ONGC Visit Report

UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES KANDOLI, DEHRADUN

A REPORT ON

VISIT TO SUBIR RAHA OIL MUSEUM, ONGC (7th July, 2015)

Submitted By :

Pradeep Aneja SAP ID : 500042689

REPORT

As a part of the curriculum of the programs offered at UPES, the students of first semester MBA Oil & Gas were taken to Subir Raha Oil Museum, ONGC in Dehradun on 7th July, 2015. Being the students of the Oil and Gas industry, this visit gave us a rich and holistic picture about how oil is created in the nature beneath rocks, how various methods are used to detect it, the various challenges which oil and gas industry faces during its extraction and processing, how oil is refined and finally how it is effectively distributed via various means. Along with all this, the visit also gave us an in depth picture on how an oil industry functions around all these areas. We learnt about the intrinsic details of drilling & refining of oil and also about how the life is in offshore drilling platforms like the “Jack-Up Rig”, through video films. Accompanied with our faculty , Dr. P.C. Bahuguna, Course Coordinator of MBA Oil and Gas and Prof. Pankaj Mohan Prasad, we were very excited to know the details of the oil industry which in this museum, was depicted in innovative ways and with various working models which really grasped our attention. All in all, the visit was enriching and brought us closer to the industry. ONGC is the foremost exploration and production (E&P) company in India. It is responsible for most of the exploration effort, established reserves and oil and gas

production in India. ONGC possesses the fiscal, technical and managerial strength to rank as a worldclass oil and gas company.

SUBIR RAHA OIL MUSEUM

The two floored structure inside the premises of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) popularly known as the 'Patiala House' sees as many visitors a day. They marvel at the storehouse of knowledge hidden inside this heritage structure. It is one of the largest museums in south-east Asia, dedicated to exploration and production of oil industry. The oil museum is set up in a Haveli formerly owned by Rani Yadunandan Kumari, daughter of Maharaja Bhupender Singh of Patiala. The place was once the palace of the maharaja of Patiala house and was brought by ONGC for an amount of INR 6 lakhs. It was inaugurated on the ONGC's golden jubilee and was therefore named ONGC Golden Jubilee Museum. It was later rechristened as 'Subir Raha Oil Museum' in 2010 as a tribute to the visionary leader Subir Raha under whose chairmanship, the company transformed to a major player on the global scale. School and College students from across the country, like Doon School, Welhams girls' school, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, IITs, visit the museum to seek insight into the oil world.

Describing their Museum in detail, it was inaugurated on 14th August 2005. Earlier it was The headquarters of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and this was set up in Tel Bhawan, also known as Patiala House, at Dehradun in 1956.

The museum is divided into different sectors of the oil industry. 1.) First section told us about what oil is and its vast history. It refreshed our knowledge on how oil is formed on earth, the various grades of oil found in different places and how it gets deposited in various traps in the earth’s crust. We also saw a Foucault pendulum which shows the indubitable fact of earth’s endless rotation about its axis. In this section, there were samples of different types of crude oil and several charts explaining their qualities at different temperature and the viscosity effect they exhibit while transporting the respective crude oil. 2.) The second section gave us an insight on the exploration and production of oil. Here we were shown scaled down models of various types of rigs and the ships used by ONGC for the E&P activities. These models were enclosed in aquariums with exotic fishes in it, which really fascinated us. There were world’s most beautiful as well as unique fishes in the aquarium.

There were fishes of different color and other small aquatic animals & plants in the aquarium. The purpose of having this aquarium in the museum was the “protection of aquatic life from the damage caused by oil activities”. Many oil companies are damaging the environment but ONGC keeps in mind the protection of environment and tries to protect the environment as much as they can from the oil activities. 3.) Students played this game to test their knowledge on oil and gas. As can be seen in this photograph, three circles with an arrow and two buttons “red” and “green” at the bottom while at the top some information is written on the different balloons. In the center there was a stop watch showing the time limit. It was a type of game for testing the knowledge of the students in the field on oil and natural gas. Many of the students played this game to test their knowledge and got the correct answer.

4.) Third section told us about the transportation methods and refining technologies used in this industry. An extensive description was provided about various IT technologies used by the ONCG in every aspect of their activities. After that there were several kiosks set up which explained about the different distillates obtained from the crude oil and the various catalysts used to obtain those distillates. A beautiful working model was also present which depicted the cracking of the crude.

5.) After the above technical section, we came across an exhibit which showed the several of the ONGC's refineries both existing and upcoming, marked on a detailed map of our country. There were also several charts explaining the various safety policies and the extreme measures which the ONGC takes in order to protect their employees and the environment. We were also given an insight into the future plans and goals of ONGC, wherein they are planning to venture into the field of several new fuel types like the coal bed methane, gas hydrates under the ONGC VIDESH LTD program.

6.) The rest of the section told us about the infrastructure of ONGC, the vast assets and basins they own and the several services they provide in petroleum industry. There was an attractive display of how the oil industry had influenced the world of philately in various nations. And also, there was an amazing exhibits of fossils from pre historic era and an amazing collection of unique rocks like the flexible rock – “Itacolumite”. After the aquarium students saw the different rocks and the dead remains of dinosaurs. The photograph is the middle is showing the bones of wild animals which died thousands of years back. After that the students were shown the different petroleum distillates and next to it were the catalysts.

7.) Outside the museum, there was an incredible display of several types of drill bits, a Christmas tree

(valves), several types of blow out preventer, a coiled tubing unit, a sucker rod pump and a thumper truck.

All of this, not only makes this museum, the first compressive museum on oil in the entire nation but also a pioneering ecology of the oil industry in the entire sub-continent. It was a cornucopia of information on oil industry from which the students of the MBA Oil & Gas immensely benefited from.

KEY POINTS ABOUT ONGC, INDIA

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, India. It is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is India's largest oil and gas

exploration and production company. It produces around 69% of India’s crude (equivalent to around 30% of the country's total demand) and around 62% of its natural gas.

Type : Public Sector Undertaking Founded : 14 August, 1956 Headquarters : Tel Bhavan, Dehradun, India Key people : D K Sarraf (Chairman & MD) Revenue : Increase US$ 27.6 billion (2012) Operating income : Increase US$ 5.4 billion (2012) Profit : Increase US$ 3.8 billion (2012) Total assets : Increase US$ 43.01 billion (2012) Total equity : Increase US$ 25.74 billion (2012) Owner : Government of India Number of employees : 32,923 Divisions : MRPL, ONGC Videsh Ltd.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (SHE) at ONGC

ONGC was one of 12 winners of the ‘Golden Peacock Award 2014’ for its corporate social responsibility practices, and one of 24 winners of the ‘Golden Peacock Award 2013’ in the occupational safety and health category.

HSE POLICY : Exploration and production of hydrocarbon involves risk and close interaction with surrounding environment. To safeguard the working

and surrounding environment, ONGC has adopted a well-defined HSE policy focusing on Occupational Health, Safe Operation and control of pollution. STATUTORY COMPLIANCE : In carrying out its operations and safety requirements, ONGC abides by laws pertaining to oil and gas exploration and production in India, particularly the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD). All statutory consents are obtained under section 21 of Air Act, under section 25 of Water Act and Authorization under Rule 3(C) & 5(5) of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules for meeting operational requirements. All the stipulations are monitored and timely reported to the respective regulatory agencies. ISO CERTIFIED : All the installations of ONGC have an integrated management System based on requirements of ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 and certified by third party. The integrated management system is in place since 2004. All operating facilities were certified to ISO 9001 since 2004-05. Today 412 nos. working units of have third party certified integrated QHSE Management System. CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT POLICY: The environment management system of ONGC is top driven, effective and vibrant. Top management commitment for prevention of pollution and protection of environment is evident in the exclusive Corporate Environment Policy statement stating the commitment. ONGC follows five basic steps to manage its operational risk:    

Identify Hazard Assess Risk Decide Control Measures Implement Control Measures  Monitors and Review

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As a part of the curriculum of the programs offered at UPES, the students of first semester MBA Oil & Gas were taken to Subir Raha Oil Museum, ONGC in Dehradun on 7th July, 2015. This visit gave us a rich and holistic picture about the history of ONGC, intrinsic details of drilling & refining of oil. We learned about ONGC's operations which include conventional exploration and production, refining and progressive development of alternate energy sources like coal-bed methane and shale gas. The rationale of this report was to fulfill the following objectives :  To know how ONGC came into its present form  To learn the process from extraction to refining  To have basic knowledge of oil and gas scenario in whole world So this report describes the studies undertaken to provide information on the history and operations initiatives of ONGC.