The agreements were signed in Algiers in the presence of Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and Algeria's President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Under the deals, Eni and Sonatrach will identify both projects aimed at energy transition and will study possible measures to improve Algeria's energy export capacity to Europe.

(Reporting by Francesca Landini, editing by Gianluca Semeraro)