Rahul Deep Singh to head Hazira LNG, Hazira Ports

The Hazira Group of Companies - a joint partnership between Shell Gas B.V and Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France - has announced the appointment of Rahul Deep Singh as the Managing Director for Hazira LNG Pvt Ltd and Hazira Ports Pvt Ltd replacing Nitin Shukla, who will superannuate after 15 years of service in the Hazira Group on September 30.

Singh has an experience of over 15 years in Asia/Middle East across both downstream and upstream parts of the LNG value chain. He started his career with Shell as a Business Analyst with HLPL in 2002.

He was moved to different businesses across the Shell Group, initially as Business Advisor in Dubai in 2006 to support Hazira governance activities and regional new business development efforts, and subsequently, moved to Qatar in 2009 to undertake various upstream commercial roles in the LNG space.

In his last assignment in Qatar, Singh served as Vice President, Qatargas 4, where he led a multi-disciplinary team to manage Shell’s equity interest in the 7.8 mtpa LNG liquefaction venture. Before joining Shell, Singh had worked in the oil and gas advisory arm of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in New Delhi.

Nitin Shukla said, "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. I am delighted that Rahul, is stepping in to take Hazira companies to the next level.”

Rahul Singh added, “Over the last decade, LNG has emerged as a critical component of India’s gas economy, with LNG imports today accounting for about 45 per cent of the country’s gas demand."

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