Things in the oil patches are heating up all over the world.
The Chinese are trying to rush through a major oil field development project with Iran before US Security Council sanctions come into play. They will have a 51% interest. Muslims in Nigeria are making all kinds of threats against the oil fields there. Bolivia just elected a left wing politician, and he wants to nationalize Bolivia's large gas fields.
The faster we move to alternative sources of transportation and heating fuel, the less power these guys will have.
The Russians and the CIS countries are also playing the oil card.