EDF, Credit Agricole explore exit from gas transmission operator Terega, sources say By Andres Gonzalez and Mathieu Rosemain LONDON/PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) - French state-owned utility EDF and French bank Credit Agricole CAGR.PA are exploring selling their stakes in Terega, France's second-biggest gas transmission operator, two sources close to the matter said.

Italy's new LNG terminal to be operational by March 2025, Snam says MILAN, July 12 (Reuters) - Italy's gas grid group Snam SRG.MI said on Friday it expected a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to become operational by March 2025, allowing the country to diversify further its energy supplies. The floating terminal in the Adriatic sea will have an annual regasification potential of 5 billion cubic metres (bcm), bringing Italy's total capacity to 28 bcm a year, or 45% of the country's gas de

Vitol's tender offer to delist Italy's Saras starts on July 12 By Francesca Landini MILAN, July 11 (Reuters) - A mandatory tender offer by global commodity trader Vitol on Italian oil refiner Saras SRS.MI will start on July 12 and end on August 9, a financial vehicle for Vitol said on Thursday. Italian market watchdog Consob late on Wednesday approved the prospectus for the bid, under which Vitol's financial vehicle Varas aims to buy 54.52% of Saras share capital to delist the refiner, Varas sai

Italian steel plant launches trial to use hydrogen to cut emissions MILAN, July 3 (Reuters) - Italian gas grid operator Snam SRG.MI , steel pipe maker Tenaris TENR.MI and green technology firm Tenova are trialling the use of hydrogen fuel at a Tenaris steel plant in northern Italy in a bid to cut emissions, they said on Wednesday. According to a joint statement from the groups, the trial to use hydrogen fuel in a reheating furnace at the plant in Dalmine, near Bergamo, will last six months.

BRIEF-Snam Signs EUR 100 Mln Financing Deal With European Investment Bank July 2 (Reuters) - Snam SpA SRG.MI : SIGNS EUR 100 MILLION FINANCING DEAL WITH EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK EACH TRANCHE WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM TOTAL TENOR OF 15 YEARS FRAMEWORK FINANCING AGREEMENT CAN BE USED IN SEVERAL TRANCHES OVER THREE YEARS Further company coverage: SRG.MI (Gd

BRIEF-Snam Unit Fsru Italia Completes Process Of Registering Floating LNG Terminal June 27 (Reuters) - Snam SpA SRG.MI : UNIT FSRU ITALIA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES PROCESS OF REGISTERING FLOATING LNG TERMINAL GOLAR TUNDRA UNDER ITALIAN FLAG TO RENAME FLOATING LNG TERMINAL TO "ITALIS LNG" Further company coverage: SRG.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions June 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Tuesday: ** KKR & Co KKR.N has agreed to buy a "significant" minority stake in Quick Quack Car Wash, the investment firm told Reuters and sources familiar with the deal said KKR would pay $850 million. nL1N3I90NJ ** Italian energy company Eni ENI.MI said it had launched an accelerated bookbuilding procedure to sell 10% of the share capital of oilfield

Snam in talks to sell 24% stake in Interconnector, CEO says CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy, June 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Snam SRG.MI is in talks with suitors over the sale of its 23.7% stake in Interconnector, the company that owns and operates the gas pipeline between Britain and Belgium, the CEO of the Italian gas grid operator said on Tuesday. "There are ongoing talks over Interconnector, but we are in no rush to sell it," Snam's Stefano Venier said on the sidelines of an event organised by Indu

Italy's De Nora says orders already equal new electrolyser gigafactory output By Francesca Landini CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy, June 11 (Reuters) - Industrie De Nora DNR.MI began construction of Italy's largest electrolyser manufacturing plant on Tuesday to meet expected demand growth for green hydrogen, which forms part of the EU's plans to replace fossil fuels in energy intensive industries.

BRIEF-Snam in talks over possible sale of Interconnector stake - CEO June 11 (Reuters) - Snam Chief Executive Stefano Venier says: CO WELL ON SCHEDULE TO MEET BUSINESS PLAN TARGETS NOT IN A RUSH TO SELL STAKE IN INTERCONNECTOR UK TALKS ARE ONGOING WITH SUITORS OVER POTENTIAL SALE OF STAKE IN INTERCONNECTOR UK Further company coverage: SRG.MI Report

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Banco Bpm, Firstgroup, Xps Pensions June 11 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Banco Bpm, Firstgroup and Xps Pensions Group, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Banco Bpm BAMI.MI : Morgan Stanley cuts to equal weight from overweight * Firstgroup Plc FGP.L : RBC raises target price to 200p from 195p * JCDecaux SE JCDX.PA : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy * Next Plc NXT.L : HSBC raises target price to 9,

Italy - Factors to watch on June 11 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . DEBT Italy's Treasury said on Monday it would sell up to 9 billion euros in bonds at a June 13 auction, including a new three-year BTP.

BRIEF-Snam Submits Binding Offer For Edison Stoccaggio June 4 (Reuters) - Edison SpA EDNn.MI , Snam SRG.MI : SNAM SUBMITS A BINDING OFFER FOR EDISON STOCCAGGIO Further company coverage: [EDNn.MI] Reporting by Gdansk Newsroom

Snam has offered 500-600 million euros for Edison's Italian gas storage assets - paper ROME, June 4 (Reuters) - Italian gas grid operator Snam SRG.MI has presented a binding cash offer worth 500-600 million euros ($545-654 million) for Edison EDNn.MI 's three Italian natural gas storage facilities, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Italy - Factors to watch on June 4 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS Italy will send a second SAMP/T air defence system to Ukraine, its foreign minister said in a radio interview on Monday, responding to Kyiv's pleas for greater help to fend off Russian missile attacks.

Italy - Factors to watch on May 31 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY ISTAT releases Q1 GDP final data (0800 GMT); CPI May flash data (0900 GMT); March industry sales data (1000 GMT).

Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link By Francesca Landini, Angelo Amante and Markus Wacket MILAN/BERLIN, May 30 (Reuters) - Italy, Germany and Austria have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a network to transport hydrogen from the southern Mediterranean to northern Europe, the energy ministries of the three countries said on Thursday.

Italy - Factors to watch on May 30 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS Italy's and France's far-right leaders Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen should reinforce their cooperation after June's EU election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told French magazine Le Point publi

Italy aims for deal to speed hydrogen pipeline to Austria, Germany, sources say By Francesca Landini and Angelo Amante MILAN/ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - Italy is aiming to sign a letter of intent with Germany and Austria to speed up development of a more than 4-billion euro ($4.35 billion) southern pipeline for supplying hydrogen to central Europe, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

BRIEF-Snam Signs EUR 1 Bln Sustainability-Linked Credit Line May 28 (Reuters) - Snam SpA SRG.MI : SIGNS EUR 1 BILLION SUSTAINABILITY LINKED CREDIT LINE CREDIT LINE HAS 3-YEAR DURATION Further company coverage: SRG.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)