Predicting the timing of peak oil

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Peak oil is the point at which oil production, sometimes including unconventional oil sources, hits its maximum. Predicting the timing of peak oil involves estimation of future production from existing oil fields as well as future discoveries. The most influential production model is Hubbert peak theory,^{[citation needed]} first proposed in the 1950s. The effect of peak oil on the world economy remains controversial.