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Authors
Dr. James G. Speight, C. CChem., FRSC, FCIC, FACS, earned his BSc and PhD
degrees from the University of Manchester, U.K. He also holds a DSC degree in geo-
logical sciences (VINIGRI, St. Petersburg, Russia) and a PhD degree in petroleum
engineering (Dubna International University, Moscow, Russia). Dr. Speight is the
author of more than 50 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, and envi-
ronmental sciences. Formerly the CEO of the Western Research Institute (now an
independent consultant), he has served as an adjunct professor in the Department of
Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments ...