Our activities in Ravenna

Following 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.

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. 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.

At Ravenna, through Eni Rewind, we have completed the remediation of former industrial areas. The Ravenna Environmental Hub was created through the recovery and productive redevelopment of the Ca’ Ponticelle site, which covers a total area of 26 hectares.

The new sustainable hub includes:

• a soil biorecovery platform developed and managed by Eni Rewind. The facility can treat up to 80,000 tonnes per year of soil from environmental remediation activities for subsequent reuse in line with circular economy principles.
  
  The site also includes a laboratory that carries out preliminary analytical checks to verify the compliance of waste entering the facility, as well as periodic monitoring surveys of the bioremediation processes.

• a multifunctional industrial waste pre-treatment platform operated by HEA (a 50:50 joint venture between Eni Rewind and Herambiente Servizi Industriali). The facility is designed to manage up to 60,000 tonnes per year of special waste generated by environmental and industrial activities, maximising recovery in line with the objectives of the European Circular Economy Package.
• a photovoltaic plant operated by Plenitude and in operation since 2024. The plant is equipped with latest-generation monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic panels and generates enough electricity to meet the needs of more than 3,000 households. In April 2026, an experimental energy storage facility based on a new generation of vanadium flow batteries, connected to the existing photovoltaic plant, was also completed.