[raybbr]

Marketing = commercials on how Exxon, BP and others are trying to save our ecology by drilling smarter.

Marketing suggests that there is competition. There is no other option for us but to buy gas for our cars. Seeing an ad on television or anywhere else doesn't influence me as to which gas station to go to. It's another way for a corp. to spend money on lobbyists and themselves.

[TYVets]

Marketing suggests that there is competition.

Send more liberals and enviormental wackos to Washington this fall and eliminate competition.

(110% Sarcasm)

[RHINO369]

There is competition in the gas refiners market, but that isn't the reason prices are above 3 bucks. The problem is there is no competition in the oil pumpers market. OPEC controls the market. Oil isn't selling at 75 bucks because Exxon said so its because OPEC doesn't produce at 100% of there capacity.

So when Exxon makes a dime a gallon off your three bucks, Saudi Arabia makes a buck and a half off it.