25-Feb-2013

APPOINTMENT

Member of Audit Committee

Non Independent & Non Executive

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Indian

Dr Rabi holds a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours) degree in Applied Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India; a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours) degree in Petroleum Exploration & Reservoir Management from the Norwegian Technological University, Norway; a PhD in Petroleum / Structural Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India and a Doctor of Science degree in Petroleum Geology from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, (examined by Alberta University in Canada and Oklahoma University in the USA).

Dr Rabi commenced work as a geoscientist with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ("ONGC") in India and has worked in different capacities at various locations during his 16 years with ONGC. In 1996, he started the exploration and production ("E&P") business in Reliance Industries Limited ("Reliance"), a member of the Reliance Group, India's largest private sector enterprise, and his last position was as the Head of the Exploration Management Team for Reliance.

The highlights of his career include the gas discovery of the Krishna-Godavari basin in 2002, the Mahanadi Basin gas discovery in North East Coast of India in 2003, and oil and gas discovery in the deep waters of the Cauvery basin in India in 2007. After heading the exploration group of Reliance for more than 16 years, he has currently taken up some very distinguished and challenging international and domestic assignments. He is the global head of exploration in Lime Petroleum Plc, a company incorporated in Isle of Man which has major operations in the Middle-East and Norway. In addition, he holds the Directorship in Oil Field Instrumentation Pvt Ltd, India, and is the President E&P in Oilmax Energy Pvt Ltd, India.

Dr Rabi was conferred the title of “Padmashree” by the Government of India in 2007, a title awarded by the Government of India to Indian citizens to recognise their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity.

Dr Rabi was awarded the Leadership and Excellence Award in E&P by Oceantex in 2010, the Infraline Service to Nation Award in Energy Excellence in 2007, the Ruchi Bharat Gaurav Samman by the state of Orissa, India in 2007, the Gold Medal during the AEG Conference in 2006, the National Mineral Award for significant contribution in the field of hydrocarbon exploration from the Geological Society of India, Bangalore in 2003 and the Young Scientist Award from the Indian National Science Academy in 1990 for best scientific paper.

He has been awarded the Top 100 Educators by IBC, Cambridge, United Kingdom in 2009 and conferred the Who’s Who in the World by American Continental Research in 2008.

Dr Rabi is a director of Synergy Oil & Gas Consultancy Private Limited, a private Indian company. He is also a member of numerous professional institutions such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, International Geological Congress, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologist, Indian Geological Congress, Society of Petroleum Geophysicists, Association of Indian Petroleum Geologists.

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(1) Datin Sunita Mei-Lin Rajakumar - Independent Non-Executive Director (Chairperson)
(2) Zainul Rahim Bin Mohd Zain - Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman (Member)
(3) Zainol Izzet Bin Mohamed Ishak - Independent Non-Executive Director (Member)
(4) Tay Chin Kwang - Independent Non-Executive Director (Member)
(5) Dr Rabi Narayan Bastia - Non-Independent Non-Executive Director (Member)