HPCL & HMEL bag 3 awards at FIPI Oil & Gas Awards

New Delhi: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) along with its joint venture Hindustan-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) received three coveted awards from Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan during FIPI Annual Summit & Awards (FIPI Oil & Gas Awards) at New Delhi on December 2.

HPCL was presented with the Company of the Year Award for Excellence in Human Resource Management. This award recognises the contribution of the company's Human Resource Management in achieving excellence across the entire spectrum of HR management in the company. The awards were received by HPCL's Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD) Mukesh Kumar Surana and HPCL's Director (HR) Pushp Kumar Joshi along with senior officials.

Speaking on the occasion Pradhan expressed his pleasure on the changing trends in the society as he recollected his recent visit to HPCL's refinery at Vishakhapatnam where he witnessed more than 50 female engineers working on ground zero of Visakh Refinery expansion project.

HMEL was also presented with Oil and Gas Transportation company of the year and Refinery of the year award (Capacity more than 9 MMTPA) for excellence in production, community development and overall operations.

Pradhan also said that the energy sector can create an immensely positive impact on society by making energy more accessible, sustainable and affordable. He said that the energy sector can become a catalyst for social change by improving the lives of people.

FIPI Oil & Gas Awards recognise the leaders, innovators and pioneers in the Oil and Gas Industry, with an objective to celebrate the industry's most outstanding achievements.

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