Excellent!!!! Thanks, Zen! Great summary of optimistic abiotic oil theories vs. the reality of our limited oil supplies. 'peeker PS> BTW, I used to be a geophysicist/doodlebugger myself, but I've never seen such a succinct to-the-point perspective about abiotic oil. <!--Beg_Sig--> "Avoid panic selling AND avoid overconfident buying." Paul Litman <img src=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Henize_70.jpg>