• Refining throughputs on own account in Italy and outside Italy (35.84 mmtonnes) declined by about 1.31 mmtonnes from 2007, down 3.5%. Volumes processed in Italy decreased by 6.3% due to planned and unplanned refinery downtime at the Taranto, Venice and Gela plants as well as lower volumes at the Livorno refinery due to a challenging refining environment in the first half of the year. The increase recorded outside Italy was mainly due to higher capacity entitlements at Ceska Rafinerska following the purchase of an additional ownership interest made in 2007 partly offset by lower volumes in Germany.
• Retail market share in Italy was 30.6%, increased by 1.4 percentage points from 2007 mainly due to marketing activities ("Iperself" sales and fidelity programmes). Retail sales amounted to 8.81 mmtonnes increasing by 2.2% in spite of a decline in domestic consumption (down 2.5%).
• Retail sales of refined products in the rest of Europe (3.86 mmtonnes) were down 4.2% particularly in the Iberian Peninsula, due to the disposal of downstream activities to Galp, and in Germany. Retail sales of refined products in the rest of Europe, excluding expected divestments, increased by 45 ktonnes, or 1.4%.
• In 2008 Eni started/restructured 124 stores for the sale convenience items and car services at its service stations in Italy. Non oil revenues in Europe amounted to €153 million, up 6.3% from 2007.

(a) Before elimination of intragroup sales.