Dear colleagues,

Very warm greetings on IndianOil Day. It gives me great pleasure to address you on this great day. The journey of IndianOil over the last five decades has been inspiring and undoubtedly filled with moments of immense pride for all of us. With a determination to forge ahead despite many challenges we have been successfully meeting the energy needs of millions of people across the length and breadth of this great country, every day.

In the frenetic pace of growth over the years many laurels adorn the crown of Pipelines Division which includes our foray into gas transportation, expanding the pipeline network to 11,000 km having a capacity of 75.26 million metric tonnes per annum of oil and 10 million metric standard cubic meter per day of gas, and we have achieved a significant growth in operations throughput.

Commissioning of Dadri-Panipat R-LNG Pipeline, Chennai-Bengaluru Pipeline, Bijwasan-Panipat Naphtha Pipeline, Amod-Hazira Pipeline, Mathura-Bharatpur Pipeline and augmentation of Mundra-Panipat Pipeline reflects unstinted dedication and accomplishments of the Pipelines team. My compliments for your support in this exciting journey. It is your continued commitment that sculpts our aspiration to be the energy of India and a globally admired company.

Our product pipelines have commenced transportation of Bharat Stage-IV grade fuels from refineries to marketing centres across the country. Injection of Rajasthan crude oil was also commenced in our crude oil pipelines at Radhanpur from June 2010. The operating parameters in pipelines are maintained at world-class standards. The benchmarking study for Salaya-Mathura Pipeline, Haldia-Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline and Chennai-Trichy-Madurai Pipeline is in progress by Solomon Associates, USA. Intelligent Pig Survey (IPS) is conducted in pipeline units to monitor the health of pipelines to proactively carry out preventive maintenance. IPS using high resolution magnetic flux leakage type tool was completed in the Koyali-Viramgam section of Koyali-Sanganer Pipeline, the onshore and offshore pipeline sections of Salaya-Mathura Pipeline, Haldia-Mourigram-Rajbandh Pipeline and Guwahati-Siliguri Pipeline.

Series of Capability Building Programmes being conducted for operations personnel to help them remain updated with global standards is yet another endeavour for people development. The programme aims to cover the entire operational team in the units and provides comprehensive inputs by in-house experts and faculties from outside. We have also, for the first time, initiated Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM) in Mathura-Delhi Pipeline.

The contribution of Pipelines Division in the growth of IndianOil has continued to be significant with a dozen of new pipeline projects worth `. 6115 crore under implementation and over half a dozen projects on the drawing board awaiting approvals. The moment is exhilarating as we move steadily in implementing distinct projects like Paradip-Sambalpur-Raipur-Ranchi Pipeline, branch pipeline from Viramgam to Kandla, integrated offshore crude handling facilities project at Paradip and construction of crude oil tanks and blending facilities at Vadinar. Pipelines will continue to play a crucial role in efficient transportation to meet the increasing future demands of petroleum products.

As we move forward standing tall on the foundation of core values of Care, Innovation, Passion and Trust, our commitment to the safety of people and property, compliance with procedures and accountability for our actions remain the focal point for steering our business. The defining internal strengths will not only sustain current momentum but will also propel higher trajectory of growth in future.

My wife Uma joins me in wishing you and your family a happy IndianOil Day.

K.K. Jha
Director (Pipelines)