Peter Mikkelsen (born 1953) has over 30 years experience in the oil industry, which includes over 15 years experience in various management positions in exploration. Peter Mikkelsen received his bachelor's degree in geology from Oxford University in 1976. After his graduation, Peter Mikkelsen worked in Carless Exploration Ltd where he was primarily responsible for their onshore discoveries in the UK. After becoming exploration manager for Carless' U.S. subsidiary, he moved back to Britain in 1998 where he became an employee of Brabant Petroleum Limited. As Exploration Manager of Brabant Petroleum he was involved in several discoveries in the North Sea, including Malory, Hannay and Goldeneye.
In addition to this, he was also involved in Brabant European and Tunisian expansion. He left Brabant in 1999 and has since worked as a consultant. He focuses primarily on the development of exploration projects in which he mainly focuses on, technical G & G, commercial and project implementation. The last ten years, Peter Mikkelsen has worked with a wide range of international projects with significant experience in areas such as Africa, Northwestern Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean and the U.S.. Since 2009 he has been a non executive director of Kea Petroleum PLC and has been an associate in Simco Petroleum Management since 2000.
Peter Mikkelsen owns 100,000 ordinary shares in Crown Energy AB.