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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Petrobras confirms job cuts
NEWS
Brazil - April 04, 2016

Brazil’s oil major Petrobras over the weekend confirmed its intention to shed as many as 12,000 jobs in an effort to realise savings of more than USD 9 billion.…

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Interview
Gabon - April 1, 2016

Charles Tchen, general manager of Independent Petroleum Consultants (IPC), talks to TOGY about Gabon’s gas supplies, investing to recover mature fields, as well as the…

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Dutch investigators visit Shell HQ
NEWS
Nigeria - March 30, 2016

Dutch anti-fraud investigators from the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service have recently visited Shell headquarters in The Hague to investigate a Nigerian oil…

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The main driver of legal services in Egypt are joint ventures, for a number of reasons.
Interview
Egypt - March 30, 2016

Hugh Fraser, a partner at Andrews Kurth law firm, talks to TOGY about the forces shaping demand for legal advice in Egypt’s energy market, the vital role joint…

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Eni to earn stake in Morocco permits
NEWS
Morocco - March 30, 2016

Eni has reached an agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas on a 40% equity interest and operatorship stake in Morocco’s Rabat Deep Offshore exploration project.…

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IOCs to revamp Nigerian refineries
NEWS
- March 30, 2016

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) group managing director Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu late on Tuesday said…

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Serge TONDU
Interview
Republic of Congo - March 25, 2016

Serge Tondu, managing director of Banque Commerciale Internationale (BCI), talks to TOGY about low oil prices in the Republic of Congo and how state finances are being…

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Eni to shed billions in assets
NEWS
- March 18, 2016

Eni made public its 2016-2019 Strategic plan on Friday, revealing a USD 7 billion asset disposal programme, lower capital expenditures and a cumulative output growth…

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Angola LNG to start up in July
NEWS
Angola - March 16, 2016

José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, Angola’s minister of petroleum, told reporters in China on Tuesday that the country aims to bring Angola LNG back online by July…

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