100 dollars a barrel

A year ago crude cost $60 per barrel

production output was comparable
US reserves were higher than they were in 2002-2003-2004

international unrest - not as ’speculative’
the weather was cooler than in past - but not severe as evidenced by New York City - average monthly temperatures
December 2006: 42.4F; January 2007: 36.5F; December 2007: 37.3F; Jan1-4, 2008: 26.5F
today [...]