New Delhi: ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of state-run petroleum explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), today announced G S Chaturvedi has taken over as Director-Exploration at the company with effect from 1 October, 2018.Chaturvedi has over three decades of experience handling Exploration and Production (E&P) projects in various capacities at ONGC.
“Chaturvedi has a track record of taking progressively responsible and challenging roles in different aspects of oil and gas exploration, from data acquisition and interpretation to management of domestic exploration business,” the company said in a statement.
He has been responsible for business development and Production Sharing Contract and Joint Venture management apart from handling issues related to domestic exploration policy over the past five years.
Chaturvedi holds a Masters in Technology degree in Exploration Geophysics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and started his career in ONGC in 1985 as Geophysicist (Surface) in ONGC.
The company said Chaturvedi played an instrumental role in first ultra-deepwater gas discovery and Cretaceous oil discovery in K G Offshore in blocks of ONGC. He has also authored a few scientific research papers.