# Trump: US to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil

https://mins.news/en/item/38069

- CGTN, 2026-08-30 14:12 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/news-1Q2mVhswapG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> US President Donald Trump says the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be replenished with Venezuelan oil. He made the announcement after unveiling what he called an unprecedented US effort to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, adding that the process would begin shortly.

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