Eni SpA is shutting its main oil-production site in Italy amid concerns about pollution just months after it was granted permission to restart the facility after a probe into the same issue.
The local government of the Basilicata region requested the complete temporary closure of the 75,000 barrel-a-day Viggiano site until the oil giant clears pollution damage, spokesman Nino Grasso said by phone.
Eni will halt the plant and carry out tests to ensure it is able to operate safely, it said in a statement.
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