Sahara Energy Resource Limited was established to trade petroleum products.

Sahara’s trading hub was relocated from Lagos, Nigeria to Geneva, Switzerland.

Established a footprint in West Africa by commencing business operations in Accra, Ghana.

Expanded its African footprint by establishing an office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Built and commissioned one of the first ‘non Major-operated’ storage depots in Nigeria.

Acquired a major stake in an onshore marginal field located in the oil producing Niger Delta region.

Registered as the first local off-taker of LNG from NLNG.

Entered the power sector via acquisition of equity stake in Egbin Power Plc, the largest power plant in Sub Saharan Africa.

We broke new ground as the first Nigerian company to launch a trading entity in Singapore, cementing our status as a global player.

Expanded operations into Asia and became the first Nigerian company to establish a trading company in Singapore. Became the first indigenous aviation fuel marketing company with an International Air Transport Association (“IATA”) certification in Nigeria.

Acquired a major stake in an onshore marginal field located in the oil producing Niger Delta region.

Sealed its status as a multinational after crossing the 11-digit (US$) revenue mark.

Acquired equity stake in First Independent Power Ltd and Ikeja Electric Plc, the latter being the largest electricity distribution company in Nigeria. We grew our operational presence across 4 continents and increased our staff strength, made up of over 50 nationalities, from 300.

Achieved “First oil” from Oki-Oziengbe Field, OML 148.

Expanded business operations into Zambia, East Africa and established trading operations in Guinea Conakry.

Consolidated its downstream businesses in petroleum trading, marketing, distribution and storage to form Asharami Synergy Plc. Commissioned two Liquefied Petroleum Gas (“LPG”) vessels in its commitment to satisfying energy requirements across Africa.

Signed an MOU with United Nations Development Programme (“UNDP”) to partner for affordable and sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Asharami Synergy Plc awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for its world class quality management system.

A new era of infrastructure was marked by the commissioning of FSO Cawthorne, Nigeria’s first new crude oil terminal in 50 years, and the successful lift of 950,000 barrels of first oil. By 2026, our fleet expanded further with the commissioning of two additional LPG vessels: MT Iyaloja and MT Asharami Ghana, bringing us to a total of 6 vessels acquired over the years.

Expansion into East Africa with the acquisition of 35m Litre storage tanks in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Post takeover, Egbin power plant hits installed generation capacity of 1320MW.

Spearheaded major Covid-19 interventions across Africa including delivery of the 300 bed ThisDay Dome isolation and treatment centre alongside other.

25 years of Bringing Energy to Life Responsibly.

Asharami Energy achieves 2 million LTI-free manhours. Offtake of its first LNG cargo from Nigeria LNG Limited.

Acquired 2 additional LPG vessels, MT SAPET and MT Barumk to increase access to clean energy to Africa.

Celebrated 100 days of uninterrupted power supply to Ajoki Community delivered by Sahara.

Unveiled 2060 net zero plan to drive sustainability.

Launch of Asharami Innovations, the dedicated technology arm of the Group.

Asharami Energy recorded 4 Million LTI-free manhours in its operations.

Launched Asharami Groves planting 2,000 tress annually across Africa.

Asharami Innovations launches its flagship product, PayS, followed by the integration of the PayS Marketplace within the application.

Launch of Arahas Global Oilfield Services.

Acquired 4 rigs to significantly scale production capabilities.

Commissioned a 12,000MT LPG Storage facility in Côte d’Ivoire.

Acquired PPL 270 & 271.

Commissioning of FSO Cawthorne; Nigeria’s first new crude oil terminal in 50 years.

Achieved first oil lift of 950,000 barrels from FSO Cawthorne.

Asharami Energy recorded 6 Million LTI-free manhours in its operations.

Commissioning of new LPG vessels, MT Iyaloja and MT Asharami Ghana.

Celebrating 30 years of Making a Difference.