Rahul Deep Singh appointed MD of Hazira LNG and Ports replacing Nitin Shukla

Ahmedabad/Surat: The Hazira Group of Companies today announced the appointment of Rahul Deep Singh as Managing Director for Hazira LNG Pvt Limited (HLPL) and Hazira Ports Pvt Limited (HPPL).

Nitin Shukla, Managing Director and CEO of HLPL and HPPL, will superannuate after 15 years of service in the Hazira Group companies on September 30 2016.

Hazira is a partnership between Shell Gas B.V and Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France. Both the Shareholders represent two of the largest private LNG suppliers in the world. Shell and Total have a shareholding of 74% and 26% respectively in each of the companies that comprise the Hazira LNG Terminal and Port project and are collectively known as Hazira Group Companies (HGC).

Since the commission of Hazira LNG in 2005, the terminal has rapidly expanded from an initial regasification capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 3 mtpa in 2008 and then further to 5 mtpa in 2013.

Mr Singh with over 15 years of experience in Asia/Middle East across both downstream and upstream parts of the LNG value chain, started his career with Shell as a Business Analyst with HLPL in 2002. Thereafter, he moved overseas to work with different businesses across the Shell Group. In his last assignment in Qatar, he served as Vice President, Qatargas 4. Prior to joining Shell, Rahul worked in the oil and gas advisory arm of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in New Delhi.

After the announcement of his appointment as the new MD, Mr Singh today said, “Over the last decade, LNG has emerged as a critical component of India’s gas economy, with LNG imports today accounting for about 45% of the country’s gas demand. Hazira Group companies have played a key role in creating a strong gas economy in the state of Gujarat and the rest of the country. I look forward to working in close partnership with government authorities, our customers and partners on this important project to build an even larger gas based economy in the state and the country.”

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