It's the bloody greedy oil companies, I heard one of their representatives on the radio today. His excuse was that they have to invest more to get at the more difficult oil pockets.
They have conveniently forgotten about the billions in profits they announced last month.
The government don't care, the higher the price the more VAT they collect.
The price for crude was almost double last year to what it is now, we are being ripped off good style.