John Patrick Kenny

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John Patrick Kenny (born 1942) is the founder of JKX Oil & Gas, one of the United Kingdom's largest oil production and exploration businesses.

Career[]

Educated at University College, London where he studied chemical engineering, John Kenny established the JP Kenny Group of Companies in the 1978.[1]

Just before he sold the business to Wood Group in 1993[2] he established JP Kenny Exploration & Production Ltd, the forerunner of JKX Oil & Gas.[3]

He subsequently left JKX Oil & Gas and is now Chairman of Ascent Resources plc, another listed company.[4]

In 1995 he was appointed a Fellow of University College, London.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Subsea Oil & Gas
  2. ^ Wood Group History
  3. ^ The Wall Street Transcript June 2000
  4. ^ Ascent Resources at FT.Com
  5. ^ "University College London: Fellows". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
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