Diego PORTOGHESE

Managing Director

ENI ABU DHABI, ENI SHARJAH and ENI RAK

Significant sequestration capabilities are embedded into the Ghasha project’s design, allowing us to recover large volumes of carbon dioxide.
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Eni In Figures

2024 employee count: Around 31,700

Countries where Eni has operations: More than 60

Eni is one of the world’s largest energy companies. The company is involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, power from traditional and renewable sources, and refining and petrochemicals. It is present in more than 60 countries.

Eni provides a wide range of investments, services and products:
Energy production: Oil and gas, renewable energy, bioenergy, hydrogen
Technologies: Biofuels; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; solar thermal energy; sustainable chemistry; experimental and digital geoscience; and environmental remediation
R&D partnerships: Partnerships with universities, research centres and companies and the promotion of startups and open innovation
Products for home, business and mobility: energy and gas, chemical products, LPG, fuels, lubricants,  circular chemistry solutions, service and charging stations, and reclamation and recovery

Eni considers itself as a global energy tech company and is devoted to the energy transition. It incorporates sustainability in its strategy, operations and decision-making. Natural gas is the current focal point of its energy mix. Meanwhile, the company is developing and investing in energy solutions such as renewable energy, biorefining and decarbonisation technologies.

The company aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for its products and processes by 2050. To achieve this aim, Eni is focusing on proprietary and breakthrough technologies, new customer-oriented business models and alliances with stakeholders.

Company website: https://www.eni.com

Eni News and Interviews

XRG and Eni buy stakes in Vaca Muerta blocks
NEWS
Argentina - June 30, 2026

XRG and Eni have acquired 32% stakes from YPF in three Vaca Muerta blocks that will supply gas to the Argentina LNG project.

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Azule Energy reaches FID on Angola offshore project
NEWS
Angola - June 23, 2026

Azule Energy has kicked off the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola following a positive FID, with first oil expected in 2029.

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Fast-track development for Nigeria’s deepwater - NIG26 - Fabrizio BOLONDI - NAE and AENR
Interview
Nigeria - June 18, 2026

Fabrizio Bolondi of Nigerian Agip Exploration and Agip Energy and Natural Resources talks about Eni’s deepwater growth pipeline.

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Libya signs upstream deals with international firms
NEWS
Libya - June 16, 2026

Libya has signed production-sharing agreements with international energy companies to boost upstream exploration and lift output.

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THYSTERE-TCHICAYA_Jean-Marc
Interview
Republic of Congo - February 08, 2017

TOGY talks to Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya, minister of hydrocarbons for the Republic of Congo. The ministry is the sole concessionaire of all licences in the Republic…

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BP back to black
NEWS
Multinational - February 07, 2017

BP overturned a 2015 loss of USD 6.5 billion and reported a full-year 2016 headline profit of USD 115 million on Tuesday.

For the fourth quarter of 2016, BP posted…

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Week in review
NEWS
- February 03, 2017

TOGY’s oil and gas coverage of the past week was dominated by Iran’s downstream news and reporting on Indonesia’s Pertamina. There were also a number of Q4 and…

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Eni FPSO setting to sail for Ghana
NEWS
Ghana - February 03, 2017

Italian major Eni announced on Friday that it had named its brand new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, set to depart for the Offshore Cape…

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Interview
Nigeria - February 01, 2017

TOGY talks to Samuel Dossou-Aworet, chairman and founder of Petrolin, about the company’s Backbone project, attracting financing and investors, and the foundation of…

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GE eyes Nigerian refineries
NEWS
Nigeria - January 25, 2017

A day after Eni signed a memorandum to refurbish one of Nigeria’s ageing refineries, GE on Tuesday also expressed interest in investing in the facilities.

“We…

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Eni to refurbish Nigerian refinery
NEWS
Nigeria - January 24, 2017

Nigeria’s oil minister and NNPC chairman, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, and Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to…

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