The board of IndianOil has appointed Dayanand Sadashiv Nanaware as Director - Pipelines with effect from 28th December 2021.

D. S. Nanaware has over three decades of rich and varied experience in conceptualisation & design, construction, operations & maintenance, engineering & project management consultancy across the hydrocarbon pipelines industry.

Prior to assuming charge as Director - Pipelines, he was Executive Director - Projects of IndianOil’s Pipelines Division. During his career, he was instrumental in successful implementation (conceptualisation to commissioning) of challenging pipeline projects (natural gas pipelines, crude oil pipelines and product pipelines) across various geographies.

Nanaware is a keen proponent for ushering a gas-based economy in the country and has played a key role in the formation of two JV companies viz. GSPL India Gasnet Limited and GSPL India Transco Limited, promoted by Gujarat State Petronet Limited, IndianOil, BPCL and HPCL to create a pan India gas pipelines infrastructure.

Nanaware is also on the Board of two Joint Venture Companies viz. IHB Limited (a JV of IndianOil, HPCL and BPCL) and Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited, (a JV of IndianOil, ONGC, GAIL, OIL and NRL). IHB Limited is implementing the world’s longest LPG pipeline project from Kandla (Gujarat) to Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh). Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited is implementing Natural Gas Pipeline projects connecting the states in North East India.