Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Rome. It has operations in 79 countries, and is currently world’s 11th largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 68 billion euros (US$ 90 billion), as of August 14, 2013.
The Italian government owns a 30.303% golden share in the company, 3.934% held through the state Treasury and 26.369% held through the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. Another 2.012% of the shares are held by People’s Bank of China.
The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[4]
The name “ENI” was initially the acronym of “Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi” (national hydrocarbons authority).
Through the years after its foundation however, it operated in a large number of fields including contracting, nuclear power, energy, mining, chemicals and plastics, refining/extraction and distribution machinery, hospitality industry and even textile industry and news.