[SamuraiScot]

Hubbert’s argument seems like a no-brainer. Oil is a finite natural resource, so there must come a time when oil production peaks and begins to decline.

It seems like a no-brainer most especially if you don't have a brain. How do we know it's a finite natural resource? We don't even know where it comes from. It could be forming all the time, for all we know.

[RobbyS]

Indeed. Does the term “rock-oil” not suggest something? They have been talking about this question since Col. Drake’s time.