Because the Democrats filibustered to remove it from the March 2020 stimulus bill: https://rollcall.com/2020/03/25/oil-purchase-to-fill-strategic-reserve-droppe

Because the Democrats filibustered to remove it from the March 2020 stimulus bill: https://rollcall.com/2020/03/25/oil-purchase-to-fill-strategic-reserve-dropped-from-stimulus/ https://rollcall.com/2020/03/25/oil-purchase-to-fill-strateg... It wouldn’t have been negative, but closer to $25/barrel. Still quite a bit smarter than buying it $100/barrel now.