Eni has been awarded a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the Dumre Block (587 sq km), as announced on 20 December 2019. Eni has a one well commitment on Dumre although phase timings have not yet been confirmed. The block is located in Elbasan and Lushnje regions, and immediately north of Kucova oil field, operated by Bankers Petroleum, and the Blocks 2-3 PSC where Shell is appraising the Shpirag discovery in Eocene/Cretaceous carbonates below 5,400m, with reports of flow potential in the thousands of barrels range. The National Agency of Natural Resources (AKBN) opened bidding for the block from 19 September to 4 November 2019, as part of a 2019 bid round which also included Block C and Panaja. Dumre was previously offered in 2015 when Delek Group subsidiary Navitas Petroleum successfully bid, but the contract was not finalised. Eni previously operated offshore Albania but exited in 1999. 
Eni has signed for sole PSC rights to the Dumre (587kmÂ²) block, a result of an offer launched in Septemberâ19 by AKBN. 