Osa Igiehon

Osa Igiehon
Born	Osayande Igiehon (1970-11-09) 9 November 1970 (age 54)
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Benin
Occupation(s)	CEO, Heirs Energies
Years active	1997–present

Osayande (Osa) Igiehon (born 9 November 1970) is a Nigerian engineer and energy executive who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Energies Ltd ^{[1] [2] [3]} since 2021.

Early life

Osayande Igiehon was born and raised in Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Benin ^[2]

Career

Shell

Igiehon began his career at Shell in the early 2000s, working in various leadership roles across Nigeria, the Netherlands, Gabon, and Russia. During his time at Shell Gabon, he oversaw a business transformation that included transitioning the company to new ownership. ^[4]

From 2011 to 2013, Igiehon served as Chairman of the Nigerian Council of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. ^{[4] [5]}

Heirs Energies

In 2021, Igiehon became CEO of Heirs Energies, a subsidiary of Heirs Holdings Group, a conglomerate founded by Tony Elumelu. Heirs Energies operates in oil and gas exploration, production, and power generation. ^[6]

Under Igiehon's leadership, Heirs Energies reported increasing oil production at its OML 17 block from 27,000 to 52,000 barrels per day. ^[7] The company states it manages approximately 5% of Nigeria's total oil production. Heirs Energies has also reported improvements in its terminal delivery rate, citing increases from 3% in December 2021 to 85% by 2024. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Igiehon has participated in energy industry events including the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, African Energy Week in Cape Town, and the German-African Energy Forum in Hamburg. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Recognition

In 2023, Heirs Energies received the "Excellence in Sustainable Energy Operations" award from BusinessDay Media's Nigerian Business Leadership Awards. ^{[14] [15]} In 2022, the company's $1.1 billion financing and acquisition of a 45% stake in OML 17 was recognized as "Africa Deal of the Year 2021" by Project Finance International. ^[16]

Personal life

Igiehon is married with children.

References

1. "Leadership – Heirs Energies". heirsenergies.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
2. "Heirs Oil & Gas becomes Heirs Energies in expansion push". businessday.ng. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
3. "Heirs Energies manages 5% of Nigeria's oil production — CEO". Vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
4. "Igiehon Takes Charge of Shell Gabon". Africa Oil and Gas Report. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
5. "SPE: 'Nigeria Embraces The African Promise'". Africa Oil and Gas Report. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
6. "Heirs Oil & Gas appoints Osayande Igiehon as CEO". Sweet Crude. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
7. "Heirs Energies doubles oil output to 52,000 bpd in 100 days". Businessday. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
8. "Igiehon: Heirs Energies Poised to Replace IOCs With Investments in Oil & Gas". Sweet Crude. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
9. "Heirs Energies Becomes Sole Gas Supplier to Geometric's 188mw Power Plant". ThisDay. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
10. "In conversation with Osayande Igiehon on energy sufficiency and the future of Nigeria's energy sector". Energy Utilities. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
11. "Heirs Energies CEO to showcase leadership at African Energy Week 2024". Businessday. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
12. "Heirs Energies, Transcorp CEOs, champion Africa's energy transition at German-African energy". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
13. "AEW 2024:Heirs Energies Leads Africa's Energy Future With Groundbreaking Solutions". Independent. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
14. "Heirs Energies gets recognition for clean energy". Energy Utilities. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
15. "Heirs Energies Honoured for Sustainable Operations at NBLA 2023". Nigerian Communications Week. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
16. "Heirs Oil & Gas wins award for $1.1bn deal". Nigerian Communications Week. Retrieved 2024-12-22.