Is this just a conincidence?

I've noticed that since the release of profit figures for the big oil companies during the time of Katrina and Rita, the price of gas in my area has dropped from around $2.75/gallon to almost $2.50/gallon, and this in the span of about a week. Is this in response to the possibility of a public backlash against profiting from a major disaster, or just from refinery activity reaching normal levels again after the hurricanes?

-the Progressive Conservative

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