Press Cuttings

20 April 2009
The Free Library
In Italy, the Unlikely Rise of an Oil Power
In Congo and elsewhere, Scaroni's strategy is paying off. While most oil majors saw their oil and gas production decline last year, ENI's output increased by 3.5%, to nearly 1.8 million barrels per day

8 September 2008
Financial Times
Eni revealed as buyer for First Calgary
Italy's Eni emerged on Monday as the buyer of First Calgary Petroleums in a move that will consolidate its position as the leading oil and gas producer in Algeria and secure reserves for gas-hungry markets in Europe.

4 September 2008
Milano Finanza
Eni è prima al mondo, tra le compagnie petrolifere, per sostenibilità
« Eni is the world's leading oil company in sustainability. This claim was made by Dow Jones, that every year draws up a list of the most important companies in the world operating in a sustainable way on the business, social and environmental fronts, through the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, the first world index that evaluates corporate social responsibility. »

15 July 2008
Repubblica
Eni: con Altergaz entra in Gaz de Bordeaux Energie Services
«An agreement was signed by Eni and Altergaz (partecipated by Eni with a 38% share) with Société du Gaz de Bordeaux SAEML to enter the shareholding of Gaz de Bordeaux Energie Services SAS.»

7 July 2008
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Energia: Scaroni annuncia Eni Solar Frontiers Center
«Paolo Scaroni announced the creation of the Solar Frontiers Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The structure has been established to promote multi-disciplinary research into the next generation of solar technologies. »

30 June 2008
Financial Times
Some leading lights in the power business
Paolo Scaroni has had the most active year of any of the big western oil company chiefs. Eni has been on an acquisition spree, investing in assets from the Gulf of Mexico to Russia, and buying Burren Energy, a UK-listed oil independent active in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkmenistan.

30 June 2008
Milano Finanza
Paolo Scaroni: il più attivo tra i leader delle compagnie petrolifere (Financial Times)
«Paolo Scaroni has been indicated by the Financial Times as the most active among the heads of western oil companies, while the University of Oxford has nominated him Visiting Fellow for his commitment to and experience in the area of Corporate Reputation.»

20 May 2008
Financial Times
Eni finds oil sands deposits in Congo
Eni, the Italian oil group, has discovered a large oil sands deposit in the Republic of Congo that is expected to become Africa's first large unconventional oil development and could hold several billion barrels.

19 May 2008
Il Sole 24 Ore
Eni, accordo in Congo per sfruttamento di maxi-giacimento
«Eni has signed an agreement with the government of the republic of Congo for the exploitation of non-conventional oils in bituminous sands at Tchikatanga and Tchikatanga-Makola, two areas of a total of 1790 square kilometres.
"The Eni model integrates the traditional business of the exploration and production of hydrocarbons with sustainability activities in the territory and important initiatives in the non-conventional oils and renewable energy sectors." Over the four-year period, 2008-2011, Eni will invest $3 billon in the African country.»

30 April 2008
Milano Finanza
Gli azionisti Eni elogiano l'operato di Scaroni
«The annual report for 2007 has been approved, showing net profit of over €10 million. Scaroni also declared that Eni has no acquisition plans for 2008, with the exception of Distrigaz »