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FAQ

  • Does Eni still use palm oil?
  • On October 25th 2022, the Italian oil major Eni announced with great fanfare that it had delivered on an official promise made to its shareholders in 2020, to eliminate the use of palm oil in its refineries.
  • What are palm fatty acid distillates?
  • Palm fatty acid distillates (PFAD) are a “lower quality palm oil derivative ” that come out of crude palm oil production, according to Dr Chris Malins, expert in ‘clean fuels’ policy at consultancy Cerulogy . According to him, PFAD are used “instead of palm oil in applications where quality is less important”, such as biofuel production.
  • Did a tanker transport palm oil from Indonesia to Eni refineries?
  • According to T&E’s investigation, at least four other tankers have transported palm oil based products from Indonesia to Eni’s refineries from January to July 2023 : the Blaamanen, the Falcon Sextant, the Eva Fuji, and the MTM North Sound.
  • Is Eni palm oil traceable?
  • In 2022, the company stated that (it) “traced 100% of the mills and plantations from which its palm oil was sourced for the Venice and Gela biorefineries”, and that “100% of the palm oil used is ISCC-certified”. Analysis of Eni’s palm oil supplies in Indonesia shows that the traceability of their products do not comply with those statements.
  • Will Eni bring down palm oil & Pfad production in 2023?
  • Eni further clarified in a response to a different question before its 2020 AGM that both crude palm oil and PFAD were concerned by its pledge : ‘In 2023, Eni will bring down to zero the production of biofuels from palm oil and PFAD.’
  • Is palm oil a 'biofuel'?
  • The announcement followed decades of increased public awareness on the detrimental impacts of palm oil for so called ‘biofuel’ production in Europe, followed by a decision by the EU to reduce its use from 2023 to reach zero in 2030.