Evolution of Oil & Petrochemical Projects

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

Retired from HP Mittal Energy (HMEL) as Vice President Projects (30Nov2025), responsible for all Refinery & Petrochem major MOC & expansion projects at Bathinda.

Oversaw the 1.2 MMTPA Dual Feed Cracker Unit. Completed construction & commissioning of one of the largest dual feed cracker units (Licensor-Lummus) in the world, constituting a major portion of the Rs. 25,000 crore Petrochemical Project.

I was with Kellogg Brown & Root, Engineering & Construction, India, in Chennai as a Senior Project Manager-Construction (2016-2017), responsible for Constructability studies at the Feasibility and Basic Engineering stages.

Was Head of Construction Department at AmecFoster Wheeler between 2011-2016 and responsible for Home Office Construction activities, including review and update of corporate procedures, proposals, construction planning, constructability studies, Technical Bid Evaluation, Construction HSE & Quality, staffing, budgeting, and Corporate governance.

Also held additional responsibility as Senior Resident Construction Manager for 15 months at Indian Oil Co. Ltd’s 15MMTPA greenfield refinery project at Paradip refinery, leading mechanical completion to commissioning.

Expertise in -

Diverse experience in management & leadership of multi-disciplinary, multi-national & culturally diverse teams to engineer,…