The United States Minister of Energy had stated that it might take several years to replenish the SPR, and that the current high oil prices made it difficult for the Government of Baden and that the timetable for replenishing the SPR might have to be drawn back. The White House had assured the Kingdom that, if oil prices fell, it would be involved in supplementing its strategic reserve, while in March this year the Government of Biden publicly excluded the possibility of purchasing new crude ...