Great work and much needed.

I would move the section about the USA to the beginning. Few people appreciate that US production has been declining for decades. It is a simple fact and it well illustrates the concept of oil peaking.

I think it may be more convincing to the unconvinced than starting out with references to models and projections produced by true believers. Put all references to Hubbert in a separate section towards the end.

Watch out for phrases like "geological limits" which the average person does not understand. They think oil is produced, not extracted.

Also, is it not the case that most oil analysts agree that production rates will peak at some time, the dispute is over WHEN? In other words, "peak oil" is an established, mainstream concept, not a fringe one. It would be a step forward if the media began handling it that way.

(This may be an uncomfortable line of argument for those of us who prefer to be on the fringe rather than the mainstream.)