Central Energy Italian Gas Holding
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Central Energy Italian Gas Holding (CEIGH) is a gas distribution and trade company. It is a part of the Centrex Group, a company related to Gazprom
. A deal between Italian Eni
and Gazprom picked CEIGH as a partner delivering gas to Italy.
Investigations by members of the Italian parliament revealed that Bruno Mentasti-Granelli, who is known as a close friend of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
, owns 33 percent of CEIGH through two companies, Hexagon Prima and Hexagon Seconda.
The deal was denounced due to the spreading scandal. Italian parliament blocked the contract, accusing Berlusconi of having a personal interest in the contract.
Robert Nowikovsky, an Austrian lawyer linked to Russian operations, was one of the company's directors.
The 2008 article "Berlusconi, Centrex, Hexagon 1 and 2 and Gazprom" suggested:
Gazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
. A deal between Italian Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
and Gazprom picked CEIGH as a partner delivering gas to Italy.
Investigations by members of the Italian parliament revealed that Bruno Mentasti-Granelli, who is known as a close friend of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
, owns 33 percent of CEIGH through two companies, Hexagon Prima and Hexagon Seconda.
The deal was denounced due to the spreading scandal. Italian parliament blocked the contract, accusing Berlusconi of having a personal interest in the contract.
Robert Nowikovsky, an Austrian lawyer linked to Russian operations, was one of the company's directors.
The 2008 article "Berlusconi, Centrex, Hexagon 1 and 2 and Gazprom" suggested:
External links
- The Putin and Pals Project. Kommersant. Dec. 24, 2005