Trump is draining the SPR at a rate of 20 million barrels per month.
At this rate, the reserves will last another 14 months. The strait has only been blocked for 6 months so far.
He promises that the entire drawdown is contracted in such a way that consumers are automatically obligated to refill it later with more than they withdrew.
Moreover, the captured Venezuela will become the supplier of this very refill.
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