Mr Grant has over 45 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry in exploration and international E&P business development. Peter has work experience in Africa, South-East Asia, Middle East, South America and Australasia, and has led teams that have made discoveries in the UK, Australia, Algeria, Libya, Sierra Leone and Mauritania. Peter's experience base is founded in geoscience but has augmented his expertise in corporate strategy, business development, commercial negotiations and portfolio management through his roles as Exploration Manager for Africa and Middle East and General Manager Yemen for BHP Petroleum, and through senior roles in Woodside Energy as International Exploration Manager, General Manager International, and General Manager International Ventures. Peter established International Energy Solutions, a strategic advisory company for the energy industry and has recently advised clients on growth projects in sub Saharan Africa, China and South- East Asia, both petroleum and coal seam methane related. He provides commercial and political risk advice and has conducted oil and gas training seminars. He is currently Managing Director of IK Holdings, Ltd. He is a past National Board member of the Australia/Arab Chamber of Commerce and was the state Chair for West Australia for 7 years. He was the founding Chair of the Australia Korea Business Council of WA. He was the President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) for the Asia Pacific region from 2015 to 2017, and a member of the AAPG Advisory Council (Board) for the same year. He is Chair of the Risk Committee.
