John R. Kemp III
Chairman
John R. Kemp III is a seasoned executive leader and engineer in the oil and gas industry and has been an independent member of Kosmos’ Board of Directors since March 2005.
Kemp spent 34 years at Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) where for 13 years he was responsible for exploration and production activities in the international arena, including the company’s performance in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He led Conoco’s successful entries into Nigeria and Venezuela and executed the company’s first natural gas sales in Indonesia. He also oversaw upstream operations onshore and offshore the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway, including accountability for the $3 billion offshore Heidrun Project in 1993.
Before retiring from Conoco in 1999, Kemp was president of exploration and production for the Americas where he managed the company’s upstream operations and led growth efforts in North, South and Central America. While at Conoco, Kemp also gained solid U.S. E&P experience managing multiple production projects, including a $400 million oil-development undertaking on Alaska’s North Slope in 1986. He also was involved in activities in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Kemp began his career with Conoco as an engineer.
Kemp is an independent director for Newfield Exploration. He was granted a bachelor of science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1966 and is a Centennial Fellow and Alumni Fellow of the school’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Kemp spent 34 years at Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) where for 13 years he was responsible for exploration and production activities in the international arena, including the company’s performance in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He led Conoco’s successful entries into Nigeria and Venezuela and executed the company’s first natural gas sales in Indonesia. He also oversaw upstream operations onshore and offshore the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway, including accountability for the $3 billion offshore Heidrun Project in 1993.
Before retiring from Conoco in 1999, Kemp was president of exploration and production for the Americas where he managed the company’s upstream operations and led growth efforts in North, South and Central America. While at Conoco, Kemp also gained solid U.S. E&P experience managing multiple production projects, including a $400 million oil-development undertaking on Alaska’s North Slope in 1986. He also was involved in activities in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Kemp began his career with Conoco as an engineer.
Kemp is an independent director for Newfield Exploration. He was granted a bachelor of science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1966 and is a Centennial Fellow and Alumni Fellow of the school’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.