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Sarthak Behuria elected as President of World LPGas Association
New Delhi   23-Sep-2008
<b>Becomes the first Indian to head the global body </b> Mr. Sarthak Behuria, Chairman, IndianOil, has been elected as the President of the World LPGas Association (WLPGA). This rare honour came to Mr. Behuria during the meeting of the Board of Directors of WLPGA in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday on the eve of the 2008 World LPGas Forum. Mr. Behuria’s election as the President is indeed an achievement that comes close on the heels of the end of his term as the First Vice President of WLPGA representing the concerns of the entire LPG industry in Asia including economic powerhouses such as China, Japan and Korea. The LPGas market in India is 11.3 million tonnes across sectors – industrial, household and transport. Mr. Behuria’s ascendancy as the first Indian President of the WLPGA will help better reflect the concerns of the Indian LPGas industry and contribute to benchmarking it with the global standards. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Behuria said, “As President of this apex body representing the global LPGas industry, it will be my endeavour to strive assiduously to steer the WLPGA further on the progressive path”. As a global body, WLPGA is effectively positioned to continue dialogue with stakeholders and institutions around the world to enhance the role of LPGas in the energy basket. WLPGA contributes to sustainable development and believes in propagating the use of this clean burning fuel to rapidly expand the availability of modern energy worldwide and combat the threat of global climate change. An alumnus of St. Stephen's College Delhi and IIM, Ahmedabad, Mr. Behuria has almost four decades of experience in the petroleum industry. In addition to heading IndianOil Group Companies – CPCL, BRPL and Indian Oiltanking Ltd., he is also the Chairman of SCOPE, Petroleum Federation of India and the Council of Indian Employers.