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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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Field Development

Signs of life at major South African offshore gas project

Published  19 February 2025 11:39 GMT
People

Transocean picks new chief executive as Thigpen lined up to lead board

Published  18 February 2025 12:41 GMT
Exploration

Namibia: Rhino and Azule hit hydrocarbons with debut exploration well

Published  17 February 2025 16:40 GMT
Exploration

Galp expects results from latest Namibia probe 'really soon'

Published  17 February 2025 16:10 GMT
Production

BP brings on stream latest Egypt gas project

Published  17 February 2025 13:36 GMT
Field Development

Chevron wins approval for $4 billion Cyprus gas project

Published  17 February 2025 9:43 GMT
Finance

‘How can investors have confidence?’ Wood stock price plunges 54% at close of trading

Published  14 February 2025 17:00 GMT
Finance

Wood stock price plummets to all-time low amid cash flow concerns

Published  14 February 2025 10:33 GMT
People

ExxonMobil upstream veteran lined up as Imperial Oil's new chief executive

Published  13 February 2025 17:17 GMT
Exploration

Turkey goes wildcatting next to Bulgaria block awarded to Shell

Published  13 February 2025 14:01 GMT
Field Development

BP-Eni venture completes platform fabrication on $2.4 billion Angola gas project

Published  13 February 2025 9:01 GMT
Exploration

How to beat the exploration farm-out challenge

Published  12 February 2025 12:33 GMT
Exploration

BW Energy firms up plans for Namibia drilling campaign

Published  12 February 2025 10:10 GMT
Exploration

Africa Oil to fire up fresh partner hunt for prime Equatorial Guinea acreage

Published  12 February 2025 8:58 GMT
Field Development

BP surprised by ‘recharging’ US shale oil reservoirs

Published  11 February 2025 15:01 GMT
Exploration

‘You can’t be a pessimistic explorer, can you?’: Geoscience expert sheds light on exploration revival

Published  11 February 2025 13:18 GMT
Exploration

Chevron wraps up deal to control frontier Namibia block

Published  10 February 2025 14:12 GMT
Finance

BP stock price surges as activist investor Elliott builds stake in under-pressure supermajor

Published  10 February 2025 10:56 GMT
LNG

Milestone achieved for BP-operated gas liquefaction operations in Africa

Published  10 February 2025 8:10 GMT
Exploration

TotalEnergies targets 2026 to drill deepwater wildcats in South Africa's Orange basin play

Published  10 February 2025 7:46 GMT
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