{"id":57711,"date":"2026-05-15T15:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applenews.cloud.aawsat.london\/?p=57711"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:45:01","slug":"us-will-replenish-every-barrel-of-oil-it-releases-from-strategic-petroleum-reserve-energy-secretary-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applenews.cloud.aawsat.london\/?p=57711","title":{"rendered":"US Will Replenish Every Barrel of Oil It Releases from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Secretary Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US will replenish every barrel of oil it releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Secretary Chris Wright \u200csaid Friday \u200cat an event in Sabine \u200cPass, \u2060Texas. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re releasing oil \u2060now, and for each barrel we&#8217;re releasing, we&#8217;re going to get at least 1.2 barrels of oil back into the reserve. 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