“Gas prices here in SW Pennsylvania jumped from 2.39 to 2.69 a gallon in about 5 days. “
That is more likely due to the long-running union strike against the refiners. (The issue, as I understand it, was one union wanted to represent all the workers as opposed to the many unions they have now.) Even if that has been resolved, there’s massive inertia in the oil supply cost structure. The price of a barrel at the well will probably not be reflected at the gas pump for many months.
Let the EEEEEEEVIL Big Oil conspiracy theories fly...