Oil (and gasoline) is going higher and there is nothing you can do about that fact. Supply is outstripping demand due to China and India & worldwide production has peaked.
What you can do is start investing in alternative energy (coal, uranium, canadian oil sands, etc) so that your investment gains will more than offset any extra costs you experience at the pump.
The point is, regardless of the price of an item, or what the item is, the cost of the item compared to the value of the item. Less than 10% profit on a gallon of gas compared to 1000%+ profit on a pint of water pulled from the public water system. Government make more profit on gas, alcohol, and cigarettes than the manufacturers, distributors, warehousers, and sales outlets combined do. No one likes $3 gas. But it is a bargain, cheaper than it used to be, (comparative) and available.
Oil (and gasoline) is going higher and there is nothing you can do about that fact. Supply is outstripping demand due to China and India & worldwide production has peaked.