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Claudio Descalzi

Eni’s large Mediterranean discoveries put it into the regional industry’s focus. But more recently, it has made headlines because of a frenzy of activity; within days, it signed exploration concession deals in Bahrain, the UAE and Oman. Under Descalzi’s leadership, Eni has expanded in the region, including its recent acquisition of a 20% equity interest […]

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Pete Bartlett

Bahrain has generally taken a back seat in the regional energy sector compared to the massive scale of Saudi Arabian production and the frenzy of change out of Abu Dhabi. But the country’s discovery of 80bn barrels of shale oil in the Khaleej Al Bahrain basin could reposition it as a hub for unconventional production.