Asharami Energy reached a landmark safety milestone – completing five million man-hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI). This achievement places Asharami Energy in the top quartile of oil and gas operators who have achieved this remarkable benchmark for operational excellence in Africa’s upstream oil and gas sector.
The milestone achieved on Asharami Energy’s OML 148 asset in Edo State, Nigeria, over a period of 3051 days of zero LTI, reinforces Sahara Group’s commitment to operational excellence and its “Zero is Possible” vision – an unrelenting pursuit of zero harm to people, environment, and assets, and achievement of “Goal Zero” daily, weekly, monthly, annually and continuously said Leste Aihevba, Chief Technical Officer, Asharami Energy.
Aihevba states, “This moment belongs to the people who showed up every day, stayed alert, followed procedures, and put safety first. The teams that worked tirelessly to ensure the company’s high-risk operations were executed without injury, incident, or disruption.” He noted that achieving five million LTI-free man-hours was not just a statistical win for Sahara Group, “It represents the resilience of our safety systems, the responsiveness and dedication of our people, and the robustness of our processes. We are already looking beyond this milestone towards achieving Ten Million LTI-free man-hours and much more.”
The highlight of the event was the unveiling of the Five Million Man-Hours LTI-Free Safety Plaque, led by Temitope Shonubi, Executive Director, Sahara Group, supported by other Sahara directors, Ade Odunsi and Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka and their partners from the Nigerian Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), represented by Vincent Uwadileke, deputy asset manager PSC Asset B, and Jeffery Jaiyeola, deputy asset manager (Technical), PSC Asset B.
“We are here to celebrate you. We salute your choices, your discipline, and your diligence.” Shonubi said, emphasising that the landmark safety record was driven by the discipline, diligence and expertise of frontline and support teams – men and women who worked in the field daily. “It would be wrong for the management to take the glory while you did the work. This plaque, this celebration – it’s all for you.”
Commending Sahara Group for the achievement, Vincent Uwadileke said, “This is a very important achievement. When you run operations for long enough, it’s easy to start taking routine things for granted. But this milestone proves that discipline, attentiveness, and a strong safety culture remain central to Sahara’s operations.” Uwadileke emphasised the significance of staying vigilant, especially with more complex rig activities on the horizon.
In closing, Ade Odunsi, the supervising Executive Director for Sahara Upstream, reminded all that with this achievement, Asharami Energy is now even more on the radar screen of regulators, investors, and other stakeholders. “Safety performance is actually one of the key metrics used to assess operational excellence”, he said, adding that we must understand that continued focus on safety is not optional, especially as we embark on our aggressive growth phase with increased rig and construction activities.
With the audacious planned oilfield activities ahead as Sahara Group continues to grow its upstream operations, the energy conglomerate has reiterated its commitment to strategic investments in technologies and partnerships that support safe and sustainable operations across the energy value chain.
