Triple
T13232821
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Caltex |
E315064
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | California Texas Oil Company |
E306560
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: California Texas Oil Company | Statement: [Caltex, formerName, California Texas Oil Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Texas Oil Company Context triple: [Caltex, formerName, California Texas Oil Company]
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A.
The Texas Company
chosen
The Texas Company, later known as Texaco, was a major American oil and gas corporation that became one of the world’s leading petroleum brands.
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B.
Belridge Oil Company
Belridge Oil Company was a major California-based petroleum firm known for developing and operating significant oil fields before being acquired by Shell Oil in the late 20th century.
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C.
Waha Oil Company
Waha Oil Company is a major Libyan oil producer and operator of several key oil fields and pipelines, playing a significant role in the country’s petroleum industry.
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D.
Union Oil
Union Oil was a major American petroleum company, historically significant as a prominent West Coast oil producer and refiner later absorbed into Chevron.
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E.
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries was a major American energy company involved in oil and gas exploration, production, and chemical manufacturing before its acquisition by Anadarko Petroleum in 2006.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d806affc688190a25b6ccc588e9c72 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98d34ff288190bdb550a019b7a470 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f70a35ccc88190881a7066b7af8fea |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:22 p.m.