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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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Asian bidders line up for Petrobras FPSOs

Published  3 July 2023 0:11 GMT
Exploration

ExxonMobil set to start drilling key Canada well next month

Published  29 June 2023 12:28 GMT
Exploration

Oslo-listed player plans 2024 well for neglected African play

Published  29 June 2023 11:44 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Rig giant sets post-2014 dayrate record with new semi-submersible contract

Published  29 June 2023 5:42 GMT
Energy Transition

TotalEnergies hit by ‘human rights abuse’ lawsuit linked to East Africa projects

Published  28 June 2023 10:12 GMT
Finance

Eni in $300 million deal to sell Africa assets to Perenco

Published  27 June 2023 16:36 GMT
Finance

TechnipFMC and Technip Energies hit by $230 million fine for ‘conduct’ on African projects

Published  27 June 2023 15:41 GMT
Exploration

Chinese major eyes Tanzania deep-water play with floating LNG potential

Published  27 June 2023 11:32 GMT
Exploration

Namibia: Oil company stock price surges on back of gas resource report

Published  26 June 2023 16:22 GMT
Finance

Careworn Capricorn ditches exploration farm-outs totally amid Egypt focus

Published  26 June 2023 12:31 GMT
People

Veteran explorer Keith Hill decides to call time leading Africa Oil

Published  26 June 2023 10:33 GMT
Exploration

Drill date nears on key Zimbabwe well as contracts awarded

Published  26 June 2023 9:47 GMT
Exploration

Tension mounts in TotalEnergies as testing time nears on huge Namibia discovery

Published  26 June 2023 9:04 GMT
Energy Security

SLB chief executive Olivier Le Peuch enthuses about ‘durable’ offshore oil and gas boom

Published  23 June 2023 13:43 GMT
Finance

Ghana deep-water operator secures $750 million loan facility

Published  23 June 2023 11:48 GMT
Exploration

US independent pinpoints major exploration prospects and eyes new project in West Africa play

Published  23 June 2023 10:53 GMT
Energy Transition

UK's top court rejects Friends of the Earth’s appeal over government’s funding for Mozambique LNG project

Published  23 June 2023 9:08 GMT
Energy Transition

Canada judge rejects legal challenge against Equinor’s Bay du Nord project — appeal considered

Published  22 June 2023 15:54 GMT
Exploration

Murphy bags five West Africa blocks including promising discovery

Published  22 June 2023 14:05 GMT
Opinion

Buzz is back in the exploration game as sector eyes new horizons

Published  22 June 2023 9:29 GMT
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