I Don't Understand

I read a new article this afternoon that warned gas prices in the region would be over $3 per gallon by next week due to higher oil prices. Why? Because North Korea test fired some ballistic missiles and plans to do more tests. Ok, maybe I'm not looking at the whole picture with an economist's magnifying glass but what the hell does North Korea have to do with rising gas prices? In these times where oil companies are making record breaking profits in the billions of dollars, I don't see the correlation between missile tests and oil. Keep in mind this comes from someone who believes in Big Brother and government conspiracies. ;-)