Exxon, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, etc are actually small oil. BIG oil is made up of the OPEC nations - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, etc. These are the ones making most of the money on increasing prices. Any increase in the cost of a barrel of oil flows to them. Take a look at the building being done in UAE and you will start to get an idea of the incredible transfer of wealth going on. The solution to higher gas prices is to develop our own energy resources.