Mr. Verleger sees the price of oil climbing above $100 in the near term, if the DOE moves forward with a plan to increase its stockpiling of sought-after light, sweet crude.

• 费勒格认为，如果能源部将增加轻质低硫原油储备的计划付诸实施，原油价格将很快突破每桶100美元大关。