Although I think the oil companies are making way too much, I do not believe it is their fault. The speculation in the oil traders market is to blame for this booboo. The ratio of supply and demand has been relatively the same for the past eight years so it's not true that market forces driving the price of oil up, it's traders. I can buy 100 barrels of oil from Exxon for $50 and NEVER take possession of it and then resell it whoever I want for whatever I want. This is the loophole that has caused the oil to explode. I did my senior thesis on this in college for economics degree and my discertation for my masters on it as well. It is interesting stuff, this economy. I blame two things for this market in the short term and one long term. Two short---Treating houses like ATM's and oil. Long term--Iraq will bankrupt us. This admin has taken a $240 billion surplus and created a $9.5 trillion accounting sheet of red ink. Glenn #62