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MRPL gets first prize for energy performance
New Delhi December 14, 2006
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), a
subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), has
won the Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Award for being the best in
Energy Performance among Indian refineries for 2005-06.
The award was presented by the Hon’ble Minister of State
for Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr. Dinsha J Patel to Chairman
of ONGC Group of Companies Mr. R S Sharma at a function in New
Delhi, organized by the Centre for High Technology under the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on 13th December 2006.
MRPL Managing Director Mr. R Rajamani and Director (F) Mr. L K
Gupta and senior Directors of ONGC also received the encomium
on the occasion.
The Energy performance of refineries was decided based on
the Minimum Specific Energy Consumption by the individual
refineries. Scoring a hat trick, MRPL secured this most
prestigious award for the third time in a row.
MRPL was also given the second best award for
Furnace/Boiler Efficiency, under the Oil and Gas Conservation
Awards 2006, in the same function.
MRPL has the unique distinction of being the first refinery
to produce Euro III and Euro IV complaint transportation
fuels. It is also credited for a record capacity utilization
of 125% in FY-06. In the current fiscal also, the 9.69 million
tonnes refinery is targeting annual production 12+ million
tonnes. MRPL is implementing a Refinery Upgradation cum
Expansion Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 7943 crore, to
augment capacity to 15 million tonnes.
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