MILAN, March 10 (Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni
said on Wednesday it was planning to appeal a court
ruling finding it guilty of illegal waste trafficking at a plant
in southern Italy.
"(Eni) does not agree with the recognition of responsibility
for the serious charge of illegal waste trafficking," the
company said in emailed comments.
A court in the southern town of Potenza on Wednesday fined
Eni 700,000 euros in the case and seized 44.2 million euros from
which money already spent by Eni to clean up the plant would be
subtracted, news agency Ansa reported.
An Eni spokesperson confirmed the details of the ruling.
The case involves a treatment plant for the Val d'Agri field
in the southern region of Basilicata in which Royal Dutch Shell
also has a stake.
Eni said it remained convinced its work at the plant had
been done "in complete accordance with existing regulations".
(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes; Editing by Giles Elgood)
