US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Energy Department estimates it will take US$20 billion and several years to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to full capacity, a goal set by President Donald Trump, the agency said this week.
On his first day in office, Trump pledged to replenish the reserve as part of his broader energy policy. The SPR, created in 1975 following the 1973