There is also a rather lengthly editorial written by Jim Puplava of the Financial Sense News Hour that relates to this topic quite well. While he doesn't try to predict Peak oil he does look at the historical numbers and draws similar conclusions.

"Riders on a Storm"
http://www.worldenergysource.com/wes/stores/1/Riders-on-a-Storm-P1262C10...

One thing that Jim points out in his talk is that the price of oil really started to rise in 2004. I wonder if this may not be connected to non-OPEC 12 peaking in 2004, and the impact this had on world supply, and the oil we were buying. Below is a graph of one indicator of oil prices - the average cost US refineries had to pay for their oil inputs:

doesn't try to predict Peak oil

Why bother? Peak Oil is not even a mere nothing. Who cares? Of course, when he gets into the consequences.... oh hell, gimme that beer.