Overview
Lobbying Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
36
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Snam S.p.A. (Snam)
EU Transparency Register
284336314886-25 First registered on 07 Nov 2014
Goals / Remit
Snam is Europe’s leading operator in natural gas transport and storage, with an infrastructure enabling the energy transition. It ranks among the top ten Italian listed companies by market capitalization. Snam operates a pipeline network of approximately 41,000 km spanning from Italy, Austria, France, Greece and the United Kingdom and the company manages 3.5% of the world’s gas storage capacity. It is also one of the main operators in LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) regasification. With its 80 years of experience, Snam guarantees security of supply and promotes theenergy transition across territories, through investments in green gases (biomethane, hydrogen) and energy efficiency.
Snam has set itself a net zero target on Scope 1 and 2 CO2 equivalent emissions by 2040 as well as a target for indirect Scope 3 (subsidiaries, suppliers) emissions reduction by 2030.
Since 2001, Snam is a public company, listed in the FTSE MIB index of the Italian Stock Exchange.Main EU files targeted
Snam is interested in following all the EU initiatives related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean mobility, sustainable finance, the recast of the gas market design legislation, including the definition of an hydrogen market. Snam also follows all the EU initiatives that promotes the EU Green Deal and the energy and climate long-term transition with a vision towards 2030 - 2050, with a focus on energy security (supply and infrastructures).
In particular: Hydrogen and decarbonized Gas Package; Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector; Regulation establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals; Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; Renewable energy directive and delegated acts; TEN-E Regulation and CEF funding; Energy efficiency directive; Energy taxation directive; EU Emissions Trading System; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; CO2 emission performance standards for light and for heavy duty vehicles; FuelEU Maritime Regulation; Taxonomy Regulation and delegated acts; State Aid Regulation; Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines; REPower EU Plan; REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans; Corporate sustainability reporting directive; Net-zero Industry Act; Critical Raw materials act; upcoming proposal on European Hydrogen BankAddress
Head Office
Piazza Santa Barbara, 7
San Donato Milanese (Milano) 20097
ITALYEU Office
Rue Montoyer, 51 - 1000 Brussels
Bruxelles
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 01 Apr 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Valeria Palmisano 27 Sep 2022 26 Sep 2023 Mr Domenico MAGGI 24 May 2022 23 May 2023 Mr Andrea Giachi 30 Mar 2022 29 Mar 2023 Ms Valeria Palmisano 15 Oct 2021 27 Sep 2022 Mr Fabio Sostaro 07 Oct 2021 07 Oct 2022 Mr Filippo BONO 29 Oct 2019 29 May 2020 Mr Fabio Sostaro 06 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020 Mr Domenico MAGGI 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Simone MASSI 01 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2019 Mr Simone MASSI 21 Sep 2018 01 Feb 2019 Mr Fabio Sostaro 29 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Mr Domenico MAGGI 18 Apr 2018 18 Apr 2019 Mr Simone MASSI 22 Mar 2018 21 Sep 2018 Mr Fabio Sostaro 13 Sep 2017 29 Aug 2018 sostaro fabio 13 Sep 2017 31 Aug 2018 Mr Domenico MAGGI 23 Jan 2017 10 Jan 2018 Mr Fabio Sostaro 13 Sep 2016 09 Sep 2017 Mr Domenico MAGGI 21 Nov 2015 19 Nov 2016 Ms Carlotta Demofonti 19 Jun 2015 17 Dec 2015 Mr Leonardo D'Acquisto 26 Nov 2014 24 Nov 2015 Mr Domenico MAGGI 20 Nov 2014 18 Nov 2015 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Snam is member of the following associations: European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG),
Gas InfrustructureEurope (GIE), Hydrogen Europe, EU Delegation of Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana
(Confindustria), Gas for Climate, European Hydrogen Backbone, European Energy Forum (EEF), European Gas
ResearchGroup (GERG), Hydrogen Council, Friends of Europe.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
300,000€ - 399,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant CEF-T-2017-Blending-2 539,323€ Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount nove 25,000€ - 49,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name nove Closed year Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Other financial info
Since 2018, Snam has been monitoring with interest European public funding opportunities, related to the different programmes. In particular: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon Europe, Innovation fund. Below are the most relevant Snam projects, in terms of economic materiality, which during the 2018 - 2022 period have been selected and have, in part, received funding consistent with the progress of project activities.
-"Snam4Mobility - Retail LNG development". Funding programme: CEF-T-2017-Blending-2. The grant for the action amounts of 1.3 million euro to build 9 L-CNG stations located on EU TEN-T Corridors. So far Snam has requested: a reimbursement of 234.000 euro related to activities carried out in the period 2020 - 2021; a pre-financing of 183.834 euro and an interim payment of 355.489,39 € for the 2022. //
-"THOTH2"whtihin the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the consortium focuses on energy measurement value chain and instruments’ ability to accurately measure physical parameters of H2NG mixtures with increasing H2 percentages, up to 100%. //
-“H2 Valcamonica”. Funding programme: InnovFund-SSC-2020-single-stage. The grant for the actions amounts of 2.8 million euro , and the the project objectives will be achieved through the implementation of an electrolyser (PEM) directly supplied by the waste-to-energy power plant of Brescia with green electricity, allowing the hydrogen produced to be considered as renewable or green hydrogen. //
-“OLGA”. Funding programme: H2020-LC-GD-2020. The grant for the actions amounts of 1.1 million euro. The project aims at demonstrating the decarbonization of airports through renewable energy sources and green hydrogen.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
36 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Dec 2022 Location videoconference Subject Energy Platform. Bulgargaz, SPP, EPH, DEPA, Geoplin, Eesti Gaas, Enovos, DEFA, Conexus Baltic Grid and GOGC participated as well. Commission - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - ENGIE
- Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
- Ignitis grupė
- N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft
- NATURGY ENERGY GROUP
- Repsol, S.A.
- TotalEnergies SE
- Gasum Oy
- Fluxys SA
- ENERGIA NATURALIS d.o.o. za ulaganje i upravljanje
- Galp Energia, SGPS, SA
- Equinor ASA
- Ørsted A/S
- MVM Energetika Ltd.
- Shell Companies
- Naftogaz of Ukraine
- ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΗΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΟΥ ΑΕΡΙΟΥ Α.Ε.
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Date 20 Dec 2022 Location Videoconference Subject EU Energy Platform; Bulgargaz, SPP, EPH, DEPA, Geoplin, Eesti Gaas, Enovos, DEFA, Conexus Baltic Grid, GOGC participated as well. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Commission - Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
- Ignitis grupė
- Fluxys SA
- ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΗΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΟΥ ΑΕΡΙΟΥ Α.Ε.
- Galp Energia, SGPS, SA
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft
- ENERGIA NATURALIS d.o.o. za ulaganje i upravljanje
- Naftogaz of Ukraine
- TotalEnergies SE
- Repsol, S.A.
- N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
- Gasum Oy
- MVM Energetika Ltd.
- NATURGY ENERGY GROUP
- Ørsted A/S
- ENGIE
- Shell Companies
- Equinor ASA
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Date 20 Dec 2022 Location videoconference Subject Energy Platform. Bulgargaz, Geoplin, Enovos, Eesti Gaas, GALP, EPH, SPP and Conexus Baltic Grid participated as well. Commission - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Gasum Oy
- Fluxys SA
- Repsol, S.A.
- ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΗΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΟΥ ΑΕΡΙΟΥ Α.Ε.
- Shell Companies
- TotalEnergies SE
- Galp Energia, SGPS, SA
- Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
- Naftogaz of Ukraine
- N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
- Ørsted A/S
- Equinor ASA
- NATURGY ENERGY GROUP
- ENERGIA NATURALIS d.o.o. za ulaganje i upravljanje
- Ignitis grupė
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft
- ENGIE
- MVM Energetika Ltd.
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Date 08 Jul 2022 Location Rome, Italy Subject Discussion about diversification of supplies, infrastructure and hydrogen. Commission - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 08 Apr 2022 Location videoconference Subject Discussion about EU preparedness on gas storage, energy prices and prospects of EU-US energy cooperation. Commission - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 16 Mar 2022 Location Rome, Italy Subject Discussion on REPowerEU, biogas, gas storage, outreach to neighbourhood Commission - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 17 Nov 2021 Location Bruxelles Subject Short courtesy meeting with exchange of views on green economy and new challanges in Covid times Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Commission - Paolo Gentiloni (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Nov 2021 Location Online Subject Round-table discussion on the regulation for the hydrogen market. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Commission - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2021 Location Video-conference Subject European Green Deal, sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2021 Location Brussels Subject SNAM would like to exchange on the work on the IPCEI. Commission - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 03 Dec 2020 Location Brussels Subject Hydrogen Commission - Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General)
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Date 26 May 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Development of European hydrogen markets, the future transport needs and options of hydrogen related infrastructural aspects. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Commission - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet member)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jun 2019 Location Roma Subject Long Term Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject State of play TAP, EU-China Cooperation, 2050 Communication, Greece DEFSA privatisation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject development of biomethane Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject role of gas Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject State of play TAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 18 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject State of play TAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2017 Location Rome Subject Ukraine, TAP, G7 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 09 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Gas Infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject State of play Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 19 Dec 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject gas market developments Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 18 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Evolution of EU Gas market, interconnections with LNG Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of SNAM, European gas infrastructures and vital projects Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Preperation meeting VP Sefcovic CEO SNAM Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Market design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd
- International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
- BUSINESSEUROPE
- Greenpeace European Unit
- GEODE - The voice of local energy distributors across Europe
- Business for New Europe
- The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration
- smartEn Smart Energy Europe
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Bruegel
- Eurelectric aisbl
- European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies
- WindEurope
- Europex - Association of European Energy Exchanges
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- EDSO for Smart Grids
- Friends of Sustainable Grids
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject MidCAT state of play Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Gonzalo De Mendoza Asensi (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Gas strategy and infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of company, gas strategy and infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
- Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of the SNAM Company strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
- Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Jan 2015 Location BERL 8/165 Subject Presentation of Company activities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)