Who's Who

Senior leadership in India's oil and gas ecosystem — political, bureaucratic, regulatory, PSU, and private sector. Compiled from ministry pages, PIB releases, and official company disclosures. Contact channels are public office addresses and desk emails only.

Political leadership

  • Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas · Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

    Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

    Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)

    Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

    Service
    Political
    Since
    2021-07
    Office email
    minister-mop@nic.in
    X (Twitter)
    @HardeepSPuri
    Verified
    2026-04-22

  • Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas

    Shri Suresh Gopi

    Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)

    Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

    Service
    Political
    Since
    2024-06
    Verified
    2026-04-22

MoPNG bureaucracy

  • Secretary

    Shri Neeraj Mittal

    Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)

    Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

    Service
    IAS · 1992 · Tamil Nadu
    Since
    2025-11
    Office email
    secy-petroleum@gov.in
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Assumed charge November 2025, succeeding Shri Pankaj Jain.

  • Director General

    Shri P. Manoj Kumar

    Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

    PPAC, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi

    Service
    IAS
    Office email
    dg.ppac@nic.in
    Verified
    2026-04-22

Regulator

  • Chairperson

    Dr. Anil Kumar Jain

    Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)

    First Floor, World Trade Centre, Babar Road, New Delhi

    Service
    IAS
    Office email
    chairperson@pngrb.gov.in
    Verified
    2026-04-22

PSU heads

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Shri Sanjay Khanna

    Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL)

    BPCL Tower, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2026-04
    X (Twitter)
    @BPCLimited
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Chemical engineer, NIT Trichy. Previously Director (Refineries) from Feb 2022; held additional CMD charge from May 2025 after G. Krishnakumar superannuated. Tenure until May 2029.

  • Chairman and Managing Director (additional charge)

    Shri Praveen M. Khanooja

    Engineers India Limited (EIL)

    Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2026-03
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Additional-charge CMD from 1 March 2026, following superannuation of Smt. Vartika Shukla on 28 February 2026.

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Shri Deepak Gupta

    GAIL (India) Limited

    GAIL Bhawan, 16 Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2026-03
    X (Twitter)
    @gailindia
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Assumed charge 1 March 2026 on superannuation of Shri Sandeep Kumar Gupta. Tenure until 28 February 2029.

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Shri Vikas Kaushal

    Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL)

    HPCL House, Churchgate, Mumbai

    Service
    Private
    Since
    2025-03
    X (Twitter)
    @HPCL
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    First private-sector leader to head a state-run oil PSU. Appointed 17 March 2025.

  • Chairman

    Shri Arvindar Singh Sahney

    Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

    IndianOil Bhavan, Gurugram

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2024-11
    X (Twitter)
    @IndianOilcl
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Chemical engineer, HBTI Kanpur. ACC-approved 5-year term.

  • Managing Director

    Shri Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath

    Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL)

    Mangalore, Karnataka

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2024-02
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Assumed charge 28 February 2024; tenure until 30 November 2027.

  • Managing Director

    Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan

    Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL)

    Numaligarh, Golaghat, Assam

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Led NRL's Mini-Ratna → Navaratna upgrade (2 December 2025). Overseeing 3→9 MMTPA capacity expansion.

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Shri Arun Kumar Singh

    Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

    Tower A, Deendayal Urja Bhawan, New Delhi

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Since
    2023-12
    X (Twitter)
    @ONGC_
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Rare one-year extension granted till 6 December 2026. Previously CMD, BPCL.

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Dr. Ranjit Rath

    Oil India Limited (OIL)

    Plot 19, Sector 16A, Noida

    Service
    Technical/PSU
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    IIT Bombay + IIT Kharagpur alumnus. Recipient of National Geosciences Award.

Private sector

  • Chief Executive Officer

    CEO, Nayara Energy

    Nayara Energy

    Nayara Energy Ltd, Lower Parel, Mumbai

    Service
    Private
    Verified
    2026-04-22

  • Chairman and Managing Director

    Chairman, Reliance Industries

    Reliance Industries

    Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai

    Service
    Private
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Shri Mukesh Ambani. Verified public info.

State governments

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Industries), Karnataka

    Commerce & Industries Department, Government of Karnataka

    Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Karnataka hosts MRPL Mangalore and New Mangalore Port.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Energy), Gujarat

    Energy & Petrochemicals Department, Government of Gujarat

    Block 5, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Gujarat hosts Jamnagar (Reliance), Vadinar (Nayara), and the Dahej LNG hub.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Energy), Maharashtra

    Energy Department, Government of Maharashtra

    Mantralaya, Mumbai

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Maharashtra hosts BPCL Mumbai (Mahul), HPCL Mumbai, and the Dabhol LNG terminal.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Energy & Petrochemicals), Tamil Nadu

    Energy Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

    Fort St George, Chennai

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Tamil Nadu hosts CPCL Manali + Narimanam and the Ennore LNG terminal.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Industries & Commerce), Assam

    Industries & Commerce Department, Government of Assam

    Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Assam oversees NRL and the OIL / ONGC Assam Asset footprint.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Industries), Andhra Pradesh

    Industries Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh

    AP Secretariat, Amaravati

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    AP hosts HPCL Visakh and the KG basin (ONGC / Reliance).

  • Additional Chief Secretary

    Additional Chief Secretary (Industries), Odisha

    Industries Department, Government of Odisha

    Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Odisha hosts IOC Paradip — India's largest single PSU refinery.

  • Additional Chief Secretary

    Additional Chief Secretary (Industries), West Bengal

    Industry, Commerce & Enterprises Department, Government of West Bengal

    Nabanna, Howrah

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    WB hosts IOC Haldia and the Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Kolkata) port.

  • Principal Secretary

    Principal Secretary (Energy), Kerala

    Power Department, Government of Kerala

    Kerala Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram

    Service
    IAS
    Verified
    2026-04-22

    Kerala hosts BPCL Kochi and the Petronet Kochi LNG terminal.

All information is compiled from official, public-domain sources — ministry websites, PIB releases, company investor pages, and PSU annual reports. Contact channels shown are public desk addresses, not private numbers. Some incumbents are shown by role ("CMD, IOC") until the named officer is cross-checked against PIB and DoPT postings.

Email addresses are displayed with [at] in place of @ to reduce scraping. State-level petroleum and energy departments will be added as a separate public-officials layer rather than mixed into this national view.

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