Tapan Kumar Basak has taken over as Executive Director (In-charge) of Indian Oil’s Refinery & Petrochemical Complex at Panipat, the largest integrated Refinery complex of its kind in the country.
The Refinery & Petrochemical Complex located at Panipat comprises of a 15 MMTPA Refinery, an Aromatic Complex producing Para-Xylene and PTA, Naphtha Cracker and associated downstream MEG and polymer producing units.
Prior to his transfer to Panipat, Basak was Executive Director (Petrochemicals) at IOCl Refineries Headquarter, New Delhi.
A Chemical Engineer (BE) from the Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Basak has over three decades of experience in the Hydrocarbon Industry.
He started his career by joining Indian Oil in 1979 and has worked in various capacities at Haldia, Barauni, Gujarat and Refineries Headquarter, New Delhi.
In addition, he has also worked on deputation with Oil Co-ordination Committee(OCC) under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Basak has a varied work experience spanning across Refinery as well as Petrochemicals Operation and Technical Services support.
Having business acumen with a global outlook, Basak has represented Indian Oil at various levels. Technocrat and soft-spoken, he is an ardent reader and loves music.