# US Energy Secretary: Venezuelan Crude Could Help Replenish Strategic Oil Reserve

https://mins.news/en/video/46355

- VOA Chinese, 2026-09-05 03:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUM7Ko26CgY

> Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States could exchange its crude for Venezuela’s heavy oil to help replenish the US strategic petroleum reserve. Venezuela has signed agreements to develop new fields, while US and Italian companies and Chevron pledged investments. Wright rejected claims that the developments amount to “stealing Venezuelan oil.”

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