| be bo eS Ss Seas = Vv rae > an / \\ PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY aa = 11- 12"SEPTEMBER,2015 SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY, an 1 GANDHINAGAR HasSchool of Petroleum ‘Technology (SP'T) has been set up under Pandit/Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) as a centre of excellence to develop human resources t¢ cater to the petroleum and allied energy sectors, improve knowledge base of students and provide a competitive edge to professionals in the global arena. Courses offered at SPT are B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering. This School is devoted in effectuating high quality talent reservoir for the oil and gas sector across the entire value chain. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University has been established by the Gujarat State Legislative Act in 2007 with the vision of providing education along with great opportunities and to nurture a world class talent pool of professionals. The university offers various national and international programs with best universities worldwide. The university promotes excellence in research, training and consultancy, Management and Liberal Studies. The university is governed by Board of Governors consisting of eminent personalities from academia and industry with Dr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Ltd. as its President who is also the founder President of the university.INVITATION After the successful completion of events like International Conference for Geothermal Energy'15, Petroleum Downstream Conclave'l4, Petroleum Conclave'l4 and HR Conclave'l3, We at School of Petroleum Technology take colossal pride in adding another page to the bequest of PDPU, Urja Conclave 2015 and extend an invitation for the same. The conclave aims to discuss contemporary initiatives and practices in oil and gas industry, and fostering the industry-academic relations to leaps and bounds, School of Petroleum Technology, PDPU invites you to Urja Conclave 2015 to participate in the discussion, share your valuable insights. As the Oil Industry is developing with a galloping pace, the trends and techniques used are evanescent. In order to thrive in the sector one needs to get acquainted with the recent initiatives and practices of oil and gas industry. ‘The key areas that will be emphasized in the URJA Conclave will highlight the same. FROM THE CONVENER'S DESK Welcome to Urja Conclave 2015!!! I am delighted to invite you to be a part of Urja Conclave 2015. In the recent past, industries, policy makers and researchers have initiated multiple steps towards improving the Oil and Gas sector output and benefit the consumers. Some of the initiatives being taken for the benefit of society and the energy sector are Amendments in Policies, Exploration Block Auction and Allocation, Business Opportunities for new players, Gas Allocation to Distribution Networks, Research on Unconventional Resources of Energy etc. In this context, School of Petroleum Technology is organizing Urja Conclave on 11-12 September, 2015. Urja Conclave aims at bringing industry professionals, xesearchers, scientists, experts, policy makers, academicians and students onto a single platform in order to discuss the initiatives and practices being followed in the Oil & Gas industry. The theme of the conclave is “Initiatives & Practices in Oil & Gas Industry’. conclave will witness eminent industry personnel, researchers, technologists nd academicians sharing their views on energy development. The conclave will light the present status of the Upstream and Downstream industry, policy issues, logy available and future road map for sustainable energy development. will be immensely elated by your presence at our campus. I hope that the ill be an enriching and enlightening experience for all the participants. Ms. Shreya Sahajpal ConvenerPETROLEUM DOWNSTREAM CONCLAVE '14 With an objective to embellish the age old relation of industries with academic institutes, SPT organized the Petroleum Downstream Conclave'l4 highlighting ‘Recent Trends and Challenges in Downstream Sector’. The session witnessed some inspiring speeches by, Shri Sapan Ray (Senior Executive Vice Chairman, Reliance India Ltd.) Shri Vijay Menon (Senior Vice President, Reliance India Ltd), Shri Satish Pillai (Joint General Manager, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.), Shri G C Shah (General Manager, GSFC) and other eminent dignitaries from GNFC, GSFC, Linde, Technip, IOCL, and Mott MacDonald. URJAUDAY — 2014 Urjauday is School of Petroleum Technology's annual Tech Fest. A number of events were organized in Urjauday with a comprehensive approach along with keeping the pre-requisites of petroleum industry in mind. The solitary aim of the Tech Fest was to encourage the budding petroleum engineers to unravel their minds and to improve their presentation skills. : r CONVENER CO-CONVENER (MS. SHREYA SAHAJPAL MR. MANAN SHAH 73595 98250 9898794228 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE PALASH AGRAWAL _SHIVANI GARG ABHISHEK JUNEJA PRAKHARSARKAR —-_GARVIT RAWLANI 9607949492, 7359202304 8469603601 8980235135 84695446424 DARSHAN SHARMA ____NIMISH GOYAL MEET DESAL AXAT SINGH, AMAN SHARMA 9824114894 8141248652 8738006788 8128212068 9429162126