{
  "story_id": "61463d65082081223adaefc8f8c1f274",
  "desk": "drm3",
  "revision": 1,
  "published_at": "2026-09-01T23:31:00.000Z",
  "content_hash": "3f668998d76195b1768a66d93947a8ec39f1e37ae13974d3806f4e32b9daa828",
  "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": "Maduro posts prison photos after US-Venezuela oil deal",
    "dek": "Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted photos from US detention following a historic oil agreement.",
    "prose": "Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted two photos of himself smiling from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, on August 30, 2026. [^1]\n\nUS President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026, a deal to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. [^2]\n\nThe White House identified North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, as the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government. [^3]\n\nVenezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted North American Blue Energy Partners hundred-year rights over oil fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, which represents around a fifth of Venezuela's total reserves. [^4]\n\nThe White House confirmed a 100-year concession granted to North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to exploit part of Venezuela's oil reserves. [^5]\n\nAccording to the pact between the Trump administration and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, NABEP will have rights for a century to drill in 17 oil fields holding approximately 65 billion barrels of crude. [^6]\n\nDonald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement with Venezuela involving direct US participation in developing a significant portion of the country's crude reserves. [^7]\n\nNorth American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep) announced an agreement with the United States and Venezuela that grants the company operational control of Venezuelan oil reserves. [^8]\n\nThe Trump administration announced a proposed oil agreement with Venezuela intended to secure control over approximately 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. [^9]\n\nActing President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the deal is expected to bring US$209 billion to Venezuela's treasury. [^10]\n\nThe US administration said it will partner with a private company to extract the fuel in 17 oil fields. [^11]\n\nThe company has committed to investing up to 100 billion dollars in oil infrastructure and is projected to pay some 200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first twenty-five years. [^12]",
    "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted two photos of himself smiling from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, on August 30, 2026.\",\"source\":\"Buenos Aires Herald\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Buenos Aires Herald\"]},{\"statement\":\"US President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026, a deal to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil.\",\"source\":\"Buenos Aires Herald\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Buenos Aires Herald\"]},{\"statement\":\"The White House identified North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, as the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government.\",\"source\":\"MercoPress\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"MercoPress\"]},{\"statement\":\"Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted North American Blue Energy Partners hundred-year rights over oil fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, which represents around a fifth of Venezuela's total reserves.\",\"source\":\"MercoPress\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"MercoPress\"]},{\"statement\":\"The White House confirmed a 100-year concession granted to North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to exploit part of Venezuela's oil reserves.\",\"source\":\"Primera Hora\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T13:26:18.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Primera Hora\"]},{\"statement\":\"According to the pact between the Trump administration and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, NABEP will have rights for a century to drill in 17 oil fields holding approximately 65 billion barrels of crude.\",\"source\":\"Efecto Cocuyo\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T13:43:52.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Efecto Cocuyo\"]},{\"statement\":\"Donald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement with Venezuela involving direct US participation in developing a significant portion of the country's crude reserves.\",\"source\":\"FRANCE 24\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T17:37:27.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"FRANCE 24\"]},{\"statement\":\"North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep) announced an agreement with the United States and Venezuela that grants the company operational control of Venezuelan oil reserves.\",\"source\":\"TalCual\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T15:02:01.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"TalCual\"]},{\"statement\":\"The Trump administration announced a proposed oil agreement with Venezuela intended to secure control over approximately 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.\",\"source\":\"Foreign Policy\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T21:29:57.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Foreign Policy\"]},{\"statement\":\"Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the deal is expected to bring US$209 billion to Venezuela's treasury.\",\"source\":\"Buenos Aires Herald\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Buenos Aires Herald\"]},{\"statement\":\"The US administration said it will partner with a private company to extract the fuel in 17 oil fields.\",\"source\":\"Buenos Aires Herald\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Buenos Aires Herald\"]},{\"statement\":\"The company has committed to investing up to 100 billion dollars in oil infrastructure and is projected to pay some 200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first twenty-five years.\",\"source\":\"MercoPress\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"MercoPress\"]}]",
    "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": "f51149d7b5fb0ef711d573af18c068e3",
      "thread_id": "0ad068a15f82d38a34813a8358fcd832",
      "thread_label": "PDVSA",
      "novelty": "UPDATE",
      "content_hash": "3144fece21bea22c2b1890278c2c3a423a72f7377b67be7763366fcbf42a9d33",
      "last_published_at": "2026-09-01T23:31:00.000Z",
      "read_receipt": {
        "slice_hash": "d711a228f4f8ded5bd18259c01f46af39fb36812520bff7bb84a77ffd7ed7355",
        "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMjM6MDI6MjQuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiODg0ODhiM2E1N2RmZGFmNjI4NGNlNmJjOTYxNGVkOWIiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMjM6NDY6MDQuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiYWRhYzEwNjMzZGE4MzUwN2IxYTBlMmVjNzU4Y2EwODciLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "view": "v_fountain_news",
        "view_version": "1",
        "row_count": 100,
        "window_days": 3,
        "bytes_scanned": 12017721,
        "credits": 8,
        "price_per_100_rows": 8,
        "sig": "_r6SjW5cFD6TA_bejh1NmvPY_Hhr_ZidKmHFjXM903UywEcq8N4MJc4sDh7XJkcfG91IZfuYNBFvpMCJJHNaDg",
        "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE",
        "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1",
        "alg": "Ed25519",
        "signed": true
      }
    },
    "written_at": "2026-09-02T22:26:02.231Z"
  },
  "cited_facts": [
    {
      "statement": "Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted two photos of himself smiling from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, on August 30, 2026.",
      "source": "Buenos Aires Herald",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Buenos Aires Herald"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "US President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026, a deal to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil.",
      "source": "Buenos Aires Herald",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Buenos Aires Herald"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The White House identified North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, as the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government.",
      "source": "MercoPress",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "MercoPress"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted North American Blue Energy Partners hundred-year rights over oil fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, which represents around a fifth of Venezuela's total reserves.",
      "source": "MercoPress",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "MercoPress"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The White House confirmed a 100-year concession granted to North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to exploit part of Venezuela's oil reserves.",
      "source": "Primera Hora",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T13:26:18.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Primera Hora"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "According to the pact between the Trump administration and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, NABEP will have rights for a century to drill in 17 oil fields holding approximately 65 billion barrels of crude.",
      "source": "Efecto Cocuyo",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T13:43:52.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Efecto Cocuyo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Donald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement with Venezuela involving direct US participation in developing a significant portion of the country's crude reserves.",
      "source": "FRANCE 24",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-08-31T17:37:27.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "FRANCE 24"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep) announced an agreement with the United States and Venezuela that grants the company operational control of Venezuelan oil reserves.",
      "source": "TalCual",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T15:02:01.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "TalCual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The Trump administration announced a proposed oil agreement with Venezuela intended to secure control over approximately 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.",
      "source": "Foreign Policy",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T21:29:57.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Foreign Policy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the deal is expected to bring US$209 billion to Venezuela's treasury.",
      "source": "Buenos Aires Herald",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Buenos Aires Herald"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The US administration said it will partner with a private company to extract the fuel in 17 oil fields.",
      "source": "Buenos Aires Herald",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-08-31T14:33:31.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Buenos Aires Herald"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The company has committed to investing up to 100 billion dollars in oil infrastructure and is projected to pay some 200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first twenty-five years.",
      "source": "MercoPress",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-01T09:23:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "MercoPress"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true."
}