Well, I don't disagree with that. Anything transported is going to carry that tax burden indirectly.
But we need a little "demand destruction" in the energy markets. Higher prices is the most market efficient way to accomplish that. And reduced consumption has an intangible bonus in regard to climate change, etc.
The high price of crude doesnt just affect fuel. Less than half of the world crude oil consumption is gasoline and a third is desiel .. The rest is used plastics and additives.