8 months ago
MRPL Wins Two Innovation Awards at FIPI Awards 2026
MRPL, a company that makes oil and chemicals, won two big awards at a special event called the FIPI Awards during India Energy Week 2026.
One award was for the whole team because they are really good at making new ideas and improving their work.
The other award was for a man named R. Karthick because he did great things in the oil and gas industry.
The awards were given by an important minister.
This is the fifth time in four years that MRPL has won such awards, which shows they are very good at what they do.
The company is happy because it shows they are good at teamwork and making new ideas.
They also want to help India have enough energy and do it in a way that is good for the environment.
MRPL won the FIPI Innovator of the Year (Team) Award 2025 for excellence in refining innovation.
R. Karthick of MRPL received the Young Achiever of the Year in Oil Industry (Male) award.
The awards were presented by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.
This is MRPL's fifth innovation award in the last four years.
The awards highlight MRPL's focus on process excellence, operational efficiency, and technology-driven growth.
- Who
- Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) and R. Karthick
- What
- Won two innovation awards at the FIPI Awards during India Energy Week 2026
- Where
- Mangaluru, India
- When
- During India Energy Week 2026
- Why
- For sustained excellence in refining innovation and individual contributions to the downstream oil and gas sector
Key facts
- Organization
- Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL)
- Parent Company
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
- Awards Received
- Innovator of the Year (Team) Award 2025, Young Achiever of the Year in Oil Industry (Male)
- Event
- Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) Awards during India Energy Week (IEW) 2026
- Award Recipients
- Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath, Nandakumar Velayudhan Pillai, R. Karthick
- Presenter
- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri
- Significance
- Fifth innovation award in the last four years





