Oil Relations between Italy and the Ussr: Agip and the Nepthesyndacat 1926-1934

Journal title ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA
Author/s Giacinto Mascia
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2016/281 Language Italian
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DOI 10.3280/ic281-oa1
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This article analyzes the relations between Agip and the Russian Nepthesyndacat company in the first stage of development of Italy's oil policy. In 1926, the Italian government established the Agip Company, which immediately started upstream operations in Rumania and Albania. However, until 1934, Agip's downstream in Italy was restricted to the marketing of imported refined oil goods. Agip used its collaboration with the Nepthesyndacat to strengthen its position in the Italian oil market, which was entirely under the control of Siap and Nafta, respectively the branches of Standard Oil of the New Jersey and Royal Dutch-Shell. The inflow of Russian fuels allowed the Italian state-owned firm to challenge the Siap-Nafta downstream activities and led to a strengthening of Agip on the Italian market, pending the exploitation of the Rumanian and Albanian oil fields.

Keywords: Agip, Nepthesyndacat, Nafta, Siap, upstream, downstream

Giacinto Mascia, Le relazioni petrolifere Italia-Urss: l’Agip e il Nepthesyndacat 1926-1934 in "ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA" 281/2016, pp , DOI: 10.3280/ic281-oa1