# Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil

https://mins.news/en/item/37728

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 16:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-says-us-will-refill-strategic-petroleum-reserve-using-venezuelan-oil-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a945ab22732d800016463f9

> Donald Trump said the United States would use Venezuelan oil to refill its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, calling it a “gift from Venezuela to the people of the United States.”

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