Why do we have to pay higher gas prices, when the oil companies made their biggest profits ever!?

Everytime something happens with the oil ';ie'; pipe lines break, war, hurricanes etc... We are the ones who have to pay. I think the oil companies and their billions of dollars in profits should shell some of it out. What are your thoughts?Why do we have to pay higher gas prices, when the oil companies made their biggest profits ever!?
It's the system we live in that called Capitalism, where big businesses rule. The government cannot legally order them to lower their profit margin, it's called open market, price is determined by demand / supply. They do pretty much what they want to do, plus, they are smart, they gives many of us their small shares by means of stocks, and now all of us who hold the stocks are also interested in the big businesses making more profit.Why do we have to pay higher gas prices, when the oil companies made their biggest profits ever!?
because Goerge Bush is a gready son of a B. The government makes a ton of money from the oil companies. We really need to do smoething about alternative fuel not just for auto's but for everything. Gas and electric companies are killing us too. I really wish that someone could start working more on Nuclear. It is the best thing that could happen to the US.
Unfortunately, the gas companies are all about making money to give the their shareholders. They are not concerned about anything else. They many try to convey the idea that they are concerned about the environment and the US, but it all comes down to the mighty dollar. We have the technology to have cars run on other types of fuel. Why don't we see this? Guess who is behind that. Yup the oil companies. It is truly an unfortunate situation that needs to be fixed.
Greed. That's the only thing I can say.