Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) ended today's session up 10.3% following an encouraging third-quarter earnings report, lifting several competitors' stocks with it. Given this backdrop and its broader implications, a large number of research outfits including UBS and Goldman Sachs believe crude prices will remain high or even rise into next year. That's the Middle East's piece of the supply chain, the West's efforts stymie Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a fragile global economy that's vulnerable to inflation.