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 and
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.
