Our activities on the American continent are concentrated on exploration and development activities, as well as refining and technological research projects in collaboration with MIT.
A key alliance for innovation: from solar to deep water
Highlights
Our commitment in 2021 has strengthened our presence in this area.
7
Countries
where we operate
1,731
people
who work for us
288
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proved reserves of hydrocarbons
€ 5,0
million
investments local development in Central and South America
We are active in the US in the research and development of cutting-edge technologies, aware of their ability to generate innovation, especially in the energy sector. At the same time, we are looking forward to the growth opportunities offered by Latin American countries in the traditional and renewable sectors.
The US continues to be a source of innovation and transformation in the energy sector. In addition to being a leading consumer and, for the past decade, producer of hydrocarbons, the USA is also a creative and technological powerhouse in which ideas are generated that can change energy and regulatory paradigms thanks to its research centres of excellence and a market capable of sustaining innovation. This is what is happening, for example, in the development and dissemination of renewable energy and the promotion of new clean technologies, also thanks to the industrial and fiscal policies supporting the sector. This transformation will also be increasingly important at a national level, also with a view to economic recovery where the energy transition will play an important role in guiding investment choices.
In Latin America, Eni's commitments focus on exploration and development activities, particularly in the Gulf waters of Mexico and Venezuela, and in the refining of both conventional products and biofuels. The region offers great opportunities for development in both traditional and renewable sources.
We continue to work with prestigious research partners, with whom we have initiated the testing of numerous technologies to support the energy transition, and we promote the protection of forests and the biodiversity of the region.
In the Americas we are present upstream, in refining & marketing and in chemicals and trading, sectors that in recent years have seen major agreements signed to expand our renewable energy portfolio.
For Eni, the region is above all a key innovation hub. We have important partnerships in the area of research and development, where since 2008 we can boast a strategic alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for testing and patenting innovative technologies such as fusion energy, innovative and more efficient renewables, CO₂ capture and reuse, and asset integrity tools. In Boston, Eni has also established one of the two offices of Eni Next, the corporate venture capital company that invests in startups with high potential for the development of game-changing technologies for the energy transition.
In September 2021 Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) – an MIT spin-out company of which Eni is the largest shareholder – announced the completion of the world's first test of magnetic confinement fusion, a technology that has never been tested on an industrial scale and that applies the principles employed by the Sun to generate its own energy. Also in the area of research and development, in 2020 we launched a new initiative with the Boston Consulting Group and Google Cloud to create a digital platform open to all players in the energy sector and dedicated to sustainability, for the sharing of best practices and knowledge. At the same time, via Plenitude, Eni continues to extend its range of renewable projects running and under development in the United States, aiming to reach a capacity of 1GW by 2023. Eni’s technological and industrial know-how was also recognised in February 2023 with the launch of a joint partnership between Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy for the construction of the biorefinery in St. Bernard, Louisiana, which marks Eni’s entry into the US biofuels market. In December 2021, Eni inaugurated its first "Open Innovation Outpost" in San Francisco, with a view to monitoring the innovation ecosystems to intercept emerging trends which could have a significant impact on the energy sector. In Mexico, Eni has a long-term activity plan: in January 2022, it signed an agreement with UNESCO to identify initiatives to support the development of the local economy, conserve and sustainably manage the natural heritage and ensure access to basic services; the following September, it signed an MoU with the State of Tabasco to promote educational initiatives in various sectors in the areas affected by our upstream projects.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology and us at 2021
in just over 10 years, developed unique technologies
> 40
inventions patented
70projects
since 2008, of which 28 in progress
one of the most important projects, the first Solar Frontier Center
19
MIT departments involved
2008collaboration began
professors, researches, postgraduates, and students
+ 40
MIT people involved in the research
ongoing efforts include nanotechnologies and materials for solar photovoltaics
200
scientific publications from 2008 to today
for low-carbon technologies and innovations
29
patent applications
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Our main American development projects
Our operations in the US make use of the most advanced technological solutions to minimise environmental impact.
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Area 1: hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico
We acquired this area in the Gulf of Mexico in 2015 and completed the drilling programme two years later.
Full production of the Miztón field, where production began in 2019, will start in the early months of 2021 with the installation of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that will allow us to reach a production plateau.
Since 2008 we have been collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston on numerous projects relating to renewable energy, the environment and workplace safety.
Most of the research focuses on renewables (especially solar), but also looks at fusion, energy storage and reservoir modelling.
From Canada to Argentina, from Mexico to the United States, we operate by adopting technologies and industrial processes that respect our surroundings. We currently operate in:
To understand an increasingly complex present, we have to move past a single vision of reality. That’s why we offer an overview of countries that takes into account a variety of interwoven aspects: from historical events to energy policy, and from geo-economics to the push towards digitalisation.
It is the third largest country in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina. An overview of Mexico, now with full macroeconomic stability, moving towards the energy transition and eradicating poverty.
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