Known for its historical place in shipping and trading from ancient times, the coastal state of Gujarat has emerged in recent years as one of the most sought after destinations for investments in oil and gas, chemical and shipbuilding industries.

On 7th September 2010, DNV Software in India successfully organised a seminar on Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) in the Hotel Surya Palace in Vadodara (known earlier as Baroda), an important industrial city in Gujarat, India. The main focus of the seminar was to show how to benefit from consequence analysis and risk assessment by using the Phast and Phast Risk software, which includes models for fluid discharge, dispersion, pool formation and evaporation, fires, explosions, toxic effects and the risk to people and assets from these potential events.

Dr. K.U. Mistry, Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board, Gujarat, was the Chief Guest at the seminar. In his opening remarks, Dr. Mistry emphasised the need to enhance the awareness of all the operators in matters of industrial safety and pollution prevention. He also welcomed the initiative displayed by DNV Software in this direction.

The day-long seminar was attended by 40 participants comprising representatives from consultanties, EPCs and operators serving Gujarat’s oil and gas and chemical industries. Many of the participants were existing users of the Phast family of products from DNV Software.

Nagmani Kumar Sinha, Sales Manager (India), DNV Software, made a presentation tracing DNV’s long involvement in risk management and development of methodologies and tools for QRA.

The ceremonial lamp being lit in the presence of Chief Guest, Dr. K.U. Mistry, Chairman of State Pollution Control Board, Gujarat, by Software's Area Manager Greater India, Sudhakar Unudurti (left) and Nagmani Kumar Sinha, Sales Manager India.

Sudhakar Unudurti, Area Manager for Greater India, DNV Software, spoke briefly about the new set of risks that are faced by today’s businesses and DNV’s contribution towards mitigating them.

Vikas Naik, Technical Support Engineer DNV Software India, running through a demonstration of Phast Risk 6.6

DNV Software India intends to organise similar events later this year, in the northern and southern cities of New Delhi and Chennai to meet its twin objectives of promoting the newly released Phast Risk 6.6 and focusing on local industrial clusters within the vast but exciting geographic region that the Indian sub-continent represents.