Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) clinched the ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ accolade for the second consecutive year, bestowed by India’s Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. MRPL, based in Coastal Karnataka, outshone industry heavyweights like IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL in a stiff competition for the fiscal year 2022-23. The honor was handed to MD MRPL Sanjay Varma by Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI, during the Energy Technology Meet 2023 in New Delhi. MRPL’s innovation is founded on a patent for an energy-efficient hydrocarbon distillation process, as evaluated by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), led by Dr. Anil Kakodkar. This achievement demonstrates MRPL’s commitment to innovation in the petroleum sector.