Our team has been reinforced by another world-class expert Agostino Maccagni аs the Chief Explorer.

He has almost 40 years of experience in exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Italy, Egypt, USA, Norway, Kazakhstan, the UK, and Montenegro. In particular, for 35 years he worked in the divisions of the largest Italian oil and gas company Eni. Agostino started his career there as a specialist of the seismic data processing center. Then he headed the team tasked with the development of new Eni projects in other countries. In particular, he managed projects for the development of major fields such as Zohr in Egypt and Karachaganak in Kazakhstan. Agostino has a Master's degree in Geology and he graduated from the University of Milan.

As the Chief Explorer of the Naftogaz Exploration and Production division, Agostino is currently involved in the development of a strategy for building up the resource base of Naftogaz, and will subsequently be involved in the process of its implementation. Moreover, Agostino will implement the world's best practices and business processes for prospecting and exploration for hydrocarbons in order to improve exploration drilling practices.

– We strive to take advantage of best domestic and international practices in the development and implementation of our strategic plans in order to identify and meticulously evaluate the existing capacity for increasing the resource base in Ukraine. We have both external consultants and domestic scientists and practitioners to help us out. We are creating a strong in-house team composed of renowned, competent professionals with international track record. I am very glad that Agostino, who is one of those people who made Eni the successful company that we all know, has joined our team. His colossal experience in exploration and prospecting for hydrocarbons will add to the efficiency in pursuing our goals, - said Oleksandr Romanyuk, Director of the Exploration and Production Division.