Four months after giving charge of oil and gas field regulator DGH to a senior bureaucrat, the Petroleum Ministry has begun a search for the full-time upstream regulator, seeking a technocrat of no more than 56 years old.
The Ministry issued an advertisement seeking applications for the post of Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) within 30 days from officers of central or State Government, recognised research institutions, PSUs, semi-Government and autonomous statutory organisations. The appointment, the advertisement said, would be on ‘deputation’ basis for a maximum period of five years or completion of 60 years, whichever is earlier.
The applicant must hold a Master's degree in geology or geophysics or petroleum geology with 16 years of experience in upstream oil and gas sector or a Bachelor's degree in the same subjects.