... need pay little attention to the oil and gas sector because we're highly profitable, can fend for ourselves, and have managed to reliably supply consumers for a long time.

It is becoming increasingly evident that the impact of this storm on oil and natural gas operations will be significant and protracted, ... In the coming days and weeks, we commit to doing our best to minimize any inconvenience for consumers.

[The American Petroleum Institute] and its members condemn price gouging.

If you look broadly across the United States -- with the exception of those Midwest markets -- the implementation has gone pretty much as we had hoped,

Time and again our industry has been cleared of any wrongdoing in these matters, and we are confident that this investigation or any other will have the same results.

A waiver right now would be counterproductive for the consumer over time,