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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to Vincent Burke and Jennifer Malat at the Johns Hopkins University Press for ensuring the smooth transition of this book from conception to production. Thanks to Carolyn Moser, once again, for her expert copyediting . I am grateful to Dr. Charlotte Geier for permission to reproduce figure 2.4. Two oil experts generously contributed their time and expertise to answering my questions on that important subject; I am much obliged to Dr. Alan McFadzean and Dr. Peter Ward for their contributions. I thank Dr. Carolyn Mattick for providing me with a copy of her paper on the history of energy production. This page intentionally left blank ...

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