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Asharami
Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream Company, has appointed Henry Menkiti as its
Chief Operating Officer to boost ongoing expansion projects aimed at delivering
the company's ambitious production target over the next few years. Henry's
appointment took effect on the 8th December 2020.
Asharami
Energy is one of Africa's leading independent Exploration and Production
(E&P) players with a diverse portfolio of nine oil and gas assets in
prolific basins across Africa.
Ade Odunsi, Executive Director, Sahara Group, and supervising Director
of Sahara's Upstream Division said
Henry's global expertise of over 30 years would transform business operations
at Asharami Energy and position the company for its next phase of "competitive
and sustainable growth."
"Sahara Group is delighted to have Henry join the Sahara Family as we
continue to seek innovative ways of bringing energy to life across the entire
energy value chain. Henry shares our aspiration of transforming the upstream
sector in Africa through investment in technology, human capital and emphasis
on sustainability," Odunsi said.
Menkiti who will oversee Asharami Energy's Operations, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions,
Research and Development as well as External Technology Engagement, said he
considered the opportunity to work with Asharami as "refreshing and historic".
"Joining the Sahara Group to oversee the upstream operations is a
project I am excited about having worked at different locations across the
globe. We have a vision to birth something new in the African upstream sector
and the team at Asharami Energy is set to deliver this with a distinctive mark
of excellence," he added.
Prior
to joining Sahara, Henry spent 27 years at Schlumberger Limited in a succession
of senior leadership positions in Exploration & Production - including Vice
President of Schlumberger interpretation services and world-wide Vice President
of Schlumberger's Reservoir Characterization Group. He was also part of the
core management team for Schlumberger E&P initiative (SPM). Earlier in his
career at Schlumberger, he held various Field & Management positions
including Domain Manager at Wireline Headquarters & roles in Seismic
Operations.
More
recently, he was VP, Business Development for LYTT, an Upstream subsidiary of
BP. He has also been involved in Business Consulting across North America,
Latin America, Europe and West Africa.
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