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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Eni and Novatek in Montenegro deal
NEWS
Montenegro - September 15, 2016

A consortium of Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek obtained a 30-year oil and gas exploration concession from Montenegro’s government, Eni revealed…

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Commercial production to start at Kashagan
NEWS
Kazakhstan - September 09, 2016

Commercial production at the giant offshore Kashagan oilfield is expected to resume in November, KazMunayGaz’ chairman, Sauat Mynbayev, announced on Friday.

First…

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Chevron Indonesia hits first Bangka gas
NEWS
Indonesia - September 01, 2016

Chevron’s Indonesian branch on Wednesday announced it had achieved first gas from the Indonesia Deepwater Development’s Bangka Field.

Operating Bangka on a 62%…

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Cyprus to pipe gas to Egypt
NEWS
Cyprus - August 31, 2016

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla and his Cypriot counterpart, Yiorgios Lakkotrypis, inked an agreement on Wednesday for future gas…

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Tim Duncan, president and CEO of Talos Energy
Interview
Mexico - August 18, 2016

TOGY talks to Tim Duncan, CEO of Talos Energy, about the advantages that private equity firms have during this downturn in the energy industry, the importance of…

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Eni to market Zohr stake
NEWS
Egypt - August 12, 2016

Eni is reportedly courting several fellow international oil companies for a stake in its Zohr gasfield offshore Egypt, people familiar with the matter said on…

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Cabinda death toll nears 40, China warned
NEWS
Angola - August 08, 2016

Close to 40 people have been killed in clashes in Angola’s oil-producing Cabinda enclave since the flareup of violence, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of…

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Basra province warns IOCs
NEWS
Iraq - August 05, 2016

International oil companies (IOC) and their subcontracted security firms have been issued a one-week ultimatum by the Basra provincial government in Iraq to make their…

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