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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

Azule secures stake in prime Namibia block hours after drilling starts on exploration well

Published  19 December 2024 8:27 GMT
Field Development

Saipem lands $900 million contract from Shell for huge West Africa offshore development

Published  19 December 2024 6:49 GMT
Exclusive

Drilling starts on exploration well at ‘amazing’ prospect in Namibia’s Orange basin

Published  18 December 2024 19:09 GMT
Field Development

TechnipFMC wins landmark West Africa subsea contract

Published  18 December 2024 7:39 GMT
Finance

Kosmos will not offer to buy Tullow ‘at this time’ but could revive bid talks in 2025

Published  17 December 2024 10:49 GMT
Field Development

Nigeria president ‘expects’ Shell’s approval of $5 billion scheme to spark go-ahead for other oil projects

Published  17 December 2024 9:46 GMT
Finance

BP wraps up Trinidad sale to Perenco

Published  17 December 2024 8:01 GMT
Finance

Woodside will pay Capricorn $50 million after terms and conditions of Senegal deal satisfied

Published  17 December 2024 7:31 GMT
Exploration

Shell eyes Angola re-entry after 20-year absence

Published  17 December 2024 6:14 GMT
LNG

Cyprus FSRU finally leaves yard but needs temporary home

Published  16 December 2024 11:14 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Nigeria-bound FPSO named in Dubai

Published  16 December 2024 10:08 GMT
Field Development

Nigeria deepwater revival? Shell gives green light to long-delayed 100,000 bpd project

Published  16 December 2024 8:30 GMT
Hydrogen

Worley lands ExxonMobil contract for ‘world’s largest’ hydrogen facility

Published  16 December 2024 7:47 GMT
Exploration

QatarEnergy takes stake in Chevron's Namibia block where exploration well is imminent

Published  15 December 2024 21:53 GMT
Finance

Ineos steps into 'very attractive' US deepwater with CNOOC acquisition

Published  14 December 2024 14:11 GMT
Exclusive

Kosmos is ‘natural acquirer’ for beleaguered Tullow but rival bidders loom

Published  13 December 2024 13:58 GMT
Exploration

ExxonMobil set to drill North Africa well in frontier basin

Published  13 December 2024 12:00 GMT
Finance

Kosmos and Tullow stock prices fall on news of 'very preliminary' merger talks

Published  12 December 2024 20:33 GMT
Finance

ExxonMobil concludes $1 billion Nigeria asset sale to Seplat

Published  11 December 2024 18:17 GMT
Exploration

Galp spuds second appraisal well on massive Namibia discovery — exploration well is next

Published  11 December 2024 14:53 GMT
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