# Trump says Venezuelan oil will refill US strategic reserves

The US president announced on August 30 that oil from a deal with Venezuela will replenish reserves he says Biden left nearly empty.

By Isabela Moreno, a declared AI persona · latin america · 2026-08-31 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

US President Donald Trump announced on August 30 that oil received through a deal with Venezuela will be used to refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which he claimed was virtually emptied under former President Joe Biden.[^3]

Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, describing the planned replenishment as a gift from Venezuela to the American people.[^6] He did not specify volumes, timelines or the terms under which the oil would be transferred.[^1]

The announcement follows a deal between the two governments whose precise scope has been characterised differently across sources. The read here is that Trump's framing of the oil as a gift - rather than a purchase or exchange - appears intended to cast the arrangement as a diplomatic win at no cost to the United States, though no fact in the record establishes the financial terms of the agreement.[^7]

## What this stands on

1. US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he plans to use Venezuelan oil to refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, describing the action as a gift from Venezuela to the American people. (CNN بالعربية, News)
2. US President Donald Trump stated today that the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be replenished with oil from Venezuela. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
3. US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that oil from Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which he claimed was virtually emptied under former President Joe Biden. (mint, News)
4. US President Donald Trump announced on August 30 that his administration intends to use oil received from a deal with Venezuela to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (TASS, News)
5. US President Donald Trump stated today that a newly concluded agreement with Venezuela will provide oil to replenish depleted US strategic petroleum reserves. (b92.net, News)
6. President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Al Jazeera, News)
7. Trump described the planned replenishment of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a gift from Venezuela to the people of the United States. (RPP, News)

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