(eni) is the second largest Italian state-controlled The company is the seventh largest oil group company in the world. Its predecessor was Agip, the Italian Petroleum General Company, which was founded in 1926.

Eni Group's operations include oil and gas exploration and extraction, petroleum refining and oil marketing, as well as petrochemical production and sales and oilfield engineering contracting and services.

Eni Group currently has branches in more than 70 countries and employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. Eni Group is the world's leading multinational oil company with integrated upstream and downstream operations.