Asharami Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream Company, has said it would continue to spearhead the quest for inclusive growth and local content development across Nigeria’s energy landscape through investments, responsible operations, and collaboration with stakeholders in the upstream value chain.

Speaking at the 5th edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF), the Chief Technical Officer of Asharami Energy, Leste Aihevba, said the sector would need to shore up local capacity development and participation to effectively contribute to Nigeria’s energy security.

Aihevba said that while current trends in the industry show increasing involvement of local expertise, a development he described as “imperative for stability, innovation, seamless operations, and sustainable production to foster economic development in Nigeria. It is worth highlighting that Asharami Energy already has close to 100 per cent local content participation, with all but a few of the most complex technologies delivered by local service providers.

Services covering subsurface reviews and studies, field development plans, well interventions, drilling, civil as well as oil and gas infrastructure projects, like flowlines, pipelines, flow stations, roads and location constructions are all provided by local companies.”

He noted that Asharami Energy’s collaboration model and capacity-building interventions drive the company’s commitment to making a difference in the sector.

“Our message at NOGOF 2025 is simple. Asharami Energy is not just developing assets; we’re developing people, and communities and promoting shared prosperity. We believe that the true measure of our success is not just in the number of barrels we produce but, in the impact, and the value we create. Asharami Energy has a track record of both building local content capacity with Nigerian Service Providers and working harmoniously with all stakeholders in the local communities in which we operate,” he said.