New Delhi: Rajesh Kakkar has taken over charge of Director (Offshore) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday. He will look after oil and gas production from ONGC's offshore fields that contribute 70% and 78% of ONGC's domestic crude oil and gas production respectively. Kakkar has more than three and a half decades of experience in the various aspects of operations and management in both offshore and onshore fields. Kakkar played a key role in reversing the production trend at Western Offshore in 2015. He has been pioneer of "field-life-cycle maximization" to enhance production from the ageing fields.