Why have the oil prices and gas increased?

Because we're using so god damn much it's low.Why have the oil prices and gas increased?
Speculators.





Well now its going down. I saw $3.85 a gallon today. Why have the oil prices and gas increased?
general fall of the dollar.
You've been asleep the last couple of months then.
Two things affect the price of a particular item : The supply and the demand. The demand for fuel and gas is high but the supply is limited and decreasing. Therefore the prices are rising.





So + Demand and - Supply = ++++ Prices