MPCL has won the Corporate Excellence Award in the oil and gas sector for the fifth consecutive year. The award was received during the Management Association of Pakistan (MAP) event, at the 36th Corporate Excellence Awards Ceremony, in Karachi. MAP established the Corporate Excellence Award in 1982 to recognize and honor firms that have demonstrated remarkable performance by undertaking advanced and outstanding management practices. MPCL qualified first for the award in 2016-17 (based on dividend pay-out) and since then has been a winner in the Oil & Gas Sector every year.

Mari Petroleum, with a consortium of Pakistani companies, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL), led by Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), has made a footprint on the energy landscape in the Middle East. With a consortium of Pakistani companies, MPCL has been awarded Offshore Block 5 in the 2019 competitive exploration block bid round by ADNOC in Abu Dhabi. Offshore Block 5 covers an area of 6,223 square kilometers, located 100 kilometers northeast of Abu Dhabi city.