After crashing last year and then hitting several peaks and
valleys, oil prices have traded within a relatively
narrow range, with WTI bouncing around a bit above and
below the $ 60 per barrel mark, and Brent staying near $ 64 per barrel.
The
Narrows from Staten Island (1866 — 68), a panoramic depiction of Staten Island and New York Harbor by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823 — 1900), is a notable example of the Hudson River School «s preoccupation with scenery along the Hudson River
Valley and surrounding area (see picture gallery
below).