ONGC won the Oil and Gas Conservation Award for best overall performance among the upstream sector oil companies for the Oil & Gas Conservation campaign efforts during OGCF-2013. The award was given in the inaugural function of Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight 2014.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dr Veerappa Moily at the inaugural function congratulated the awardees who had come from all spheres of the society and praised oil companies for spreading the conservation awareness all over the country. The award was received by CMD ONGC, Sudhir Vasudeva, in a glittering ceremony organised at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
The award is the recognition to the efforts made by ONGC for promoting Oil & Gas conservation during OGCF-2013. During the fortnight celebrations various activities like seminars, workshops, display of energy conservation messages through hoardings and banners, cycle rally, van publicity, quiz, slogan, drawing competitions etc. are organised all over ONGC to create awareness amongst employees, families, students, stakeholders, general public etc. about the importance of conserving Oil and Gas.
The programme was attended by CEOs, MDs, Directors and senior executives from oil industries. A large number of children from different schools also attended the function. The award aims at promoting healthy competition amongst oil and gas companies for spreading the message of the importance of oil and gas conservation through mass awareness activities in domestic, agriculture, industrial and transport sectors.
The purpose of organising the fortnight is to encourage industry players & public at large to practice oil and gas conservation in all spheres of activities. Director (T&FS), ONGC, congratulated RK Bahuguna, DGM(E)-I/c Corporate Energy Cell and his team for making this happen fourth time for ONGC.