This is it. Forward month WTI has touched $100. The Series is officially over. In yesterday's edition (Countdown to $100 oil (55) - and the winner is...), I noted that I would open the floor to everybody to select the next target for oil prices, so take the poll.
Naturally, the first diary of the new series will be to bet for end-2008 prices.
(A note: I have not heard from last year's winners: funluvn1 and super simian please contact me to claim your champagne!)
Poll Update: in the poll: the strange sign is supposed to be a "euro" sign. I cannot edit it, sorry.
Earlier Countdown diaries. Countdown to $100 oil (55) - and the winner is... Countdown to ?100 oil (54): OPEC ready to dump dollar? Countdown to $100 oil (53) - Saudis happy with $100 oil Countdown to $100 oil (52) - buying protection Countdown to $100 oil (51) - we'll never see 100mbd Countdown to $100 oil (50) - it's no longer 'oil', it's 'liquids' Countdown to $100 oil (49) - peak oil and libertarians Countdown to $100 oil (48) - 85, 86, 87, 88, ... Countdown to $100 oil (47) - Malthus, Mein Kampf and ostriches Countdown to $100 oil (46) - Malthus, Mein Kampf and ostriches Countdown to $100 oil (46) - what's a dollar worth? Countdown to $100 oil (45) - time to bet again (eurotrib) Countdown to $100 oil (45) - time to bet again (DailyKos) Countdown to $100 oil (44) - oil industry admits it cannot save us Countdown to $100 oil (43) - IEA boss denies and confirms peak oil in same breath Countdown to $100 oil (42) - IEA predicts shortages within 5 years Countdown to $100 oil (41) - oil more expensive than it appears Countdown to $100 oil (40) - Undulating plateau Countdown to $100 oil (39) - BigOil running out of oil Countdown to $100 oil (38) - Who gets Champagne edition Countdown to $100 oil (37) - OPEC says peak oil (and $100 oil) is near Countdown to $100 oil (36) - Free game! win champagne! no risk! (eurotrib) Countdown to $100 oil (36) - Free game! win champagne! no risk! (DailyKos) Countdown to $100 oil (35) - peak oil: the last skeptics capitulate (CERA) Countdown to $100 oil (34) - Oil major CEO calls for demand reduction Countdown to $100 oil (33) - Below zero Countdown to $100 oil (32) - peak oil is, like, so over. Not! Countdown to $100 oil (31) - $15 oil? The cornucopians are fighting back Countdown to $100 oil (30) - senior politico fears looming oil wars Countdown to $100 oil (29) - Alaska joins axis of evil (unreliable oil suppliers) Countdown to $100 oil (28) - New records suggest more to come Countdown to $100 oil (27) - 'Mission Accomplished' - High oil prices are here to stay Countdown to $100 oil (26) - Time to bet again (eurotrib) Countdown to $100 oil (26) - Time to bet again (dKos) Countdown to $100 oil (25) - Iran vows that oil prices will not go down Countdown to $100 oil (24) - What markets are telling us about future energy prices Countdown to $100 oil (23) - Running out of natural gas in North America Countdown to 100$ oil (22) - gas shortages in the UK - 240$/boe Countdown to $100 oil (21A) - The 4 biggest oil fields in the world are in decline * Countdown to 100$ oil (21bis) - long term vs short term worries (dKos) Countdown to 100$ oil (21) - 8-page extravaganza in the Independent: 'we're doomed' Countdown to 100$ oil (20) - Meteor Blades is Da Man in 2005 Countdown to 100$ oil (19) - Your bets for 2006 (Eurotrib) Countdown to 100$ oil (19) - Your bets for 2006 (DailyKos) Countdown to 100$ oil (18) - OPEC happy with oil above 50$ Countdown to 100$ oil (17) - Does it matter politically? A naked appeal for your support Countdown to 100$ oil (16) - We'll know on Monday Countdown to 100$ oil (15) - the impact on your electricity bill Countdown to 100$ oil (14) - Greenspan acknoweldges peak oil Countdown to 100$ oil (13) - Katrina strikes / refinery crisis Countdown to 100$ oil (12) - Al-Qaeda, oil and Asian financial centers Countdown to 100$ oil (11) - it's Greenspan's fault! Countdown to 100$ oil (10) - Simmons says 300$ soon - and more Countdown to 100$ oil (9) - I am taking bets (eurotrib) Countdown to 100$ oil (9) - I am taking bets (dKos) Countdown to 100$ oil (8) - just raw data Countdown to 100$ oil (7) - a smart solution: the bike Countdown to 100$ oil (6) - and the loser is ... Africa Countdown to 100$ oil (5) - OPEC inexorably raises floor price Countdown to 100$ oil (4) - WSJ wingnuts vs China Countdown to 100$ oil (3) - industry is beginning to suffer Countdown to 100$ oil (2) - the views of the elites on peak oil Countdown to 100$ oil (1) (eurotrib) Countdown to 100$ oil (1) (dKos) * added to the series after the fact