1. Address: QTR No. 2/8,
Gujarat Refinery Township,
JawaharNagar
Vadodara,
Gujarat;
India, PIN: 391320
Ph: 91-8238021107
91-265- 2267107 (off)
91-265-2266107 (Res)
E-Mail:
manassohar@gmail.com
Name: Manas Kumar Banerjee
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Passport :
Qualification:
Professional
Course:
29th April 1960
Indian
Passport No. H6079653 Date of Issue : 15th July 2009
Place of Issue : Chandigarh, India
Valid up to : 14th July 2019
 Bachelor of Engg (Chemical), National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India,
Grade – 1st class
 International Master of Business Administration, Ljubljana University, Slovenia.
Grade – A
 “Certified Energy Auditor” by Bureau of Energy Efficiency –Yr 2007.
 Passed “Certificate in Project Management” of IPMA from PMCI- Level-D.
Experience
Summary:
Detailed Work
Experience:
 Total 33 years of Experience in Four refineries with 23 years of intense
commissioning and Operation experience in refinery units like Hydrocrackers,
RFCC, Crude Distillation Units, DHDT and Hydrogen Units.
 10 years experience in Technical Services, Production Planning, New
Facility planning.
 Present assignment as General Manager (Technical) includes all Refinery
Operation, Captive Power and Utility, Mechanical,Instrumentation and Civil
works as second in command in the refinery. Led a team of about 1600
employees reporting directly and indirectly of the 13.7 MMTPA Refinery.
 Six years as Head of Dept. of Technical Services looking after Process
Monitoring, Energy Conservation, Planning & scheduling, New Facility planning
of total refinery units. Integrated view of high complexity refinery blocks (15
MMTPA) along-with Aromatics plant (PX/PTA) and Naphtha Cracker in Panipat
Refinery.
 Associated with Greenfield and revamp projects carrying out feasibilitystudies,reviewing
front end engineering studies, adequacy evaluations, and cost estimates
 Conversant with RPMS LP Model for Planning and GRM, IRR, NPV calculations.
 Associated with DuPont on Refinery Safety Management Drive, integrated HAZOP
study of units. Conversant with state of the art interlocks and Process safety systems.
 Associated with Shell Global on Refinery Benchmarking study as central refinery
coordinator.
May-2014- till Date- Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. India
General Manager (Technical); Gujarat Refinery,
All Refinery Units Operation, Captive Power and Utility, Mechanical, Civil and
Instrument jobs as second in command in the refinery.

2. Led Refinery Safety Management restructuring Drive with DuPont handholding.
 Improved Distillate yield from 78.3% to 83.1% within same refinery
configuration in a period of 2 years achieved by following measures:
 Stretching Secondary Units feed rates by a series of operational
changes and minimal modifications removing identified constraints.
 By reducing slippage of Diesel components in FCC/Hydrocracker
 By reducing VGO slippage to DCU feed.
Improved GRM by $MM 210 in two years compared at constant prices by following actions:
 Increased yield of value added products like MS (by 19%) and Diesel
(by 22%) and reduction in Fuel Oil Generation.
 Reliability improvement and bad actor elimination measures taken
improving Capacity utilization Index from 85.8% to 96.4%.
 Volumetric Expansion Index improved from 74% to 89.7%.
 Energy conservation measures- improving Energy Intensity Index from
113 to 103.
May-2014- to Mar-2015- Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. India
Deputy General Manager- In-charge-(Technical); Gujarat Refinery
 Operation of total refinery including Power/Utility and Maintenance Services of
Mechanical, Civil and Instruments Dept.
 Catalysed Paradigm shiftin strategies ofoperation leading to improved distillate yield by
over 2.5%.
 Guided the refinery team to re-engineer product pattern for maximizing value added
products leading to improvement in GRM by 1.2 $/bbl compared at constant prices.
 Improved refinery complexity factor with same refinery structure by pushing up
secondary operation by constraint removal and bad actor elimination.
 Reduction in energy obtained despite higher Secondaries operation as evidenced by
improved EII from 112 to 103.
 Conceptualized and implemented various modifications leading to constraint removal,
improved operational flexibility, reliability measures to improve capacity utilization.
March-2011- April-14- Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. India
Deputy General Manager- Production; Barauni Refinery
 Driven operational strategychanges to Turn-around the refinery into the highest profiting
refinery within IOCL.
 Guided to improve distillate yield by over 1.5%, reduction Fuel and loss by 0.7% despite
higher secondaryoperation,minimized coke,doubled MS production, complete naphtha
destruction within the same refinery structure.
 In bid to reduce cost, Idled three units (One DCU, HGU, SHU) with re-orientation of
processing strategy.
 Established culture of continuous improvement focus in the whole refinery with bold
improvement plans executed on fast track.
April-2007- till Feb’11- Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.India
Chief Technical Services Manager; Panipat Refinery
 Head of Dept. of Tech. Services looking after Process Engineering,New facility planning,
Energy Conservation of all Expansion Units and Old Units including Two Hydro-crackers,
FCC, three Hydrogen Generation Units, two Diesel Hydro-Treating, Coker, two
CDU/VDU’s.
 Reviewed FEED package of RFCC and CRU revamp and its execution/ commissioning
support.
 Reviewed FEED package for revamp of OHCU, AVU, DCU
 Prepared comprehensive Constraints identification and its elimination plan for the units
to improve reliability of operation which reduced unplanned downtime by 2%.
 Done extensive work on Thermal design of Heat Exchanger (HTRI) system for
improvement in Heat exchanger network including inter-unit heat integration plans.
Exchanger train modifications worth 50 Gcal/hr heat recovery schemes executed.

3.  Catalyst health assessment of FCC, OHCU/HCU/CRU/DHDT and selection for
replacement.
 Participated in Revamp execution/ Commissioning of FCC in Yr.’07-‘08 with
following details:
o Revamp P&ID and process package review and comments issued.
o Preparation of Shutdown and start-up activity schedule and start-up
assistance.
o Check-out of Reactor-Regenerator Internals and column internals.
o Performance test-runs of RFCCU and other units conducted to establish
optimized yield, identify constraints and to maximize feed rate.
o Procurement of Catalyst and ZSM-5 additive for FCC done with selection
criteria formulated for most optimized yield and quality.
 Led the troubleshooting team that solved post-revamp teething troubles of FCC
as follows:
o High Pressure drop in fractionator by using following tools:
 Gamma Scan of FCC Fractionator to detect cause of flooding.
 Simulation of Fractionator. Cause of Flooding in HCO zone was
identified.
o Loss of catalyst from Regenerator:
 Cyclone dip leg choking was suspected and corrected in unit
downtime.
o FCC gasoline octane improvement by changing catalyst recipe and
operating parameters change.
 OHCU: HP exchanger leak detection done by Radio-Tracer study. Data collated
and interpretation done confirming leak in two shells.
 Investment proposal and creation of facility for LNG use in Refinery.
 Gross Refining Margin improvement plan- preparation and implementation.
 Headed external committee of Energy Survey for two other refineries.
April-2005-Mar 2007 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. ; India
Chief Technical Services Manager ; Guwahati Refinery
 Worked as Head of Dept. of Tech. Services looking after new project proposal
initiation, technical Services of all Units including FCC, Hydrogen Generation,
Diesel Hydro-Treating, Coker and Utilities, Energy Conservation and
scheduling.
 Focal point for Refinery Benchmarking study with Shell Global for two
consecutive years of study.
 Process economic evaluations and preparation of Feasibility report of CRU/
ISOMERISATION Unit.
 Reviewed operating procedures and standards of Diesel HydroTreater, RFCC
and hydrogen Unit.
 Performed technical evaluation of catalyst alternatives based on cost,
performance, and product objectives for FCC (base catalyst, BCA and ZSM-5),
Diesel Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Generation Unit and FCC.
2002-2004 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. Guwahati, India
Senior Production Manager
 Operation In-Charge of all Process Units in the plant including RFCC, Diesel
Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Generation, Coker, CDU, Sulfur Recovery system,
Nitrogen and Effluent Treatment.
 Pre-commissioning, Sequential Commissioning of FCC, Hydrogen
Generation Unit, HydroTreater, Amine Section, Air/ Nitrogen plant followed by
normal operating experience of these plants.

4.  Troubleshooting done for FCC for stabilization of the unit with teething troubles:
 Analysis done to find cause of flooding of Primary Absorber using the
following tools:
 By literature survey and simulation study to check adequacy of the
absorber section
 By scanning the column to identify initiation zone of flooding.
 Proposed and executed modifications in column internals which
stopped recurrence of flooding.
 Removed FCC WGC constraint by unit parametric operation changes leading to
increase in Throughput by 40%.
 Actively involved in the preparation of operating manual of FCCU, as per
international standard. External reviewer/auditor for DHDT and Hydrocracker
Operating manuals of Panipat and Mathura Refinery.
 Associated as member for profitability study to increase refinery margins
(ideas worth 1 $/bbl identified and implemented during yr 2003-2004).
1999-2001 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. Panipat, India
Process / Production Manager
 Unit-In-Charge in Hydrocracker, CDU/VDU, CCRU and Visbreaker.
 Excellent Commissioning and operational experience of new grass-root
refinery project. Commissioned Hydrocracker and Atmospheric / Vacuum
Distillation Unit.
 Pre-commissioning Activities Like P&I Checks, Punch Listing, Line Flushing,
Air/Steam Blowing, Leak Test, Vessel Internal Checks, Interlock Logic & ESD
Checks, No Load Trials, Refractory Dry Out, Preparation of DCS graphics and
alarm set points review.
 Review of process package, PFD and P&ID of second Hydrocracker in Panipat
Refinery.
 Operation of CCRU, Visbreaker for 1 year as unit-in-charge.
1994-1998 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. Panipat/ Barauni Refinery, India
Deputy Manager Process / Production
 Worked asUnit-In-Charge in Hydrocracker and CDU during commissioning of
the units.
 Pre-Commissioning checks of equipment /facilities and enabling jobs of
Hydrocracker including training up of plant Engineers/ operators in preparation
of commissioning activity.
 Commissioning and Operation of grass-root CDU/VDU with Amine Treatment
system.
 Preparation of Operational Procedures and implementation for routine
operational tasks as well for high-risk jobs including steps for each operating
phase, operating limits, safety and health considerations, safety systems and
their functions.
 Coordinator for Job oriented training for operators and fresh Engineers with
customs Modules designed. Faculty for training on Hydrocracker Operation
and troubleshooting, Furnace Operations, compressor operations.
1989-1994 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. Barauni Refinery, India
Senior Production Engineer

5.  Unit preparation for major revamp execution, enabling work and Commissioning
of Two CDU/VDU’s after major revamp.
 Commissioning of Centrifugal Compressor for SDU and Nitrogen Plant of
Dewaxing Section of Lube plant.
 P&ID/ Process Design data review of AVU’s Revamp and grass root CRU
installation.
 Developed turnaround work scopes and executed turnarounds for two
CDU’s, Kero Treating Unit and Lube Oil block.
1984-1988 Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. Barauni Refinery, India
Process/ Production Engineer
 Reviewed Process design equipment such as pumps, exchangers and
distillation columns as part of unit de-bottlenecking study of CDU.
 Feasibility study, P&ID/ Basic Design review (FEED) and requirement of
tankage, power, steam and utilities for capacity augmentation of CDU.
 Operation of Kerosene Treating Unit- SO2 Extraction for 2 years and turn-
around coordinator for the unit.
1983 (one year); Indian Oil Corp. Ltd; Barauni Refinery, India
Graduate Apprentice Trainee:
 Training in Unit Operations in each process unit.
 45 days training in “Refinery Operation” in Indian Institute of Petroleum;
Dehradun
Foreign Tours and
Training:
Papers Presented:
Professional
Training:
 Sept 2009- Training on “PENEX” commissioning and operation at Chicago,
UOP.
 Nov 2004- Visited Shell Global Office at Hague, Netherlands for discussion on
Refinery Performance Benchmarking work-up. Trained in Performance
Benchmarking procedures in November’04 for onward completion of two years’
study on performance Benchmarking of IOC Refineries.
 May 2001- Visited various factories in Europe including PERNIS Refinery in
Netherlands, BMW and others as part of business orientation program in
April- May ’01.
 Yr 1998- Participated in simulation training for Hydrocracker Technology at
Chicago, USA from UOP- Nov 1998.
 Yr 1998- Visited Thai Oil Refinery – Thailand for Hydrocracker Unit
commissioning and operation experience in Dec 1998.
 Presented paper on “Indmax (FCC) Fluidised Bed Cracking- Experience of
project commissioning and operational troubleshooting at Oil India Ltd.,
Dhuliajan ” in Year ‘2004.
 Presented paper on “Residue upgradation options for modern refinery” in year
2009- in Conference conducted by ‘Centre for high Technology’.
 Simulation Training for Hydrocracker Operation at Chicago– by UOP.
 Conversant with PRO-II, UNISIM simulation software and HTRI for thermal
design of Heat exchanger system.
 HAZOP study by EIL for 20 days.

6. (Manas Kumar Banerjee)