Gulf Keystone Petroleum

British oil and gas exploration company operating in Iraqi Kurdistan Gulf Keystone Petroleum LimitedTypePublic limited companyTraded asLSE: GKPIndustryOil and gas industryFounded2001HeadquartersLondon, England Hamilton, BermudaNumber of locationsKurdistan Region of IraqKey peopleJaap Huijskes (Chairman)Jón Ferrier (CEO)ServicesOil exploration and productionNumber of employeesOver 600Websitewww.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. Jon Harris serves as its chief executive officer. The company was founded by UAE, Kuwaiti and US private equity firms and has been registered 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. History Gulf Keystone's initial operations in Algeria were rather less successful than had been hoped, and t