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Ravenna is a production complex served by a large industrial port and integrated into one of the most dynamic districts in Europe. Our activities in the area range from natural gas to circular chemistry, and from electricity generation to environmental rehabilitation. Here we have initiated the development of the Ravenna CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) project, which involves building a CO2 storage infrastructure. Carbon dioxide is captured at source and then transported and stored in the depleted gas fields of the Adriatic Sea. The goal is to contribute to reducing the emissions of industrial districts to make them more sustainable and competitive in the market, thereby creating the conditions for new opportunities for economic growth through decarbonization.
Together with Snam, we are developing Italy’s first carbon capture and storage project to help decarbonize industry.
As part of DICS, Ravenna produces natural gas from offshore platforms. We have also launched environmental protection and circular economy programmes linked to decommissioning.
With Versalis, we operate in the chemical sector, focusing on high-performance, energy-efficient production lines, such as elastomers made from recycled tyres.
Through Eni Rewind, we carry out land remediation and site recovery, enhancing decommissioned areas with photovoltaic plants.
Region: Emilia-Romagna
Activity start date: 1952 - present
Carbon management
Chemistry
Oil & Gas
Environmental remediationFollowing similar projects that are already operational or undergoing development in Northern Europe, Eni (Operator) and Snam are developing the Ravenna CCS project , and start the CO2 injection activities , the first project for the capture, transport and permanent storage of CO₂ in Italy carried out for environmental purposes only, to contribute to the decarbonisation of industrial sectors.
Phase 1, launched in August 2024 and designed to capture and store up to 25,000 tonnes of CO₂ from Eni’s natural gas treatment plant in Casalborsetti, has confirmed the high efficiency of the capture system implemented. This result is particularly significant given the low CO₂ concentration in the plant’s flue gas, which is among the most challenging industrial conditions. The captured CO₂ is transported via reconverted natural-gas pipelines to the Porto Corsini Mare Ovest offshore platform and is now permanently stored in the depleted Porto Corsini Mare Ovest gas field at approximately 3,000 metres’ depth.
With the launch of Phase 2, the Ravenna project is set to become the CCS reference hub for Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. It will play a significant role in combating climate change and offer a practical solution to maintain the competitiveness of Italian industries. By preserving existing jobs and creating new ones through the project's supply chain, Ravenna CCS supports both economic and environmental goals. Additionally, it will be crucial in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, which is essential for meeting climate and carbon neutrality targets by 2050.
Thanks to the admission of the Callisto integrated Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project to the European list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI Projects), the Ravenna CO₂ storage hub will play a key role in the creation of a high-tech international supply chain in the decarbonization sector.
Furthermore, due to its potential, Ravenna CCS is participating in HERCCULES, an international research project that aims to accelerate the deployment of CO₂ capture, storage and reuse in Mediterranean Europe.
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Ravenna is part of the Northern Central District (DICS), dedicated to the almost exclusive production of natural gas from offshore platforms. The gas also feeds the Eni Power power plant that supplies energy to the industrial complex and mainly to the distribution network. In Emilia-Romagna, production activity has coexisted for decades with tourism, fishing and aquaculture, thanks to a monitoring and environmental protection system that is considered as a model worldwide. While gas extraction continues from active fields, decommissioned facilities are gradually being dismantled according to ministerial initiatives. A first batch of offshore structures will rolled out from 2023-2024. As part of decommissioning, we are also pursuing circular economy initiatives involving the reconversion of an old offshore platform into an artificial ecosystem suitable for colonisation by marine organisms, with the aim of creating a marine science park that will be supported by national research organisations.
We are also present in Ravenna with Versalis, particularly in the production of elastomers: these are elastic materials that are an essential element when it comes to making tyres, but also for technical items and even some types of paper. In this area, we are specialising in high-performance, low-energy products, bringing together the knowledge of the Versalis Research Centre in Ravenna and the expertise of the technical departments at large tyre companies such as Bridgestone.
An additional line of research involves the production of elastomers from recycling tyres through a process that was granted the Eni Award and used to produce the Versalis Revive® ESBR range.
Also in Ravenna, chemistry is integrated into the refining process for the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributed for mobility purposes. In a wider context through a logistics system in the area, the Ravenna plants are integrated with those of our other production sites in the Po Valley chemical quadrilateral: Venice, Ferrara and Mantua.
In Ravenna, through Eni Rewind, we are also involved in the environmental rehabilitation of brownfield sites. Our flagship initiative is the Ponticelle project, which we are developing in partnership with Herambiente, a multi-utility company based in Emilia-Romagna. Once the remediation operations have been completed, Ponticelle will house a soil bio-recovery platform and a multi-functional waste pre-treatment facility, thus becoming a hub for sustainable remediation, waste valorisation and energy production from renewable sources. As part of its regeneration
initiatives, Plenitude has successfully completed a photovoltaic plant. The plant is made up of state-of-the-art monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic panels and will generate an amount of energy equivalent to the consumption of over 3,000 households.
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