Background
Kent, Peter was born on March 18, 1913 in Nottingham. Son of Edward L. and Annie (Woodward) Kent.
Kent, Peter was born on March 18, 1913 in Nottingham. Son of Edward L. and Annie (Woodward) Kent.
Bachelor of Science, London University, 1941. Doctor of Science, London University, 1959. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Leicester, 1972.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Durham, 1974. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bristol, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Hull, 1981.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Birmingham, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Cambridge, 1979. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Glasgow, 1977.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Aberdeen, 1978.
With Anglo Iranian Oil (later BP), 1936. Geological survey work in United Kingdom, Iran, East Africa, Papua, Canada, 1946—1960. Chief geologist Australasian Petroleum Company, 1956.
Advisor to president BP Exploration, Canada, 1957—1958. President BP Exploration Company, Inc., Alaska, 1959—1960, deputy chief geologist, 1961—1962. Regional manager North America and South America BP, 1962—1963.
Technical manager and regional manager America and Western Hemisphere, BP, 1963—1965. Chief geologist BP, 1966—1971, assistant general manager exploration, 1971—1973. Member Council of Scientific Policy, 1968—1973, advisory board, Research Councils, 1973—1977, Natural Environment Research Council, 1973—1980, chairman, 1973—1977.
Chairman advisory council Lamont Doherty, Geophysical Observatory, United States of America, since 1979. Director London and Scottish Marine Oil Corporation, 1977—1983, Minworth Ltd., 1982, chairman, since 1983, Strontian Minerals Ltd. President Geological Society London, 1974—1976.
Member of Canada Society Petroleum Geologists, Bulgarian Geological Society, American Association Petroleum Geologists.
Married Margaret B. Hood, 1940 (deceased 1974). 2 children; Married Lorna O. Scott, 1976.