- Eni has signed an exclusivity agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners to explore the sale of a co-control stake in Eni CCUS Holding.
- The agreement allows for a due diligence phase and drafting of documents related to selling a 49.99% stake in Eni CCUS Holding.
- Eni CCUS Holding is a leading player in the CCUS sector, managing projects such as Hynet and Bacton in the UK and L10 in the Netherlands.
- Eni CCUS Holding has the potential to acquire the Ravenna project in Italy and may expand its portfolio of CCUS projects.
- GIP will not only acquire the stake but will also support investments in Eni's CCUS projects.
- The selection process involved several international players, highlighting the interest and growth prospects of Eni's business.
- This agreement is part of Eni's strategy to attract capital from aligned partners to enhance its energy transition initiatives.
- CCUS is recognized as a mature technology crucial for decarbonization and supporting industries in reducing emissions.
Eni: exclusivity agreement signed with GIP for the potential sale of a co-control stake in Eni CCUS Holding
27 May 2025 - 1:00 PM CEST
San Donato Milanese (Milan), 27 May 2025 – Eni has signed an agreement to enter into a period of exclusivity with Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a leading global infrastructure investor and a part of BlackRock, aimed at progressing the confirmatory due diligence phase and completing the drafting of the documents related to the sale of a co-control stake of 49.99% in Eni CCUS Holding – a leading European player in the CCUS sector (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) – which includes and operates the following projects: Hynet and Bacton in the UK, L10 in the Netherland, and, in the context of a maturation of the regulatory and market framework, has the future right to acquire the Ravenna project in Italy. In the medium-to-long term, additional prospects could be added to build a wide platform of CCUS projects.
According to the final agreement under negotiation, besides the initial acquisition of a 49.99% stake in Eni CCUS Holding, GIP will support investments in the CCUS projects.
The agreement follows a thorough selection process involving several prominent international players who expressed strong interest in the company, further confirming the great appeal of its business and its growth prospects. This step represents another example of the development of Eni's satellite model strategy, aiming at attracting strategically aligned capital from valuable new partners at attractive terms, confirming the value Eni is creating in its new energy transition related businesses and funding their further growth.
CCUS is a mature and safe technological process and it is one of the key levers for the energy transition being the most efficient and effective decarbonization tool to support hard-to-abate industries in reducing their emissions.
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