New Delhi: India’s biggest names in oil, gas, and clean energy transition will gather in the Capital this week as the ET EnergyWorld Oil & Gas Annual Conference and Expo 2025 opens on November 26 at the state-of-the-art Yashobhoomi Convention Centre. The three-day mega gathering, running till November 28, comes at a critical moment when the country’s hydrocarbon sector is reimagining its role in a future defined by multi-energy systems, digital transformation, and a national commitment to Viksit Bharat.Centred around the theme “Future Energy Systems for ‘Viksit Bharat’: From Oil & Gas to Multi-Energy Leadership”, the event promises to be one of the most significant industry congregations of the year — bringing together PSU chiefs, global technology leaders, foreign representatives, policymakers, financiers, service companies, digital innovators, and infrastructure strategists under one roof.
Supported by NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and backed by PwC India as Knowledge Partner, the annual conclave is expected to drive crucial conversations on India’s evolving energy roadmap. Pipeline Infrastructure Limited joins as Gold Partner, while Oil India, Aucotec, Targus Technologies and Indraprastha Gas Limited come on board as Silver Partners. The Exhibition Gold Partner and Conference Supporting Partner is Rosenxt, while the expanding list of Supporting Partners includes Sanmarg Projects Private Limited, Ritam Legal, Mahanagar Natural Gas Limited and Petronet LNG. The event will also feature the Indian Gas Exchange as the Exchange Partner, and Safe Technical will participate as the Exhibition Supporting Partner.
Day 1: A power-packed opening with top PSU and private-sector leadership
The conference will begin on November 26 at 10:00 am with the formal inauguration of the exhibition and conference. This will be followed by a welcome address presented by ET EnergyWorld, The Economic Times, setting the stage for a day packed with sharp insights and high-level dialogues.
The inaugural keynote address will come from one of India’s leading energy voices — Vikas Kaushal, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd — expected to reflect on the evolving identity of India’s downstream sector and its multi-energy imperative.
This will be followed by keynote interventions from Vartika Shukla, Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Ltd, and B Narayan, Group President – Procurement & Projects, Reliance Industries Ltd, who are likely to unpack how engineering, procurement and complex energy projects are being reshaped by India’s aggressive transition plans.
A significant international perspective will be brought in by Evgeny Griva, Deputy Trade Representative of Russia in India, whose special address will underscore the foreign policy and trade dimensions of India’s pursuit of energy security.
Gas, LNG, Refining, DSF Policy, Contracting Models — India’s Full Energy Canvas on Display
The conversations will pick up pace with a fireside chat between Akhil Mehrotra, Managing Director, Pipeline Infrastructure Ltd, and Mittravinda Ranjan, Lead – Content & Community – Energy, Infrastructure & Sustainability, The Economic Times, focused on the evolving role of natural gas in India’s diversified energy mix.
The Knowledge Partner Report Launch by Deepak Mahurkar (Partner – Oil & Gas, PwC India) and Manas Majumdar (Leader – Oil & Gas, Fuels & Resources, PwC India) will present forward-looking insights into India’s near-term and long-term energy pathways.
One of the most anticipated sessions of Day 1 is the panel on “Strategies for India’s Oil & Gas Companies to Evolve into Multi-Energy Leaders.” Moderated by Manas Majumdar, the panel will feature senior industry voices including Ratnesh Kumar (ED – Corporate Strategy, ONGC), Pramod Narang (Director Technical, Petronet LNG), Kamal Chopra (Director Finance & Additional Charge of MD, Bharat Petro Resources Ltd), Sanjay Kaul (Managing Director, Sanmarg Projects & Founder Member, UPES) and Avinash Pathak (Head – Domestic FC&A, E&P, Reliance Industries Ltd).
The shift from fossil-based cities to cleaner gas networks will then take centre stage through a session on City Gas Distribution, bringing together Ajay Sinha (Deputy MD, Mahanagar Gas Ltd), Gautam Chakraborty (CEO, GAIL Gas Ltd), Shankar Karajagi (Director Commercial, Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd) and Mohit Bhatia (Director, Commercial, Indraprastha Gas Ltd), moderated by D V Shastry, Executive Director, Natural Gas Society (NGS) India.
Another high-interest segment will be the fireside chat on DSF Policy and domestic hydrocarbons, with Samarendra Roychaudhury (Director – Strategy & Business Development, Antelopus Selan Energy Limited) and Neeraj Sethi (Managing Director, Indo Geo-Zone, Baker Hughes), moderated by Mittravinda Ranjan.
Day 1 will also host dialogues on collaborative contracting models featuring Anurag Sachdev (Executive Director – M&C and Shipping, IndianOil), Parthasarathi Chatterjee (SVP & Head Offshore Business, Larsen & Toubro Ltd), Naveen Rawat (GM PF&S SBU, State Bank of India) and Amit Uplenchwar (Director – Strategy Business Group, Kalpataru Projects).
The day will close with a session on Asset Integrity in the Age of Energy Transition, under the moderation of Urvesh Vala, Head – Material Engineering & Technology, Larsen & Toubro. Speakers include Ashish Bhushan (Director – Process & Engineering, Oil Industry Safety Directorate), Atul Gupta (Deputy CEO with Additional Charge of CEO & MD, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd) and Partha Pratim Dev (Venture Manager – Offshore Engineering Structure, Critical Infrastructure Integrity, Rosenxt, UK).
Day 2: AI, digital twins, advanced engineering and LNG take centre stage
Day 2 will begin with a keynote address by Rajarshi Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, ONGC Videsh Ltd, highlighting India’s international upstream strategies and the future of global hydrocarbon partnerships.
A series of case studies will then turn the spotlight on the transformative power of artificial intelligence across the full oil and gas asset lifecycle. Kiran Choudhari, Senior Director – AI, Worley, will examine the rise of generative AI in procurement, followed by Rakesh Singh, Director Global Marketing – Sustainable Technology Solutions, KBR, who will present digital twin–enabled engineering models.
In a joint presentation, Sujoy Choudhary (Chief Strategy Officer, The Chatterjee Group) and Joe Alphonse (Technology Manager, Lummus Digital) will discuss how AI is optimising petrochemical plant performance across Asia. Partner presentations from Olaf Streit (Managing Director – Asia, Aucotec India) and Pradhan Abhishek (Product Manager, IBM) will offer additional innovation-led insights.
The mid-day panel on LNG — moderated by Girishkumar Kadam, Senior Vice President & Group Head – Corporate Ratings, ICRA — will feature Rajesh Mediratta (Managing Director & CEO, IGX India Ltd), Pankaj Sharma (Consultant, Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell, MoPNG), Rajeev Mathur (Director, Haryana City Gas Distribution), Tanuj Sharma (Senior Assistant Vice President, Invest India) and Sandeep Trehan (CEO, Think LNG Investment Pvt Ltd).
The afternoon session will focus on India’s refining and retail transformation in the net-zero era. Moderated by Preeti Kaushal, Partner, PwC India, the discussion will bring together Subhankar Sen (Director Marketing, BPCL), Bhaskar Phukan (MD & CEO, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd), Saumitra Priya Srivastava (Director Marketing, IndianOil), Rajesh Agarwal (Executive Director, Centre for High Technology, MoPNG), Matrugupta Mishra (Managing Partner, Ritam Legal) and Ashish Rana (Senior Energy Economist & VP Strategy – Refining Business, Reliance Industries Ltd).
Investments, capital flows and the financial barriers to India’s energy expansion will be addressed in a session moderated by R K Srivastava, Former Director Exploration, ONGC, featuring Abhijit Mazumder (Director Finance, Oil India Ltd) and Vinod Tahiliani (Chief Financial Officer – RBML, BP India Private Limited).
Day 3: Full Expo showcase of global technologies
The final day of the event, November 28, will host the full-scale expo — showcasing global technologies across exploration, refining, pipelines, gas distribution, digital solutions, equipment, engineering and sustainability.
The exhibition is expected to attract thousands of visitors from across India’s energy and infrastructure sectors, giving them a direct gateway to cutting-edge innovation and global collaborations.
A crucial moment in India’s energy journey
With India accelerating its push towards multi-energy systems, hydrogen pathways, cleaner fuels, large-scale digitalisation and net-zero commitments, the ET EnergyWorld Oil & Gas Annual Conference and Expo 2025 arrives at a pivotal moment. Over three days, the event will attempt to answer the most pressing question of all: how can India transform its fossil-fuel backbone into a future-ready, multi-energy ecosystem for a Viksit Bharat?
