Yeh please check your figures again mate. I think your 2 cents worth is actually worth about 1.3 cents, and maybe you need to reheat that food you were offering for thought.
If you think the U.S gas price is purely left to the whims of the market to set price, you are very mistaken. It is a huge political issue in the states to keep the fuel price low. With everyone driving ridiculously huge "trucks" there, if the Federal government allowed fuel prices to go to the levels seen in Europe or Australia, there would be a revolution. In addition to this there are price wars between the gas companies, and at the other end of the spectrum, there is profiteering, where the companies agree to keep prices at a certain level to make sure they look after profits. In addition to this there is the usual opportunism, where the the gas company knows that everyone fills up the day before a long weekend holiday, so jacks up the price.
Sorry but I am more than happy to know that here, anytime I want to fill up the car, it will be 6.25 dirhams a gallon. No shocks, no surprises, no shopping around for the best price, no shopping at a certain chain of supermarket to get a special price on my fuel.