RBDr. Rabi Narayan BastiaA LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY, LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
A LIFE OF PURPOSE. A RECORD OF CONTRIBUTION.

Padma Shri

Dr. Rabi Narayan
Bastia

Serving the nation.
Serving India.

A distinguished geoscientist, institution builder and educator. More than four decades of leadership, discovery and commitment to India's progress.

Portrait of Dr. Rabi Narayan Bastia
KNOWLEDGE · LEADERSHIP · SERVICEDr. Rabi Narayan Bastia
Bharatiya Janata Party lotus symbolBHARATIYA
JANATA PARTY
A PROFILE FOR PUBLIC LIFE
2007PADMA SHRI
40+YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
54DISCOVERIES REPORTED
~100PUBLICATIONS REPORTED

Career figures as recorded
in the supplied profile album.

01 / THE PROFILE

Experience in service
of a larger purpose.

Dr. Rabi Narayan Bastia's professional journey brings together scientific expertise, the building of teams and institutions, and the sharing of knowledge across generations.

His career began at ONGC in 1980 and grew to encompass leadership at Reliance Industries, domestic enterprises and international organisations. Awarded the Padma Shri in 2007, his record includes major exploration projects, academic appointments and a substantial body of published research.

This profile brings together the professional history, recognitions and documentary material in his album for consideration in public life.

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A PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP

“Carry and trust the team:
They will deliver.”

DR. RABI NARAYAN BASTIA · VISION, ALBUM PAGE 5

01Keep learning.“Never be afraid of ignorance.”

02Bring knowledge together.Draw on technology, expertise and people.

03Adapt with purpose.Be flexible and embrace change.

02 / LEADERSHIP & CONTRIBUTION

A career built on discovery.
A legacy built with people.

Public-sector experience, enterprise leadership and international collaboration.
Positions and achievements below reflect the record in the supplied album.

1980–1996

The foundation: ONGC

Began as a young geoscientist in 1980, working across Assam, Gujarat, Delhi and Dehradun and rising to senior executive responsibilities. Work included acreage evaluation, overseas acquisition processes, strategic planning and reservoir management for Bombay High and Gandhar.

1984–1986

An international education

Pursued an M.S. in Petroleum Technology at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, with work associated with Statoil and Norsk Hydro in Trondheim and Stavanger. International assignments included North Sea resource estimation and recovery optimisation.

1996–2012

Building exploration at Reliance

Established the exploration and production business with a three-member team in 1996. Led the exploration management team responsible for 35 domestic and 10 overseas blocks. The album records major contributions in the Krishna–Godavari, Mahanadi and Cauvery basins.

1996–1998

Cross-border project experience

Associated with the Panna–Mukta–Tapti joint venture with Enron in Houston, USA, supporting field development and production enhancement.

FROM 2012

Domestic and international leadership

The album records leadership at Oilmax Energy, Asian Energy Services and Masirah Oil, alongside board positions with TIW Private Equity, Lime Petroleum and REX Technology. It reports an East Oman offshore discovery in 2014 and three Cambay basin discoveries in 2015.

54

Oil & gas discoveries

The album reports approximately 54 discoveries across Indian sedimentary basins, including Mahanadi and Cauvery.

36

Technologies introduced

Approximately 36 technologies implemented for the first time in India, as reported in the career record.

7

International operating settings

Supervision of exploration activities across Oman, Yemen, Colombia, Kurdistan, Timor, Australia and Peru.

Professional responsibilities & international assignments+
  • Experience across exploration, business development, strategic planning, project execution and asset management; involvement in projects of approximately US$10 billion, as reported in the album.
  • Team building through a centre of excellence bringing together professionals across exploration and production disciplines.
  • Work on unconventional resources, including coal-bed methane and shale gas/oil projects in India and the United States.
  • Reliance: discoveries in the Krishna–Godavari basin, NEC gas following 62 dry holes by previous operators, and deepwater Cauvery oil and gas.
  • Lime Petroleum / REX / Trace: assets across the West African continental margin, Norway and Oman.
  • Chairman, IQPC Deepwater Drilling Asia 2005 convention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Chairman, Offshore Energy Conference, IBC, Singapore, April 2009.
  • Keynote speaker in consecutive years at the Petromin Deepwater Conference, Malaysia; theme speaker at SEAPEX, Singapore.
  • The album describes a world record for mineral discoveries; this is retained as a source claim in the original record, rather than presented as an independently verified ranking.
Domestic & international positions recorded in the album+
  • CEO (Oil and Gas), Oilmax Energy Private Ltd., Mumbai.
  • Director, Asian Energy Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai — technologies for oil, gas, coal, minerals and groundwater.
  • Board position, TIW Private Equity.
  • Director, Masirah Oil Limited, Oman.
  • Board positions, Lime Petroleum, Norway, and REX Technology, Singapore.

03 / HONOURS & RECOGNITION

Recognition earned.
Service remembered.

The Padma Shri presentation
The Padma Shri presentationCommemorative artwork supplied for this profile.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA · 2007

Padma Shri

A national honour for a distinguished contribution.

The album records the conferment of the Padma Shri on Dr. Rabi Narayan Bastia in 2007, with a presentation photograph and certificate. Its caption identifies President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and the ceremony on 23 March 2007.

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National Mineral Award
National Mineral Award2003 · Ministry of Mines, Government of India
Leadership & Excellence
Leadership & Excellence2010 · OceanTex, exploration & production
Energy Excellence Awards
Energy Excellence Awards2007 · Infraline Energy participation certificate
International Geological Congress
International Geological Congress2000 · Special symposia lecture honour, Brazil
International Who’s Who
International Who’s WhoHonoured member certificate
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Society of Petroleum Engineers2005 · Certificate of appreciation
The complete honours & recognition record+

Awards and distinctions listed on album page 10, with additional documentary recognitions on pages 16–20.

  • Padma Shri — Government of India, 2007.
  • National Mineral Award — 2003, for contributions to hydrocarbon exploration.
  • Young Scientist Award — INSA, 1990, for the best scientific paper.
  • ONGC Young Executive Award — 1992, for professional excellence.
  • ONGC Chairman’s & Director’s Award — 1993–94, for contribution to the petroleum industry.
  • Gold Medal — Association of Exploration Geophysicists conference, 2006.
  • Infraline Service to Nation Award in Energy Excellence — 2007.
  • Ruchi Bharat Gaurav Samman — 2007.
  • Leadership & Excellence Award in E&P — OceanTex, 2010.
  • Rajiv Gandhi Samaj Ratna Award — 2011, for contribution towards the betterment of society.
  • Bharat Excellence Award — Friendship Forum of India, 2011.
  • Bharat Jyoti Puraskar — Best Citizen Publishing House, 2017.
  • Top 100 Educators — IBC, Cambridge, England, 2009, in scientific research.
  • Who’s Who in the World — American Continental Research, 2008.
  • Symposia speaker award — Brazil, 2000.
  • Special invitee representing India — Geological Congress, Baghdad, Iraq, 1998.
  • Chairman of a technical-session evaluation committee — AAPG Convention, Vienna, Austria, 1997.
  • Odisha Living Legend Award — listed on album page 20.
  • Reliance Industries Certificate of Appreciation — 5 September 2010, for knowledge sharing and organisational learning.

04 / EDUCATION & KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge grows
when it is shared.

An academic foundation in geology, a career in applied discovery, and a commitment to developing the next generation.

The album records adjunct professorships at IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Madras and ISM Dhanbad, visiting teaching at IIT Bombay and ISM, supervision of five Ph.D. research works, and approximately 100 publications.

Courses, workshops and distinguished lectures have connected industry professionals, researchers, and Indian and international students.

1979

M.Sc. (Tech)

IIT Kharagpur

Applied Geology · First class

1986

Ph.D.

IIT Kharagpur

Petroleum / Structural Geology

1986

M.S.

Norwegian Technological University

Petroleum Exploration & Reservoir Management · First class

2010

D.Sc.

ISM Dhanbad

Petroleum Technology

Teaching, courses & professional memberships+
  • Technical workshops and short courses for the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists: “Marine Depositional Systems: Associated Play Concepts and Petroleum Reservoirs” and “Deep Water Depositional Systems and Play Concepts”.
  • Petroleum Exploration course at ISM for Indian and international students, recorded from 2012. Visiting professorship at IIT Bombay.
  • Workshops on deepwater depositional settings under the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists in 2008 and 2010.
  • Industry courses on petroleum exploration, exploitation and development. Distinguished SPE lectures in Houston, Perth, Singapore and Barcelona.
  • Geology examiner for M.Tech. and M.Sc. courses at MIT Pune and Utkal University, Odisha.
  • Professional memberships recorded: AAPG; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; International Geological Congress; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists; Indian Geological Congress; Society of Petroleum Geophysicists; and Association of Indian Petroleum Geologists.

Academic affiliations are reproduced from the album; page 9 also references Alberta University, Oklahoma University and the Royal Geological Society alongside degree entries. See the source for its full wording.

BOOKS & PUBLISHED WORK

01 / 2007

Geologic Settings and Petroleum Systems of India’s East Coast Offshore Basins

Concepts & Applications · Technology Publications · ISBN 81-901767-8-1 (as printed in the album).

02 / 2012

Basin Evolution and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Continental Margins of India

Developments in Petroleum Science, Volume 58 · Elsevier.

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Bastia R. (2004). Depositional Model and Reservoir Architecture of Tertiary Deep Water Sedimentation, Krishna ~ Godavari Offshore Basin, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 64, pp 11-20.

Bastia R., Sinha N., Kolla V., Singh RWJ., (2005). Basin Evolution and Geomorphology of Tertiary Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Krishna- Godavari (K-G) Offshore Basin, India, AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90039©2005 AAPG Calgary, Alberta, June 16-19, 2005.

Bastia R., Singh P, Nayak P., (2006). Linking Shelf delta to Deep Water; Krishna-Godavari basins, Journal of The Geological Society of India, Vol. 67, pp619-628.

Bastia R. (2006). High-quality Techniques of Subsurface Imaging and Reservoir Mapping of the Deep-water Neogene Depositional Systems in Krishna-Godavari Basin, East Coast of India, 26th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference “Reservoir Characterization: Integrating technology and business practices”, December 3-6, 2006, Houston, Texas.

Bastia R., (2008). Deep-Sea Basins of East Coast India Holds the Key to Future Petroleum. International Conference on Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 2008. Bastia R., Nathaniel D. M., Srinivas T., D'Silva K., Verma R. (2008).Convolution of Technology and Concepts Entails Enticing Deepwater Opportunities, India SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008. Muralikrishna A., Bastia R, Sreedhar S. V., Tyagi A. K., Bhaskar D. V., Nathaniel D. M. (2008) Controlled Source Electromagnetics Enhances Exploration Productivity Of Deepwater Regime, India .SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008.

Bastia R. (2006) Indian East-Coast Basins and Hydrocarbon Play Types. Presented in 2006 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Perth,

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Australia (November 5-8). Bastia R., Klimentos T. (2005). Dipole sonic logs aid thin bed analysis, Petromin, January/February 2005, pp.52-56.

. Bastia R, Das B, Acharya M, Gabriels P, Sams M, Mesdag P (2005). Reservoir Characterization and modeling of thin beds ina deep water gas field, offshore India 6th International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Petrotech-2005, New Delhi, India.

. Bastia R., (supervisor), Tyagi A. (Researcher), (2010). Identification and evaluation of the thin bedded reservoir potential in the east coast deep water basins of India, Synopsis: PhD Thesis (submitted), Utkal University, India.

. Anderson B.l., Barbert T., Bastia R., Clauvaud J.B., Coffin B., DAS M., Hayden R., Klimentos T., Minh C.C. & Williams S. (2008). Triaxial induction ~Anew angle for anold measurement. Oilfield Review. 84 pp.

. Tyagi A. K., Bastia R., Das M. (2008). Identification and Evaluation of the Thin Bedded Reservoir Potential in the East Coast Deep Water Basins of India. SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008.

. Klimentos T., Bastia R., (2004), Using Dipole Sonic Logs and Rock-Physics

\ciples for Enhanced Detection of Thinly Laminated Gas Sands. Paper presented at the 66th EAGE Conference, Paris, France.

. Bastia R., Saxena K., Tyagi A. (2008). Evaluation of low resistivity-pay deepwater turbidities using constrained thin-bed petrophysical analysis. ‘SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, California, U.S.A.

. Bastia R., Biswal A., Das B., Charles S. E., VolterraniS., Hughes K. (2008). Pre-stack Seismic Inversion for Improved Reservoir Characterisation of KG Basin Deep Water Channel Sands ~ Case Study with Drilling Results, SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008.

. Bastia R., Radhakrishna M., Srinivas T., Nayak S., Nathaniel D.M., Biswal TK. (2010). Structural and Tectonic Interpretation of Geophysical data along the Eastern Continental Margin of India with special reference to the Deep Water Petroliferous basins. Journal Asian Earth Sciences, Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j,jseaes.2010.04.031.

. Bastia R., Das S, Radhakrishna M. (2010). Pre and post collisional depositional history in the upper and middle Bengal fan and the reservoir potential along the north east continental margin of India, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo. 2010.04.007.

. Bastia R., Radhakrishn M., Das S., Kale A. S., Catuneanu O, (2010). Delineation of the 85 E ridge and its structure in the Mahanadi offshore

basin, eastern continental margin of India (ECMI), from seismic reflection imaging. 2010 Elsevier Ltd. Marine and Petroleum Geology Elsevier Ltd, doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.08.003.

). Bastia R., Chakbartory S., Guha J., Misra B., (2006). Depositional

Architecture of Mio-Pliocene Sequence in Offshore Bengal Basin, Journal Geological Society of india vol. 67, pp 575-583.

. Bastia R. (2006). An overview of Indian Sedimentary Basins with Special

Focus on Emerging East Coast Deep Water Frontiers. The Leading Edge, July 2006, pp818-829.

. Bastia R., Nayak P., (2006). Tectonostratigraphy and depositional patterns

in Krishna Offshore Basin, Bay of Bengal. The Leading Edge, July 2005, pp 839,845,

. Bastia R., Naik, G.C, Padhy P. K. (1987). Problems of Formation Evaluation

in Shaly Sand Reservoir, A case history; ONGC Bulletin. v.6iP 56-62.

. Naik, G. C,, Padhy, P. K. & Bastia R. (1987). Variation of Cambay Basin

Crudes; A possible model; Proceedings of the Diamond Jubilee National Symposium, SM, Dhandbad.

. Bastia, R (1988). Permeability Pathways detection in hard rocks; Abstract

Volume of SC, Pune.

. Padhy, P. K., Bastia R. (1988). Radioactivity anomaly mapping; A

technique for hydrocarbon exploration Case History Studies; Workshop on Detection of Geochemical Anomalies by Geophysical Methods, N.G.R.l., Hyderabad.

. Padhy, P. K., Bastia R. (1988). Log response analysis for source rock

identification in Olpad Formation. South Cambay Basin; Abstract volume of SC Madurai.

. Naik. C., Padhy P. K. & Bastia R, (1988). Relationship between Physioco-

chemical parameters of Cambay Basin Crudes ~ A Geostatistical approach; ONGC Bulletin.

. Bastia, R. (1989). Flow Identification and Bimodal Environmental

Interpretation of Deccan Volcanism; ONGC Bulletin.

. Bastia R., Thakre A. N. (1989). Indian Hydrocarbon Strategy and future

alternative energy scenario; Proceeding volumes of Centenary Conference in OIL, Duliajan.

. Bastia R., Thakre A. N. (1990). A view on Cachar Exploration — National.

Seminar on Fuel Resources of North Eastern India Dept. Of Earth Science, Manipur, Imphal.

. Bastia R., Naik G. C., Mahapatra P. (1991). Hydrocarbon prospects of

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Schuppen belt, Assam- Arakan Basin — Second seminar on Petroliferous Basins of India, KDMIPE

. Kak H.L., Bastia R. et.al (1994). Exploration for subtle traps with paleogeographic maps, Hazad member, Gandhar — Jambusar area — ONGC bulletin.

|. Kak H. K., Bastia R & Patel M. J. (1994). Role of faults in locating isolated oil pools in Ankleshwar field: A case study; Journal of Petroleum Geology; April-June P-45-51

. Srinivasan S., Bastia R. (1994). Bombay offshore Basin—A Reprospect and prospect; OilAsiaJournal.

. Sedgeley D., Shareen Y., Bastia, R - (1997). Petroleum Potential of the Banni Graben, Kutch Basin AAPG Conference, Vienna, Austria

. Bastia R. (1998). Sedimentary Basins of India; A new Insight Geological congress, Baghdad, Iraq.

. Bastia R. (1999). Indian Deep Water Basins “Holds the key for the new millennium” 36th Annual Convention and Meeting on Earth System Sciencesinthe next Millennium, Indian Geophysical union.

|. Jain M. J. & Bastia R. (2000). 3D seismic aids in tectonic reconstruction — 3rd Conference & Exposition in Petroleum Geophysics, New Delhi 2000

|. Bastia, R, (2000). Indian Deep Water Basins: Holds Hot plays for New Millennium”, key note for 34st International Geological Congress to be delivered at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil.

. Bastia R. (2002). East Coast Basins of India” - Potential Sub-sea Treasures for Hydrocarbon Resources, key note in the XIX convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologist.

. Bastia R. (2002). Petroleum System of Kutch Marginal Basin—North West. India—World Petroleum Congress, Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil.

. Bastia R. Sinha N., (2002). Rift Architecture in Kutch Basin; Petrotech 2003.

|. Bastia R. (2003). Deep Sea Exploration: India's Future Focus, 7th Annual ‘Asia 2003 Conference, Singapore.

. Dhananjay K., Bastia R., Guha J. (2004). Prospect Hunting below Deccan Basalt: Imaging Challenges and Solutions. First Break, Vol 22, pp 35-39.

. Klimentos T., Bastia R., (2004). Using Dipole Sonic Logs and Rock-Physics Principles for Enhanced Detection of Thinly Laminated Gas Sands. Paper presented at the 66th EAGE Conference, Paris, France.

'. Bastia R. (2004). Deep-water depositional systems linked to delta systems, East Coast of India, National Seminar on Deltas of India, Andhra University.

8. Acharya M., Tyagi A., Bastia R., (2004). Development of thin-bedded

sandstone reservoir in deep-sea environment using HA/HZ wells, SPWLA, Fall Topical Conference, Taos, New Mexico, USA

|. Bastia R. Klimentos T. (2005). Indian Deepwater Exploration, Concepts,

Technologyand Challenges, SEAPEX 2005, Singapore

|. Bastia R., Nayak P. (2005). Stratigraphic Architecture and Petrography of

Paleocene Sequence, Offshore krishna Delta, Shilailpi, A special edition magazine on Earth Sciences.

. Bastia R. Klimentos T. (2005). New Technology for Minimizing Drilling

Hazards in Deep Water Exploration: Advances in Wellbore Stability and Pore Pressure Evaluation, Petromin 2005.

. Bastia R. (2006). Indian East-Coast Basins and Hydrocarbon Play Types.

Presented in 2006 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia (November 5-8)

. Bastia R., Singh P,, Nayak P. (2006). Shelf Delta to Deep Water Basin; A

Depositional Model for Krishna-Godavari Basin, 2006 AAPG International Conferenceand Exhibition, Perth, Australia (November 5-8)

. Bastia R., Chakbartory S., Guha J., Misra B. (2006). 3D Seismic unravels

Morphology and Architecture of Channel Complexes and other Depositional Elements in Offshore Bengal Basin - India, 2006 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia (November5-8)

. Bastia R., Singh P, Nayak P. (2006). Linking Shelf delta to Deep Water;

Krishna-Godavari basins, Journal of The Geological Society of India, Vol 67,9p 619-628

. Bastia R. (2006). High-quality Techniques of Subsurface Imaging and

Reservoir Mapping of the Deep-water Neogene Depositional Systems in Krishna-Godavari Basin, East Coast of India, 26th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference “Reservoir Characterization: integrating technology and business practices”, December 3-6, 2006, Houston, Texas

. MishraS., Sinha N., Bastia R., (2006). Kinetics of Oil and gas formation and

Its Application to Petroleum System Analysis: Modern Approaches.3rd APG Conference & Exhibition, 2006, Goa, India.

. Noon S., Bastia R., Yesudian V., Wantoro, Setiani H. (2007). High

Resolution Neogene Biostratigraphy of Deepwater Frontier Areas: The East Coast of India. Presented during Petrotech 2007, New Delhi.

. Nayak S., Mishra C.K., Malasi S., Nayak S. 2007. Fault interpretation using

seismic attributes: concepts and application, Presented at National seminar on modern trends in geophysical sciences and techniques, ISM, Dhanbad.

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). Bastia R. (2008). Deepwater; The Third Wave of Exploration in India. Key note address at National conference on MTGST, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad, 2008.

. Bastia R., Biswal A., Das B., Shepherd Charles E., Stefano Volterrani, Kim Hughes (2008). Pre-stack Seismic Inversion for Improved Reservoir Characterisation of KG Basin Deep Water Channel Sands — Case Study with Drilling Results, SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

. Tyagi A. K., Bastia R., Das M. (2008). Identification and Evaluation of the Thin Bedded Reservoir Potential in the East Coast Deep Water Basins of India. SPG Conference, Hyderabad,2008

. Bastia R., Verma R., Nathaniel D. M., Mahapatra S., Saxena M. (2008). Seismic Expressions of Igneous Flows - Hydrocarbon Prospectivit Kerala-Konkan Basin, India. SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008.

|. Bastia R., Mishra C. K., Nathaniel D. M., Muralikrishna A., Verma Srinivas T., Saxena M. (2008). An insight into Sub Basalt seismic imagin Examples from offshore Kerala Konkan Basin. SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

;. Muralikrishna A., Bastia R., Sreedhar S. V., Tyagi A. K., Bhaskar D. V., Nathaniel D. M. (2008). Controlled Source Electromagnetics Enhances Exploration Productivity Of Deepwater Regime, India . SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

. Bastia R., Mahapatra S., Nathaniel D. M., Srinivas T., Verma R. (2008). Shallow Evidences for Deeper Hydrocarbons —A Step towards Establishing Petroleum System. SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

'. Bastia R., D'Silva K., Nathaniel D. M., Verma R., Srinivas T., Sreedhar S. V. (2008). Southwestern Continental Margin of India: A Poly-Rift Basin. SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

. Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R, Srinivas T., D'Silva K., Verma R. (2008). Convolution of Technology and Concepts Entails Enticing Deepwater Opportunities, India SPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008.

). Bastia R., Srinivas T., Muralikrishna A., Nathaniel D. M., Mishra C. (2008). Dovetailing Macro and Micro Tectonics for Prospect Level Structural Synthesis, Kerala Konkan Basin, IndiaSPG Conference, Hyderabad, 2008

|. Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R., Srinivas T., Mahapatra S., Saxena M., Mishra C. (2008). Mesozoics of South Western Margin of India: A Frontier Exploration 19th World Petroleum Congress, Madrid, 2008

.. Bastia R., Nathaniel D. M., Verma R., Srinivas T., D’Silva K. (2008). New Face of Deepwater Kerala, India: Ground for Elephant Hunting AAPG Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, 2008

. Bastia R., Krishna K.S., Nathaniel D. M., Srinivas T., (2008). Impact of

Vishnu Fracture Zone on Tectono-Stratigraphy of Kerala Deepwater Basin, india. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet, 2008Bastia R, (2008)

. Bastia R., (2008). Deep Sea Basins of East Coast India Holds the Key to

Future Petroleum. International Conference on Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 2008.

. Bastia R. (2008). Deep-Water; Concepts, Challenges & Technology,

Keynote address. SPE Indian Oil & gas Technical Conference and exhibition, Mumbai, 2008.

. Anderson Bl, Barbert T, Bastia R, Clauvaud JB, Coffin B, DAS M, Hayden R,

Klimentos T, Minh CC & Williams S. (2008). Triaxial induction — A new angle foran old measurement. Oilfield Review. 84 pp.

. Bastia R., Saxena K., Tyagi A. (2008). Evaluation of low resistivity-pay

deepwater turbidities using constrained thin-bed petrophysical analysis. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, California, U.S.A.

|. Duggirala M.N., Bastia R., Tenepalli S., Akella M., Verma R., D'Silva K.,

(2008). Mesozoics of the south western margin of India: A frontier exploration. 19th World Petroleum Congress, Spain 2008.

. Nayak S., Bastia R., Das M. (2008). Seismic stratigraphy and depositional

architecture of quaternary-tertiary sediment in krishna offshore, east coast of India. Jour. Indian Association of Sedimentologists, Vol. 27, No. 2(2008), pp. 135-143.

. Nayak S,, Bastia R., Das M., (2009). Characterisation of depositional

processes and identification of shallow drilling hazards in a growth fault setting using seismic data ; a study from godavari offsore, east coast of India. Jour. Indian Association of Sedimentologists, Vol. 28, No. 2(2009), pp. 7-

. Nayak S., Bastia R., Guchhait D., Barnwal D., (2010). Quantitative seismic

geomorphology of deep water slope channels from bathymetry data: a case study from offshore Cauvery basin, east coast of India. SPG conference, Hyderabad, 2010.

. Nayak S,, Bastia R., Yadav R., Ambati L., (2010). Influence of mass

transport deposits over paleo-topography and sediment dispersal pattern: a case study using shallow seismic data, offshore Krishna- Godavari basin. SPG conference, Hyderabad2010.

. Bastia R.,Reeves C.,Rao D.P., D'Silva K,, Radhakrishna M., (2010).

Paleogeographic Reconstruction of East Gondwana and Evolution of the Indian Continental Margin. DCS-DST News, August 2010

. Protacio J.A.,Gupta N.,Chandra A.,Yadav R.,Bastia R.,Sanghvai P.,(2011).

Interpretation of Gravity and Magnetic Data at the Krishna-Godavari

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Basin, East Coast India.Geolndia,2011,New Delhi

}. Mishra S., Verma R., D'Silva K., Banerjee S., Nathaniel D.M., (2011). Sub- basalt hydrocarbon prospectivity in Kerala-Konkan offshore basin, India: Abasin modelingapproach. Geoindia, 2011, New Delhi.

. Bastia R., RadhakrishnaM., Srinivas T., Nayak S., Nathaniel D. M., BiswalT. K, (2010). Structural and tectonic interpretation of geophysical data along the Eastern Continental Margin of India with special reference to the deep water petroliferous basins. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 39 (2010) pp 608-619.

. Bastia R., Das S., Radhakrishna M. (2010). Pre- and post-collisional depositional history in the upper and middle Bengal fan and evaluation of deepwater reservoir potential along the northeast Continental Margin of India. Marine and Petroleum Geology 27 (2010) pp2051-2061.

|. Radhakrishna M., Srinivasa Rao G., Nayak S., Bastia R., Twinkle D. (2011). Early Cretaceous fracture zones in the Bay of Bengal and their tectonic implications: Constraints from multi-channel seismic reflection and potential field data. Tectonophysics (2011).

|. Bastia R., Nayak P., and Singh P. (2006). Shelf Delta to Deepwater Basin: A Depositional Model for Krishna-Godavari Basin. Adapted from extended abstract prepared for presentation at AAPG International Conference, Perth, West Australia, November 5-8, 2006.

|. Kak H. L., Bastia R., Sahu A. (1995). Exploration and Production Environment in India: An Overview. Proceedings of Petroetech (1995), Technology trends in petroleum industry.

|. Naik G. C., Padhy P. K. and Bastia R. (1991). Paleo- latitude, continental drift and hydrocarbon prospects in India. Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Commission V. 28, No. 2 (December 1991), P. 17-36, Fig. 12, Table-1.

. NayakS., Das S., Bastia R. and Kar B. (20110. Petroleum System Related to 85° E Ridge: A Conceptual Study. GEO-India, Greater Noida, New Delhi, India, January 12-14, 2011.

. Protacio J. A., Gupta N., Chandra A., Yadav R., Bastia R., Sangvai P. (2011). Interpretation of Gravity and Magnetic Data at the Krishna-Godavari Basin, East Coast India. GEO-India, Greater Noida, New Delhi, India, January 12-14,2011.

. Bastia R., Singh R. J., Sinha N. (2003). Neogene Submarine Channels and Fans in Offshore, Godavari, East Coast, India AAPG International Conference Barcelona, Spain September 21-24, 2003.

. Muralikrishna A., Sreedhar S. J., Bastia R., Tyagi A. K., Dantla V. B., Nathaniel D. M. (2008). Controlled Source Electromagnetics Enhances Exploration Productivity Of Deepwater Regime, IndiaSPG, 2008 India.

95. Mahapatra S., Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R., Srinivas T., Verma R. (2008). Shallow Evidences for Deeper Hydrocarbons ~ A Step towards Establishing Petroleum System. Society of Petroleum Geophysicist, Hyderabad, 2008.

96. Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R,, Srinivas T., Muralikrishna A., Verma R. and D'silva K. (2008). Mesozoic of the south western margin of India: A frontier exploration. 19th world petroleum congress, Spain, 2008.

97. Verma R., Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R., Mahapatra S., Saxena M. (2008). Seismic Expressions of Igneous Flows - Hydrocarbon Prospectivity: Kerala-Konkan Basin, India. SPG, 2008 India.

98. Mishra C., Nathaniel D. M., Bastia R., Muralikrishna A., Verma R., Srinivas T, Saxena M. (2008). An insight into Sub Basalt seismicimaging: Examples from offshore Kerala Konkan Basin SPG, 2008 India.

99. Acharya M., Tyagi A. K., Bastia R. (2004). Development of thin-bedded sandstone reservoir in deep-sea environment using HA/HZ wells. SPWLA -Fall Topical Conference, Taos, New Mexico, 7-11th November, 2004.

100. Kalra R., Srinivasa Rao G., Fainstein R., Radhakrishna M., Bastia R., Chandrasekhar S. (2014). Crustal architecture and tectono-magmatic history of the western offshore of India: Implications on deepwater sub- basalt Hydrocarbon exploration. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2014] (Accepted).

101. Mishra P.K., BiswalT. K., Bastia R., Das. (2014) "Palaeostress Analysis of Faults along Eastern Margin of Cambay Basin around Tadkeswar and Jhagadia, Gujarat" Under review in the journal "Journal of the Geological Society of India".(Accepted).

102. Nayak S., Bastia R.,Das M. (2015). Application of Seismic Geomorphology in Hydrocarbon Exploration; Examples from Various Sedimentary Basins of the World with Special Focus to Krishna-Godavari Basin, Eastern Offshore, India. Recent Advacnes in Mineral development and Environmental issues.|SBN:978-93-81891-27-8, pp- 217-227.

103. Nayak S.,Bastia R.,Das M. (2015). Identification and Characterization of Submarine MudVolcano: A Case Study from Deep water Offshore, East Coast of India, Recent Advacnes in Mineral development and Environmental issues.ISBN:978-93-81891-27-8, pp-228-237.

104. The Incredible Journey of Seismic from Petroleum to Coal and Mineral Industry (2022), Institute of Geoscientists, Odisha.

105. The Incredible Journey of Seismic from Petroleum to Coal and to Minerals (2022), 9th Asian Mining Congress, Kolkata.

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03 / Padma Shri certificate
03 / Padma Shri certificate
04 / Biographical citation
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05 / Profile & vision
05 / Profile & vision
06 / Contributions & tenure
06 / Contributions & tenure
07 / Career timeline
07 / Career timeline
08 / Professional assignments
08 / Professional assignments
09 / Education & courses
09 / Education & courses
10 / Awards & books
10 / Awards & books
11 / Research & publications
11 / Research & publications
12 / Publications II
12 / Publications II
13 / Publications III
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14 / Publications IV
14 / Publications IV
15 / Publications V
15 / Publications V
16 / Award certificates
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17 / International recognition
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18 / Academic & professional recognition
18 / Academic & professional recognition
19 / Photo album
19 / Photo album
20 / Closing profile
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22 / Back cover
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