eni e&p in the United States

January 2010

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Quality in all aspects of business,
company growth, value delivery,
efficiency and outstanding
HSE performance.
1967/68
First period of eni exploration
in the US.
1979/81
Opening of new eni exploration
& production offices in New York.
Start of activity after farm-in with
Texaco on California and Texas
onshore acreage (1979).
Transfer of the exploration
& production offices to Houston
and subsequent increase of eni’s
activity by acquiring exploration
leases offshore Texas and
Louisiana (1981).
1991/93
Acquisition of 5 fields (3 operated)
from Freeport McMoRan (1991).
Sale of all onshore assets.
eni fully concentrates its activity
on offshore (1993).
1994/96
Start-up of Grand Isle 102 field
(1994).
Start-up of East Breaks 112 field
(1996).
exploration and production
1999/2000 2002/03
Key milestones resulting from Start-up of operated production
focusing on the Gulf of Mexico in King Kong and Yosemite gas
(GoM) deep waters: fields which are tied-back to
■■ Acquisition of Working Allegheny TLP.
interests in the Macaroni and Start-up of the Medusa field
Europa fields (1999) with first (eni 25%).
production in 3Q 1999 and 1Q
2000 respectively.
■■ Acquisition of British Borneo
(2000), including operatorship
of the Allegheny and Morpeth
deepwater fields (100%)
2004
eni makes 3 commercial
and an exploration lease
discoveries: Allegheny South
portfolio of over 100 blocks.
(operated), Ulysses and North
■■ Partnering with ExxonMobil
Black Widow, all developed
and Texaco to explore over 300
on a fast track basis.
leases.
eni has been operating in the US since the late 1960’s, and carries
out oil and natural gas exploration and production under the name
of eni petroleum.
eni petroleum has offices in Houston and Fort Worth (TX),
New Orleans (LA) and Anchorage (AK), shore-bases
in Port Fourchon and Cameron, Louisiana and interests in
numerous shelf and deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
Net hydrocarbon production has grown significantly over the last
5 years to a production in excess of 120,000 barrels of oil
equivalent per day.
eni petroleum is committed to achieving a safe and healthy
incident-free workplace and protecting the environment.
Since it commenced operations in the US, eni has had no
significant environmental events.
In addition, eni’s management system has been certified
in accordance with an internationally recognized environmental
management system standard (ISO 14001), one of the first such
awards in the upstream energy sector in the US.
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West Lay Reserve - Alaska
(BLM)

North Slope
Alaska (State)

eni leasehold
eni operated
eni non-operated
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2005 2007 2008

eni acquires 103 leases from ■■ eni acquires all GoM assets
Armstrong Oil & Gas in the North of Dominion and reaches a net
Slope of Alaska. production of approximately
The portfolio comprises 110,000 boe/d (60% operated).
exploration leases and 2 projects The main producing fields
at pre-development stage. In the acquired are Devil’s Tower,
GoM, production start-up Triton and Goldfinger (75%
of the K2 (operated) and Ulysses operated) and Front Runner
fields. (37.5%).
■■ eni is now among the leading
■■ Sanctioned the development GoM ■■ eni started production at
of Longhorn (75% operated) ■■ GoM Lease Sales: Pegasus (operated 58%);
and Pegasus Field (58% eni participates in 5 different tied into Allegheny TLP (100%).
operated). lease sale partnership ■■ eni participates in discoveries
■■ eni petroleum opens a new arrangements, acquiring at Kodiak (25%) and Stones
office in New Orleans and 37 leases total, all operated. (15%).
manages its activity from ■■ eni sanctions the development ■■ eni executed an Exploration
offices in Houston, New of the Appaloosa (operated Participation Agreement with
Orleans and Anchorage. 100%) and Longhorn Phase II Ecopetrol, the state-controlled
A new organization is created (operated 75%) in the Greater oil company of Colombia,

2006 GoM producers. consisting of eni and former Longhorn Area. eni acquires to assign interests in at least 5
■■ Extensive lease portfolio with Dominion staff. the Crystal Platform as “host” wells within 2012.
a participating interest for the Longhorn and
Production start-up from the
in approximately 400 leases Appaloosa projects.
Allegheny South (operated) and
in the GoM and 150 leases
North Black Widow Discoveries.
in Alaska.
■■ New gas discoveries, Longhorn
■■ eni acquires an additional
and Longhorn North (operated),
70% stake and operatorship
in Central Mississippi Canyon area.
of Nikaitchuq project in Alaska
■■ Start of the exploration campaign
from Anadarko.
in Alaska in the central part of the
■■ Start-up of 3 gas fields
onshore North Slope region.
connected to Independence
■■ Progress in development activity
Hub: San Jacinto (53.3%
in the North Slope of Alaska:
operated), Spiderman (36.7%)
sanctioned the development of the
and Q (50%).
Oooguruk field (eni 30%) and
start-up of the appraisal phase
of the Nikaitchuq field (eni 30%).
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eni leasehold Deepwater Fields
eni operated Oil
eni non-operated Gas

Alaska 2009 Alaska

■■ Commenced production from eni production capacity in the US ■■ eni participates in discoveries ■■ eni owns interests in 172 leases
the Oooguruk field (30%). amounts to 120,000 boe/day with at Heidelberg (12.50%) and in Alaska, of which 89 located
■■ eni sanctions the development, 80% in Deepwater GoM, 15% in appraisal wells at Hadrian and in Federal offshore waters of
commenced development Shelf GoM, 3% in Barnett Shale Kodiak (25%). the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi
drilling and acquires 3-D and 2% in Alaska. eni operates ■■ eni takes delivery of the Sea and 83 being State
seismic (OBC) for development over 55% of its equity production. newbuild Ensco 8500 rig. onshore leases.
optimization at the Nikaitchuq ■■ Participation in St. Malo to be ■■ Continued development drilling
field (operated 100%) located GoM developed as Jack/St. Malo at Oooguruk field (30%).
on the North Slope. Nikaitchuq ■■ eni owns interests in 369 leases project. ■■ Ongoing activities concerned
is the first development project in GoM of which 269 ■■ Beginning of initial well under the phased development plan
operated by eni in Alaska. in Deepwater and 100 on Shelf. Exploration Participation of the Nikaitchuq field (eni’s
■■ eni acquired 18 leases in the ■■ eni upgrades the Crystal Agreement with Ecopetrol. interest 100%) located on the
Chukchi Sea Federal Lease Platform and renames it Corral ■■ GoM joint venture with GdF North Slope, Alaska.
Sale (4 operated 100%, Platform (75% operated) Suez.
14 non-operated 40%). and commences production Barnett Shale – Onshore Texas
from Longhorn and Longhorn ■■ eni acquires a 27.5% interest
Phase II (both 75% operated). in the Alliance area, in the Fort
During development drilling Worth basin, in Texas, from
eni discovers deeper Longhorn Quicksilver Resources Inc.
field pays. ■■ Alliance marks eni’s entry
■■ Appaloosa development into its first onshore US
is progressing timely for unconventional gas play.
production in 2010.
■■ Production starts-up at the
Thunderhawk field (eni 25%)
eni is a major integrated energy company, committed to growth in the activities of finding, producing, transporting, transforming and marketing oil and gas.
The company has global operations in more than 70 countries and employs more than 78,000 people.

It has adopted a model of sustainability focused on the enhancement and safety of its employees and of the communities it works with, on environmental
protection, on technological innovation and research, on fighting climate change and on energy efficiency.

eni has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and in the STOXX also for the year 2009 confirming its commitment for a sustainable
management at an international level for the third year in a row. Since 2007, eni has been included also in the prestigious index FTSE4Good.

eni’s activities
eni’s activities comprise five businesses:
exploration & production, gas & power, refining & marketing,
engineering & construction and petrochemicals.
exploration & production
eni explores and produces oil and natural gas in Italy, North and West Africa,
the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Latin America, Australia and in high potential
areas such as the Caspian Sea, the Middle and Far East, India, Russia and Alaska.
In the first half of 2009 hydrocarbon production averaged the level of 1.756
million boe/day.
Proved hydrocarbon reserves at December 31, 2008 totalled 6.6 billion boe
(Russian assets at 30%), with a life index of 10 years.
gas & power
eni operates in the supply, transport, regasification, distribution and marketing
of natural gas and in electricity generation and sales in Italy and abroad.
In the first half of 2009 overall sales amounted to 52.81 billion cubic meters
of natural gas and 15.4 terawatthours of electricity.
refining & marketing
eni operates in oil product refining and marketing mainly in Italy and Europe.
With the eni and agip brands, it is the Italian market leader in the distribution
sector.
In the first half of 2009 overall sales totalled 22.13 million tons of refined products.
engineering & construction
saipem (42.9% owned by eni) is a leader in the provision of engineering,
procurement, project management and construction services for the oil
& gas industry, with unique capabilities in designing and executing large scale
offshore and onshore projects. saipem has extensive expertise in operating
in conventional and deep offshore as well as in remote areas. Order backlog
was €19,015 million at June 30, 2009.
petrochemicals
polimeri europa (eni 100%) operates in the production and sale of a wide
portfolio of petrochemicals and holds a significant market share in Europe
where it has state-of-the-art plants all equipped with innovative technology.
It also makes use of an efficient distribution network worldwide. In the first half
of 2009 production amounted to 3,254 thousand tons.

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