Trump announces plan to refill US Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan crude

President Trump announced on August 30, 2026 that the United States will begin refilling its Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan crude oil, describing it as a gift from Venezuela to the American people. Multiple independent sources reported the announcement, with some noting the SPR has been depleted by factors including COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and hostilities involving the US and Israel against Iran.

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@cryptoamanclub

🇻🇪🇺🇸 TRUMP PLANS TO REFILL U.S. OIL RESERVES WITH VENEZUELAN CRUDE! Trump says the U.S. will soon begin refilling its Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil. ↳ Blames Biden for draining the reserves ↳ Calls it a “gift” from Venezuela Smart energy move or https://t.co/BODNE2OezG

@cryptothedoggy

🚨PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST NOW🚨 Venezuelan oil will be used to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, calling it a gift from Venezuela to the American people. https://t.co/aWeA6HG8g6

@PolymarketMoney

BREAKING: Trump declares the U.S. will begin “topping out” the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil very shortly.

@BullTheoryio

🇺🇸 PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST NOW: Venezuelan oil will be used to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, calling it a gift from Venezuela to the American people.

@sircryptotips

TODAY Trump: we’ll refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil. Same guy who filled the “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” with seized coins. America’s new energy policy: take it first, brand it later.

@Kacper_PK_CH

SPR - Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Stocks, right now. Venezuela produces 1.2M bbl/d, would take a lot of investment to bring it up. Let's observe. https://t.co/uEsUOn6xqP

@Spare-Dingo-531

Trump has 11 months of US oil reserves left. If the Trump admin can get Venezuelan reserves to substitute even half the output of the SPR, that buys them another 1-2 years. That's 2-3 years. Can the Iranian regime survive that long?

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