Claudio Descalzi became in 2008 Chief Operating Officer of the Exploration & Production Division in Eni, giving his contribution to the definition of the strategic plan of upstream activities in Italy and abroad and starting important projects such as Goliat in Norway (2009),[8] West Hub in Angola (2011)[9] and campaign of exploration in Mozambique (2013).[10] In 2014 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eni.[4]