Commodities

Oil Major Eni Holds Talks With Mercuria Over Trading Partnership

An Eni SpA gas station in Rome.

Photographer: Alessio Paduano/Bloomberg

Italian energy major Eni SpA has held talks with Mercuria Energy Group over a potential partnership in commodity trading, according to people familiar with the matter.

The talks follow a period of bumper profitability for the energy trading industry, as major producers look to increase margins on oil and gas sales.