Crude oil prices are trading in the $95-$99 range, a pattern than has repeated itself in recent weeks as oil traders wonder if crude has enough in the tank to crest the benchmark $100-per-barrel mark – and stay there.It’s a fair question and one that is being answered decidedly in the affirmative by Uncle Sam.According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, both the short- and long-term outlook for oil prices is upward.Right now, the focus is on Hurricane Isaac. For energy investors, the timing, while important from a safety issue ...