ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – Masroor Khan has assumed the charge of Chairman OGRA bringing 30 years of local and international experience notably in the field of Downstream Retail fuel, Engineering, Project Management, Oil Asset Management, Joint Venture Governance/Management, Cross Country Oil Pipeline, Downstream Assets acquisition portfolio projects, and operational experience in the oil and gas industry including LNG & CNG.

Masroor Khan’s vast experience in the energy sector includes Oil infrastructure development and formation of corporate alliances. He has both national and international industrial exposure, as he has had the opportunity to work in various markets including Pakistan, Malaysia, UK and the Philippines. Mr. Khan held regional roles for Thailand, Oman, Cambodia, Laos and Dubai as well.

Mr. Khan has a proven track record as a senior executive and is a strong strategic thinker. He remained part of the team responsible for transforming Pakistan Burma Shell network into the Shell Pakistan brand. Mr. Khan was formerly working as Operations Manager in Pakistan overseeing a widespread Shell Oil Assets across country , providing operational & technical assurance  and leading a large team of professionals.

He also remained Head of Distribution Engineering  for Pakistan, UAE & Oman and was responsible for company owned Oil Installations and depots, SBMs and Oil pipelines. He also served as Shareholder Representative for PAPCO (WOP – White Oil Pipeline Project) which is a  joint venture with PARCO. Mr. Khan also led a strategic growth LNG project from inception to EPCM final design & planning stage.

Moreover, Mr. Khan also held the positions of Network Manager for Pakistan and Oman in Shell Oil Company.

Other positions included Planning Manager for Pakistan, Thailand, Oman, Cambodia and Laos and Maintenance Advisor for Asia and Australia based at Malaysia.

During the initial stages of his career as ‘Planning Engineer’ and was deputed at Civil Aviation Authority for the Jinnah Terminal Project, New Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi.

Mr. Khan’s appointment as Chairman OGRA is reckoned as a step further towards the betterment of the organization and fair implementation of regulatory roles for all stakeholders in Pakistan=DNA

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