Replies to post #9302 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[DewDiligence]

…the shared impression here is that oil should be back to normal ($100) in no time…

No one here said any such thing.

…let's not forget what happened to nat gas over the last decade.

The oil and gas markets are quite different from one another: NG (other than LNG) tends to be priced locally, while oil is priced globally (with some relatively small variations).