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First off your a moron for believing in crack pot theories. Then an asshole for repeating them. You don't understand how the market works and that is VERY clear in your post. Which is fine. Most people don't understand it which is why they make up bullshit theories on how it works then claim it as fact. According to the Refinery Utilization and Capacity the refineries are running about 88.8 percent capacity This is because some of the plants are shut down for repair but also the price for crude is low so making more gas only makes the company to loose money per gallon. This is because the demand is anemic Not to mention the price for that oil that is reported is not the REAL price. This is called the Nymex (New York Mercantile Exchange) rate. But their are other types of crude that are bought, such as Brent or Maya, trade about $10-a-barrel higher then the price coming from Nymex. So their profit after refining it could be low as fifteen bucks a barrel. So they scaled back for awhile so they service the machines and let the price rise then dial in on demand for the summer months. So in the end they meet their costs and YOU the consumer get firm gas prices.

The price for gas is going to be around $2.50 a gallon through March which in turn will boosts production from the refineries. The price will rise but should stabilize and hold steady. See wasn't that fun?! You learned something today.