BN Talukdar took over as the new Director General of the DGH

BN Talukdar took over as the new Director General of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). Talukdar has over 37 years experience in the petroleum industry. He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA and functioned as the President of the Delhi Chapter of SPE.

Important to Note : 

Before he was serving as the Director for exploration in Oil India Ltd. (OIL).

He will succeed Rajiv Narayan Choubey (1981 IAS Batch Officer) who was appointed by the former Union Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy as the DG of DGH in June 2012.