Forget about OPEC and supply/demand curves. In-depth analysis of skyrocketing gas prices indicate that the causes relate to higher prices for escort services and various forms of high-office hanky-panky.
The next time you fill up your gas-guzzling SUV you can take comfort in the fact that you're making Dick Cheney a very happy man (see colorful and really neat chart, below).
Numbers may not add up due to rounding, rampant incompetence, and none of us really bothered to check the math.