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Functions & Duties

Over the period, the activities of CHT have undergone change as the oil companies have been empowered for Selection / Import of Technology. Currently, the focus areas of CHT are as under:

A. Refineries Performance Improvement

  • Performance Benchmarking of Refineries and Pipelines
  • Performance Improvement in Refineries through Best Practices, Special Studies, Operational Improvement and Process Technology
  • Energy Efficiency Improvement in Refineries & Pipelines
  • Petroleum Product Quality Improvement and liaison with BIS

B. Knowledge Dissemination

  • Information & Knowledge Dissemination through Refinery & Petrochemical Technology Meet (RPTM)
  • Sharing of Best Practices through various Activity Committee Meetings in critical areas / technologies in refining sector and pipelines operations
  • Discussion Forums on CHT Portal on 10 major areas concerning the downstream hydrocarbon for posting specific queries and seeking answers from Expert Panel

C. Promoting Alternate Energies in Hydrocarbon Sector

  • Implementation of PM JI-VAN Yojona for financial assistance
  • Ethanol from Waste Gases
  • Hydrogen as fuel

D. Sustainability of Downstream Sector

  • New Initiatives in Downstream Sector for Future Sustainability
  • Reduction of water footprint
  • Use of Grid Power
  • Stream Sharing for effective Asset Utilisation
  • Gasification of biomass /Coal for diversification of feedstock

E. Promotion of RD&D for Indigenous Technology Development

  • Co-ordination of activities of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Hydrocarbons of MoP&NG in identifying and funding of research projects for downstream hydrocarbon sector for indigenous Technology development.
  • Development of Catalyst Manufacturing Plant in India

F. Technical Support/Assistance to MoP&NG

  • Co-ordination of Annual Awards instituted by MoP&NG
    • Refinery Performance Improvement Award
    • Saksham Award, based on Steam Leak and Furnace Efficiency Surveys
    • Innovation Awards for Technology Development, R&D and Refinery Operation
    • Swachhata Ranking based on Swachhata Index developed by CHT.
  • Laboratory Inter Comparison Programme for better coordination of product quality at industry level and competency development
  • Essentiality Certificates for Project Imports for Mid-Stream & Downstream Sectors
  • Clearance for Import of Special Fuel Products/Lubricants

G. Promotion of R&D in Downstream Sector

CHT also co-ordinates and provides technical/secretarial assistance to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Hydrocarbons of MoP&NG. The Charter/Mission of SAC is “To promote application of Science and Technology in the Hydrocarbon Sector (excluding Upstream Sector)”. Currently SAC is headed by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, a prominent scientist of BARC & Padma Vibhushan Awardee and comprise of members, Permanent Invitee & Special Invitees from academic institutions (IISc, IITs, IICT), OIL PSUs, R&D organization of PSUs, IIP, NCL, OIDB & MoPNG. ED, CHT is the member secretary of SAC. The current SAC was reconstituted by MoP&NG vide Resolution No. R-22012/1/2013-OR-I/E-7712 dated 25th February,2022.

The proposals received from R&D and academic institutions / organizations are presented before SAC on Hydrocarbon of MoPNG for recommendation and subsequent approval from Executive Committee (EC) / Governing Council (GC). CHT signs MoU with Participating agencies). The progress of the project is reviewed regularly and the status is presented to SAC, EC and GC. In each project, a commercial partner from Oil PSU is also involved for commercialization and use of development know-how.

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