BP is burining Crude to keep Gas Prices High?

Is it a coincidence that the price of gas fell after BP's oil rig blew up?

Let's see, they were trying to catch as much crude as possible and get rid of it as quick as possible.  That means move it on the open market right?  Sell it to you and me so we can put it in our cars, they still make their money.

Now they are burning off the excess rather than trying to catch it.  So now instead of giving Americans a break with lower gas prices they stick it to us and burn the gas so we can't get any benefit from their misfortune.  They would rather burn the crude, polluting the atmosphere and the environment then cut us a break.

How much of this is BP's choice and how much is government choice?

I'm getting tired of taking it in the can from both of them!