Foundation Stone Laying of OIL CoEES Building at Narangi, Guwahati
• Shri Utpal Bora, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Oil India Limited (OIL) laid the foundation stone for the building for Centre of Excellence for Energy Studies (CoEES), at Narangi on 28th February, 2017. The Foundation stone laying ceremony was performed with traditional rituals where the unveiling of the curtain was done by our Respected CMD Sir in the presence of Director(E&D) Shri Sudhakar Mahapatra, Director (Exploration and Development), OIL and other senior functionaries of OIL.
• Oil India Limited manages a large number of ageing oil and gas fields which were discovered in the twentieth century. To maintain the production form such mature fields, it is essential to apply Enhanced Oil Recovery methods, which involves state-of-the-art laboratory work followed by field pilots.
• Realizing the above needs, Oil India Limited had initiated the Centre of Excellence for Energy Studies six years back, which is functioning from a temporary set up located at G S Road, Guwahati. However, the proposed laboratory and studies are of permanent and long run usage for which it is decided to have the building within the Company’s area in Narangi.
• The proposed building will have a floor area of 2000 sq m. Initially, three floors will be constructed;
however, there will be a provision to construct more floors in future, if required. The building will be state of the art and will be constructed on the GREEN BUILDING concept. The building will have modern architectural design while also incorporating the traditional values.
• The Centre is expected to grow as a technological excellence for OIL and will help the company in projecting itself as a formidable technological entity amongst the peers. Additionally, the setup is going to enhance the presence of OIL in the capital city of Guwahati.
• The ceremony ended up with media interactive session & plantation of saplings by Shri Utpal Bora, CMD & Shri Sudhakar Mahapatra, Director (Exploration & Development).