Atanu Chakraborty is at the helm of India’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) as the upstream regulator spearheads a major overhaul of the country’s exploration and production regime.

As India prepares to migrate to its new Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP), the DGH director general remains highly optimistic about its future.

“The new policy would be more facilitative and proactive.