We cover all things petroleum and peak oil here at TOD.  There are important posts below this, including an important one by HO and Stuart's post on climate change and the intensity of hurricanes...and I encourage you to read both of these very important and timely pieces...right after HO's piece below, there's the CONSTANTLY UPDATED Rita resources page, which has all sorts of new maps, weather models, and especially the KAC/UCF damage predictions that were so correct last time (so many rigs on the E side of this storm, where the wind/surge will be incredible...and the refineries with a direct hit possible on Beaumont...).  Other pieces are interspersed between all that and some very extensive petroleum/hurricane coverage, which covers about the next ten or so posts.  Enjoy.  And to all of you folks new to TOD, welcome.  Pull up a chair and get ready to learn...