The stock has not enjoyed any of the upside that higher oil prices bring because the government owned entity has a cap on what it can charge for gasoline and diesel fuel.

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Both companies suffered when gasoline demand and refining margins collapsed in late 2008 and the adoption of carbon-cap-and-trade seemed imminent.

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