For whatever reason, the pricing departments at the headquarters of these oil companies felt like there was a profit-taking situation. More than likely, it's a temporary situation.

With the spike in gasoline prices like this -- a tank of gas is $50 or $60 -- it certainly makes the criminal mind more inclined to see what they can get away with.

Fuel is basically a commodity, almost something that should be regulated by the public services commissions, because there is no other product out there that so many consumers depend on.