For some reason, I've received a lot of flak in MBA class this week - mostly because I work for an oil company. It's not the first time I had educate people on how "Big Oil" is not synonymous to oil cartel and I have explained to more than one person how Shell is merely a transporter of products through the FPIC pipeline and is not responsible for its upkeep and maintenance. Oh, and with regard to the stockouts that are consequence to the unoperational pipeline, it's not because Shell is hoarding products so it can jack up the prices come holiday season! People, we simply cannot get enough products to the terminals and consequently the retail stations, hence the shortage! I hate ignorance.