Russia LOVEs the high oil prices! They raised the gas tax in California so that accounts for some of it. Also, there is often a delay in lowering prices until the station sells the more expensive gas and then buys the cheaper gas. If the refineries don't cut prices, the stations are stuck. Want lower prices then increase supply of oil and number of refineries. BTW, WTIC is falling because the embargo against Russian oil isn't working as it is going to India and China thus the sanctions are not hurting the US as much as they could if you got China and India to go along