For my entire life I've seen these exact sorts of "predictions" which prove to being total hogwash.
You can add your ...er...expert to the long list of false prophets:
The attention-seeking media love to publish these sorts of articles to grab the attention of the hapless and unwitting fools, who then unquestioningly recycle it as some kind of "truth" [*].
Take this one, for example:
Global oil production was 84 mn barrels per day in 2006.
It is currently running at 105 mn barrels per day, a full 25% higher than the peak predicted for 2006.