Oil industry safety awards presented
Recognising the efforts of oil and gas industry in enhancing safety performance, the 'Oil Industry Safety Awards 2006-07' were presented to five oil companies here.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: Recognising the efforts of oil and gas industry in enhancing safety performance, the 'Oil Industry Safety Awards 2006-07' were presented to five oil companies here.
The awards were given to the companies by the Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas, M S Srinivasan, at a function held in the city, a release said here today.
Indian Oil, ONGC and GAIL, won two awards each while Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum won one award each.
Indian Oil's Mathura refinery won the award for the best safety performance among refineries and ONGC's Ahmedabad operation was adjudged the best managed oil and gas asset, the release said.
Bharat Petroleum won the award for its lube oil blending plant while GAIL won accolades for managing its Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline and the processing plant at Vijaipur.
Hindustan Petroleum won the safety award in the petroleum products marketing category and Indian Oil in the LPG marketing category.
The criteria for selection of winners was based on various parameters like complexity of facility, volumes handled, safety management system with minimum fires, accidents and losses.
The Oil Industry Safety awards were instituted in 1986-87 by the Government to promote safety performance in the industry.
They are administered by the Oil Industry Safety Director, New Delhi, which co-ordinates a series of self-regulatory measures relating to safety in the oil and gas industry in the country.
The awards were given to the companies by the Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas, M S Srinivasan, at a function held in the city, a release said here today.
Indian Oil, ONGC and GAIL, won two awards each while Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum won one award each.
Indian Oil's Mathura refinery won the award for the best safety performance among refineries and ONGC's Ahmedabad operation was adjudged the best managed oil and gas asset, the release said.
Bharat Petroleum won the award for its lube oil blending plant while GAIL won accolades for managing its Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline and the processing plant at Vijaipur.
Hindustan Petroleum won the safety award in the petroleum products marketing category and Indian Oil in the LPG marketing category.
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The criteria for selection of winners was based on various parameters like complexity of facility, volumes handled, safety management system with minimum fires, accidents and losses.
The Oil Industry Safety awards were instituted in 1986-87 by the Government to promote safety performance in the industry.
They are administered by the Oil Industry Safety Director, New Delhi, which co-ordinates a series of self-regulatory measures relating to safety in the oil and gas industry in the country.
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