Oil Companies Supply and Demand

[pennypinch]

Haha I read an article about the oil companies and it rings so true. Read the first line:

Refiners including Exxon Mobil are raking in profits while producing less gasoline and diesel in the U.S. than usual for this time of year. They're also exporting more to foreign countries. With oil prices rising, that makes for sticker shock at the pump.

WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DO THIS?????

Why can't the government step in and say enough is enough! I am so sick of being ripped off!

Exxon Mobil Corp. earned nearly $11 billion in the first three months of the year, a rollicking 69% increase over its performance for the same period last year. That's on sales of $114 billion.

Isn't that just peachy!

[centsgirl]

Yes I saw where they are making billions, we Americans need to stop buying so much gas maybe then they will get the point that we are not here to make them richer and ourselves poorer.