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Over the past 70 years, Eni has built one of the largest natural gas portfolios in Africa, currently operating across 13 nations. Today, the company is undergoing a major structural shift. While traditional gas extraction remains central to its operations (accounting for more than half of Eni's global hydrocarbon output and about half of its global reserves), the company has evolved into a diversified, multi-energy provider. By directing 80% of its African gas production to domestic markets and launching new ventures in biofuels and renewables, Eni is fundamentally changing how it operates on the continent.
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Eni's Vision
Eni’s presence in Africa dates back to the 1950s, built on long-term, symbiotic partnerships that unlock complex hydrocarbons while aggressively developing local institutional capacity. Rooted in the "Mattei Plan" approach of securing energy independence and mutual growth for host nations, this historical footprint spans West, North, Central, and Southern Africa, establishing Eni as a dominant operator in Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Angola, and Mozambique.
Today, Eni’s strategy for the continent is fundamentally dual-track: maximising high-value, fast-track LNG exports while leading the industry in low-carbon, domestically focused operations. To execute this, Eni utilises a proprietary fast-track development model that leverages existing infrastructure to bring discoveries to production rapidly – boasting an average time-to-market of 4.4 years, which is over 1.5 years faster than the industry average. This rapid monetisation is backed by aggressive capital deployment, including a planned €24 billion investment across its North African portfolio over the next four years.
Crucially, this high-speed development is paired with a strict decarbonisation mandate. A crown jewel of this approach is the Baleine project in Côte d’Ivoire - Africa’s first Net Zero (Scope 1 & 2) upstream development, setting a new benchmark for how large-scale gas resources can be extracted sustainably.
Egypt - The Mediterranean's Anchor
Eni’s footprint in Egypt is foundational to its regional strategy. The company operates the massive Zohr field (the largest gas discovery ever made in the Mediterranean Sea), which historically underpinned Egypt's energy self-sufficiency. Eni also holds a major stake in the 5.2 MTPA Damietta LNG plant, creating an export hub not just for Egyptian gas but for Eastern Mediterranean gas via tie-backs with Cyprus. Continuing its exploration dominance, Eni announced a new 2 Tcf gas discovery at the Denise W well in April 2026, slated for fast-track development.
Mozambique - Coral South FLNG Pioneers Deepwater Exports
Eni established Mozambique as a global energy player with the launch of the Coral Sul FLNG unit - Africa’s first deepwater floating liquefaction facility. Capable of producing 3.4 MTPA, the project successfully shipped its 100th LNG cargo in April 2025. Beyond exports, the project is a local economic engine, having created over 1,400 jobs and generating $800 million in contracts for Mozambican SMEs.
Libya - Leading the Upstream Resurgence
Eni has operated in Libya since 1959 and remains its top international energy operator, boasting an equity production of approximately 162,000 boe/d. The company is actively driving Libya's gas renaissance, highlighted by its $8 billion Structures A&E offshore development. Demonstrating continued exploration success, Eni secured the offshore Block O1 licence in early 2026 and rapidly announced two new gas discoveries (BESS 2 and 3) totalling over 1 Tcf to feed both domestic and Italian markets.
Côte d’Ivoire - Baleine's Rapid & Sustainable Delivery
Eni is the driving force behind Côte d’Ivoire’s energy renaissance. Production began at the massive Baleine discovery in August 2023, accelerating rapidly through Phase 1 and Phase 2. Uniquely, Baleine is Africa's first Scope 1 & 2 Net-Zero upstream project, proving that massive production (ramping up to 70 MMscf/d) can be executed sustainably. This gas is vital for the local grid, ensuring a highly reliable baseline for the country's power generation system.
Congo – Powering the Grid and Fast-Tracking LNG
Eni’s operations in Congo represent a masterclass in agile execution and local integration. While Phase 1 and 2 of the Congo LNG project have successfully launched (with the Tango and Nguya FLNG units bringing export capacity to 3 MTPA as of early 2026), Eni’s domestic commitment remains paramount. Gas produced in Congo directly fuels the Centrale Electrique du Congo, which provides an incredible 70% of the entire country's power generation capacity.
Ghana - OCTP: The Domestic Monetisation Benchmark
Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) remains the gold standard for domestic gas monetisation. Crucially, it is the only non-associated gas development project in Sub-Saharan Africa entirely dedicated to the domestic market. Meeting 65% of Ghana’s power generation needs, this 270 MMSCFD facility eliminates fugitive methane and provides stable, competitively priced feedstock.
Angola - Azule Energy's Deepwater and Biofuels Dominance
Present in Angola since 1980, Eni operates through Azule Energy (its powerhouse joint venture with bp), reigning as the country’s largest independent hydrocarbon producer. In Q1 2026, Azule delivered first gas at the New Gas Consortium (NGC) - the country’s first dedicated, non-associated gas project. Uniquely, Eni also leverages its Angolan presence to run major agribusiness hubs, producing sustainable biofuels on degraded lands to support its broader transition goals.
Nigeria - Optimised Upstream Presence
Following the strategic divestment of NAOC Ltd to streamline its onshore portfolio, Eni operates across 24 upstream licenses via NAE and AENR. Eni also remains a foundational shareholder in Nigeria LNG Ltd, driving the Train 7 expansion to cement Bonny as a premier global LNG hub.
Mozambique – The "Carbon Copy" Expansion
Building on the success of Coral South, Eni reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Coral North FLNG project in October 2025, achieving sail-away in January 2026. Rather than designing a new facility from scratch, Eni is executing a highly efficient "Carbon Copy" strategy. By building an exact, enhanced replica of the original unit, Eni drastically cuts engineering time and minimizes execution risks, positioning the company to cleanly double its offshore LNG production to 7 MTPA by 2028.
Nigeria – Unlocking the Zabazaba Mega-Project
In a landmark move in March 2026, Eni and the Nigerian government reached a definitive resolution on the long-standing OPL 245 dispute. This agreement officially unlocks the massive Zabazaba and Etan fields, estimated to hold 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. To maximise this deepwater asset, Eni plans to deploy a massive 150,000-barrel-per-day FPSO, shifting its Nigerian strategy aggressively from legacy onshore assets to high-yield offshore growth.
Côte d’Ivoire – Near-Field Infrastructure Scaling
Eni is aggressively expanding its footprint through a "near-field" exploration strategy. Following the staggering 5 Tcf Calao South discovery in February 2026, Eni is rapidly tying new wells into existing hubs rather than building entirely new standalone facilities. This approach allows the company to push Baleine's Phase 3 to a targeted 200 MMscf/d while keeping capital expenditures low and maximising speed to market.
Libya – The Zero-Flaring Gas Utilization Push
Eni is advancing the $8 billion Structures A&E offshore development alongside the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (BGUP), scheduled to come online in late 2026. Beyond boosting supply for domestic use and exports to Italy, the BGUP is a critical environmental milestone: it is explicitly engineered to capture associated gas and permanently eliminate routine gas flaring across all of Eni’s operated assets in Libya.
Ghana – Prolonging Domestic Power Security
To secure Ghana's domestic power grid well into the next decade, Eni declared commerciality on the offshore Eban-Akoma complex in 2025, an area estimated to hold up to 700 million barrels of oil equivalent. By advancing a subsea tie-back strategy that links this complex directly into the existing OCTP infrastructure, Eni avoids the immense cost of new standalone facilities and ensures a steady, affordable supply of feedstock for the national grid.
Egypt & the Eastern Mediterranean – The Regional Export Hub
Eni continues to unlock massive regional potential, unveiling a 2 Tcf offshore gas discovery in Egypt in April 2026. To rapidly monetize these resources, Eni is championing a unified "Hub Concept." Following historic agreements in 2025, Eni will pipe newly developed gas from Block 6 offshore Cyprus directly into its existing Egyptian facilities, such as the Damietta LNG plant, effectively synergizing the Eastern Mediterranean into one highly efficient export bloc.
Namibia – Pioneering the Next Frontier
Eni is establishing a powerful foothold in Southern Africa's most lucrative new exploration zone. Following the successful late-2025 drilling of the Sagittarius-1X gas/condensate well and the Capricornus-1X oil well in the Orange Basin, Eni’s joint venture, Azule Energy, is opening a permanent operational office in Windhoek in June 2026 to spearhead massive integrated deepwater development strategies.
Eni's growth is fundamentally anchored in natural gas - the vital fuel driving Africa's industrialisation and baseload power. Building upon this core foundation, Eni is simultaneously diversifying its portfolio to drive rural job creation and decarbonisation. This dual vision is rooted in Eni's core mission from its 2025 Annual Report: "We concretely support a just energy transition... bringing long-lasting prosperity for all."
The "Satellite" Business Model
Eni has redefined its corporate structure by carving out specialised, agile companies - namely Enilive (biorefining and mobility) and Plenitude (renewables and retail). This approach attracts dedicated green capital while ensuring its core natural gas operations remain well-funded, optimised, and highly synergistic with new energy investments.
Agri-Feedstock & Biofuels (Enilive)
A massive African success story, Eni is building robust agri-hubs across Kenya, Congo, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, and Rwanda. By partnering with hundreds of thousands of local farmers, Eni cultivates oilseeds strictly on degraded or abandoned land. The seeds are pressed locally into vegetable oil and shipped to Eni’s European biorefineries. This initiative does not compete with the food supply chain. Instead, it perfectly aligns with broader development goals, like the Italian government's Mattei Plan, creating massive rural employment and localised economic engines while complementing the long-term stability of the gas sector.
Renewables Expansion (Plenitude)
While natural gas guarantees necessary baseload stability for national grids, Plenitude is actively stepping in to build out utility-scale solar and wind projects across the continent. This hybrid approach supplements domestic grids and pushes toward Eni's aggressive 2030 renewable energy targets.
Local Value Creation (Clean Cooking)
Beyond large-scale infrastructure, Eni is committed to broad socio-economic impact. Through its Clean Cooking initiatives (often substituting raw biomass with cleaner, more efficient alternatives) Eni has reached over 3.7 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa, drastically reducing household emissions and improving health outcomes.
Technology & Innovation
Innovation drives both sides of Eni's portfolio. The company leverages High-Performance Computing (HPC) for unparalleled subsurface gas exploration success. Operationally, Eni has mastered the floating LNG (FLNG) model, turning it into an agile, highly competitive solution that unlocks stranded offshore gas faster than any other operator on the continent.
Over the past decade and a half, Eni has evolved from an indigenous producer into a gas-focused energy company, with infrastructure and assets aligned with Nigeria’s long-term energy transition and industrialisation agenda.
Establishment of Eni
Eni is founded in Italy as a state-owned energy company, with a mandate to secure national energy independence and develop oil and gas resources.
Expansion Across Africa
Eni expands its footprint across key African markets including Nigeria, Angola, Congo and Libya, building a strong upstream portfolio and long-term presence on the continent.
Zohr Gas Discovery (Egypt)
Eni discovers the Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean, marking a major breakthrough in offshore gas exploration.
Fast-Track Development of Zohr
Production at Zohr begins just two years after discovery, establishing Eni’s fast-track development model as a benchmark for large-scale gas projects.
Coral South FLNG (Mozambique)
Eni launches Coral South, Africa’s first floating LNG (FLNG) project, enabling offshore gas monetisation and LNG exports.
Baleine Production and Congo LNG Launch
Eni officially inaugurates the Congo LNG project to fast-track gas exports. Months later, the company achieves a record time-to-market at the Baleine field in Côte d'Ivoire, starting production less than two years after discovery.
Expanding the FLNG and Deepwater Footprint
The Tango FLNG unit exports its first LNG cargo from Congo. Eni announces the initial Calao discovery in Côte d'Ivoire and completes the sale of NAOC in Nigeria to streamline its portfolio.
Rapid Scaling of LNG and Exploration Growth
Eni launches Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project ahead of schedule, reaches FID on the Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique, and makes significant discoveries (Sagittarius-1X and Capricornus-1X) in Namibia's Orange Basin.
The Deepwater & Fast-Track Era
A monumental year featuring the massive 5 Tcf Calao South discovery in Côte d'Ivoire, the first LNG shipment from Congo's Nguya FLNG, Azule Energy's NGC and Ndungu start-ups in Angola, a 2 Tcf discovery offshore Egypt, and the landmark resolution of the OPL 245 dispute in Nigeria, unlocking massive deepwater investments.
Azule Energy’s Gajajeira-01 discovery in Block 1/14 marks Angola’s first major non-associated gas find, confirming a working hydrocarbon system in the Lower Congo Basin.
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