ENI considering farming to produce biofuels to offset carbon footprint in Mozambique – Lusa

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ENI considering farming to produce biofuels to offset carbon footprint in Mozambique – Lusa

9:23 CAT | 08 Nov 2021

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Oil company ENI is discussing the possibility of farming to produce biofuels in Mozambique, Claudio Descalzi, the company’s CEO, announced Friday during a visit to Maputo.

The idea follows the example of similar discussions by ENI with other African countries on “land that is not used for food production agriculture,” he said.

Descalzi pointed to castor beans as one of the fruits that could be used to produce biofuel.

Descalzi was speaking after a meeting with Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, which marked the resumption of face-to-face meetings between the parties after restrictions imposed by Covid-19.

During the meeting other strategies for carbon capture were also discussed to offset Eni’s gas exploration projects in Mozambique.

The Italian oil company is part of the Area 4 consortium in the Rovuma basin, off Cabo Delgado.

Descalzi confirmed that the reserves in that area will start to be explored as of the first half of 2022.

The wells that will feed the project have been drilled and the Coral Sul floating platform is due to leave shipyards in South Korea soon, heading to Mozambique.

This will be the first unit to explore the Rovuma reserves, ranked among the largest in the world.

ENI is also expected to start prospecting activities off Angoche, central Mozambique, in mid 2022.

Source: Lusa