The reason for falling oil prices explained (maye)

Isn't it time for the U S to draw back from oil profits in the world market and take care of the U S A? The U S supplied a 4000 mile fuel line for our WWII efforts and gasoline under rationing in the homeland was more affordable than now.

Why is it important or of interest for the consumer of oil products in the U S A to maintain obscene profits for oil companies?

paulcardoza wrote:
Not correct at all. Oil is traded on the world commodity market, which determines pricing. OPEC has influence, based on how they manage output, but their power to influence prices is now significantly compromised by the large increase in drilling/fracking in the rest of the world.

NYCgrrl wrote:
The cost of crude is controlled by organisations like OPEC which the USA is not a member of. Now if one of the members decides to set it's own prices, drop production, etc. for internal reasons, it can and does.