[10] In 2017, Total and Erg signed an agreement with Anonima Petroli Italiana, to sell the fuel marketing and refining assets in their TotalErg joint venture.

Total has stated that the reason behind this divestment is that the Italian fuel market is highly fragmented and the company's expectations for profitability have not been met.

[19] Starting in July 2021, Gruppo API has incorporated renewable raw materials into its refining process to produce biofuels.

[22][4] Italiana Petroli (IP) was officially born in Genoa in May 1974[23] as the epilogue of the process which, at the end of 1973, had led to the acquisition of the activities of Shell Italiana, by Agip (Eni):[24] the new company inherits the entire distribution network of the Anglo-Dutch company.

[25] The new brand replaced that of Shell during 1975; the renewal process, in addition to the image, leads to the modernization of the company's service stations and the updating of the range of products sold.

[26] At the end of 2004 Eni put IP up for sale via tender, which in the first months of 2005 was purchased by Anonima Petroli Italiana (API) for 189 million euros; the transition was formalized the following 6 September.