Whether it’s oil from Venezuela or somewhere else, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve needs to be refilled. The SPR is widely considered critical for energy security.  On today’s show, the challenges to refilling the reserves at a time of high federal debt and climbing gas prices.  Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez (npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez) .  Your Next Listen  — So… how long before these oil prices get REALLY bad? (lnk.to/1pBGq2)   Connect with The Indicator  — Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter (npr.org/indicatornewsletter) !  — Buy the Planet Money book (lnk.to/i3AukBdDWE)   — Find our socials, YouTube and more (linktr.ee/indicator_npr) !  — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ (plus.npr.org)   Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org (plus.npr.org) . See pcm.adswizz.com...