Eni SPA is combining its upstream oil and gas business in the United Kingdom with Ithaca Energy PLC, in a transaction expected to potentially give the Italian energy major a leading position in the UK continental shelf (UKCS).
However, the deal excludes Eni’s East Irish Sea assets and carbon capture and storage activities.
Ithaca Energy has been given a four-week exclusivity period by Italy’s Eni to make an offer for UK exploration and production assets that could expand its output massively, the London-listed company said on Wednesday.