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Technical Whitepaper · Vol. I
# MEOR-2026-0001-WP January 12, 2026 Public

On the Custody of Regional Oil Reserves

A Framework for Verifiable Energy Supply Output on the Solana Mainnet

Abstract

This paper formalises the protocol underlying the Middle Eastern Oil Reserve ($MEOR), an on-chain custodian for verified energy supply output. We describe an attestation pipeline anchored to the MEOR Reserve Attestation Standard (MRAS-1), a reserve vault built on succinct cryptographic proofs, and a settlement layer for inter-national energy grants operating under multisignature stewardship.

§ 1 — Introduction

The global energy supply chain has long suffered from opaque reserve claims, unverifiable production data, and logistics processes that resist independent audit. The MEOR protocol introduces a tamper-evident ledger upon which every step of the supply lifecycle — from extraction through delivery — may be cryptographically attested, indexed, and made publicly available in perpetuity.

§ 2 — Attestation Pipeline

Suppliers anchor reserve proofs via MRAS-bound steward signatures producing a Reserve Commitment Hash (RCH) recorded to the public ledger. Auditors submit signed Verification Attestations (VA-1) which aggregate into a quorum certificate. Independent inspectors sign Confirmation Receipts (CR-1) bound to the original RCH, producing a verifiable lineage from extraction to delivery.

§ 3 — Reserve Vault

We employ a succinct non-interactive argument scheme to compress the entirety of a reserve dataset into a 384-byte commitment. The vault permits selective disclosure of measurements while preserving the integrity of the underlying geological record, an essential property for energy custody under sovereign jurisdictions.

§ 4 — Settlement & Treasury

The MEOR treasury operates under a 9-of-13 multisignature scheme governed by the Board of Stewards. Supply disbursements follow a pre-published schedule subject to public comment and may be vetoed by any quorum-eligible validator within a 72-hour window. All movements are reflected on the public ledger and indexed for third-party audit.

§ 5 — Conclusion

MEOR provides the global energy supply record with the same cryptographic guarantees long enjoyed by financial settlement systems. We submit this instrument to the global energy community as a foundation upon which a more legible, accountable, and resilient oil supply commons may be constructed.

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✦ Filed under the Energy Supply Accord · A.D. 2026