Retired BPCL Chairman Arun Kumar Singh appointed ONGC CMD for three years

New board level positions also created at ONGC with an eye on emerging global trends in oil and gas

In the first instance of a retired official being brought back to head a public sector utility in the oil and gas sector, ex-Chairman of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Arun Kumar Singh, has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for three years. Singh had retired from BPCL in October 2022.

The country's largest oil and gas producer has been without a regular CMD since April 2021, with the senior most director on the board having been entrusted with the additional charge. The company has had a record three interim heads. Currently,