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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

Murphy targets billion-barrel prospect with debut exploration well in Africa's latest hot play

Published  27 June 2025 8:34 GMT
Exploration

Turkey's ambitious state-owned player targets major seismic shoot offshore Libya

Published  26 June 2025 10:16 GMT
Exploration

TotalEnergies fast-tracks 3D shoot in beguiling African offshore play

Published  26 June 2025 8:54 GMT
Exploration

Three supermajors land Egypt acreage in latest bid round

Published  25 June 2025 11:57 GMT
Hydrogen

Moroccan hunt for helium and hydrogen flagged up

Published  25 June 2025 10:58 GMT
Energy Security

Israel's Leviathan gas field to restart production 'within hours'

Published  25 June 2025 10:36 GMT
Production

Israel advises Energean to restart Karish gas production

Published  25 June 2025 9:28 GMT
People

Chevron makes key upstream appointment

Published  25 June 2025 8:34 GMT
Finance

US player and Carlyle line up $2 billion for acquisitions - stock price unmoved

Published  24 June 2025 15:51 GMT
Energy Security

Second Egyptian FSRU set to depart for Gulf of Suez

Published  24 June 2025 13:04 GMT
Exploration

Egypt awards seven exploration licenses

Published  24 June 2025 10:24 GMT
LNG

Contract milestone triggered on FLNG vessel at heart of BP gas project

Published  23 June 2025 11:02 GMT
People

SBM Offshore employees released from Equatorial Guinea prison

Published  23 June 2025 10:01 GMT
Environment

Shell and Nigeria communities claim upper hand after latest oil spill court judgement

Published  20 June 2025 15:31 GMT
Field Development

Big 23,000-tonne deck arrives in Canada ready for offshore installation

Published  20 June 2025 11:14 GMT
Finance

ExxonMobil urges shareholder caution over share offer

Published  19 June 2025 16:27 GMT
Exploration

US federal lands in Alaska and New Mexico top for resource potential

Published  19 June 2025 14:37 GMT
Politics

Canada's top oil provinces unite against Ottawa 'interference'

Published  19 June 2025 11:05 GMT
Production

UK and French players' stock prices rise on Angola deal

Published  19 June 2025 9:46 GMT
Production

BP banks on latest technology to break open deep Iraq exploration play

Published  19 June 2025 5:32 GMT
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