Consumption of natural gas in the EU’s third-largest economy, Italy, dropped by 2.5% in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 15 years, power market manager GME said on Friday. Demand fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, due to higher prices compared to the pre-energy crisis levels, …
Read More »Eni Launches Europe’s most Powerful Supercomputer
Italian oil and gas giant Eni S.p.A has launched its next-generation supercomputer that will help it to ramp up oil and gas discovery technology and support its decarbonization strategies. Based at Eni’s Green Data Center in the small town of Ferrera Erbognone, the €100m High-Performance Computing 6 (HPC6) machine is …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Makes First LNG Delivery to Italy amid Shifting European Energy Landscape
In a significant development for European energy markets, Russian energy giant Gazprom has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery to Italy from its Baltic Sea-based LNG Portovaya facility. The shipment, carried by vessel Cool Rover, arrived at Italy’s FSRU Toscana terminal in Livorno, Reuters reported citing LSEG data. …
Read More »Italy Urges EU to Revise Plans for Gasoline Car Ban in 2035
One of Europe’s biggest economies and car markets, Italy, has renewed its push to seek a revision of the European Union’s plans to ban the sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, a draft document seen by Bloomberg showed on Thursday. Italy and the Czech Republic have teamed up to …
Read More »African Nations Plan to Launch their own Energy Bank
African countries are planning to launch their own financing vehicle for oil and gas projects in the face of growing pressure from Western financial institutions to abandon the development of these resources. The group of 18 states needs $5 billion to kickstart what it calls an energy bank. They call …
Read More »Italy Shuts the Door on New Oil Exploration
Itay will no longer grant concessions for oil and condensate exploration and production, a draft of a new government decree shows. The decree, seen by Reuters, specifies that the oil exploration and production ban will only apply to new concessions—not existing ones that have already secured government approval. The ban …
Read More »Italy Backs Energy Transition Funding for Developing Economies
Developed economies with higher per-capita emissions could help developing economies to transition away from fossil fuels and accelerate clean energy rollout, Fabio Panetta, the governor of Italy’s Central Bank, said on Monday. The plan would help reduce the overall cost of the energy transition globally, Panetta said at a G7 …
Read More »Eni Strikes Natural Gas Offshore Mexico
Italy’s supermajor Eni has announced a new natural gas discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, in the mid-deep waters off the Mexican coast. The discovery contains an estimated potential reserve of 300 to 400 million barrels of oil equivalent, the company said. The block where Eni was drilling for gas …
Read More »Eni to Build Third Biorefinery in Italy
Eni SPA said it is awaiting government clearance to begin construction of its third biofuel production plant in Italy, proposed to rise in the port city of Livorno. “The project, first announced in October 2022 and followed by an application for Environmental Impact Assessment in November 2022, is awaiting official …
Read More »Eni and Qatar Sign 27-Year LNG Supply Deal for Italy
Eni SpA signed a 27-year liquefied natural gas deal with QatarEnergy, marking the Gulf nation’s third major contract with a European firm this month. Starting in 2026, a joint venture between the Middle Eastern company and Eni will deliver as much as 1.5 billion cubic meters of LNG per year …
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