Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, is appointed chairman and managing director of ONGC by the Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) of the Government of India.

•  A mechanical engineer from National Institute of Technology, Patna, Singh was Director (Marketing) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) from October 2018 to September 2021, after which he was elevated as chairman and managing director of the company.
• Singh became eligible for consideration for the job after the oil ministry relaxed age-related criteria.
• 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.