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

A hub for Africa’s subsea growth - ANG26 - Helder MACHADO - TechnipFMC
Interview
Angola - July 15, 2026

Helder Machado of TechnipFMC talks about the importance of Angola as a hub for delivering projects across Africa and beyond.

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Renaissance announces major oil discovery in Nigeria
NEWS
Nigeria - July 09, 2026

Renaissance Africa Energy has made a major oil discovery in the shallow waters of Nigeria’s eastern Niger Delta.

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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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Nina Koch Equinor Angola
Interview
Angola - January 18, 2021

Nina Birgitte Koch, managing director of Equinor Angola, talks to The Energy Year about how Angola’s energy players have navigated Covid-19, the latest on the…

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Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board
Articles
Nigeria - December 22, 2020

In an era when the dual shock has caused major hydrocarbons projects to be shelved, Nigeria is proving resilient. Nigeria LNG (NLNG) recently sealed a…

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Eni, PTTEP win Abu Dhabi offshore block
NEWS
Abu Dhabi - December 21, 2020

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC has awarded the first offshore block in the emirate’s second competitive bid round to a consortium of Italy’s Eni and Thailand’s PTTEP, the NOC…

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Fabrication and maintenance for Angola’s development Frederic HEINTZ
Interview
Angola - November 26, 2020

Frederic Heintz, deputy general manager of Petromar, talks to The Energy Year about how the company is enhancing efficiency during the Covid-19 pandemic and the…

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ADNOC Shah gasfield
Articles
Abu Dhabi - November 09, 2020

Abu Dhabi is experiencing its Fourth Industrial Revolution, and there has never been a better time. The dual shock has swept across the Gulf, putting the entire…

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Nigeria pays off $3 bln to oil majors
NEWS
Nigeria - October 21, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has paid off around USD 3 billion owed to IOCs for joint-venture operating expenses, international media reported on…

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Sonangol Angola Sebastiao GASPAR MARTINS
Interview
Angola - September 09, 2020

Sebastião Gaspar Martins, chairman of Sonangol, talks to The Energy Year about how the company is navigating the Covid-19 and oil price dual crisis and its efforts to…

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Opiyo-Berya-James
Interview
Uganda - September 04, 2020

James Berya Opiyo, an independent consultant, talks to The Energy Year about why Uganda is an attractive destination for oil and gas investment as the world emerges…

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