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Andrew L. Smith

Risk Consultant

Andrew L. Smith, SPE, is a risk consultant in Aberdeen. He holds a BS degree in applied chemistry from De Montfort University and a PhD degree in organic chemistry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

Smith’s career spans 50 years of international executive leadership in health, safety, security, environment, and social responsibility; integrated risk; and life-cycle management gained in engineering, fabrication, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning projects associated with the global chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas industry in South America, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

He is a member of SPE’s Health, Safety, and Environment Technical Director’s Advisory Committee and a standing member of SPE’s Distinguished Lecturer Committee. Smith was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2010–2011.

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