If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader – John Quincy Adams.
At Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., we are guided by an inspiring vision and an exceptional Board of Directors.
Under their visionary guidance, NRL is committed towards surpassing boundaries in all its endeavours and retaining competitive edge throughout.
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan
Managing Director
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri
Director (Finance)
Shri Girish Kumar Borah
Director (Technical)
Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Chief Secretary to Government of Assam
Shri Anand Kumar Jha
Director
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a) Whole time Directors: 03 Nos.
| Sr. No. | Name & Position held | Official Address |
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Shri B.J. Phukan Managing Director |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
122A, G.S. Road, Christianbasti, Guwahati, Assam-781005
Phone: 0361-2800161
E-Mail: bhaskar.phukan@nrl.co.in
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2. |
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri Director (Finance) |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
122A, G.S. Road, Christianbasti, Guwahati, Assam-781005
Phone: 0361-2800162
E-Mail: sanjay.choudhuri@nrl.co.in
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3. |
Shri Girish Kumar Borah Director (Technical) |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
122A, G.S. Road, Christianbasti, Guwahati, Assam-781005
Phone: 0361-2800165
E-Mail: girish.k.bora@nrl.co.in
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b) Ex-officio Part-time Directors representing Oil India Ltd./ Govt. of Assam and Govt. of India: 3 Nos.
| Sr. No. | Name & Position held | Official / Communication Address |
1. |
Dr. Ranjit Rath
Chairman & Managing Director,
Oil India Limited & Chairman, NRL
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Oil India Limited (OIL),
Plot No. 19, Near Film City,
Sector 16A, Noida - 201301
Uttar Pradesh
Phone: 0120-2419000
E-Mail: cmd@oilindia.in
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Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam
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CM Block, 3rd Floor, Dispur, Guwahati-6
Phone: 0361-22372550
E-Mail: ravikotaias@gmail.com
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Shri Anand Kumar Jha
Dy. Secretary to the Govt. of India MOP & NG
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Govt. of India,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Phone: 011-23388764
E-Mail: jha.anandkumar@nic.in
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Dr. Ranjit Rath
Chairman
Dr. Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) was appointed as Director & Chairman on the Board of NRL on 3rd August, 2022.
Dr. Rath, an alumnus of IIT Bombay & IIT Kharagpur, is a reputed Geoscientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the field of geosciences.
Dr. Rath, prior to joining as Chairman & Managing Director of OIL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, was the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India.
Dr. Rath has gained rich experience and expertise through the diverse positions held, spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects including creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Govt. of India for achieving energy security by entailing underground rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil.
Dr. Rath was conferred the prestigious National Geosciences Award by the Hon`ble President of India in 2016 for his immense contribution towards the field of Geosciences.
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan
Managing Director
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan joined as Managing Director of the Company on 19th July, 2022.
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan is a Mechanical Engineer from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati with more than 30 years of experience in the Oil Industry including Logistics, Marketing, Technical Services and Operation. Shri Phukan started his career in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Assam Oil Division) in the year 1990 and thereafter joined NRL in the year 1999. Prior to his assuming the office of Managing Director, he was holding the position of Director (Technical) NRL w.e.f. 1st February, 2017.
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri
Director (Finance)
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri joined as Director (Finance) of the Company on 1st March, 2023.
Prior to joining the NRL Board, he was working with Oil India Limited (OIL) as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) and holding additional charge of Executive Director (Corporate Affairs). Shri Choudhuri is a finance professional with wide-ranging domain experience of over 30 years in the Oil and Gas Industry having headed the finance function in upstream operations, pipeline business, and green field exploration projects in India and overseas. He also has experience of heading corporate finance, budgeting, taxation, management accounts, and financial reporting.
He was Chairman and Director HPOIL Gas Private Limited, a joint venture between OIL and HPCL for CNG and city gas distribution business. He also held strategic leadership roles in OIL’s overseas subsidiaries as a Director in Oil India International Pte Ltd, Singapore, Oil India International B.V., Netherland and Oil India (USA) Inc. Shri Sanjay Choudhuri, is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Founder Chairman of its Duliajan Chapter.
Shri Girish Kumar Borah
Director (Technical)
Shri Girish Kumar Borah joined as Director Technical of the Company on 19th July, 2024. Shri Girish Kumar Borah is an Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati and MBA (Operations Management), with more than 34 years of experience in the Oil Industry including Instrumentation, Maintenance, Marketing, Projects & Engineering.
Shri Borah started his career in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Erstwhile BRPL) in the year 1990 and thereafter joined NRL in the year 1997. Prior to his assuming the office of Director Technical, he was holding the position of CGM (Project) in NRL and has been heading implementation of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) including the Crude Oil Import Terminal at Paradeep and the Paradeep Numaligarh Crude Oil Pipeline (PNCPL). The Indo-Banlga Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) was successfully commissioned in March, 2023 under his able leadership . He had also led the SAP implementation and Wax Plant commissioning in NRL.
Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Chief Secretary to Government of Assam
Dr Ravi Kota, IAS, is Chief Secretary to Government of Assam, Home & Political Department (including Passport, Prisons etc.) and Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Department.
Dr. Kota joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1993. Dr. Kota, a gold medallist and a Ph.D in Agronomy and brings with him about 30 years of Government leadership experience at all four levels- District, Provincial, Federal and External/International, from grass root level execution of Developmental work to senior policy level spanning across varied sectors such as Food and Agriculture, Human Resources, Urban Infrastructure, Internal Security, with focus areas being public finance, fiscal practices and macro-economic policies.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Kota was in Washington DC, USA for three years, representing Ministry of Finance, Government of India, as Minister (Economic) in the Indian Embassy. He has dealt with finance, monetary and investment matters in India-US bilateral relations during his tenure.
Shri Anand Kumar Jha, IRS
Director
Shri Anand Kumar Jha is presently working as Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is a Law Graduate from Delhi University and a 2010 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer of Government of India. He is having more than 11 years of varied experience of indirect taxes including Central Excise, Customs and GST. At present he is looking after the Natural Gas Sector of MOP&NG. His profile includes promotion of development of Natural Gas Pipe Lines, City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network, issues related to Natural Gas and Compressed Bio Gas (CBG). He is instrumental in implementation of Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transport (SATAT) initiative which envisages establishment of 500 CBG plant on Pan India basis. He is playing a pivotal role in establishment of conducive ecosystems for development of CBG sector in the country.
He was inducted as Director on the Board of NRL on 16th May,2023 representing Government of India.
Dr. Ranjit Rath
Chairman
Dr. Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) was appointed as Director & Chairman on the Board of NRL on 3rd August, 2022.
Dr. Rath, an alumnus of IIT Bombay & IIT Kharagpur, is a reputed Geoscientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the field of geosciences.
Dr. Rath, prior to joining as Chairman & Managing Director of OIL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, was the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India.
Dr. Rath has gained rich experience and expertise through the diverse positions held, spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects including creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Govt. of India for achieving energy security by entailing underground rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil.
Dr. Rath was conferred the prestigious National Geosciences Award by the Hon`ble President of India in 2016 for his immense contribution towards the field of Geosciences.
