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Oil & Gas Fields in Italy
Italy has 33 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 31st-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 33 operating. The largest is Barbara (NW) Gas Field (Italy).
The largest owner-operators are Eni (29), Energean PLC (3) and Gas Plus SpA (2) — Eni alone is named on 88% of them. Half of Italy's oil & gas fields in service predate 1975 (median commissioning year of the 32 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Caviaga Gas Field (Italy), dating from 1944. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Italy.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Italy
- Barbara (NW) Gas Field (Italy)1971
- Tempa Rossa Oil and Gas Field (Italy)2019
- Angela-Angelina Gas Field (Italy)1973
- Porto Garibaldi-Agostino Gas Field (Italy)1968
- Cervia-Arianna Gas Field (Italy)1966
- Annamaria Gas Field (Italy)2010
- Capparuccia Oil Field (Italy)2011
- Aquila Oil and Gas Field (Italy)1998
- Vega Oil and Gas Field (Italy)1994
Who owns Italy's oil & gas fields
- Eni29 88%
- Energean PLC3 9%
- Gas Plus SpA2 6%
- Societa' Padana Energia2 6%
- Edison1 3%
- Mitsui E&P Italia B Srl1 3%
- Po Valley Energy Ltd1 3%
- Prospex Oil and Gas PLC1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1950s3
- 1960s9
- 1970s6
- 1980s4
- 1990s2
- 2000s3
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1975 · oldest Caviaga Gas Field (Italy) (1944) · newest Selva Gas Field (Italy) (2023) · 32 of 33 carry a start date
How Italy compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 28. Thailand42
- 29. Oman38
- 30. Trinidad and Tobago36
- 31. Italy33
- 32. Romania33
- 33. Saudi Arabia31
- 34. Kuwait27
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Italy?
- OverWatts maps 33 oil & gas fields in Italy — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 31st-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Italy?
- Barbara (NW) Gas Field (Italy), operated by Eni.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Italy?
- Eni is named as owner or operator on the most — 29 of 33 (88%). Next are Energean PLC (3), Gas Plus SpA (2) and Societa' Padana Energia (2).
- How old are Italy's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1975, across the 32 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Caviaga Gas Field (Italy) (1944); 2 came online in the past ten years.