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Shell USA

Shell USA, Inc. (formerly Shell Oil Company, Inc. until 2022) is the United States–based wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, a British corporation "oil major" which is among the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 12,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. Its U.S. headquarters are in Houston, Texas. Shell USA, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America's largest oil and natural gas producers, natural gas marketers, fuel marketers and petrochemical manufacturers.

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Shell USA, Inc. (formerly Shell Oil Company, Inc. until 2022) is the United States–based wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, a British corporation "oil major" which is among the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 12,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. Its U.S. headquarters are in Houston, Texas. Shell USA, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America's largest oil and natural gas producers, natural gas marketers, fuel marketers and petrochemical manufacturers.

Key claims

  1. employees: 190 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2003 — 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 employees is "190 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1377959343

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