It is ugly all over the world as far as I can tell. It is only cheap in countries where gas is subsidized by their government, like Iran. They pay about 25 cents a gallon there and if I recall they can not produce gas or something like that.
They say it is high now due to unrest in the Middle East. It has been in a state of unrest for 1000 of years, go figure.
Blessings to all...