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Income (expense) from investments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Income Expense From Investments [Abstract]  
Disclosure Of Income Expense From Investments [Text Block]
31 Income (expense) from investments
Share of profit (loss) of equity-accounted investments
More information is provided in note 14 — Investments.
Share of profit or loss of equity accounted investments by segment is disclosed in note
35
 — Segment information and information by geographical area.
 
Other gain (loss) from investments
(€ million)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Dividends
 
 
231
 
 
 
205
 
 
 
143
 
Net gain (loss) on disposals
 
 
22
 
 
 
163
 
 
 
(14
)
Other net income (expense)
 
 
910
 
 
 
(33
)
 
 
(183
)
 
 
 
1,163
 
 
 
335
 
 
 
(54
)
 
Dividend income related to Nigeria LNG Ltd for
€
187
 
million and to Saudi European Petrochemical Co for 
€
35
 
million (similarly in the comparative periods).
 
Other net income included the gain of  €889 million deriving from the business combination between Eni Norge AS and Point Resources AS, fully-owned respectively by Eni and HitecVision AS, with the establishment of the joint venture Vår Energi AS, jointly controlled by the two shareholders (Eni’s interest 69.60%) and was determined as difference between the carrying amount of the equity investment, corresponding to the fair value of the combined net assets, and the book value of the divested net assets. In the comparative periods the expenses referred to the impairments of joint ventures and associates.