Italian energy company Eni said Thursday it confirmed the potential for oil offshore Mexico in the first drilling campaign by a foreign company since 2013. Eni said it confirmed the presence of oil in the Amoca-2 well, located in the shallow waters in the Campeche Bay near Mexico’s southern tip. CEO Claudio Descalzi said the discovery is a first for his company in Mexico and the first by a foreign company since national energy reforms were enacted in 2013. “This important discovery comes in a country where Eni has not yet operated and confirms our exploration capabilities,” he said in a statement . The company said the reserve potential from the Amoca-2 well was still being examined, but it estimated the prospects were […]