After the US President announced his plans to fill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil, #Trump was inundated with accusations of lying and/or incompetence. Below is a comprehensive commentary on the reasons for this reaction: Trump is, of course, lying when he claims that Venezuelan heavy crude is being used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The SPR has strict quality requirements, such as a maximum sulfur content of no more than 1.99%.