Vincken, Leon
- Date
2011-09-24
- Main contributors
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
- Summary
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Leon Vincken was educated in the Netherlands in mechanical engineering, and joined Shell Oil in 1955. Vincent was immediately sent to Venezuela, where he spent the next decade of his career. Upon returning to Europe, Vincent was assigned to the research section of Shell, on a p project working to determine the ultimate depth limit of a human diver. Two and a half years later, Vincken was dispatched again—this time to the South China Sea. Come 1975, he returned to The Hague to head up Shell’s offshore research group. Vincent retired from Shell in 1989, and began his own senior management consultancy firm, before joining a commercial bank. Interviewer: Tyler Priest.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Vincken, Leon
- Location
Houston, Texas
- Collection
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm6177fs87q
- Resources
- Finding Aid
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