Oil industry safety awards for 5 cos
New Delhi   01-Oct-2007
Recognizing the efforts of the oil and gas industry in enhancing safety performance, the 'Oil Industry Safety Awards 2006-07' were presented to five oil companies here. The Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr. M.S. Srinivasan, gave the awards at a function held in the city, a release said here on Sunday. IndianOil, ONGC and GAIL won two awards each while Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum won one award each. The winners were selected based on parameters such as complexity of facility, volumes Handled, and safety management systems with minimum fires, accidents and losses. The awards were instituted in 1986-87 by the Government to promote safety performance in the industry.