GAIL (India) Limited 

GAIL wins safety award for Pipeline, Gas Processing

 

Chennai, 25th July, 2008: GAIL (India) Limited has bagged the two coveted “Oil Industries Safety Award” from Oil Industries Safety Directorate (OISD) for the year 2007-2008. The award was received by Dr. U D Choubey, Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited from Shri M. S. Srinivasan, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas here today. Present on the occasion were Shri Santosh Kumar, Director (Projects) GAIL, Shri R. K. Kashyap, Executive Director (HSE) and Shri Narendra Kumar, General Manager (O&M). 

GAIL’s HVJ pipeline achieved the first position in safety standard under Cross Country Pipelines group while GAIL’s Gas Processing Unit at Vijaipur achieved first position in safety standard under Other Processing Organizations group. Gas Processing Unit at Vijaipur has received the award for the fifth consecutive time this year.

This is for the 12th consecutive year that GAIL’s HVJ Pipeline has received the Best Performer Award from OISD. Gas Processing Units of GAIL at Vijaipur, Pata, Usar and Vaghodia have been receiving Best Performer awards from OISD in the previous years.

GAIL attaches great importance to Safety, Health and Environment in its plants, pipeline systems and work centres as also in the community and its work environment. The Company follows the guidelines and stipulations issued by the concerned Indian Statutory Agencies and Regulatory Bodies like the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Boards with regards to environment.

GAIL has received the prestigious ISO-14001 certification for adherence to world-class environment safety standards for its LPG plants at Vaghodia and Vijaipur and the HVJ compressor station at Vijaipur. GAIL confirms to the most stringent safety regulations and the fact is well exemplified by the number of Safety Awards won by the company during the past years.

Photo caption: Dr. UD Choubey, CMD GAIL and Mr. Santosh Kumar, Director (Projects) GAIL are receiving OISD  awards from Mr. M S Srinivasan, Secretary Petroleum and Natural Gas.