CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) celebrated its 54th Foundation Day on Monday, in which delegation from IFP and AXENS led by Georges Picard, executive vice president and CEO, IFPEN, also took part.
He was accompanied by Daniel Champlon, Director international relations, Yolande Rondot, Deputy director International Relations Division, Eric Caprani, Technology Development Director and Jean-Paul Margotin, managing director, Axens.
Georges Picard, executive vice president & CEO, IFPEN was very keen to have collaboration with IIP for selling their technologies in India and IIP’s technology abroad. Daniel Champlon, Director International Relations, IFPEN gave a presentation on “Energy: Geopolitical aspects and the impact of technological advances for the future” and stated that most of the oil reserves are located in Middle East. Even gas reserves are also located in this region. There is a time to use oil carefully. It is also time to switch over to newer technologies, he added.
Delivering the lecture, Jean Paul Margotin said IFPEN and AXENs India has worked to sell the latest technologies in India and has sold ~70 projects in India and are planning to sell more with the help of IIP.
Dr Garg, Director, IIP informed the audience that for setting up IIP, CSIR entered into an agreement with ‘Instut Francais du Petrole’ (IFP), which was the premier institute of France and indeed of Europe, in the petroleum sector. Institute started functioning on April 14, 1960 so since then the day is being celebrated as its foundation day.
The institute has been contributing to the growth of petroleum refining and petrochemical industry for last 53 years.Its charter includes functions, amongst others, to undertake R&D work in refining petroleum, natural gas and petrochemicals, utilization of petroleum and its products in IC engines and in industrial and domestic combustion.
In addition it undertakes market-surveys and techno-economic feasibility studies in these fields; develop human resources for the hydrocarbon and related industries in the country by training their personnel through specialized training courses and assisting the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in formulating standards for petroleum products. During these five decades IIP has developed about 78 Technologies/processes/ products.
A large number of them have been commercialized against global competition. Realizing the finite availability of fossil fuels the research has been started in the areas of alternative fuels including biofuels, Biojet Fuel, Waste plastic to petroleum products etc.