Heritage Oil Limited has announced the appointment of Neil Kitney as its new Vice President, VP Technical with effect from 1st April 2025.Neil brings over twenty-five years of international oil and gas experience, having worked in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Neil’s previous role was with BP where he held the position of Head of Engineering & Maintenance in the Rumaila Operating Organisation in Basra, Iraq.Neil holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Ph.D in Engineering with a thesis on Hydrodynamics, both from the University of London.
He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Chartered Management Institute.Ado Oseragbaje, Chief Executive Officer of the company, said: “We are excited to announce the appointment of Neil as our new VP Technical. Neil brings deep knowledge and experience in production operations; be it onshore, offshore and subsea as well as strong leadership acquired over several years of holding senior positions. Neil will play a key role in the continued drive to optimize production and grow the business.”
Information obtained from its website indicated that, “Heritage is a versatile organisation with a portfolio of quality assets managed by a highly experienced team with excellent technical, commercial and financial skills.“Typically focused on regions which may have been overlooked and where it can participate as an early entrant, our asset portfolio provides both geographical and operational diversification. We have a producing asset in Nigeria and exploration assets in Ghana and Papua New Guinea.
“Material corporate transactions undertaken in 2012 provided a balance to the portfolio with assets that include significant production and reserves. The joint venture company Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (“Shoreline”), created in partnership with Nigerian company Shoreline Power, has established an indigenous company which will provide a platform for further growth within the country.
“Through Shoreline, Heritage acquired an interest in OML 30, a world-class asset. OML 30 lies onshore the Niger Delta in one of the most prolific oil provinces in the world and includes eight producing fields with oil and gas contained in numerous stacked reservoirs.”
It also stated: “Activity on the exploration portfolio is focused on Ghana and Papua New Guinea.“With its partners, Heritage has a 39.6% working interest in the Offshore South West Tano (OSWT) and 38.7% interest in the offshore ultra-deep water East Keta licence blocks in Ghana, in 1,300 and between 2,500 and 3,500m of water.“Heritage with its partner Kina holds attractive acreage in Papua New Guinea, a gas/condensate system close to existing and planned gas evacuation infrastructure. The proposed construction of a new LNG facility in the area increases the attractiveness of the holding.”
