UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY

STUDIES
KANDOLI, DEHRADUN

A REPORT ON

VISIT TO SUBIR RAHA OIL MUSEUM, ONGC

(7th July, 2015)

Submitted By :

Pradeep Aneja
SAP ID : 500042689

REPORT

As a part of the curriculum of the programs offered at

UPES, the students of first semester MBA Oil & Gas
were taken to Subir Raha Oil Museum, ONGC in
Dehradun on 7th July, 2015.
Being the students of the Oil and Gas industry, this visit
gave us a rich and holistic picture about how oil is
created in the nature beneath rocks, how various
methods are used to detect it, the various challenges
which oil and gas industry faces during its extraction
and processing, how oil is refined and finally how it is
effectively distributed via various means. Along with all
this, the visit also gave us an in depth picture on how
an oil industry functions around all these areas.
We learnt about the intrinsic details of drilling & refining
of oil and also about how the life is in offshore drilling
platforms like the Jack-Up Rig, through video films.
Accompanied with our faculty , Dr. P.C. Bahuguna,
Course Coordinator of MBA Oil and Gas and Prof. Pankaj
Mohan Prasad, we were very excited to know the
details of the oil industry which in this museum, was
depicted in innovative ways and with various working
models which really grasped our attention. All in all, the
visit was enriching and brought us closer to the
industry.
ONGC is the foremost exploration and production (E&P)
company in India. It is responsible for most of the
exploration effort, established reserves and oil and gas

production in India. ONGC possesses the fiscal,

technical and managerial strength to rank as a worldclass oil and gas company.

SUBIR RAHA OIL MUSEUM

The two floored structure inside the premises of Oil and

Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) popularly known as
the 'Patiala House' sees as many visitors a day. They
marvel at the storehouse of knowledge hidden inside
this heritage structure. It is one of the largest museums
in south-east Asia, dedicated to exploration and
production of oil industry.
The oil museum is set up in a Haveli formerly owned by
Rani Yadunandan Kumari, daughter of Maharaja
Bhupender Singh of Patiala. The place was once the
palace of the maharaja of Patiala house and was
brought by ONGC for an amount of INR 6 lakhs.
It was inaugurated on the ONGC's golden jubilee and
was therefore named ONGC Golden Jubilee Museum. It
was later rechristened as 'Subir Raha Oil Museum' in
2010 as a tribute to the visionary leader Subir Raha
under whose chairmanship, the company transformed
to a major player on the global scale.
School and College students from across the country,
like Doon School, Welhams girls' school, University of
Petroleum and Energy Studies, IITs, visit the museum to
seek insight into the oil world.

Describing their Museum in detail, it was inaugurated

on 14th August 2005. Earlier it was The headquarters of
the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and this
was set up in Tel Bhawan, also known as Patiala House,
at Dehradun in 1956.

The museum is divided into different sectors of the oil

industry.
1.) First section told us about what oil is and its vast
history. It refreshed our knowledge on how oil is formed
on earth, the various grades of oil found in different
places and how it gets deposited in various traps in the
earths crust.
We also saw a Foucault pendulum which shows the
indubitable fact of earths endless rotation about its
axis. In this section, there were samples of different
types of crude oil and several charts explaining their
qualities at different temperature and the viscosity
effect they exhibit while transporting the respective
crude oil.
2.) The second section gave us an insight on the
exploration and production of oil. Here we were shown
scaled down models of various types of rigs and the
ships used by ONGC for the E&P activities. These
models were enclosed in aquariums with exotic fishes
in it, which really fascinated us. There were worlds
most beautiful as well as unique fishes in the aquarium.

There were fishes of different color and other small

aquatic animals & plants in the aquarium. The purpose
of having this aquarium in the museum was the
protection of aquatic life from the damage caused by
oil activities. Many oil companies are damaging the
environment but ONGC keeps in mind the protection of
environment and tries to protect the environment as
much as they can from the oil activities.
3.) Students played this game to test their knowledge
on oil and gas. As can be seen in this photograph, three
circles with an arrow and two buttons red and green
at the bottom while at the top some information is
written on the different balloons. In the center there
was a stop watch showing the time limit. It was a type
of game for testing the knowledge of the students in
the field on oil and natural gas. Many of the students
played this game to test their knowledge and got the
correct answer.

4.) Third section told us about the transportation

methods and refining technologies used in this industry.
An extensive description was provided about various IT
technologies used by the ONCG in every aspect of their
activities. After that there were several kiosks set up
which explained about the different distillates obtained
from the crude oil and the various catalysts used to
obtain those distillates. A beautiful working model was
also present which depicted the cracking of the crude.

5.) After the above technical section, we came across

an exhibit which showed the several of the ONGC's
refineries both existing and upcoming, marked on a
detailed map of our country. There were also several
charts explaining the various safety policies and the
extreme measures which the ONGC takes in order to
protect their employees and the environment. We were
also given an insight into the future plans and goals of
ONGC, wherein they are planning to venture into the
field of several new fuel types like the coal bed
methane, gas hydrates under the ONGC VIDESH LTD
program.

6.) The rest of the section told us about the

infrastructure of ONGC, the vast assets and basins they
own and the several services they provide in petroleum
industry. There was an attractive display of how the oil
industry had influenced the world of philately in various
nations. And also, there was an amazing exhibits of
fossils from pre historic era and an amazing collection
of unique rocks like the flexible rock Itacolumite.
After the aquarium students saw the different rocks and
the dead remains of dinosaurs. The photograph is the
middle is showing the bones of wild animals which died
thousands of years back. After that the students were
shown the different petroleum distillates and next to it
were the catalysts.

7.) Outside the museum, there was an incredible

display of several types of drill bits, a Christmas tree

(valves), several types of blow out preventer, a coiled

tubing unit, a sucker rod pump and a thumper truck.

All of this, not only makes this museum, the first

compressive museum on oil in the entire nation but
also a pioneering ecology of the oil industry in the
entire sub-continent. It was a cornucopia of information
on oil industry from which the students of the MBA Oil &
Gas immensely benefited from.

KEY POINTS ABOUT ONGC, INDIA

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is an

Indian
multinational
oil
and
gas
company
headquartered in Dehradun, India. It is a Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India, under
the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas. It is India's largest oil and gas

exploration and production company. It produces

around 69% of Indias crude (equivalent to around 30%
of the country's total demand) and around 62% of its
natural gas.

Type : Public Sector Undertaking

Founded : 14 August, 1956
Headquarters : Tel Bhavan, Dehradun, India
Key people : D K Sarraf (Chairman & MD)
Revenue : Increase US$ 27.6 billion (2012)
Operating income : Increase US$ 5.4 billion (2012)
Profit : Increase US$ 3.8 billion (2012)
Total assets : Increase US$ 43.01 billion (2012)
Total equity : Increase US$ 25.74 billion (2012)
Owner : Government of India
Number of employees : 32,923
Divisions : MRPL, ONGC Videsh Ltd.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

(SHE) at ONGC

ONGC was one of 12 winners of the Golden Peacock Award

2014 for its corporate social responsibility practices, and one
of 24 winners of the Golden Peacock Award 2013 in the
occupational safety and health category.

HSE POLICY :
Exploration and production of hydrocarbon involves risk and close
interaction with surrounding environment. To safeguard the working

and surrounding environment, ONGC has adopted a well-defined

HSE policy focusing on Occupational Health, Safe Operation and
control of pollution.
STATUTORY COMPLIANCE :
In carrying out its operations and safety requirements, ONGC abides
by laws pertaining to oil and gas exploration and production in India,
particularly the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) and Oil
Industry Safety Directorate (OISD). All statutory consents are
obtained under section 21 of Air Act, under section 25 of Water Act
and Authorization under Rule 3(C) & 5(5) of the Hazardous Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules for meeting operational
requirements. All the stipulations are monitored and timely reported
to the respective regulatory agencies.
ISO CERTIFIED :
All the installations of ONGC have an integrated management
System based on requirements of ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO
14001 and certified by third party. The integrated management
system is in place since 2004. All operating facilities were certified
to ISO 9001 since 2004-05. Today 412 nos. working units of have
third party certified integrated QHSE Management System.
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT POLICY:
The environment management system of ONGC is top driven,
effective and vibrant. Top management commitment for prevention
of pollution and protection of environment is evident in the exclusive
Corporate Environment Policy statement stating the commitment.
ONGC follows five basic steps to manage its operational risk:

Identify Hazard
Assess Risk
Decide Control Measures
Implement Control Measures
Monitors and Review

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As a part of the curriculum of the programs offered at

UPES, the students of first semester MBA Oil & Gas
were taken to Subir Raha Oil Museum, ONGC in
Dehradun on 7th July, 2015. This visit gave us a rich and
holistic picture about the history of ONGC, intrinsic
details of drilling & refining of oil. We learned about
ONGC's
operations
which
include
conventional
exploration and production, refining and progressive
development of alternate energy sources like coal-bed
methane and shale gas.
The rationale of this report was to fulfill the following
objectives :
To know how ONGC came into its present form
To learn the process from extraction to refining
To have basic knowledge of oil and gas scenario in
whole world
So this report describes the studies undertaken to
provide information on the history and operations
initiatives of ONGC.