Gulf Keystone Petroleum

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
Company typePublic limited company
LSEGKP
IndustryOil and gas industry
Founded2001
HeadquartersLondon, England
Hamilton, Bermuda
Number of locations
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Key people
Jaap Huijskes (Chairman)[1]
Jón Ferrier (CEO)
ServicesOil exploration and production
Number of employees
Over 600
Websitewww.gulfkeystone.com

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company that operates in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It is also the operator of the Shaikan oil field[broken anchor]. The company was listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on September 8, 2004.[2] Jon Harris serves as its chief executive officer.[3][4]

The company was founded by UAE, Kuwaiti and US private equity firms and has been registered[5] in Bermuda since 2001, with branch offices in Erbil, Kurdistan and London, UK. The company owns production sharing contracts for one exploration block in Iraqi Kurdistan through its subsidiary, Gulf Keystone Petroleum International.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Jacobus Gerardus Huijskes "Jaap"". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Key Facts". Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jon Ferrier biography". Wallmine. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jon Ferrier". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "History". Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Company Overview". Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Strategy & Vision". Gulf Keystone Petroleum. Retrieved November 7, 2019.