Energy consumers and speculators are scrambling to take out options contracts to insure themselves against oil prices rising above$ 100 a barrel a further sign of growing expectations of a spike in the crude market. 能源消费者和投机者正争相购买期权合同,以确保自己免受油价突破每桶100美元的影响这进一步表明,越来越多的人预计原油市场将大幅飙升。