OIL'S GOLDEN AGE: 1900-1960s: Efforts focused on protecting equipment and their investment
m         THE OIL IS OFFSHORE: 1970-1990s: Focus on workplace safety. OSHA created in 1971
m         GREAT ADVANCES: 2000s: The Regulatory Regimes in Place
m         LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020 AND BEYOND: We live in an exciting time for oil and gas, where companies are constantly pushing the limits of engineering and design to maximize production through deeper wells and taller offshore rigs, longer pipelines, focus on gas, bigger refineries, larger LNG Terminals.
A TIMELESS MOTTO: “WE CAN STILL DO BETTER”
While the need for a compliance culture has been established, it is obvious that more can and still needs to be done to improve overall technical and safety levels in the oil and gas industry. Companies now understand that in-depth reporting and auditing, a comprehensive safety plan and interactive hands-on training programs are essential to business growth while instilling a culture of compliance.
The Authors, in this book besides providing detailed insights on the Regulatory Audits and Compliances in India, have collated a list of checklists that can be used by both, Auditors and the Oil and Gas industry to improve on the process adherence and to make the activities safe to all the stakeholders.


About the Author
Ramesh Samtani is a Civil Engineering (Structures) post graduate, Master of Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource, a PG Diploma in Computer Applications and Diploma in Financial Management.
He has over 37 years of experience in Energy and Oil & Gas Sector which include Operations, Maintenance, Project Development (Oil & Gas Pipelines), Contracts & Procurement including Legal aspects of Pipelines/CGD Networks, Corporate Planning & Business Development (Exploration & Production) in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., in Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) both in Project Appraisal of Industrial Projects & Policy Formulation for energy sector and on preparing regulations & technical standards in Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board. He has led large teams in various functions and has a high level of proficiency in cross functional management, team building, training, motivation and boundary management with external stakeholders.
He specialises in making regulations/policies. He has made significant contribution in developing the various CGD & NG Pipeline regulations and technical standards & specification including safety standards as part of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) of India. As part of IndianOil he headed Northern Region Pipelines which included product, Crude Oil, LPG, Natural Gas, Naptha, ATF pipelines and was responsible for operation and maintenance of these assets/infrastructure.
In addition, he has been a speaker in various programmes conducted by the Institutes like MDI, UPES, DTU, IIM Kolkatta etc. He believes in developing people by sharing knowledge and experience. He has written various articles/papers in in-house journals/magazines of IndianOil. He has widely travelled in India and abroad for attending seminars and business meetings. Further, he has authored two book titled “City Gas Distribution the Transformation Catalyst for India’s Energy Ecosystem” and “Innovative Approach towards Operationalising City Gas Distribution Network.”
 
Abhirup Bhattacharya, is a Chemical Engineer from HBTI Kanpur and has a diverse experience of over 28 years in delivering large Projects from conceptualization to design and execution stages in the arena of FSRU based / Onshore LNG Terminals, High Pressure Natural Gas pipelines and City Gas Distribution Network. He is currently working as the Vice President-Business development (Oil and Gas) in H-Energy and is a Director on the Board of nine companies of the Hiranandani Group.
In the City Gas Distribution Arena, he has made his mark in the form of his significant contribution towards developing the various CGD and NG Pipeline Technical Standards and Regulations as part of the various joint working committees constituted by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board of India (PNGRB). Between 2006 to 2012, he was also part of multiple sub-committees of OISD and BIS for their various standards. He had shouldered a number of leadership roles in Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (formerly owned by BG Group PLC, UK), viz. Head of Asset Integrity and Planning, General Manager- Engineering Services, General Manager- Operation and Maintenance, Sr Vice President – Bharuch GA to name a few.
Abhirup specializes in setting in place an Asset Integrity and HSSE culture in CGD Industry and the Maintenance Management Processes setup by him are still being followed in letter and spirit in Gujarat Gas for their various CGD’s. He had also handled the entire gamut of technical operations related to Business Units & Profit Center focusing on all aspects related to Business Process Mapping, P/L Follow-ups and Process.
Between 2004-2007 and again between 2008-2010, Abhirup had the additional responsibility as the Management Representative (MR) for ISO 9001 and was instrumental in rolling out the Integrated Management System.
Abhirup had also played a key role in ensuring a robust SAP driven Preventive Maintenance System which led to an Uptime of 100% across the vast network of Gujarat Gas. He had also led the implementation of a Predictive Maintenance Management System for the Terminal Compressors and CNG Compressors.
He has also authored a book titled “City Gas Distribution the Transformation Catalyst for India’s Energy Ecosystem” and a second book titled “Innovative Approach towards Operationalizing the City Gas Distribution Network”.
 

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