> ExxonMobil added that it has not raised prices in any of its
> company-owned stations. However, out of roughly 16,000 Exxon and
> Mobil-branded stations, the company owns less than 1,000, with the
rest
> operated by independent dealers and distributors. "We have not
raised prices
> to these dealers or distributors and we are encouraging them to act
> responsibly as well," the company said in a press release. "To
reiterate, we
> have not taken any pricing action with Exxon and Mobil-branded
customers as
> a result of this tragedy."

to quote someone else recently ...

Lies, Lies, Lies.

:)