Singh retired as BPCL head 13 months later in October 2022. A search-cum-selection committee, constituted by the oil ministry, zeroed in on Singh after interviewing six candidates on August 27.

Arun Kumar Singh, the former chairman of the oil refining and marketing company BPCL, is most likely to become the new chairman of ONGC, India's top oil and gas producer. This will be the first ...