Eni Signs 25-Year Contract to Operate Venezuela's Junín-5 Field
Eni signed a 25-year deal with PDVSA making it the exclusive operator of the Junín-5 heavy-oil field in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt. The project shifts from a Petrojunín joint venture where PDVSA held 60%. Junín-5 is estimated at 35 billion barrels of certified oil but produces about 12,000 bpd, with Eni planning roughly $1.5 billion a year to ramp up.