I am pleased to know that The Energy & Climate Initiative Society (ENCIS), New Delhi is organizing the 7^th edition of the Global Refining & Petrochemicals Congress (GRPC 2023) on 29^th & 30^th June 2023 at Hotel Le' Meridien, New Delhi, India

The continued rise & fall in oil prices, structural shifts in demand supply trends & geopolitics of limiting supplies from Iran and Venezuela, have resulted in supply chains of global oil markets being severely constrained. The unprecedented disruptions due to Covid-19 & the current Ukraine crisis have further shown that the industry is facing severe challenges from various factors.

This age of transformation and continuously shifting global market place necessitates implementation of disruptive innovation technologies and strategies for the global downstream industry, dramatically shifting its focus towards a sustainable and energy efficient operating model to survive and ultimately thrive.

Themed “Future Downstream — Innovative, Resilient & Sustainable", GRPC 2023— India’s flagship downstream industry forum will facilitate collaboration on emerging challenges whilst building pathways for new downstream models that are agile, digital-led & resilient.

The congress will bring together, face to face, hundreds of policy makers, asset owners, licensors, contractors, technology majors & equipment suppliers from hundreds of organizations offering a highly interactive knowledge exchange and highlighting fresh perspectives on the global downstream industry, it’s challenges, opportunities & outlook!

I convey my best wishes to all the participants for a very successful conference.