Heirs CEO To Present Blueprint For Building African Energy Companies In Namibia

Heirs Energies CEO Osa Igiehon will take centre stage at the Namibia Oil & Gas Conference (NOGC) 2025 to share the blueprint for building world-class African energy companies.

The development comes as Namibia’s Orange Basin attracts billions in international investments.

Osa will headline the session – “The Making of an African Independent” – on 14 August, bringing hard-won insights from Heirs Energies’ transformation of Nigeria’s OML 17 into one of West Africa’s most successful indigenous-operated assets.

The session opens with an exclusive fireside chat between Osa Igiehon and Dr. Clemens von Doderer of the Hanns Seidel Foundation Namibia, followed by a high-impact panel featuring industry heavyweights from Azule Energy, Rhino Resources Namibia, and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

The conversation will tackle real challenges such as: how African independents compete with global majors, what it takes to build sustainable operations that deliver both profit and purpose, and why local expertise is the secret weapon for long-term success.

“We’re proving that African companies don’t just participate in the global energy market – we lead it,” said Osa Igiehon. “When you combine African innovation with world-class execution, you create something powerful.”

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Heirs Energies embodies the Africapitalism philosophy of its Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu CFR – the belief that African private enterprise is the key to the continent’s transformation. From Nigeria to Namibia, the company is rewriting the playbook for what indigenous energy leadership looks like.