New Delhi: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas' (MoP&NG) Director Asheesh Joshi (IAS) has been appointed as Government Nominee Director of Oil India Limited (OIL). Joshi has been appointed to the post for a period with effect December 10. He has been appointed in place of Rohit Mathur, who has been ceased to be Government Nominee Director of OIL. This information has been shared by the OiI India Limited during the regulatory filing to the stock exchange on Saturday.
Asheesh Joshi is a 2006-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttarakhand cadre. He is currently serving as Director in the Petroleum Ministry. Prior to joining Petroleum Ministry, Joshi was posted as Collector of Chamoli district in the state government of Uttarakhand.
Oil India Limited (OIL) is the second-largest hydrocarbon exploration and production public sector company with its operational headquarters in Duliajan (Assam) and corporate office in Noida. OIL is engaged in the business of exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, transportation of crude oil and production of liquid petroleum gas. The company's history spans the discovery of crude oil in the far east of India at Digboi, Assam in 1889 to its present status as a fully integrated upstream petroleum company.
(PSU Watch– India's Business News centre that places the spotlight on PSUs, Bureaucracy, Defence and Public Policy is now on Telegram. Join PSU Watch Channel in your Telegram and stay updated)