Eni SpA mentioned it has signed an exploration contract with the Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Power for the CI-707 offshore block in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The license covers an space of round 1,130 sq. miles (2,926 sq. kilometers) within the Ivorian sedimentary basin, at a water depth of between 3,280 and 9,843 ft (1,000 and three,000 meters). The deliberate exploration interval has a most period of 9 years, Eni mentioned in a information launch.
The realm coated by the license is geologically steady with the close by CI-205 block, the place Eni introduced the invention of Calao in March 2024, in accordance with the discharge.
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“This proximity presents a strategic alternative for the identification of potential related buildings, paving the best way for future synergistic developments,” the corporate mentioned.
Eni mentioned it has been working in Côte d’Ivoire since 2017 with present fairness manufacturing of over 62,000 barrels of oil and greater than 75 million cubic ft of fuel per day, set to rise to 150,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic ft of fuel with the beginning of its part 3 mission.
The corporate is energetic in 10 offshore blocks within the nation: CI-101, CI-205, CI-401, CI-501, CI-504, CI-526, CI-706, CI-708, CI-801 and CI-802.
Photo voltaic Mission Commissioned in Kazakhstan
In the meantime, Eni’s Plenitude mentioned it has commissioned a 50-megawatt (MW) solar energy plant in Zhanaozen, positioned in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Area, as a part of a mission led by Eni and KazMunayGas (KMG).
The plant is a part of a 247-MW hybrid energy plant that integrates photo voltaic, wind and fuel energy technology. The plant will contribute to the electrical energy wants of KMG services within the surrounding space, Eni mentioned in a separate assertion.
Geared up with state-of-the-art photovoltaic expertise, together with greater than 80.000 panels on an space of round 80 hectares, the ability is anticipated to supply 86 gigawatt-hours of renewable vitality yearly. The hybrid configuration combines renewable vitality sources with fuel technology to ensure a steady provide, even below variable climate situations, in accordance with the assertion.
“The commissioning of the photo voltaic plant represents a milestone for the Mangystau Hybrid Energy Mission, contributing to Kazakhstan’s broader vitality transition. It displays the effectiveness of mixing worldwide experience with native dedication and lays a powerful basis for future collaboration within the nation’s renewable vitality sector,” Federico Pugliese, managing director of Plenitude Kazakhstan, mentioned.
Underneath the long-standing partnership between KazMunayGas and Eni, the mission will contribute to the Mangystau area’s vitality transition pathway, assist its financial progress by job creation, technological growth, and native capability constructing, the assertion mentioned.
Plenitude, an organization managed by Eni, mentioned it’s current in additional than 15 international locations world wide with a enterprise mannequin that integrates the manufacturing of electrical energy from renewable sources. The corporate has 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of put in capability, and an in depth community of twenty-two,000 charging factors for electrical automobiles, offering vitality and vitality options to over 10 million European clients, in accordance with the assertion.
Plenitude mentioned it goals to succeed in 10 GW of put in renewable capability worldwide by 2028.
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