"In 2008, when crude oil was nearly $0/50 per barrel, domestic gasoline was sold to 6 yuan per liter. At present, a barrel of crude oil is only more than 60 dollars, but a liter of gasoline costs 5 yuan more, and the price has to go up. I really don't know who will get the profit in the middle! " Before and after this gasoline and diesel price increase, such doubts kept appearing in prominent positions on some websites. When the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the news of rising gasoline and diesel prices, it said that since the domestic gasoline and diesel prices were raised on March 25th this year, the futures price of WTI crude oil rose from US$ 53.98 to US$ 66.3 1 barrel, and the crude oil price in the international market referenced by domestic refined oil price adjustment rose from about US$ 45 per barrel to about US$ 57 at present. According to the improved formation mechanism of refined oil price, it is decided to increase the price of gasoline and diesel oil, and appropriately reduce the price adjustment range by considering relevant factors. The international crude oil price rose all the way after "breaking 100" in early 2008, and broke through the historical high of 147 USD per barrel in mid-July of that year. Since then, with the spread of the global financial crisis, international oil prices have fallen sharply, falling to a low of more than 30 dollars per barrel at the beginning of this year. Recently, international oil prices have risen again, rising by 30% in May alone, almost doubling the low level at the beginning of the year. Compared with the roller coaster trend of international oil prices, domestic refined oil prices have drawn a relatively flat trapezoidal route. In order to reduce the burden of rising international oil prices on downstream oil industries and groups, the state regulates domestic refined oil prices. Before the domestic gasoline and diesel price was raised to RMB 1000 per ton on June 20th last year, the international oil price soared to USD 130 per barrel, and the domestic refined oil price was only equivalent to USD 68 per barrel. Since then, corresponding to the international oil price of $83.5 per barrel, the domestic refined oil price has drawn a straight line again from June 20 to1February 19 last year. During this period, the international oil price soared to $ 147 per barrel, and then dropped sharply to $40 per barrel. It was not until the reform of refined oil prices and taxes and fees started that domestic refined oil prices gradually converged with international oil prices in a small shock. However, in the repeated changes of international and domestic oil prices, consumers have never stopped questioning the high price of domestic refined oil. A consumer asked, "The income of Americans is several times higher than that of China. Why is the price of gasoline in China higher than that in the United States? " Others are skeptical about the "loss theory" of domestic oil companies. "Why do oil giants get high profits from high international oil prices when producing crude oil, but they can't bear the refining losses to subsidize consumers?" Miss Fan, a private car owner in Beijing, said. "Consumers have raised various questions based on income considerations, which really reflects the most intuitive feelings of some consumers." Some interviewed experts said. Zhu Jun, deputy director of the Information Marketing Department of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, believes that "social dissatisfaction with oil prices largely stems from some doubts about monopoly." Zhu Jun pointed out, "This requires the country to continue to promote reforms in related fields, including introducing more competitors in the oil circulation field." Oil company: Will you lose money if you don't raise the price? Before the increase in gasoline and diesel prices, Sinopec and PetroChina, two major domestic oil companies, complained that they would lose money if the domestic gasoline and diesel prices were not raised. The person in charge of Sinopec told the reporter that the domestic gasoline price includes 1 yuan fuel consumption tax, value-added tax, urban construction education and other additional taxes. Excluding this part of the fees paid to the state, even if refining is zero profit, the domestic refined oil price before this increase is only equivalent to more than 50 US dollars per barrel of crude oil. The person in charge said that the price of gasoline and diesel increased by 400 yuan per ton, which greatly eased the pressure on Sinopec's refining plate. However, because this increase is based on the oil price trend in the previous pricing cycle, the international oil price has soared to more than $65 per barrel recently. If this trend continues, the operating pressure of domestic refining enterprises will continue. The relevant person in charge of PetroChina told the reporter that if the domestic refined oil price remains unchanged in June, according to the recent crude oil price, every ton of crude oil processed will lose more than 300 yuan. After this price increase, the refining profit of the enterprise is slightly greater than the loss. Zhu Jun, deputy director of the Information Marketing Department of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, said that not only the two major groups, but also the entire refining industry had already experienced loss pressure before the price adjustment. In some local refineries, the operating rate was very low some time ago due to the rising cost of refining. Although the operating rate is expected to improve due to the recent rise in oil prices, the psychology of hoarding oil is serious, which has caused some negative effects on the stable supply of the market.