OIL and NRL jointly organise 'Media Connect'

New Delhi: A half day media outreach program has been organised by Oil India Limited (OIL) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) on May 1, under the aegis of Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The objective of the program was to sensitise the regional media about the oil industry in India and its different facets so that they are well equipped to report about the fast-paced developments in the sector and can appreciate the nuances while reporting on oil and gas sector in general and OIL/NRL in particular who continue to be major players in Assam’s growth story.

The meeting was attended by the who’s who of the regional media including editors, bureau chief and star journalists. The program began with an overview of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas presented by Additional Director General, PIB, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Rajeev Jain. He outlined the initiatives taken by the MoPNG to ensure energy security of India and the country’s transition roadmap towards alternative energy.

Thereafter, an overview of OIL & NRL was presented by OIL’s CGM (PR) Ranjan Goswami and NRL’s GM (CC) Madhuchanda Adhikari.

In the interactive session that followed, OIL’s CMD and NRL’s Chairman Dr Ranjit Rath addressed the house and spoke about the roadmap carved out for OIL to enhance exploration activities in new places in Assam. He also took a slew of queries from media personalities on different aspects of OIL.

NRL MD Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan also apprised the media about its current projects and the future roadmap of NRL aligned to the country’s focus of attaining net zero goals by the year 2070, with NRL and OIL’s road map of achieving net zero by the year 2040.

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