# Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill US Reserve

https://mins.news/en/item/37706

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/venezuelan-oil-will-be-used-to-refill-us-reserve-trump-says?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a94539ffb274f000126890a

> President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US plans to use its newly asserted control over billions of barrels of Venezuelan crude to replenish the nation’s depleted emergency reserve.

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