(Montel) Italian energy company Eni has not opened a ruble bank account and continues to assess the situation regarding Russia’s terms to pay for gas in rubles, said the company’s CFO on Friday.
“We are continuing to analyse the situation and we are in strict coordination with the [European] authorities and the Italian government,” Francesco Gattei told analysts during the company’s disclosure of its Q1 results.
“We will pay the gas delivered in strict compliance with the contract terms and following the international sanctions,” he said. “The currency of the contract is euro, we continue to receive invoices in euro…