The US Treasury may intervene in the oil market, but analysts are skeptical: what works in the bond market doesn't apply to crude oil.

Golden Ten Data, March 6 – John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital, stated that intervention by the U.S. Treasury in the oil market would be unprecedented. Comparing this to the use of Treasury futures during the global financial crisis is not entirely appropriate. Firstly, the U.S. Treasury holds a natural position in the bond market. In this scenario, it is speculated that their goal would be to suppress futures prices, which in theory would require selling a large number of futures contracts on the open market. At this point in time, conducting naked short selling would require substantial capital to support positions, in order to meet margin calls and prevent the risk of further severe supply disruptions. However, the Treasury does indeed possess unlimited "financial resources."