"nobody" wrote in message
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Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

Given... but (and not that I'm saying this is the case currently),
competitive doesn't necessarily mean legal. During the aformentioned
embargo, all the oil companys' stations were competitive, but were still
gouging. And all paid the price for it.