• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Luca Cosentino

Eni

Executive Vice President, Energy Solutions

ENERGY SOLUTIONS - EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

He was born in Venice on 01 August 1961 and has been Executive Vice President of Energy Solutions since 01 November 2015.

He joined Eni in 1986 and spent the first years of his professional life in the Reservoir Department. Between 1992 and 1996 he worked in different operational positions in Italy and abroad in the reservoir sector. From 1996 to 2003 he worked as project manager with IFP (Institut Français du Petrol, France), in Venezuela and in the Persian Gulf. In this period, he also taught at IFP School and published several technical papers.

He came back to Eni in 2003, initially as head of the reservoir department and in 2004 as head of the reservoir modelling department. From 2005 to 2010 he worked in Libya, firstly as Operation and Asset Manager in Eni North Africa and then as a member of the management in the operating company Eni Oil, later Mellitah Oil & Gas. From 2010 to 2013 he was Managing Director of Eni Congo. In 2013 he was appointed Senior Vice Chairman for Non-Operated Business Performance and Stranded Resources Valorisation.

He graduated with honours in geology in 1985 from the University of Padua.

Sessions With Luca Cosentino

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Cleantech Investment Strategies of Oil & Gas Companies
    Climate & Sustainability Clean Tech

    The O&G industry is embracing clean technology more than ever and traditional energy companies have moved past initial skepticism of renewable energy sources and sustainability initiatives to become increasingly bigger players in the energy transition. Every year the volume of investing and partnering in diverse cleantech areas, including renewables, batteries, hydrogen, water treatment, or EV charging, continues to grow. This growth of new technologies and investment opportunities requires the development and implementation of a clear strategy for cleantech investments that finds the right balance between sustainability goals and corporate returns. What is the strategic approach by oil and gas companies in cleantech? What is the right level of investment to become a cleantech leader without negatively impacting overall company returns?