A third cargo is being loaded, with Eni to sell this to European customers. Eni said the purchase of Egyptian LNG provided it with more flexibility and higher volumes, which mesh with its upstream assets in the country. The Italian company will also take over UFG's gas marketing business in Spain. Eni said it has been bringing more gas into production, from the Zohr and Nooros fields. As such, it can meet domestic demand and export excess supply through its LNG facilities. Bumps in the road Naturgy and Eni announced they had reached a deal resolving their differences in February 2020. However, this fell apart by April as a result of COVID-19. The companies set out a new plan in December 2020. After the plant shut down in 2012, the companies involved launched a number of legal claims against each other. UFG filed a variety of arbitration cases, while SEGAS filed a claim against EGAS. Egypt had maintained that UFG had gained undue advantage through corruption. The courts rejected these claims.