On March 2023, we announced a new finding on the Yatzil exploration prospect in Block 7, located in the mid-deep water, in the Sureste Basin. The discovery, that may contain around 200 million barrels of oil (MBoe) in place, confirms the value of Eni’s Mexican asset portfolio.
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In the Americas we are mainly active in hydrocarbon exploration and production and in the Refining & Marketing and chemicals sector. We have put in place the Upstream Area 1 project in Mexico: we have developed several community support initiatives in the nearby area. In addition, the new oil discovery on the Saasken Exploration Prospect in Block 10 is opening a potential commercial outcome of Block 10 since several other prospects located nearby may be clustered in a synergic development.
Area 1 in Campeche Bay
We acquired Area 1 in 2015 and completed the appraisal campaign in 2018. Development activities covered the full field program of the Area 1 operated license and the completion of the first phase with: the start-up in February 2022 of the Miamte FPSO in the Miztón field, with ramp-up of the area. Drilling activities of the producing and water injection wells were completed in 2022; start-up of the Amoca WHP-1 platform in March. Drilling activities of producing wells are ongoing.
Area 1Our approach to local development in Mexico
We have launched several projects to support the coastal communities of the municipality of Cardenas in the state of Tabasco, near the Upstream Area 1 project zone. We work in five priority areas of intervention: education. socio-economic development and employment, health, environmental sustainability and safety.
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Eni Foundation projects in the world
With Eni Foundation, we have launched a series of initiatives to promote health in Mexico.

Mexico on the road
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.
