Italy’s Eni will ​pay a €1.3 ‌billion special dividend and slightly ​increase its ​share buyback programme after ⁠posting a ​third-quarter net ​profit that more than doubled from ​a year ​earlier, the energy group ‌said ⁠on Friday.

The state-controlled company said its adjusted ​net ​profit ⁠in the July-September period ​was €2.8 ​billion, ⁠above a company-compiled analyst consensus ⁠of €2.48 ​billion.