Inpex

Article summary

INPEX Corporation is a Japanese oil company established in February 1966 as North Sumatra Offshore Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. INPEX is the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in Japan, with global exploration, development and production projects in 20 countries. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, INPEX was ranked as the 597th-largest public company in the world.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 3,117 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. members: 1,030 members — 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 establishment is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "3,117 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the members is "1,030 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1359549959