S.K Barua takes over as Managing Director of Numaligarh Refinery Limited

GUWAHATI: S.K Barua has taken over as Managing Director of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) with effect from Wednesday onwards.

Barua was selected by Public Enterprise Selection Board and the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the same on January 24,,2018 .

Barua has 33 years of varied experience in the Indian Oil and Gas Industry. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of NRL, he was serving as the Director (Finance) in NRL.


He joined NRL as its first permanent employee in the year 1993, the year that the Company was established. Over the last 24 years in NRL, he has garnered vast experience of setting up a grass root mega project starting from its conceptualization, implementation, commissioning and operations thereafter.

He has knowledge in areas of Finance, Treasury Management & Corporate Finance, Business Development, Commercial and Pipeline Projects, Corporate Communication, Administration and Liaison.

The Company has achieved its best ever financial performance during his tenure as Director (Finance) owing to strategic initiatives like production of value added petroleum products like Motor Sprit (MS), Paraffin Wax, Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTO) etc.