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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

Players pick 5.7 trillion cubic foot prospect as second Bulgaria exploration target

Published  12 June 2025 9:22 GMT
Safety

Perenco files 'criminal complaint' against stricken Gabon platform's equipment maker

Published  12 June 2025 9:00 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Ambitious Nigeria player awaits arrival of subsea construction vessel

Published  10 June 2025 12:58 GMT
Exploration

Tower taps rig for Cameroon campaign - stock price surges

Published  10 June 2025 6:42 GMT
LNG

'Positive feedback' from financial market on Eni's liquefaction vessel

Published  9 June 2025 12:40 GMT
LNG

Worley confirms critical contract award on $10.8 billion North America gas pipeline

Published  9 June 2025 9:19 GMT
Exploration

Has TotalEnergies outgunned rivals to claim stake in huge Namibia discovery?

Published  6 June 2025 8:52 GMT
Exploration

ExxonMobil unveils two oil discoveries offshore Canada

Published  5 June 2025 16:17 GMT
Exploration

Petrobras to enter exclusive talks for Ivory Coast exploration blocks

Published  5 June 2025 13:31 GMT
Finance

Petronas denies plans to exit Canada as 10% job cuts to go ahead

Published  5 June 2025 11:55 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Allseas chooses nuclear option for big vessels in offshore fleet

Published  5 June 2025 11:11 GMT
Exploration

ReconAfrica revs up for second Namibia frontier probe with new share offering

Published  5 June 2025 10:32 GMT
Field Development

On its way: 23,000-tonne deck departs US yard for Newfoundland

Published  4 June 2025 11:53 GMT
Exploration

Junior player to launch Orange basin partner hunt after landing 'strategic' South Africa asset

Published  4 June 2025 9:02 GMT
Production

Canada's top offshore basin holds 10 Tcf of untapped gas - plus 30 Tcf of resource upside

Published  3 June 2025 16:25 GMT
Finance

Rockhopper share price slumps after Italy arbitration award annulled

Published  3 June 2025 15:02 GMT
Exploration

Sinopec secures jack-up for West Africa campaign

Published  3 June 2025 12:27 GMT
Field Development

BP gives go-ahead for $2.9 billion gas compression project in Azerbaijan

Published  3 June 2025 9:41 GMT
Energy Transition

Groundbreaking Canada lithium project set to fire-up within weeks

Published  2 June 2025 16:19 GMT
Politics

Woodside takes Senegal to arbitration over tax dispute

Published  2 June 2025 15:15 GMT
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