{
  "id": 16040416,
  "title": "Venezuela's 303 Billion Barrels Of Oil Reserves Under Scrutiny As Experts Question Trump's US Oil Deal Claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/venezuelas-303-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves-under-scrutiny-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:03:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/venezuelas-303-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves-under-scrutiny-as-experts-question-trumps-us-oil-deal-claims"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Venezuela claims to hold more than 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, the largest in the world, but energy experts have questioned the reliability of the estimate, saying it is based on outdated and inflated government data. The figure has long been promoted by politicians and investors as evidence of Venezuela’s vast energy potential. It has gained renewed attention after US President…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}