02/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 2 February, the European Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of Serene SpA (“Serene”) by BG Italia SpA, which is part of the BG Group plc. Serene and BG Italia are Italian companies, whilst the BG Group is British. This last already part-owns Serene, jointly with Edison SpA (Italy). The BG Group is a global company for gas exploration and production. BG Italia is active in liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas exploration and production, and electricity production. Serene is an electricity production company, which operates a number of co-generation units, for the production of electricity and water vapour. The operation was examined under the simplified procedure. (cd)