- Defence Research and Development Organisation, India
- Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
- Gas Authority of India Ltd
- Indian Space Research Organisation. India
- KORDI, Korea
- Ministry for Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
- Ministry of Surface Transport, Govt. of India
- Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India
- National Institute of Ocean Technology, India
- Naval Physical and Oceanographic Lab, Govt. of India
- Naval Research Board, Govt. of India
- Norwegian council for Science and Technology
- Oil India Ltd.
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, India
- Technip India Ltd
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