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MILAN (AP) — Italian gas and oil giant Eni says it lost 792 million euros ($901 million) in the first quarter on sharply weaker commodity prices.
Eni on Friday said the loss compares with a profit of 832 million euros in the same period last year.
Given weak pricing, China's economic slowdown and eurozone uncertainty, CEO Claudio Descalzi confirmed a 20-percent reduction in capital expenditures for the year. In the first quarter, capital investments were down 9 percent, with markedly less spending on exploration.
Production of gas and oil grew by 3.4 percent to 1.75 million barrels of oil equivalent a day, thanks to the start-up of the Goliat oilfield in the Barents Sea and other projects.
Oil prices have rebounded to the 40 dollar-mark after hitting a 13-year low earlier this year.
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