"Of course, if you speak to geologists (I have, and I advise the judicious use of stimulant drugs when doing so, to avoid falling into a deep stupor), you'll discover that there's a fair amount of dispute as to whether the oil peak has been reached, or even if it exists at all. To hear some of them speak, there remains so much oil sloshing about inside the earth that it's a wonder we don't strike it every time we fork the garden. It's just that it costs a lot to extract it, they'll say, or, governments lack the political will."

The Independent