May 20th,
"Gasoline stockpiles dropped 2.77 million barrels to 223.9 million, the lowest since December."
"Oil climbed after U.S. crude stockpiles dropped as refineries bolstered operating rates"
"Refineries operated at 92.4 percent of their capacity, up from 91.2 percent the previous week."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ut-seen-easing
The massive changes in prices at the pump due to refineries is only working in one direction. Also, one refinery should not have this dramatic effect. It's not like there are only four of them.
The above article is just to show what a drop in the bucket this refinery issue should be. The Kentucky refinery was reported as the official cause of the raise, on the radio the following morning.