In Lisbon, Portugal during May 19-20th 300 people gathered from around the world to discuss the inevitable. The title of the event was the 4th International Workshop on Oil and Gas Depletion. This was a meeting of the Peak Oil community. Most in attendance had come purely for personal reasons, a very small minority had actually been paid by their employers to attend. The first day walked us through the problems with the reporting of oil reserves data and an in-depth analysis of Hubbert’s Curve theory. Predictions were made as to when Peak Oil would hit. But this was not the main focus of the event. The general consensus was that the timing is of little significance, the fact that it will happen is the issue. An issue that still is not being addressed by the world.