Om Prakash Singh
Director (T&FS) ONGC
BIO
- Om Prakash Singh is Director (Technology & Field Services) on the Board of ONGC. He is also a Director on the Board of OTPC, a subsidiary of ONGC and NETC, a JV of OTPC. He is on several Board Level Committees of ONGC and ONGC group of companies.
- He is the Executive Board member of SCOPE – Standing Conference on Public Sector Enterprises. He chairs the SCOPE Committee on Digital Transformation and is a member of Committee on Sustainable Development and Climate Change.
- As Director (Technology & Field Services) of ONGC, Sh. Singh spearheads the Drilling & Well Services campaign of this Maharatna E&P Company. Apart from these Field Services, he is the Director looking after Technical Services, IT Operations and Information Security of the Company.
- He also held the Charge of Director-I/c MM of ONGC during the crucial COVID-19 period and had been instrumental in nurturing ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives. Under his leadership, GeM procurements had been on an ever rising trend. New Vendors were developed and procurement policies further streamlined in line with government directives. Under his remarkable leadership, ONGC procured 1 lakh oxygen concentrators in a record time on behalf of the Government of India during the Covid-19 crisis.
- Singh also has the responsibility of 2 prestigious institutes of ONGC – Institute of Drilling Technology, Dehradun – a Center of Excellence in Drilling Technology and School of Maintenance Practices, Vadodara which provides support and training for Field Maintenance Services.
- A Mechanical Engineer par excellence, Sh. Singh has more than 34 years of extensive National and International exposure in E&P operations – both Onshore as well as offshore. Sh. Singh has risen through the ranks of ONGC and has commanded various leading positions prior to taking over as Director. His role in managing ONGC Tripura Asset, Nhava Supply Base, Mumbai, challenging Deepwater drilling projects in India and overseas projects in Vietnam, Iran, Qatar and Brazil have been praiseworthy.
- Singh led from the front and ensured that the Drilling & Well field services continued to perform even during the pandemic. The supply lines were maintained and required IT & other technological support to Work from Home (WFH) was extended to the employees to ensure business continuity.
- Singh has been an ardent advocate of infusing latest technology and digitalization for improved efficiency and productivity. Under his leadership, the Company is moving on a path of Digital transformation. The latest industry 4.0 technologies are being inducted. A Digital Center of Excellence has been established & SAP has been upgraded to latest S4-HANA and Production & Drilling SCADA has been upgraded – to name a few. The Concept of a Digital oil field shall be a reality very soon under his leadership.
- ONGC Energy Center under him has entered into an MOU with the Govt. of Ladakh for harnessing Geo-Thermal Energy in the Ladakh Region. An OEC funded project with IITs on harnessing Hydrogen in a safe and efficient manner has also been successful.
- He is an avid learner and has passed the extremely rigorous & prestigious Non-Executive Director Diploma course from Financial Times, UK with distinction.
- A humble, down to earth and suave gentleman, he is known for his high personal and professional ethics. Strong disciplinarian and task master with a humane touch is what makes him stand out.