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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

ExxonMobil to explore four blocks offshore Libya

Published  5 August 2025 14:44 GMT
Exploration

UK player's stock price spikes on news of West Africa partner hunt

Published  4 August 2025 10:45 GMT
Finance

Kosmos production falls short of guidance in second quarter

Published  4 August 2025 7:09 GMT
Exploration

BP hits oil in Brazil exploration well

Published  4 August 2025 6:29 GMT
Production

Big investment to be announced 'soon' for Libya's top oil asset

Published  1 August 2025 15:01 GMT
Finance

Profit, revenue and production all increase at BW Energy

Published  1 August 2025 7:28 GMT
Exploration

ReconAfrica begins drilling frontier exploration well onshore Namibia

Published  31 July 2025 14:15 GMT
Field Development

London-listed player raising funds for challenging FPSO project - stock price surges

Published  31 July 2025 13:28 GMT
Exploration

Rhino starts drilling eagerly anticipated Namibia exploration well

Published  31 July 2025 12:30 GMT
Production

Eni-BP venture produces first oil from 175,000 bpd Angola field

Published  31 July 2025 9:32 GMT
Field Development

US player lands key contract on $8 billion Libya project

Published  31 July 2025 9:25 GMT
Finance

Technip Energies raises margin guidance despite profits missing forecasts

Published  31 July 2025 9:17 GMT
Exploration

ExxonMobil set to sign Libya deal, says US Embassy

Published  31 July 2025 4:39 GMT
Finance

Namibia's top oil official prioritises youth empowerment amid regulatory review

Published  31 July 2025 4:39 GMT
Finance

Upbeat results drive Seplat stock price to all-time high

Published  30 July 2025 10:39 GMT
Exploration

Partner hunt for prime Orange basin block to start within weeks

Published  30 July 2025 9:19 GMT
Finance

Saipem and Samsung E&A weigh up Petrofac ruling

Published  30 July 2025 8:25 GMT
Finance

Tullow wraps up $300 million Gabon sale

Published  29 July 2025 15:41 GMT
Field Development

Controversial TotalEnergies pipeline costs balloon to $5.65 billion

Published  29 July 2025 10:59 GMT
Exploration

Namibia block gets 666 million barrel resource estimate boost

Published  29 July 2025 9:32 GMT
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