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Go ENI! It's amazing how an Italian Oil and Gas company is working hard to collaborate with research with the aim of revolutionizing energy extraction. This is inspiring and giving hope on the future.

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The key is diversifying, ENI also just started the largest non-institutional supercomputer [0] to improve oil exploration, it's not like they are giving up on fossil, just hedging their position.

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-18/eni-takes...

Most oil and gas companies have rebranded themselves as "energy companies" and are fortunately starting to invest in alternative technologies. Norwegian Statoil is another great example: They are invested in offshore floating wind farms. These companies know the reliance on fossil fuels is ending.

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