Eni, Saipem Signs Agreement for Developing Biorefineries
Eni and Saipem have signed an agreement for the development of biorefining and support the transformation path of traditional refineries and the development of new Eni biorefineries.
The agreement was signed by Giuseppe Ricci, Chief Operating Officer for Energy Evolution at Eni, and Alessandro Puliti, Chief Executive Officer at Saipem.
The agreement comes in line with the decarbonization goals of Eni and Saipem, and it focuses on the study for and subsequent potential construction of plants for the production of biojet, a sustainable aviation fuel, and of the biofuel HVO diesel, produced from 100% renewable raw materials (pursuant to EU Directive 2018/2001 “REDII”).
Through this agreement, Eni will apply its proprietary Ecofining™ technology for both the development of new biorefineries and the conversion of traditional refineries.
According to its statement, Eni plans to expand its biorefining capacity from the current 1.65 million tons/year to over 5 million tons/year by 2030.
