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.

JKX Oil & Gas

JKX Oil & Gas plc is a British-based hydrocarbon exploration and production company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. JKX operates primarily in Russia and Ukraine, but has a presence in six other countries in Europe and North America. In June 2011, VTB Capital plc, a subsidiary of Russian state bank VTB, increased its share in JKX Oil & Gas to 6.4%. The deal makes VTB bank the fourth largest shareholder in the company. Ihor Kolomoyskyi, the co-owner of Privat Group, remains the largest shareholder in JKX with a 27.06% stake.

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Career

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

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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]

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

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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
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