Technical conference
33,000
Energy professionals
650+
Exhibiting companies
127
Countries represented
8,000+
Conference delegates
500+
Global speakers
30+
Ministerial speakers
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Gas/LNG Processing, Operations & Technology
Hydrogen Production, Development & End Use
Transportation, Storage, and Infrastructure
Energy Transition, Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability
Refining & Petrochemicals Technology, Operations & Marketing
Digital Transformation and New Technologies
Operational Excellence
Energy Markets, Strategies and Finance
Exploration, Production and Development of Oil & Gas
Utilities & Power Generation
Project Management
Health & Safety
People Development
Alternative Fuels & Renewables Development & Technology
Day Title
Day 1
Monday
06 February 2023
Day 2
Tuesday
07 February 2023
Day 3
Wednesday
08 February 2023
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Gas/LNG production and operation
Gas/LNG Processing, Operations & Technology
Rapidly squeeze additional throughput from operating liquefaction trains

Cristian Triana , Senior Applications Engineer , Siemens Process Systems Enterprise
Standard modular ZR-LNG on site liquefaction solution

Aditya Hegde , Director , PolaireTech India Pvt. Ltd., India
Use of indigenous solutions for complex problems during gas plant commissioning

Alok Kumar Vishnoi , Production Manager , Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., India
Engineering assumptions and their impacts in construction and its mitigation

Siva Kumar Ekambaram , Design Engineer IV , Fluor, India
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Hydrogen infrastructure and application
Hydrogen Production, Development & End Use
Powered by Hydrogen - India’s inland waterways and coastal shipping vessels

Sobhith Komalavally Hariharan , Global Newbuild Support Manager, Gas Technology Specialist , Lloyd’s Register
Application of nuclear energy (including Small Modular Reactors - SMRs) for green hydrogen production - a path to fast-track India’s energy transition

Dr S Shamasundar , Board of Governors, RGIPT and Managing Director, President , ProSIM
The need of certification and regulations for hydrogen market

Laurence Boisrame , Global Hydrogen Sales Director , Bureau Veritas
Role of hydrogen in decarbonizing hard to abate (HTA) sectors – pathway for steel industry

Niloy Das , Energy Solutions Specialist , BP India Pvt Ltd, India
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Midstream operations: advances in pipeline and storage infrastructure
Transportation, Storage, and Infrastructure
Conceptualising a lease-based business model for mitigating natural gas price and volume risk through indigenous underground gas storage facility in India using depleted oil reservoirs

Bhaskar Jyoti Bhargav , Senior Manager (Petroleum) , Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), India
New pipeline compression technology to meet world’s LNG demand

Klaus Brun , Director , Elliott Group, United States of America
Hydrogen storage in Indian basalts: a geo-mechanical and fluid property investigation

Shruti Joshi , Geoscientist , Baker Hughes, India
In-service lowering of cross-country pipelines - increasing depth of pipelines without stoppage

Leeladhar Sanguley , Sr. Manager (Ops/Maint./Rou) In-Charge Pipelines, Manmad , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Clean energy business models
Energy Transition, Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability
Accelerating to net zero: model-based engineering solutions for CCUS

Cristian Triana , Senior Applications Engineer , Siemens Process Systems Enterprise
Energy alternatives and environmental sustainability options

Samir Shah , Sr. General Manager (Technology-Fertilizers, Oil & Gas) , Tecnimont Private Limited
Policies and pathways for effective energy transition in transport, building and power sector

Baidy Racine , Director of Energy , Cyient, United States of America
Importance & role of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) industry and associated technological advancements in helping decarbonization of India’s energy system

Bibhu Prasad Parida , Sr. General Manager , Reliance Industries Limited, India
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Optimising efficiencies in refining and petrochemical operations
Refining & Petrochemicals Technology, Operations & Marketing
Analysing investment opportunities through alternate feedstock options for petrochemical import substitution

Vineet Bakshi , Strategy & Business Development , Engineers India Ltd, India
Production of Drillol (MAK Base Light)

Arun Rajagopal , Chief Manager, Technology , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), India
Increasing polymerization reactor efficiency by improving feed composition measurement through AI/Machine Learning

Ashok Kumar , Senior Engineer , GAIL (India) Ltd., India
Refining and petrochemicals technology, operations, and marketing optimisation via platforms

Piyush Patel , Energy Lead (Growth Markets), Accenture Industry X , Accenture, United Kingdom
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Technology applications for decarbonisation and energy transition
Digital Transformation and New Technologies
Implementation of real time monitoring system for SRP & PCP Wells in ONGC Mehsana

Nikhil Khanduja , Executive Engineer , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India
Asset Information Model – digital twin empowering energy solutions of the future

Anupam Acharya , Senior Strategy Enablement Consulting Lead , Hexagon Capability Center India Private Limited, India
Delivering Digital services to improve reliability and performance of critical equipment while reducing emissions

Pranay Mathur , Lead Engineer – Product Service Engineering , Baker Hughes, India
Customer analytics in LPG business

Amolratna Srivastav , Senior Principal , Accenture
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM

Enhancing asset integrity and reliability
Operational Excellence
Improving asset integrity with advanced ultrasonic 2D and 3D imaging technology for non-destructive testing

Niels Pörtzgen , Technical Authority , ApplusRTD, Netherlands
A unique crude oil dewatering formulation for crude oil storage tanks to improve asset integrity & reliability

Dhiravidaselvi K B , HP Green R & D Centre , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), India
Using digital process twin technology to drive operational excellence in utility systems

Sreekumar Maroor , Principal Consultant Engineer , Siemens Process Systems Engineering Ltd
Enhancement of efficacy of IoT deployment on Petro-Retail Operations

Santanu Purohit , Team Lead, Digital Transformation , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM

Energy transition strategies
Energy Markets, Strategies and Finance
India’s pathway towards ‘net-zero’ and ‘carbon neutrality’ - evidence from Indian hydrocarbon sector

Amanpreet Singh Chopra , General Manager , Engineers India Limited, India
The green revolution in finance: 'Green Finance' - it’s challenges & way forward

Aniruddha Banerjee , General Manager (F&A) , ONGC, India
The EU Renewable Energy Directive III

Lucky Nurafiatin , Sales Manager and Market Analyst Asia Pacific , SGS INSPIRE, Singapore
E&P strategy in volatile oil market: choices and outcome

Gurram Vishwanath Reddy , Senior Manager , Indian Oil Corporation Limited
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Drilling and fracking operations
Exploration, Production and Development of Oil & Gas
Advanced enzyme systems for various oilfield applications: understanding modified enzyme breaker technologies through case studies

Mohammed Abdul Rahman , Technical Manager , Epygen Biotech, United Arab Emirates
Ideal Downhole Conditions and Cementing Practices for Good Cementation in Primary Cementing

Debashiv Borah , Deputy Chief Engineer, Drilling (Cementing) , Oil India Limited
Managed pressure cementing: concept-to-delivery

Pankaj Jain , Expert Well Cementing , Reliance Industries Limited, India
Economic analysis of shale gas production using cryogenic fluid as an alternative of water-based fracturing

Narendra Kumar , General Manager , GAIL (India) Limited
02:00 PM - 03:20 PM

Emerging technologies in utilities and power generation
Utilities & Power Generation
CAES: An untapped opportunity for India

Mayank Bajpai , Operations Officer , IndianOil Corporation Limited, India
Power generation by low level heat recovery through kalina cycle

Grandhi Srivardhan , Senior Manager , Engineers India Ltd, India
Future proof and H2-ready gas engine power plants

Paresh Joshi , Manager - Sales & Tendering , MAN Energy Solutions, India
Harnessing the waste heat from flares using an external combustion Stirling engine

Ranjana Baruah , Superintending Engineer-LPG (Operations) , Oil India Limited
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Successful project management and execution across the value chain
Project Management
Reduced project costs and improved reliability in utility grid by using Fiber optic cables over control cables for inter-trip signals.

Akshata Kotharkar , Deputy Manager , Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), India
Project contract management – an effective tool for achieving project goals

Milind Baride , Vice President – India Region , Maire Tecnimont, India
A new paradigm for capital project management

Sri Srinivasan , VP, Head of Adaptive Execution Centre, Process Automation, Energy Industries , ABB, United States of America
Challenges in horizontal directional drilling in hard rock - success story of 2.2 km. Krishna River Crossing

Marada Kiran Kumar , Sr. Project Engineer , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India
03:30 PM - 05:15 PM

Integrating technologies to improve HSE
Health & Safety
Process safety improvement by installing Neutral Grounding Resistance (NGR) in an electrical power system with solidly grounded neutral: Technical challenges and learnings from the successful implementation.

Biswajit Das , Deputy General Manager (Electrical) , Oil India Limited, India
Application of New Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Revalidation technique – proven to optimize duration and secure full commitment of resources in cyclic PHA

Najah binti Mohd Jamal , Principal Engineer, Process Safety , Malaysian Refining Company Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Sensor mapping & real time emergency response using CFD tools

Krishnaprasad Acharya , General Manager – EnviroRisk , Fluidyn
Achieving goal zero through generative safety culture in an emerging industrial decarbonisation scenario

Sakthivel Ramachandran , GM Site Manager Shell Technology Center Bangalore , Shell, India
Ensuring business continuity during COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Sandeep Sharma , GM (HSE-Medical) , IndianOil Corporation Limited
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Energy efficiency and sustainability
Energy Transition, Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability
A superior LPG for improved cooking performance, reducing fuel consumption and carbon footprint

Dr. Sandip Bhowmik , Senior Manager R&D , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India
Digitally enabled integrated energy solution for commercial & industrial sector

Pawan Sabharwal , Head Strategic Business Development , BP International, United Kingdom
Bharat HiGee Deaeration Technology: An Initiative towards net-zero

Bhanwar Singh , Sr Research Engineer , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
Pumping technologies for traditional & non-traditional energy systems

Rajarajan Ilangovan , Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer , Technip Energies, France
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Building the next generation of energy professionals
People Development
Hydrogen skill development amongst professionals – a case study of IESD’s hydrogen certification programs

Dr. Debesh Patra , Program Director, Hydrogen , Indian Energy Skill Development, India
Competency management & culture creation for integrated margin management

Ramakrishnan Subramanian , Chief General Manager - Product Placement Planning , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
Knowledge transfer amongst Gen-Z using newly introduced hexagonal orb web knowledge transfer (KT) model: validated using open bookcase study from offshore basin.

Pranav Dubey , Consultant Analytics , Halliburton, India
‘SAMPARK’ – A mobile first digital platform to communicate, collaborate and learn in the flow of work for IndianOIl channel partners and their employees

Awadhesh Kumar Pandey , Chief Manager (Retail Academy) , Indian Oil Corporation Limited, India
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Development and advancement of refining technology and processing
Gen 4.0 Dual Frequency Desalters – a successful business model with increasing profitability

Pradeepkumar Muthuswamy , Process Engineer , SLB, India
Energy-efficient novel crossflow reactor for hydroprocessing applications

Abdul Quiyoom , Manager (R&D) , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
Integration of slurry resid hydrocracking in refinery – yield improvement & benefits thereof

Dr. Pravesh Kumar , Chief Research Manager – R&D Centre , IndianOil Corporation Limited, India
Succeeding in the chemical world of tomorrow

Sophie Babusiaux , Technology Advisor & Chemical Integration Leader , Axens Powering Integrated Solutions
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM

Strategies to scale up hydrogen production and usage
Hydrogen Production, Development & End Use
Building hydrogen infrastructure for the digital age: digital twin driven design and operation of hydrogen production, storage and distribution.

Sreekumar Maroor , Principal Consultant Engineer , Siemens Process Systems Engineering Ltd
Indigenization of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology for hydrogen purification

Dr. Prashant Mishra , Manager R&D , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India
Potential hydrogen supply chain opportunities in Asia Pacific

Dr. Madana Nallappan , Regional Energy Analyst (APAC) , EIC UK, Malaysia
Process simulation to establish techo-commercial viability of converting grey hydrogen plants to blue

Ganank Srivastava , Engineering Consultant , Bryan Research and Engineering LLC, United States of America
01:30 PM - 02:50 PM

Digitalisation and technology adoption to unlock value in oil and gas projects
Digital Transformation and New Technologies
IRIS- BPCL digital nerve centre

Raman Deep Singh Dhillon , Head – Project Anubhav (Digital Transformation at BPCL) , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
The future of drone technology in construction for oil and gas projects

Siva Kumar Ekambaram , Design Engineer IV , Fluor, India
Petro-technical Cloud: new era in O&G industry in India

Sudeshna Basu , Head - Geoscience Data Analytics , Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., India
An innovative Machine Learning based methodology to predict petrophysical properties using k-nearest neighbour (k-NN) and artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms - a case study from western onshore basin, India

Sujay Thakur , Senior Geophysicist (Wells) , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India
01:30 PM - 02:50 PM

Strategies and field developments in gas processing and operations
Gas/LNG Processing, Operations & Technology
Virtual pipelines - an alternative energy distribution option enabling country’s clean energy access

Shalini Surendra Prasad , Senior Manager , GAIL (India) Ltd, India
Viability analysis of gas to market options for non-connected gas: a study of gas to liquid (GTL), ssLNG (Small Scale LNG) and cascade transportation

Ashish Pathak , Manager (Marketing) , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India
Deliquification techniques in gas reservoirs: a pilot implementation in northeastern fields of ONGC

Ravinsantoshukmar Mavoori , Reservoir Engineer , Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd
Solving challenges regarding sour-gas assets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region using sustainable biodesulphurisation technology

Srinivas C Vadlamani , Manager- Process Technology , SLB, India
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Upstream technology developments
Exploration, Production and Development of Oil & Gas
Well Portfolio Optimisation (WPO): a step forward in opportunity generation for production enhancement

Vishal Devgun , Petroleum Engineer , SLB, India
Innovative remedial measure for excessive scouring of offshore jacket Structure located in western offshore, India

Praveen Bhat , Offshore Structural Engineer , IEOT-ONGC, India
In-situ sensing of underwater gas releases

Dr Lorna Ortiz-Soto , Shell International Exploration and Production Inc , United States of America
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Biofuels: feedstock, technology, production and usage
Alternative Fuels & Renewables Development & Technology
Challenges and mitigation plan for first 2G+1G ethanol bio-refinery in India

Dipesh Kamdar , DGM (Technology, Biofuels) , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
Butanol - a promising alternate of ethanol in commercial blends

Dr. Swapneswar Mondal , Quality Control Officer , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India
Impact of E20 fuel on performance and emissions of BS III and BS VI motorcycles

Dr Sakthivel Paramasivam , Senior Research Manager , Indian Oil Corporation R&D Centre
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