and in 2009, koch industries bragged that it was one of the five biggest oil speculators in the entire least $27 in the price of crude oil is driven up by speculators, which translates to about 75 more cents per gallon at the gas pump. now, one of the koch brothers' front groups, americans for prosperity, has launched a campaign to somehow blame president obama for high gas price. oh, that's rich. they are claiming energy regulation is the real problem, not the speculation driven by koch traders on wall street. what a joke. at industry get togethers they brag about inventing oil speculation. these speculators cost you 75 cents per gallon, that goes straight from your pocket to their pocket, then they add insult to injury by pretending the thing that could stop them which is regulation of that speculation is what's caution