Prior to becoming director (projects), Goyal served the company as executive director (projects) and spearheaded the task of concurrent implementation of some of the major cross country gas pipeline projects such as Dahej – Vijaipur, Vijaipur – Dadri, Dadri – Bawana – Nangal, Chainsa – Jhajjar – Hissar Pipelines stretching over 2,200 kilometer and installation of four compressor stations at Jhabua, Vijaipur, Kailaras and Chainsa.
After joining GAIL in 1990, Goyal has held several key positions and some of the initial assignments included construction and commissioning of the twin LPG extraction plants at Vijaipur and Jamnagar – Loni cross country LPG pipeline. After a brief stint as the head of zonal marketing office at Jaipur, he was entrusted with the charge of running the HVJ- GREP pipeline networks in addition to the LPG plants at Vijaipur. The Dahej- Vijaipur pipeline (DVPL) to evacuate LNG from Dahej was completed during the period with Goyal playing an important role in its timely commissioning. He thereafter became executive director (exploration & production).
Goyal has served the fertilizer and petroleum sectors in various capacities at different locations. He started his career as Graduate Apprentice with National Fertilizers Ltd. and raised the corporate ladder swiftly. He was also involved in the commissioning of the first gas based fertilizer plant on the Hazira – Vijaipur – Jagdishpur pipeline at NFL, Vijaipur.
Goyal has taken over from Santosh Kumar who superannuated on June 30, 2009 from the post of director (projects) in GAIL.
