nations. >> like russia. >> like russia. 81% in 2021. fastest recovery after the 1973 arab oil embargo. >> we had a gas study and they said they were headed to $4 national gas price by memorial day. this is what americans have to endure, higher gas prices? >> that's right. the national average is hitting $3.40 a gallon today. that's up 6 cents. prices at the pump down to $3.28 a gallon late last year. that was because of the u.s. led intervention. the biden administration announced the largest release of the strategic oil preserve. that's just 12 hours of demand. this was more than we are. fast forward two cents a month.