Triple

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).

Phrase: Houston Natural Gas Corporation | Statement: [Houston Natural Gas, hasName, Houston Natural Gas Corporation]

Target entity: Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Context triple: [Houston Natural Gas, hasName, Houston Natural Gas Corporation]

• A. Union Gas Company
  Union Gas Company is an energy utility firm that was a party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co., which addressed issues of state sovereign immunity and federal environmental regulation.
• B. National Fuel Gas Company
  National Fuel Gas Company is a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the production, gathering, transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas.
• C. Georgia Natural Gas
  Georgia Natural Gas is a major natural gas marketer in Georgia, providing retail energy services to residential and commercial customers.
• D. The Texas Company
  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.
• E. Northern Natural Gas
  Northern Natural Gas is a major U.S. interstate natural gas pipeline company that transports and stores natural gas across the Midwest and Great Plains.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Target entity description: Houston Natural Gas Corporation was a major U.S. energy company based in Houston, Texas, best known as a predecessor to Enron following a landmark merger in the 1980s.

• A. Union Gas Company
  Union Gas Company is an energy utility firm that was a party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co., which addressed issues of state sovereign immunity and federal environmental regulation.
• B. National Fuel Gas Company
  National Fuel Gas Company is a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the production, gathering, transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas.
• C. Georgia Natural Gas
  Georgia Natural Gas is a major natural gas marketer in Georgia, providing retail energy services to residential and commercial customers.
• D. The Texas Company
  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.
• E. Northern Natural Gas
  Northern Natural Gas is a major U.S. interstate natural gas pipeline company that transports and stores natural gas across the Midwest and Great Plains.
• F. None of above. chosen