Eni operates in the oil and gas, electricity generation and sale, petrochemicals, oilfield services construction and engineering industries. In these businesses it has a strong edge and leading international market position.

Every action will be more and more based on making the most of people, contributing to the development and well-being of the communities with which it works protecting the environment, investing in the technological innovation and energy efficiency, as well as mitigating the risks of climate change.

Eni is active in 70 countries with a staff of about 76,000 employees.

Eni has been present in Iran since 1957. In 2007 production net to Eni averaged 26 kboe/d. Eni''''s activities are concentrated in the offshore of the Persian Gulf and onshore for a total acreage of 1,456 square kilometers (820 net to Eni).
Exploration and production activities in Iran are regulated by buy-back contracts.

Production
The main producing fields are South Pars phases 4 and 5 in the offshore of the Persian Gulf and Darquain located onshore which accounted for 88% of Eni''''s production in Iran in 2007. Eni also holds interests in the Dorood field (Eni''''s interest 45%).

Development
The main project regards the Darquain field operated by Eni with a 60% interest. Upgrading activities are underway by means of drilling additional wells, increasing capacity of the existing treatment plant and gas-injection. These actions aim at increasing production from the present 50 kbbl/d to over 160 kbbl/d (14 net to Eni) by 2009.