Italy's Eni SpA (E) is seeking to participate in an auction for an oil license in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, the Kommersant daily reported Wednesday, citing a regional official.
Italy's Eni SpA (E) is seeking to participate in an auction for an oil license in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, the Kommersant daily reported Wednesday, citing a regional official.

The field in question - the Olemchinsky deposit - contains 43 million tons of oil and 121 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

Eni increased its presence in Russia last year when it bought gas assets belonging to now-defunct OAO Yukos.