Triple
T17098678
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Valero Port Arthur Refinery |
E414918
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Valero Energy Corporation
Valero Energy Corporation is a major American multinational energy company primarily engaged in refining, marketing, and transporting petroleum-based and low-carbon fuels.
|
E1250038
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Valero Energy Corporation | Statement: [Valero Port Arthur Refinery, operator, Valero Energy Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valero Energy Corporation Context triple: [Valero Port Arthur Refinery, operator, Valero Energy Corporation]
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A.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is a major American downstream energy company that operates extensive refining, marketing, and transportation networks for petroleum products across the United States.
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B.
Anadarko Petroleum
Anadarko Petroleum was a major American oil and gas exploration and production company known for its global operations and significant role in the energy industry.
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C.
Cheniere Energy
Cheniere Energy is a leading U.S. energy company specializing in the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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D.
Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum is a major American oil and gas exploration and production company known for its global operations and high-profile leadership under industrialist Armand Hammer.
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E.
Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy is a North American energy infrastructure company that develops, owns, and operates natural gas and electric utilities and related assets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Valero Energy Corporation Triple: [Valero Port Arthur Refinery, operator, Valero Energy Corporation]
Generated description
Valero Energy Corporation is a major American multinational energy company primarily engaged in refining, marketing, and transporting petroleum-based and low-carbon fuels.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valero Energy Corporation Target entity description: Valero Energy Corporation is a major American multinational energy company primarily engaged in refining, marketing, and transporting petroleum-based and low-carbon fuels.
-
A.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is a major American downstream energy company that operates extensive refining, marketing, and transportation networks for petroleum products across the United States.
-
B.
Anadarko Petroleum
Anadarko Petroleum was a major American oil and gas exploration and production company known for its global operations and significant role in the energy industry.
-
C.
Cheniere Energy
Cheniere Energy is a leading U.S. energy company specializing in the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
-
D.
Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum is a major American oil and gas exploration and production company known for its global operations and high-profile leadership under industrialist Armand Hammer.
-
E.
Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy is a North American energy infrastructure company that develops, owns, and operates natural gas and electric utilities and related assets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d886cfc8e88190b05ba466edd35591 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dbffafb08190baf9e0b4fdf1b404 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012eefd5f08190b9eb8a81e45a9921 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a012fe2a1b081909483baef845cc2c1 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0130c5f7388190b10a62ed1b61cce0 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.