Qatar will delay its Barzan gas field; Gazprom, Eni sign acquisition deal; Violence in Nigeria has cost $23.7 billion

Russia pitches natural gas consortium; Nigeria invests $16 billion in oil and gas; Australia's Woodside Petroleum finds oil in Libya

Qatar will cut oil output; forecasts of oil production fall; Italy's Eni will work in Papua New Guinea.

TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Directors at the Italian oil and gas firm Eni confirmed Tuesday a deal with Russia's Gazprom for a majority of its share in Libya's Elephant oil field.

Jordan stops oil imports from Iraq; Russian, Italian firms agree to set up strategic partnership; Ukraine weighs tax-free oil supplies to its refineries

Iran warns Shell over commitment to gas project; Scottish government rejects wind farm project; Italy's ENI eyes Iraq oil sector

MOSCOW, April 4 (UPI) -- President Vladimir Putin discussed energy relations with top managers of the Italian companies Eni and Enel at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow on April 2.

Gazprom, Eni, Enel hold energy talks; Syria, China ink deal to set up oil refinery; Gazprom increases gas price for Moldova

Russia, Germany to strengthen energy ties; Turkmenistan, Turkey to hold energy talks; Gazprom, ENI discuss South Stream progress