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ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahawar appointed as Director, ONGC on-shore, Delhi: Mahawar talks to TIWN
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ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahawar appointed as Director, ONGC on-shore, Delhi: Mahawar talks to TIWN
PHOTO : ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahwar addressing media. TIWN File Photo

AGARTALA, March 3 (TIWN): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) Asset Manager Ved Prakash Mahawar has been appointed as Director of ONGC on-shore Delhi. Mahawar is likely to leave Agartala soon. However asked about the new ONGC Asset Manager, Mahawar told to TIWN that it has not been finalized yet, but recently he has been appointed as the Director, and he will be leaving the state soon.

V.P. Mahawar has taken over as new Asset Manager of Tripura Asset of ONGC. Mahawar, a Bachelor of Engineering (MECH) from Ravishanker University, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) joined ONGC in April 1982 as Assistant Executive Engineer (Drilling) at Mumbai. He rose to the position of Group General Manager (GGM) after serving in various capacities at different Regions/ Work-Centers of ONGC viz. Mumbai Offshore, Chennai offshore, Institute of Drilling Technology, Assam, Ahmedabad and has vast experience in Drilling, Project Management, Engineering, Crisis Management activities of ONGC. V.P. Mahawar has more than 30 years of oil field experience in various capacities. He is the first subsea engineer of ONGC and won CMD’s Young Executive of the year award in the year 1987. He established the well control school at IDT, Dehradun and brought a sea change among the drilling fraternity in understanding the well control techniques & equipment while working as In-charge well control school. He is recipient of CMD’s Manager of theyear award in the year 1998.


TIWN: What are the major achievements made by ONGC, Tripura Asset under your leadership?

Mahawar : OTPC, Palatana was dedicated to the nation on June 21, 2013 by the Hon. President of India Pranab Mukherjee. ONGC has made its entry into a new era of ‘Gas to Wire’. Tripura Asset achieved gas production and sales of 822.2345 MMSCM and 813.331MMSCM respectively during 2013 -14, which is highest ever. Highest ever gas production of 3.488092MMSCMD and gas sales of 3.481553 MMSCMD since inception was achieved on March 13.ONGC Tripura Asset has put up equally impressive performance in the drilling front during financial year 2012 -13 by completing 12 wells. Rig transportation and building time have been brought down from 15 days during 2011 – 12 to 14 days during 2012 -13.15 wells were connected totaling 76 km of flow lines which is highest since inception. The well services have also made impressive performance by completing 16 wells against 16 wells 16 days in advance.  


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