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Cooperate and be flexible to survive, industry leaders tell AOGC
Many of the energy industry's most influential executives outlined their strategies for both grasping the opportunities and finding solutions to the most pressing challenges at AOGC 2017 on 8 May. Not too surprisingly, the most upbeat panellist at the Strategic Dialogue session was B Ashok, chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), representing the thriving midstream and downstream side of the sector. His company is preparing to bring online what could be the world's largest ever refinery project to be built in one go, on India's west coast. This is a bid to take advantage of both low oil and gas prices and spiralling demand for refined products from the fast-growing Indian market. A final i
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