{
  "story_id": "30481e6454bbe638ee70d734019747cb",
  "desk": "drm3",
  "revision": 1,
  "published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
  "content_hash": "70f5ddb7fab50176ba3ac25f4ba821900e665c92caee43129b6c020c7328b129",
  "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs",
  "basis": {
    "headline": "US Energy Secretary to Unveil Controversial 65-Billion-Barrel Oil Deal in Venezuela",
    "dek": "US Energy Secretary Chris Wright will travel to Venezuela to unveil a controversial oil arrangement granting US access to 65 billion barrels.",
    "prose": "The deal grants the US effective control of a large portion of Venezuela's oil reserves, specifically access to 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is about one-fifth of the country's total. [^1]\n\nUS Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to travel to Venezuela on Tuesday to unveil the arrangement. [^2]\n\nVenezuela's National Assembly voted to back a 65-billion-barrel oil deal despite no details being publicly released. [^3]\n\nThe Venezuelan parliament approved a planned oil agreement with the United States on September 2, 2026. [^4]\n\nJorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, announced that the support for the binational energy carrier agreement was accepted following a vote by hand signal. [^5]\n\nThe agreement is scheduled for signing on Wednesday, granting the United States control over approximately one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves. [^6]\n\nUS President Donald Trump announced the oil agreement on Friday, which follows the lifting of sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector after the arrest of former President Nicolas Maduro by US soldiers. [^7]",
    "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"The deal grants the US effective control of a large portion of Venezuela's oil reserves, specifically access to 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is about one-fifth of the country's total.\",\"source\":\"Al Jazeera\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Al Jazeera\"]},{\"statement\":\"US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to travel to Venezuela on Tuesday to unveil the arrangement.\",\"source\":\"Al Jazeera\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Al Jazeera\"]},{\"statement\":\"Venezuela's National Assembly voted to back a 65-billion-barrel oil deal despite no details being publicly released.\",\"source\":\"Al Jazeera\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Al Jazeera\"]},{\"statement\":\"The Venezuelan parliament approved a planned oil agreement with the United States on September 2, 2026.\",\"source\":\"DIE ZEIT\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"DIE ZEIT\"]},{\"statement\":\"Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, announced that the support for the binational energy carrier agreement was accepted following a vote by hand signal.\",\"source\":\"DIE ZEIT\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"DIE ZEIT\"]},{\"statement\":\"The agreement is scheduled for signing on Wednesday, granting the United States control over approximately one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves.\",\"source\":\"DIE ZEIT\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"DIE ZEIT\"]},{\"statement\":\"US President Donald Trump announced the oil agreement on Friday, which follows the lifting of sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector after the arrest of former President Nicolas Maduro by US soldiers.\",\"source\":\"DIE ZEIT\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"DIE ZEIT\"]}]",
    "kind": "news"
  },
  "receipt_verify": "Ed25519 over the dot-joined string `slice_hash.cursor_from.cursor_to.view.view_version.row_count`; public_key and sig are base64url of the raw 32-byte key / 64-byte signature",
  "receipt": null,
  "receipt_note": "this revision predates receipt-keeping (before v0.37.0); the filed row lives in the record",
  "generation_chain": {
    "wire": {
      "stream": "fountain_news",
      "story_id": "93053d860ffa63ae19b3a4fbf0a18c8e",
      "thread_id": "4b850b88e07c097d13ba9dee9335e0c0",
      "thread_label": "Luis Emilio Rondon",
      "novelty": "UPDATE",
      "content_hash": "aa21d7554fa21e08d0daae70771cee624a13fbe10cb99f850800555cf17ec481",
      "last_published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
      "read_receipt": {
        "slice_hash": "dbe6cdac0c4b0fa348ae48b95036c17d7ce8ba5fde181b7c1a522f7ca1449694",
        "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMjI6MjE6MDkuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiYzRkMTQ4MTI1YmM0NzI3ZGEzZGQyOGE4ZWExMzc1ODEiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMjM6MDI6MjQuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiODg0ODhiM2E1N2RmZGFmNjI4NGNlNmJjOTYxNGVkOWIiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "view": "v_fountain_news",
        "view_version": "1",
        "row_count": 100,
        "window_days": 3,
        "bytes_scanned": 12017721,
        "credits": 8,
        "price_per_100_rows": 8,
        "sig": "Ax-YyrM52TSSNN8NGV19MpGcpC9N7PRxGF3XbJfPaKkR3fgI5xeA4XZARjTDujAnlqd35hCrExVtofOQfBwmCA",
        "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE",
        "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1",
        "alg": "Ed25519",
        "signed": true
      }
    },
    "written_at": "2026-09-02T22:21:32.354Z"
  },
  "cited_facts": [
    {
      "statement": "The deal grants the US effective control of a large portion of Venezuela's oil reserves, specifically access to 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is about one-fifth of the country's total.",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Al Jazeera"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to travel to Venezuela on Tuesday to unveil the arrangement.",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Al Jazeera"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Venezuela's National Assembly voted to back a 65-billion-barrel oil deal despite no details being publicly released.",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T21:54:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Al Jazeera"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The Venezuelan parliament approved a planned oil agreement with the United States on September 2, 2026.",
      "source": "DIE ZEIT",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "DIE ZEIT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, announced that the support for the binational energy carrier agreement was accepted following a vote by hand signal.",
      "source": "DIE ZEIT",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "DIE ZEIT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The agreement is scheduled for signing on Wednesday, granting the United States control over approximately one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves.",
      "source": "DIE ZEIT",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "DIE ZEIT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "US President Donald Trump announced the oil agreement on Friday, which follows the lifting of sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector after the arrest of former President Nicolas Maduro by US soldiers.",
      "source": "DIE ZEIT",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T22:34:16.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "DIE ZEIT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true."
}