It actually worked. They created a worldwide shortage. That has driven up the cost of gasoline. First, we have to understand that. In addition, we are now in a summer vacation time cycle.
People take their trips.
We use more gasoline in the summer than at any other time. That is another complication. Increased demand creates upward price pressure. There have been problems with pipelines, and I don't dispute that. Gasoline companies, pipeline companies, the distributors, and the people who actually run the gasoline stations, set the prices as they choose, some of those businesses are catching this rise and perhaps trying to make a few extra cents.