In the energy market on Tuesday, crude for July delivery advanced, closing at $62.45/barrel, up 78 cents. June reformulated gasoline rose 1.16 cents, to $1.8524/gallon.

In the energy market on Friday, crude for July delivery advanced, closing at $61.67/barrel, up 62 cents. June reformulated gasoline rose 4.11 cents, to $1.8408/gallon.

Experts roundly agree that the recession is only a short-term blip in the long-term escalation of oil prices. And this time, there are 1.05 trillion reasons why oil is going to climb well past its peak last year.

In the energy market on Thursday, crude for July delivery fell back, closing at $61.05/barrel, down 99 cents. June reformulated gasoline dropped just under a penny, to $1.7997/gallon.

Last year, oil prices went crazy. In a matter of weeks, oil shot up as high as $147 and came right back down. Today, oil is sneaking back up. The obvious temptation is to try and time it again. The smart money, however, is looking elsewhere to take advantage. We found the perfect penny play to do just that…

U.S. crude rose $1.75 to $61.85 a barrel by 1:57 p.m. EDT (1757 GMT) after hitting a six-month high of $62.14. London Brent traded up $1.52 to $60.44 a barrel.

In the energy market on Friday, crude for June delivery fell back, closing at $56.34/barrel, down $2.28. June reformulated gasoline dropped 4.31 cents, to $1.6806/gallon.

How did it get here, and where is it going? What a difference a year makes. While March lions and April showers were at work in 2008, so were these factors in the U.S. and global economies:

In the energy market on Tuesday, crude for June delivery pushed higher, closing at $58.85/barrel, up 35 cents. June reformulated gasoline fell 1.23 cents, to $1.6679/gallon.

This is the third article I have written since March imploring people to buy oil, and now gas. Time is running out. This is the first time I have ever repeated a subject in one of my articles, but this is such a great opportunity it deserves one more shot for those who may have missed it.