MRPL to offer door delivery of diesel in Mangaluru
The Hindu
Inks pact with start-up
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) entered into an agreement with PEP Fuels Technologies for door delivery of diesel in Mangaluru. Pep Fuels is a start-up promoted by ONGC, which is a public sector undertaking of the government of India, and is registered with the Department of Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Pep Fuels would source diesel from MRPL and deliver the fuel to the doorstep customers using mobile dispensers. This would ease product sourcing and inventory carrying costs for customers.

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