It looks like the non-OPEC drilling world probably hit peak oil in 2004. Conveniently, oil started rising rapidly then:
Also, it seems, OPEC production isn't significantly better than it was in the late 1970s:
Best to be investing in energy conservation and alternatives now. But corn ethanol and heating your home with wood just don't cut it.
Thanks to Tony Eriksen and Gail "the Actuary" Tverberg.