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Tristan Bove

Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full

Photo of Donald Trump (Credit: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

In January 2025, the newly elected President Donald Trump declared a “national energy emergency” during his inaugural address. His proposed remedy included a pledge to refill the country’s emergency petroleum reserves.  

“We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again right to the top, and export American energy all over the world,” Trump said.

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