IT (CURRENT) Home Operations Upstream Upstream in Italy ENI UPSTREAM IN ITALY Basilicata, Ravenna and Gela Balancing our resources between research, technology and sustainability. Production efficiency and respect for the environment Eni continues to invest in Italy. We carry out Upstream activities in our three centres of excellence – Basilicata, Ravenna and Gela. We pay close attention to innovation, the environment and the land both in Italy and around the world: our exploration and production techniques aim to lower climate-change emissions and respect people and ecosystems. Technology comes to our aid in this respect: we use cutting-edge research such as seismic imaging, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In harmony with the land The last exploration well drilled in Basilicata was Pergola 1, in the district of Marsico Nuovo. Once the drilling stage had been completed, and after evaluating the recoverable and unrecoverable quantities of hydrocarbons in the deposit, we completely dismantled the tower and funded the partial restoration of the plant. Basilicata: the biggest onshore deposit in Western Europe We extract oil from the 24 wells that are currently in production in the Val d’Agri Concession. It is then piped to the Centro Olio Val d’Agri in Viggiano (COVA) for its first treatment, then sent through a pipeline to the Taranto refinery. We use innovative drilling techniques that allow us to operate while fully respecting the environment. The production of hydrocarbons in Basilicata mainly comes from COVA and to a lesser extent from Centro Olio in Pisticci and from the two gas plants in Ferrandina and Pisticci. Seven of our production plants in Val d’Agri are located inside the Appenino Lucano-Val d’Agri-Lagonegrese National Park where, in order to limit land disturbance, wells have been drilled in 13 lay-bys. The Southern District (DIME) was set up in 2008 and is located at the old convent in Viggiano. 80,000 barrels of oil per day 4.6 m sm3 of gas per day Ravenna: towards a low-carbon future with Italian gas Eni has been conducting Upstream activities in Ravenna since 1952, the year the first gas discovery was made. This long tradition has facilitated the creation and development of an outstanding industrial district. Distretto Centro Settentrionale (Central Northern District) includes Ravenna and criss-crosses central and northern Italy with more than 4,200km of pipelines, taking in Molise, Abruzzo, Marche, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy and Piedmont. The Adriatic Sea offshore has 98 platforms, 64 of which are in production. They are subdivided into three fields: Garibaldi, province of Ravenna Cervia, province of Rimini Barbare, province of Ancona In addition, there are also Adriatica Idrocarburi’s platforms – Grottamare and Pineto. We would like to focus on the production of Italian gas. During the transition towards a low-carbon future, Ravenna has confirmed its strategic importance – producing gas in a competitive and sustainable way. In fact, investments are made with complete environmental sustainability in mind, thanks to the use of pre-existing installations and structures and to the divestment of assets that are no longer functional in terms of the recovery plan for offshore activities. 371 m euro for investments 2017 in the Central Northern District 60.5 kboe/d production 2016 in the Central Northern District Gela and the environment The bio oil produced by the Gela refinery is a new-generation fuel that will allow for compliance with the provisions of European law on the minimum energy content of biofuel in those fuels introduced to the market (10 per cent as at 2020). Gela: new activities in a wide-ranging project Gela is a symbolic city that represents Eni’s industrial history in Sicily. The Upstream activities conducted here are carried out by Eni Mediterranea Idrocarburi SpA (EniMed), which owns 11 concessions onshore and two offshore. The EniMed production in Sicily originates from 11 oil fields and eight gas fields, with a total of 148 wells in production, 62 of which are in the district of Gela and nearby. The launch of new onshore and offshore hydrocarbon exploration and production activities is expected in Sicily, to promote the potential of operative fields as well as a series of maintenance operations. The development of offshore gas deposits in Argo and Cassiopea in the Strait of Sicily is one of the main initiatives of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Gela area, which was signed in November 2014. These Upstream projects will bring benefits to the area, as they promote employment and respect the environment. Redevelopment of the Gela refinery should be complete by the end of 2018. Thanks to the design of the plant, it will be possible to produce green diesel in compliance with the recent regulations governing the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions at every stage, and to use the plant’s entire capacity in processing second-generation raw materials. Also at Gela, a new training centre concentrating on health, safety and the environment was inaugurated in 2017. 1,800 m euro investment provided by the Memorandum of Understanding 11 concessions, onshore and offshore Exploration technologies from Italy to the world Eni’s Green Data Centre in Ferrera Erbognone (Pavia) processes seismic data and simulates hydrocarbon deposits through technologies developed in collaboration with MIT. These are crucial for our Upstream activities around the world. The use of sophisticated proprietary seismic imaging algorithms, for example, creates increasingly accurate subsoil models that are used during the exploration and development stages. Even the Safety ++ project, first trialled in Gela’s industrial area, is based on the collaboration between Eni and MIT to improve the safety of workers in risky workplaces. 05/09/2018 - 12:00 PM RELATED CONTENT Poseidon: our plan for the sea in Sustainability Eni-MIT: Upstream research in Innovation We are an energy company. We are working to build a future where everyone can access energy resources efficiently and sustainably. Our work is based on passion and innovation, on our unique strengths and skills, on the quality of our people and in recognising that diversity across all aspects of our operations and organisation is something to be cherished. We believe in the value of long term partnerships with the countries and communities where we operate. 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