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Gruppo API

Italiana Petroli S.p.A. (until 2019 Anonima Petroli Italiana S.p.A.), also known by the acronym API or Gruppo API, is an Italian petroleum and energy company headquartered in Rome. It is active in the fuel and mobility services sector through the IP Gruppo API brand. Until 2025 it was a subsidiary of API Holding, 100% owned by the Brachetti Peretti family. Today it is owned by the Azerbaijani petroleum company SOCAR. The chairman of API is Ugo Brachetti Peretti and the CEO is Alberto Chiarini. In 2018 the company totaled €6.8 billion in turnover and €63.1 million in operating profit.

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Italiana Petroli S.p.A. (until 2019 Anonima Petroli Italiana S.p.A.), also known by the acronym API or Gruppo API, is an Italian petroleum and energy company headquartered in Rome. It is active in the fuel and mobility services sector through the IP Gruppo API brand. Until 2025 it was a subsidiary of API Holding, 100% owned by the Brachetti Peretti family. Today it is owned by the Azerbaijani petroleum company SOCAR. The chairman of API is Ugo Brachetti Peretti and the CEO is Alberto Chiarini. In 2018 the company totaled €6.8 billion in turnover and €63.1 million in operating profit.

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  1. date of foundation: 1933 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1933". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369401895

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