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Iain Esau

Iain 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.

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Exploration

Canadian junior makes multi-basin Namibian move

Published  16 May 2025 16:26 GMT
Exclusive

Meren Energy weighing up five producing assets for acquisition, says chief executive

Published  16 May 2025 13:14 GMT
Exploration

Halliburton claims Namibia first for Rhino exploration wells

Published  16 May 2025 9:03 GMT
Finance

SBM boosts quarterly revenues, but shy of market consensus

Published  15 May 2025 10:12 GMT
Finance

Goodbye Africa Oil. Hello Meren Energy

Published  15 May 2025 8:31 GMT
People

Canada's new energy minister has Goldman Sachs pedigree and oil sands experience

Published  14 May 2025 18:10 GMT
Exploration

Angola deals see junior player stock jump 20%

Published  14 May 2025 9:57 GMT
Field Development

Chariot stock price plunges as Energean quits Morocco

Published  14 May 2025 8:38 GMT
Finance

Tullow signs $300 million West Africa asset sales deal

Published  13 May 2025 16:12 GMT
People

SBM publishes rectification on website linked to whistleblower Jonathan Taylor

Published  13 May 2025 10:34 GMT
Field Development

Huge concrete platform leaves Canadian dry dock

Published  12 May 2025 14:13 GMT
LNG

UAE player wins FLNG vessel contract for $1 billion West Africa project

Published  12 May 2025 8:57 GMT
Field Development

Cenovus targets first oil within weeks from innovative Narrows Lake heavy oil project

Published  9 May 2025 15:26 GMT
Production

Canadian major drives down costs in recently acquired Duvernay play

Published  9 May 2025 13:40 GMT
Field Development

ConocoPhillips' $7 billion Willow project on track for 2029 start-up as 2400 workers descend on North Slope

Published  9 May 2025 13:01 GMT
Field Development

Vaalco revives Gabon plan to deal with hydrogen sulphide

Published  9 May 2025 10:02 GMT
Politics

Suncor chief says oil and gas ‘conversations’ ongoing with new Canada government

Published  8 May 2025 15:05 GMT
Finance

ConocoPhillips boosts quarterly profit while cutting capex guidance

Published  8 May 2025 12:28 GMT
Environment

$660 million Nigeria oil spill trial begins in London

Published  8 May 2025 10:40 GMT
Production

Capricorn stock up 10% on upbeat Egypt news

Published  8 May 2025 9:19 GMT
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