Contributing factors such as what you mention, and possibly others could have been in play at the time. The fact still is, that the Oil Carter did have the power to be severely disruptive of the United States economy at the time.
Is that a situation we wish to return to? I don’t believe you think it is. I would hope not.
The problem for the consumer was created by government interference in the market.
I want to reduce government interference in the market. It is nonsense to think removing the ban would create gasoline lines.