RE:Why is the Biden administration not refilling the SPRCouple of thoughts..
1...Purchases to refill the SPR required Congressional approval and the money has to be appropriated by The House which is now controlled by the Republicans. I haven't been able to find anywhere such approval has been given. perhaps it exits but I haven't found it.
2....when Trump wanted to buy oil for the SPR he was turned down by the Democrats who viewed it as bailout to the oil industry. So perhaps, once again political virtue signalling is getting in the way of common sense/an opportunity to make some money for the taxpayer.
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3....it well recognized that the Energy Secretary knows sheet about the oil industry and is an idiot. So it could be simply sheer incompetence.