Iain EsauIain Esau has been reporting on Africa, Europe and Canada for Upstream since 2000, having started his oil and gas journalism career with Offshore Engineer in 1988 followed by a four-year stint at Lloyd’s List.Follow meOpinionAfrica must get house in order to maximise oil and gas exploitation windowCOP28 resolution will benefit continent's hydrocarbon-rich playersHappy days: COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber gestures at the end of the summit in DubaiPhoto: AP/SCANPIX