Top Journalists in Oil and Gas Exploration

Nerijus Adomaitis Reuters

Energy correspondent covering Norway and wider European upstream developments, with regular scoops on Equinor and North Sea exploration and production. Specialties: Norway and North Sea upstream; Equinor; offshore licensing; production/discoveries.

Kurt Abraham World Oil

Editor-in-Chief of World Oil, he leads the brand’s upstream coverage and respected annual forecasts on drilling and global E&P trends. Specialties: Global E&P outlooks; drilling/rig activity; deepwater trends; upstream economics.

Amanda Battersby Upstream (NHST)

Asia Bureau Chief at Upstream for nearly two decades, she covers exploration and development across Southeast Asia and the wider region. Specialties: Asia-Pacific licensing rounds; offshore exploration; project sanctions.

Javier Blas Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion columnist on energy and commodities whose analysis on OPEC, supply shocks and majors is widely followed; coauthor of The World for Sale. Specialties: Oil markets and OPEC+; geopolitics; commodity trading and supermajors.

Jordan Blum Hart Energy

Editorial Director at Hart Energy, he oversees Oil & Gas Investor and digital news, steering upstream coverage across shale, deepwater and deal flow. Specialties: U.S. shale and E&P; M&A/A&D; deepwater Gulf of Mexico; editorial strategy for Oil & Gas Investor.

Ron Bousso Reuters

Reuters’ chief oil and gas companies correspondent, leading global coverage of the supermajors and their exploration/production strategies. Specialties: Global oil majors (Shell, BP, TotalEnergies); strategy and portfolios; OPEC+/policy.

Joe Carroll Bloomberg News

Houston bureau chief and senior energy reporter at Bloomberg, covering U.S. shale drillers, supermajors and Gulf Coast operations. Specialties: U.S. shale; Big Oil; Houston/Gulf Coast operations and policy.

Kevin Crowley Bloomberg News

Senior U.S. oil reporter in Bloomberg’s Houston bureau, focusing on Big Oil, the Permian and upstream corporate strategy. Specialties: ExxonMobil and Chevron; Permian Basin; corporate strategy and upstream portfolios.

Collin Eaton The Wall Street Journal

Energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal in Houston, writing on the U.S. oil majors and the shale patch. Specialties: U.S. oil majors; shale E&P and A&D; corporate governance.

Liz Hampton Reuters

Reuters energy reporter focused on U.S. upstream and shale markets, with regular coverage of producers, drilling and EIA data trends. Specialties: U.S. shale producers; Rockies/Permian; EIA data and inventory moves; drilling activity.

Jennifer Hiller The Wall Street Journal

WSJ energy reporter (Houston) covering the power/transition beat; previously covered Exxon, Chevron and U.S. shale extensively at Reuters. Specialties: Energy transition/EV charging and power; prior deep coverage of U.S. oil majors and shale.

Clifford Krauss The New York Times

National energy business correspondent based in Houston, long-time chronicler of the oil patch and its geopolitics for The New York Times. Specialties: U.S. oil and gas industry; geopolitics; North American upstream; Mexico and Latin America.

Jennifer Pallanich Journal of Petroleum Technology (SPE)

Senior Technology Editor at JPT (SPE), covering upstream technology advances and exploration/discovery trends from Houston. Specialties: Upstream technology and R&D; offshore systems; exploration/discoveries coverage.

Marianna Parraga Reuters

Reuters Latin America energy correspondent (Houston), breaking news on Venezuela/PDVSA, regional upstream licensing and crude/trading flows. Specialties: Latin America upstream and trading; PDVSA/Venezuela; licensing rounds; deepwater Caribbean/Atlantic.

Alex Procyk Oil & Gas Journal

Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal, covering drilling/completions and hosting OGJ’s upstream podcasts on technology and field operations. Specialties: Drilling/completions; Permian produced water; hydraulic fracturing; upstream operations.

Kathrine Schmidt Energy Intelligence

Houston Bureau Chief at Energy Intelligence, tracking exploration and development across the Americas and the strategies of leading operators. Specialties: Americas upstream and Latin America; deepwater; company strategy; energy transition impacts on E&P.

Erwin Seba Reuters

Reuters correspondent in Houston covering the U.S. energy complex, including refiners and upstream operations along the Gulf Coast. Specialties: Gulf Coast upstream/refining nexus; storm/incident impacts; U.S. oil market operations.

Stephen Stapczynski Bloomberg News

Bloomberg senior reporter covering energy and commodities from Singapore, known for authoritative LNG and gas-market coverage tied to upstream supply. Specialties: Global LNG; Asian upstream/LNG linkages; gas markets and supply security.

Sabrina Valle Reuters

Reuters correspondent with extensive coverage of ExxonMobil, Chevron and U.S. upstream strategy; prior stints at Bloomberg and The Washington Post. Specialties: U.S. oil majors; upstream portfolios and deepwater; corporate strategy and M&A.

David Wethe Bloomberg News

Bloomberg energy reporter in Houston focused on shale producers and the U.S. oilfield services sector, with regular on-the-ground conference reporting. Specialties: U.S. shale E&P; oilfield services; CERAWeek and industry leadership coverage.