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Updates from the 2017 Annual Report

BP published its Annual Report for 2017 in March. As I have in previous years, I have found several items that can be updated on Wikipedia based on the newest filings. My suggestions are below. As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not make any of these edits myself. Would someone be able to look at my suggestions and make edits the see as fitting? Beagel: Given your review of similar requests, would you be able to look at these suggestions?

Introduction

  • Update the second paragraph with the following changes (green)
    • As of 31 December 2017, BP had operations in 70 countries, produced around 3.6 million barrels per day (570,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent, and had total proved reserves of 18.441 billion barrels (2.832×109 m3) of oil equivalent.[1] The company has around 18,300 service stations worldwide.[2] Its largest division is BP America in the United States. In Russia BP owns a 19.75% stake in Rosneft, the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas company by hydrocarbon reserves and production. BP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

Operations

  • Update the first paragraph with the following changes (green). I suggest using BP's At A Glance as a reference here as it is a more easily accessible source. Also, I've added "approximately", since the figure has not changed much in the last several years, and this makes it more evergreen and not in need of updating annually.
    • BP has operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide with the global headquarters in London, United Kingdom.[1]

Operations by location

  • Update the first paragraph under United States with the following changes (green)
    • The United States operations comprise nearly one-third of BP's worldwide business interests,[3] and the United States is the country with the greatest concentration of its employees and investments.[4][5] BP employs approximately 14,000 people in the United States.[6] In 2017, BP's total production in the United States included 370,000 barrels per day (59,000 m3/d) of oil and 1.659 billion cubic feet per day (47.0 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas,[7] and its refinery throughput was 713,000 barrels per day.[8]
  • Update the third paragraph under United States with the following changes for 2017 production in the Gulf of Mexico (green). I recommend removing the detail that BP "produces nearly 10% of its global output in the region" as the citation for that statistic dates to 2015
    • The company produces about 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent in the Gulf of Mexico, as of 2017.[9]
  • Also in the third paragraph under United States, the number of fields in the Gulf of Mexico is no longer accurate. The company does not have 10 fields in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Update with the following (green):
  • Update the sixth paragraph under United States with the following (green). Husky Energy does not operate the Toledo Refinery, BP does.
  • Also in the sixth paragraph under United States, update to clarify the sentence about BP and ARCO stations (green)
    • BP licenses ARCO brand rights for service stations in northern California, Oregon, and Washington.[14]

Main business segments Oil and natural gas

  • Update this subsection with the following changes (green)
    • BP Upstream's activities include exploring for new oil and natural gas resources, developing access to such resources, and producing, transporting, storing and processing oil and natural gas. The activities in this area of operations take place in 25 countries worldwide. In 2017, BP produced around 3.6 million barrels per day (570,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent,[1] of which 2.26 million barrels per day were liquids and 7.744 billion cubic feet per day was natural gas,[15] and had total proved reserves of 18.441 billion barrels of oil equivalent,[1] of which liquids accounted 10.672 billion barrels[16] and natural gas 45.06 trillion cubic feet.[17] In addition to the conventional oil exploration and production, BP has a stake in the three oil sands projects in Canada.

Oil refining and marketing

  • Update the first paragraph with the following changes (green). Note that I have changed the number of petrochemical plants from 17 to 15; page 37 of the annual report notes the divestments of BP's share in the SECCO joint venture in 2017 and the Decatur petrochemicals complex in 2016. This page lists BP's current refineries and petrochemical plants.
    • As of 2017, BP owned or had a share in 11 refineries[18] and 15 petrochemical manufacturing plants worldwide.[19]

Alternative and low carbon energy

  • Add a couple of sentences to this section noting recent acquisitions
    • As part of a joint venture with DuPont in April 2017, BP acquired an ethanol plant in Kansas, for commercial production of renewable isobutanol.[20] The company also acquired Clean Energy's biomethane business and assets in early 2018, including its production sites and existing supply contracts.[21]

Corporate affairs

  • Update the second paragraph with the following changes (highlighted)
    • In 2017, the company's revenue was US$240.208 billion, compared to $183.008 billion in 2016.[22] In 2017, operating loss was $7.180 billion and net loss was $3.468 billion.[23] As of 2017, BP employed 74,000 worldwide.[24] In 2016, 74,500 people were employed by the company worldwide.[25]

I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 19:21, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "BP At A Glance". BP. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 36
  3. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (2 May 2012). "BP Plc". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ^ "BP enters shale oil quest in Ohio". United Press International. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ^ "BP in the United States". BP. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ "BP in America" (PDF). BP. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 216
  8. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 36
  9. ^ Crooks, Ed; Badkar, Mamta; Meyer, Gregory (6 October 2017). "Oil prices hit as US gulf coast faces hurricane". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ "United States: Refining". BP. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  11. ^ Dezember, Ryan (6 March 2012). "BP Draws Buyer Interest in Two Refineries". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  12. ^ Haggett, Scott (24 July 2012). "BP-Husky Toledo refinery set for September turnaround". Reuters UK. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  13. ^ "BP-Husky OKs $2.5B for project to boost oil volume". Toledo Blade. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  14. ^ Milbourn, Mary Ann (13 August 2012). "Tesoro buys BP refinery, ARCO stations". Orange County Register. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 24
  16. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 200
  17. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 201
  18. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 36
  19. ^ "Refineries and petrochemicals plants". BP. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  20. ^ Andy Szal (14 April 2017). "BP, DuPont joint venture to ramp up biochemical production". Chem.Info. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  21. ^ Jessica Lyons Hardcastle (1 March 2017). "BP Buys Clean Energy's Renewable Natural Gas Facilities for $155 Million". Environmental Leader. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  22. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 125
  23. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 125
  24. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 53
  25. ^ Annual Report 2017, p. 53

Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 22-MAY-2018

Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted with individual advisory messages placed underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please see the enclosed notes for additional information about each request. Also note areas where additional clarification was requested. When this is ready to be provided to the reviewer, please open a new edit request. Thank you! .spintendo  22:45, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Introduction- Update the second paragraph with the following changes (green) As of 31 December 2017, BP had operations in 70 countries, produced around 3.6 million barrels per day (570,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent, and had total proved reserves of 18.441 billion barrels (2.832×109 m3) of oil equivalent.[1] The company has around 18,300 service stations worldwide.[2] Its largest division is BP America in the United States. In Russia BP owns a 19.75% stake in Rosneft, the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas company by hydrocarbon reserves and production. BP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Operations
 Approved.

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Update the first paragraph with the following changes (green). I suggest using BP's At A Glance as a reference here as it is a more easily accessible source. Also, I've added "approximately", since the figure has not changed much in the last several years, and this makes it more evergreen and not in need of updating annually. BP has operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide with the global headquarters in London, United Kingdom.[1] Operations by location
 Approved.

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Update the first paragraph under United States with the following changes (green) The United States operations comprise nearly one-third of BP's worldwide business interests,[3] and the United States is the country with the greatest concentration of its employees and investments.[4][5] BP employs approximately 14,000 people in the United States.[6] In 2017, BP's total production in the United States included 370,000 barrels per day (59,000 m3/d) of oil and 1.659 billion cubic feet per day (47.0 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas,[7] and its refinery throughput was 713,000 barrels per day.[8]
 Partly approved.[note 1]

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Update the third paragraph under United States with the following changes for 2017 production in the Gulf of Mexico (green). I recommend removing the detail that BP "produces nearly 10% of its global output in the region" as the citation for that statistic dates to 2015 The company produces about 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent in the Gulf of Mexico, as of 2017.
 Unable to implement.[note 2]

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Also in the third paragraph under United States, the number of fields in the Gulf of Mexico is no longer accurate. The company does not have 10 fields in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Update with the following (green): BP's production is from several fields, including Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika, and Thunder Horse fields operated by the company itself.
no Not approved.[note 3]

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Update the sixth paragraph under United States with the following (green).Husky Energy does not operate the Toledo Refinery, BP does. BP operates Whiting Refinery in Indiana, Cherry Point Refinery in Washington, and the Toledo Refinery in Ohio, which is owned by BP and Husky Energy.
? Clarification needed.[note 4]

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Also in the sixth paragraph under United States, update to clarify the sentence about BP and ARCO stations (green) BP licenses ARCO brand rights for service stations in northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
 Approved.

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Main business segments Oil and natural gas: Update this subsection with the following changes (green) BP Upstream's activities include exploring for new oil and natural gas resources, developing access to such resources, and producing, transporting, storing and processing oil and natural gas. The activities in this area of operations take place in 25 countries worldwide. In 2017, BP produced around 3.6 million barrels per day (570,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent,[1] of which 2.26 million barrels per day were liquids and 7.744 billion cubic feet per day was natural gas,[15] and had total proved reserves of 18.441 billion barrels of oil equivalent,[1] of which liquids accounted 10.672 billion barrels[16] and natural gas 45.06 trillion cubic feet.
 Partly approved.[note 5]

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Oil refining and marketing: Update the first paragraph with the following changes (green). Note that I have changed the number of petrochemical plants from 17 to 15; page 37 of the annual report notes the divestments of BP's share in the SECCO joint venture in 2017 and the Decatur petrochemicals complex in 2016. This page lists BP's current refineries and petrochemical plants. As of 2017, BP owned or had a share in 11 refineries[18] and 15 petrochemical manufacturing plants worldwide.
no Not approved.[note 6]

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Alternative and low carbon energy: Add a couple of sentences to this section noting recent acquisitions - As part of a joint venture with DuPont in April 2017, BP acquired an ethanol plant in Kansas, for commercial production of renewable isobutanol.[20] The company also acquired Clean Energy's biomethane business and assets in early 2018, including its production sites and existing supply contracts.
? Clarification needed.[note 7]

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Corporate affairs - Update the second paragraph with the following changes (highlighted) In 2017, the company's revenue was US$240.208 billion, compared to $183.008 billion in 2016.[22] In 2017, operating loss was $7.180 billion and net loss was $3.468 billion.[23] As of 2017, BP employed 74,000 worldwide.[24] In 2016, 74,500 people were employed by the company worldwide.
 Unable to implement.[note 8]

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  1. ^ These figures were added, however, the reference for them was provided as a shortened reference, and its lengthy partner entry — which would be required for use in the article for its first time — was not located within the edit request proposal. Accordingly, a citation needed inline template was affixed to the location of this added text in the article.
  2. ^ The source given for this claim is inaccessible.
  3. ^ This claim is unreferenced.
  4. ^ This sentence contains four claims, and all four of the references provided for them have been placed at the end of the sentence. However, unless all four references substantiate all four claims, each separate claim should be referenced by its single source. (See WP:INTEGRITY.)
  5. ^ These figures were added, however, the reference for them was provided as a shortened reference, and its lengthy partner entry — which would be required for use in the article for its first time — was not located within the edit request proposal. Accordingly, a citation needed inline template was affixed to the location of this added text in the article.
  6. ^ The reference for this claim was provided as a shortened reference, and its lengthy partner entry — which is required for use in the article — was not located within the edit request proposal.
  7. ^ The reference given for this claim is based on a press release issued by BP. Kindly provide the original press release which the given reference was based upon.
  8. ^ The green text from the proposal cannot be inserted into the second paragraph of the corporate affairs subheading, as the sections of text in the proposal which are black font, indicating text that is not to be changed, are not present in the standing article. Thus, the placement of the proposed text into the second paragraph would not produce a grammatically correct paragraph.

Following up on the feedback from Spintendo:
Annual Report citations
To address the citations for the 2017 Annual Report, can you add the following full citation to the first instance of the 2017 Annual Report being cited? Specifically, this occurs in Operations by location, the first paragraph under United States.
  • <ref name="AR-17">{{cite web |url=https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/investors/bp-annual-report-and-form-20f-2017.pdf |title=BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017 publisher=BP |page=216 |accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
Editors could also add the following to Bibliography, as previous annual reports are there now.
  • {{cite book |title=BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017 |author=BP |format=PDF |ref=AR17 |url=https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/investors/bp-annual-report-and-form-20f-2017.pdf |accessdate=23 May 2018}}
I believe these moves would allow for the removal of the "citation needed" tags, and the inclusion of my request to update Oil refining and marketing, which was declined.
Financial Times citation
Spintendo does not have access to the Financial Times article I referenced. Here is a new citation that includes a quote from the article.
  • Update the third paragraph under United States with the following changes for 2017 production in the Gulf of Mexico (green). I recommend removing the detail that BP "produces nearly 10% of its global output in the region" as the citation for that statistic dates to 2015
    • The company produces about 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent in the Gulf of Mexico, as of 2017.[1]
Four citations at the end of one sentence
To clarify my request: I am seeking to update the language surrounding BP's role at the Toledo Refinery. The live article already cites four references at the end of the sentence. I have gone through and placed the references where they belong based on Spintendo's feedback. The 2012 Wall Street Journal article (ref name="Dezember2012") does not reference any of the four refineries, so that can be removed from the article.
Alternative and low carbon energy
I have slightly rewritten this from the version above to clarify the timeline of the acquisition of Clean Energy's biomethane business and assets.
  • Add a couple of sentences to this section noting recent acquisitions
    • As part of a joint venture with DuPont in April 2017, BP acquired an ethanol plant in Kansas, for commercial production of renewable isobutanol.[5] The company announced it acquired Clean Energy's biomethane business and assets in 2017, including its production sites and existing supply contracts.[6]
Also, I've supplied links to the press releases Spintendo requests:
  • BP-DuPont joint venture: https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/media/press-releases/bp-and-dupont-joint-venture.html
  • BP-Clean Energy: https://www.bp.com/en_us/bp-us/media-room/press-releases/bp-and-clean-energy-partner-to-expand-us-renewable-natural-gas-transportation-fueling-capabilities.html
Corporate affairs
I had noticed that the details I was suggesting here were removed from the article, if it's not appropriate to re-add with updated figures then no more action is requested on that point.
Dormskirk and Beagel: Given your work on this page, would you be able to look at these suggestions, too? I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 15:23, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Crooks, Ed; Badkar, Mamta; Meyer, Gregory (6 October 2017). "Oil prices hit as US gulf coast faces hurricane". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2018. BP said it had begun removing all remaining offshore personnel and shutting in production at its four operated platforms: Thunder Horse, Mad Dog, Atlantic and Na Kika. Together, those facilities produce about 300,000 barrels per day of oil and gas equivalent for BP.
  2. ^ a b c "United States: Refining". BP. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ Haggett, Scott (24 July 2012). "BP-Husky Toledo refinery set for September turnaround". Reuters UK. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ^ "BP-Husky OKs $2.5B for project to boost oil volume". Toledo Blade. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ Andy Szal (14 April 2017). "BP, DuPont joint venture to ramp up biochemical production". Chem.Info. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ Jessica Lyons Hardcastle (1 March 2017). "BP Buys Clean Energy's Renewable Natural Gas Facilities for $155 Million". Environmental Leader. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Hi - I think I have made most of these changes. If I have misunderstood anything, please let me know. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 16:05, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Dormskirk: Thank you for making these edits. In case we do need to clarify where in the annual report certain bits of information came from, I have some notes below. This got lost in the shuffle of the review process, and the At a Glance reference (this is already used in the live article using ref name="ataglance", so I only included the shortened citation in my text below) has also been left off in a few places. I am not sure what is the best way to do this, as these updates rely on several parts of BP's annual report. Attempting to make this as easy as possible, I will paste specific phrases from the live article along with a general citation to the annual report followed by the specific page. Does this help?

United States

  • In 2017, BP's total production in the United States included 370,000 barrels per day (59,000 m3/d) of oil and 1.659 billion cubic feet per day (47.0 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas[1]: 216 
  • and its refinery throughput was 713,000 barrels per day.[1]: 35 

Oil and natural gas

  • In 2017, BP produced around 3.6 million barrels per day (570,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent,[2] of which 2.26 million barrels per day (359,000 m3/d) were liquids and 7.744 billion cubic feet per day (219.3×106 m3/d) was natural gas,[1]: 24  and had total proved reserves of 18.441 million barrels per day (2,931,900 m3/d) of oil equivalent,[2] of which liquids accounted 10.672 million barrels per day (1,696,700 m3/d)[1]: 200  and natural gas 45.06 trillion cubic feet (1.276 trillion cubic metres)[1]: 201 

Oil refining and marketing

  • Also, can you consider adding the following? I have updated the citation since Spintendo's review and I believe I have addressed his issue. I would like to update the first paragraph with the following changes (green). Note that I have changed the number of petrochemical plants from 17 to 15; page 37 of the annual report notes the divestments of BP's share in the SECCO joint venture in 2017 and the Decatur petrochemicals complex in 2016. This page lists BP's current refineries and petrochemical plants.
    • As of 2017, BP owned or had a share in 11 refineries[1]: 35  and 15 petrochemical manufacturing plants worldwide.[3]

Thanks again for your time on this. I'm happy to discuss. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 19:50, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017" (PDF). BP. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ataglance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Refineries and petrochemicals plants". BP. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Done. I hope this now works. Dormskirk (talk) 20:22, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for making those fixes to the citations, Dormskirk. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:54, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
I changed references to AR2017 into the format of the previous years and also tried to updated some references. However, this article still use some references to AR2015 and AR2016. I wonder maybe Arturo can assist replacing these with the references to AR2017 or any other newer references. Beagel (talk) 15:54, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

I'm glad to help where I can, Beagel. A request to update one of the bits of detail was denied earlier in this request, but after taking the editor's feedback into consideration, I will clarify my request.

United States The third paragraph of United States under Operations contains this outdated sentence (referencing the company's 2015 annual report): "BP's production is from more than ten fields, including Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika, and Thunder Horse fields operated by the company itself."

BP no longer has more than ten fields, so I propose we rewrite the sentence as follows, referencing BP's Gulf of Mexico page and a 2017 story in The Telegraph:

  • In the Gulf of Mexico, BP operates the Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika, and Thunder Horse production platforms while holding interest in hubs operated by other companies.[1][2]
 Done

Refining and marketing We can update the citation to reference page 37 of the annual report for the following sentence:

  • The company's petrochemicals plants produce products including PTA, paraxylene, and acetic acid.[3]: 37 
 Done

Exploration and production We can update the following sentence: "The [upstream] activities in this area of operations take place in 25 countries worldwide"

  • The activities in this area of operations take place in 29 countries worldwide.[3]: 27 
 Done

Other details cited to the older annual reports are not updated in the company's most-recent annual report. I can propose updates to them as sourcing becomes available in the future.

I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:27, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Ambrose, Jillian (23 January 2017). "BP starts up new $1bn Gulf of Mexico project almost one year early". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Gulf of Mexico". BP. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017" (PDF). BP. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
Thank you providing newer information. As there is a talk about potential assets swap with Conoco concerning Clair field and Alaska, I would like to ask you provide updates about the North Slope when the deal is done. Beagel (talk) 16:30, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, Beagel. I'm happy to help. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:24, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

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Annual updates

BP recently published its Annual Report for 2018.[1] As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I do not make any edits myself. Each year around this time, there are several areas in this article that could be updated based on the company's most-recent annual reports and I typically bring this to the attention of volunteer editors. While it's important for readers that information in the article be accurate and updated, I also understand the burden placed on volunteers to help with these updates.

Previously, I have requested updates to the number of employees, production numbers from specific regions around the world, wind energy generation, number of facilities, etc. This is all important information to understand the scope of BP's operations, but it is difficult to keep updated. Are there ways we could make some of this important information evergreen, while still providing readers with enough information that they come away from the article with a good understanding of BP? Given Beagel's and Dormskirk's involvement with my requests in the past, I want to bring this to their attention. If you do not mind the annual updates, then I am happy to help put them together, but I also want to be respectful of your time.

Provided below are some examples to potentially make content more evergreen.

Introduction

  • Update the number of countries by adding the word "approximately". The article currently says 70, but it's now at 78, so if we do not make the article more evergreen, that would need to be updated
    • BP had operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide
  • Update the number of service stations sentence with the following changes (green). The article says "around 18,300 service stations", but it's about 18,700 service stations now, so that would need to be updated if we do not make the article more evergreen
    • The company has more than 18,000 service stations worldwide.

United States

  • Update the last paragraph to read:
    • BP operates 10 onshore wind energy sites in the U.S. with a net generating capacity of about 1,000MW.

I am happy to discuss. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:51, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2018" (PDF). BP. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
Done. I have changed the "more than 18,000" to "19,000". Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 19:34, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, Dormskirk. Do you think we should continue to make other areas more evergreen, or continue with the annual updates as we have in recent years? Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:28, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
I would continue with annual updates. Otherwise you wind up with estimates. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 21:40, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Position on global warming

The Position on global warming subsection says, "BP also funded a campaign against a prior carbon fee initiative, I-732, as a member of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers." This is incorrect. BP did not take a position on I-732 and was not involved in the campaign. The individual sentence is unsourced, but a citation used later in the paragraph mentions the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers' opposition. It seems the article is using American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers as a proxy for BP, and BP opposition is not explicitly stated in the source material.

If the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers' opposition to I-732 should be in Wikipedia, it's better mentioned on its article, not the BP article. I also want to note that we were not on the executive committee of AFPM at the time, so we did not have a part in the decision making. You can see that we were not on the executive committee on page 21 of AFPM's 2016 annual report.

Lastly, this section suggests BP has only opposed legislation along these lines in Washington state. Is it possible to include that BP is open to supporting legislation, such as BP's support for SB 5981?

Given Beagel's and Dormskirk's involvement with my requests in the past, I want to bring this to their attention. As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not edit the article myself. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:47, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the unsourced bit about I-732. Dormskirk (talk) 16:56, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, Dormskirk. I noticed that without the unsourced I-732 bit you removed, this sentence is irrelevant: "While I-1631 exempts certain industries as Allendorfer states, I-732 did not." Can you remove that, too? Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 18:43, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
Agreed and removed. Dormskirk (talk) 18:48, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Updates from the 2018 Annual Report

BP published its Annual Report for 2018[1]. As I have in previous years, I have found several items that can be updated on Wikipedia based on these newest filings. My suggestions are below. As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not make any of these edits myself. Would someone be able to look at my suggestions and make edits they see as fitting? Beagel and Dormskirk: Given your reviews of similar requests, would either or both of you be able to look at these suggestions?

Infobox

  • Update the number of employees to 73,000[2]

Introduction

  • Update with the following:
    • As of 31 December 2018, BP had operations in nearly 80 countries worldwide,[3] produced around 3.7 million barrels per day of oil equivalent,[4] and had total proved reserves of 19.945 billion barrels of oil equivalent.[5]

Operations by location

  • Update United States with the following changes (green) (please note that the number of employees remains the same, but the source can be updated)
    • The United States operations comprise nearly one-third of BP's worldwide business interests, and the United States is the country with the greatest concentration of its employees and investments. BP employs approximately 14,000 people in the United States.[6] In 2018, BP's total production in the United States included 385,000 barrels per day of oil and 1.9 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas,[7] and its refinery throughput was 703,000 barrels per day[8]
  • Update United States with the following changes for 2018-2019 production in the Gulf of Mexico (green) (please note that the barrels per day remain the same, but the year and citation should be updated, per Reuters).
    • As of 2019 the company produces about 300,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent in the Gulf of Mexico.[9]

Main business segments Oil and natural gas

  • Update with the following changes (green)
    • BP Upstream's activities include exploring for new oil and natural gas resources, developing access to such resources, and producing, transporting, storing and processing oil and natural gas. The activities in this area of operations take place in 25 countries worldwide. In 2018, BP produced around 3.7 million barrels per day of oil equivalent,[10] of which 2.191 million barrels per day were liquids and 8.659 billion cubic feet per day was natural gas, and had total proved reserves of 19.945 billion barrels of oil equivalent, of which liquids accounted 11.456 billion barrels and natural gas 49.239 trillion cubic feet.[11] In addition to the conventional oil exploration and production, BP has a stake in the three oil sands projects in Canada.

Oil refining and marketing

  • Update with the following changes (green)
    • As of 2018, BP owned or had a share in 11 refineries[12] and 15 petrochemical manufacturing plants worldwide.[13]

Additional items to consider

  • Under United Kingdom, add a couple sentences
    • In 2018, BP bought a 16.5% interest in the Clair field in the UK from ConocoPhillips, increasing BP's share to 45.1%[14]
    • BP acquired Chargemaster, which operated the UK's largest electric vehicle charging network[15]
  • Under Alternative and low carbon energy, add a sentence
    • Lightsource BP increased its presence into five new countries in 2018, doubling the number of countries since December 2017[16][17]

Corrections

  • Detail on BP's wind farms is outdated. Unfortunately, there is not great secondary sourcing to confirm this. But this page on the BP site has a map of our wind farms, and here it says BP operates "nine sites in six states and hold an interest in another facility in Hawaii". Outdated information appears in BP#United_States, where it says: "As of May 2017, BP operated 13 wind farms in seven states in the U.S., and held an interest in another in Hawaii." Also, outdated info appears in BP#Alternative_and_low_carbon_energy: "As of May 2017, BP operated 13 wind farms in seven states in the United States, and held an interest in another in Hawaii. These wind farms include the Cedar Creek Wind Farm, Titan Wind Project, Sherbino Wind Farm, Golden Hills Wind Project, and Fowler Ridge Wind Farm. As of 2017, the company had total gross generating capacity of 2.3 GW of wind energy in the United States." If possible, I ask to update this material to say:
    • As of 2019, BP operated nine wind farms in six states in the United States, and held an interest in another in Hawaii.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
  • Lastly, BP sold its 25% interest in the Fayetteville basin. This is confirmed in this Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filing. If possible, please delete "Fayetteville, Arkansas" from the following under BP#United_States: "It has shale positions in the Woodford, Oklahoma, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Haynesville, Texas, and Eagle Ford, Texas shales"

I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 22:18, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ BP. BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2018 (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ^ BP (2018), p.2
  3. ^ BP (2018), p.2
  4. ^ BP (2018), p.3
  5. ^ BP (2018), p.21
  6. ^ BP (2018), p.63
  7. ^ BP (2018), p.235
  8. ^ BP (2018), p.31
  9. ^ Resnick-Ault, Jessica (May 6, 2019). "BP to boost Gulf of Mexico spending as shale-focused rivals pull back". Reuters. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  10. ^ BP (2018), p.3
  11. ^ BP (2018), p.21
  12. ^ BP (2018), p.31
  13. ^ BP (2018), p.284
  14. ^ BP (2018), p.2
  15. ^ BP (2018), p.2
  16. ^ BP (2018), p.8
  17. ^ BP (2018), p.47
All done, I think. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:28, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the article, Dormskirk! Arturo at BP (talk) 20:25, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Lack of info about BP america's headquarters in Cleveland

This article should contain info relevant to when BP America's headquarters were based in Cleveland and the building of the BP tower — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdb007 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

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Integrity and compliance

The Integrity and compliance subsection is misleading and inaccurate in several areas. Although there are other issues here, they are subjective and the reporting is not always clear, however, one clarification that can be made based on sourcing is as follows:

  • BP acquired Timis Corporation's interests in 2017, yet the way the article is written could lead readers to incorrectly conclude that BP was involved as early as 2012, which is not the case. The timeline in this section needs to be clarified for accuracy. See suggestions below.

In general, I open the discussion to editors as to whether this subsection is given too much weight and / or should be moved elsewhere in the article? I do understand if the complicated nature of the topic calls for it to be fully explained, however the level of detail about this under Corporate affairs doesn't feel like the right placement, as it is surrounded by information on BP's board of directors, stock, etc. Is History a better fit?

Integrity and compliance
Investigative journalism by BBC Panorama and Africa Eye aired in June 2019 criticizing BP for the way in which it had obtained the development rights of Cayar Offshore Profond and St. Louis Offshore Profond blocks, off the coast of Senegal, in 2017. In 2012, a Frank Timiș company, Petro-Tim, though previously unknown to the oil industry, was awarded a license to explore the blocks despite having no known record in the industry. Soon after, Aliou Sall, brother of Senegal's president, Macky Sall, was hired at the company, implying a conflict of interest,[1] causing public outrage in Senegal. The 2019 program by BBC Panorama and Africa Eye accuses BP for a failure in due diligence when it agreed on a deal with Timis Corporation in 2017. The deal by BP is expected to provide substantial royalties to Frank Timiș despite accusations of initially obtaining the exploration rights through corruption. Kosmos Energy was also implicated.[2] BP refutes any implications of improper conduct. Regarding the acquisition of Timis Corporation interests in Senegal in April 2017, BP states that it ”paid what it considered a fair market value for the interests at this stage of exploration/development”. However, BP has not made public what was the basis of the valuation, and states that ”the details of the deal are confidential”.[3] BP argues that ”the amount which would be paid separately by BP to Timis Corporation would be less than one percent of what the Republic of Senegal would receive”. Senegal’s justice ministry has called an inquiry into the energy contracts.[1]

Given Beagel's and Dormskirk's involvement with my requests in the past, I want to bring this to their attention. As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not edit the article myself. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 22:41, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b "Senegal justice ministry calls for inquiry into energy contracts". Reuters. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Response to BBC Panorama". Kosmos Energy | Deepwater Exploration and Production. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  3. ^ "BP Response to BBC Panorama Programme" (PDF). BP Press Release. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
I have inserted the amended text but on balance believe that it should remain where it is. Dormskirk (talk) 19:31, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the article, Dormskirk! Arturo at BP (talk) 21:56, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

New CEO

I am seeking an update to the infobox, as Bernard Looney is now CEO[1] following Bob Dudley stepping down from the role on February 5.[2] Would someone be willing to update the infobox to change Looney's title to "Chief executive officer" and remove Dudley?

As BP's representative on Wikipedia, I do not directly edit articles relating to the company. Thanks for taking the time to consider this. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:16, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Raval, Anjli (February 12, 2020). "New BP boss Bernard Looney pledges net-zero emissions by 2050". Financial Times. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Sarah (October 4, 2019). "BP Chief to Retire, Having Steered Oil Giant Through Gulf-Spill Fallout". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 16:21, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the article, Dormskirk! The Bob Dudley article is also outdated. If you have time, could you look at this request, too? Arturo at BP (talk) 21:15, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Carbon emissions pledge

An editor created the new Carbon Neutrality section following BP CEO Bernard Looney's announcement that BP has established a new carbon emissions target. Please see some additional detail worth considering for an update (citing Financial Times and Los Angeles Times).

  • In February 2020, BP set a goal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. BP seeks net-zero carbon emissions across its operations and the fuels the company sells, including emissions from cars, homes, and factories.[1][2] However details on the scope of this and how this will be achieved are currently limited.[3] BP said that it is restructuring its operations into four business groups to meet these goals: production and operations; customers and products; gas and low carbon; and innovation and engineering.[1]

Given Re276's and Dormskirk's editing on this topic, I want to bring this to their attention. As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not edit the article myself. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:35, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b Raval, Anjli (February 12, 2020). "New BP boss Bernard Looney pledges net-zero emissions by 2050". Financial Times. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Crowley, Kevin (February 12, 2020). "All eyes on Exxon and Chevron after BP pledges to go carbon neutral". Bloomberg News. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Marchese, David Hodari and Adriano (2020-02-12). "BP Wants to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050, but Doesn't Say How". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
Done. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 17:44, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the article, Dormskirk Arturo at BP (talk) 19:30, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

Leadership updates

With recent changes to leadership at BP, there are several portions of this article that are outdated. Would someone be willing to update the following?

Corporate affairs

  • Update with the following (with additional source):
"Helge Lund is chairman of BP Plc board of directors with Bernard Looney as chief executive officer.[1][2]

Board of directors

  • Update the board of directors by adding Bernard Looney, removing Alan L. Boeckmann and Frank Bowman, updating titles (with updated citation):
As of February 2020, the following individuals serve on the board of BP plc:[3]
  • Helge Lund (chairman)
  • Bernard Looney (chief executive officer)
  • Brian Gilvary (chief financial officer)
  • Nils Andersen (independent non-executive director)
  • Alison Carnwath, DBE (independent non-executive director)
  • Pamela Daley (independent non-executive director)
  • Ian Davis (senior independent director)
  • Ann Dowling, DBE (independent non-executive director)
  • Melody Meyer (independent non-executive director)
  • Brendan Nelson (independent non-executive director)
  • Paula Rosput Reynolds (independent non-executive director)
  • John Sawers, GCMG (independent non-executive director)

2010 to Present

  • The sentence "Consequently, Bob Dudley replaced Tony Hayward as the company's CEO since 1 October 2010.[4]" implies Mr. Dudley remains CEO. Could this sentence be updated with the following:
Consequently, Bob Dudley replaced Tony Hayward as the company's CEO, serving from October 2010 to February 2020.[4][5]

Lastly, do mentions of Mr. Dudley elsewhere in the article need amending to say "then-CEO"?

Dormskirk: If you have time, could you look at this request? As BP's representative on Wikipedia, I do not directly edit articles relating to the company. Thanks for taking the time to consider this. Arturo at BP (talk) 20:14, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Helge Lund to succeed Carl-Henric Svanberg as BP chairman" (Press release). BP. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ Raval, Anjli (12 February 2020). "New BP boss Bernard Looney pledges net-zero emissions by 2050". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The Board". BP Plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b Young, Sarah; Falloon, Matt (30 September 2010). "New BP CEO says hopes to restore dividend in 2011". Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. ^ Reed, Stanley (4 October 2019). "BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley Is to Retire". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
Done. I don't think we need to do the "then-CEO" bit. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 21:24, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the article, Dormskirk! Arturo at BP (talk) 17:48, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm concerned that Arturo at BP continues to write drafts for this article, which are being added as written. Recently he drafted a bio about a BP executive that was also added as written. Arturo works for BP corporate communications. This means that, over seven years after this issue was discussed in the media, BP is still writing articles about itself on Wikipedia. This is bad for Wikipedia and for BP.

For example, BP released a statement in February 2020 that it wants to reach "net zero" by 2050. Jonathan Watts discusses this at "BP's statement on reaching net zero by 2050 – what it says and what it means", The Guardian, 12 February 2020.

At 16:35, 20 February, Arturo requested that four sentences be added to the Wikipedia article, including: "In February 2020, BP set a goal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. BP seeks net-zero carbon emissions across its operations and the fuels the company sells, including emissions from cars, homes, and factories." Just over one hour later, Dormskirk added the suggested text word-for-word, including the sources Arturu offered, which were presumably based on press releases written by BP corporate communications.

Jonathan Watts makes several points about the BP statement, including:

  • "there is nothing in this statement to suggest BP will move away from previous plans to increase oil and gas production by 20% over the next 10 years";
  • "Despite the talk of change, BP is reassuring shareholders that its core priorities are the same, including more dividends";
  • "there are no concrete details here about scaling down production of fossil fuels or scaling up renewables. This will raise concerns that the company thinks it can just plant trees or use other offsets to make up for ever greater petrochemical production";
  • "The promise to halve the carbon intensity of products is potentially the most far-reaching part of BP's new strategy";
  • "This oil company reportedly spends more than any of its rivals on influencing politicians and public opinion [bold added]. BP donated $500,000 to the inauguration of Donald Trump and then pushed the White House to cut environmental regulations."

Was any of the above taken into account before the BP draft was added? A second Guardian article that could be used as a source: Matthew Taylor and Jonathan Watts, "Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions", 9 October 2019. Another long-term issue that should be resolved is that the lead is too long, which pushes the environmental issues below the fold. Four paragraphs is the usual maximum. Pinging Coretheapple, Buster7, Gandydancer, Dormskirk, Smallbones. SarahSV (talk) 21:13, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi - In my opinion conflicted individuals that declare their interest and present well sourced material for consideration on the article talk page should be commended for that. I see far too many instances - every day - where conflicted editors do not follow the process and simply add highly promotional material to articles. As regards, the Guardian article, Jonathan Watts makes good points and if you feel those points should be added, please go ahead. Best wishes, Dormskirk (talk) 22:33, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Dormskirk, BP can't be allowed to write this article. You're using sources that are based on BP press releases, then BP suggests them to you, and suggests the exact words you should add to this article. Can you imagine the New York Times doing such a thing? If not, then Wikipedia ought not to do it either. Arturo can, of course, alert us to mistakes and misleading material, and should use the {{request edit}} template so that others see the request. That's how it normally works. But this page ought not to become an extension of BP's website, with constant updates of BP's choosing, written by BP. SarahSV (talk) 22:50, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi - I completely agree with you in principle. I have only implemented each of the above requests because they were well presented and factual. I also agree that Arturo should use {{request edit}} and not keep pinging me: he / she may just need to wait a bit longer! Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:17, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Dormskirk, thank you, that would help a lot. I think in addition Arturo ought to be asked to use the template to request corrections, rather than suggesting editorial direction. SarahSV (talk) 23:30, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
No problem. Happy to help. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:32, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
  • I agree with SlimVirgin on the foregoing. It's important that editors not allow paid editors to write content, no matter how seemingly innocuous it may be. This is not a new issue, certainly with BP, and one of the big advantages paid editors have is just that. They are pros. They do this for a living. They are not engaged in a hobby as non-paid editors are. They don't get discouraged and walk away. They may quit, and if so they will be replaced. They can outlast nonpaid editors who get discouraged and retire, and in fact one of the most diligilent editors on BP, Petrarchan, has done just that apparently. So I disagree with the position that paid editors deserve any brownie points whatsoever for doing what they do. Coretheapple (talk) 12:44, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
I recently encountered a paid editor on Neste—another oil company—article, who applied to the discussion on the administrators' notice board why they allowed to totally rewrote articles on behalf of their client. Looking to that discussion, it seems there is no consensus on this issue. Beagel (talk) 09:01, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Agreed. There does not seem to be agreement. For many years I used to help conflicted editors, providing the material they wrote was well presented and factual. Since October 2020, I have decided not to respond to edit requests as the whole area is toxic. Instead I have posted a message on my talk page explaining why I do not respond to requests for help. I see there are currently over 130 requests waiting to be reviewed, so it appears that other experienced editors may have opted out of providing help as well. Well done on your excellent work on BP. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 10:35, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Felonies

I added [here] to the opening paragraph that BP is an admitted felon for criminal misconduct and negligence for causing the Deepwater Horizon explosion, one of the greatest environmental catastrophes in history. It was removed with the explanation that this information is already found in the Deepwater Horizon section of the article. However, it's important to include this right up front just as we would if this were an article about a human person who was a felon. It's an essential aspect of the corporate persona--it's a felon. It admitted criminal culpability in causing this monumental destruction of nature. That characteristic is not just limited to a particular episode, as would be implied if this info were discussed just in the Deepwater Horizon section.--NYCJosh (talk) 15:09, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Please be correct. The edit summary says: "Repeated information; it is already included in the lead in the paragraph which summarizes Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill section". It is very different from what you wrote. There is a special paragraph in the lead about the Deepwater Horizon and that paragraph already includes the following: "The company pleaded guilty to 11 counts of felony manslaughter, two misdemeanors, one felony count of lying to Congress, and agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion in fines and penalties, the largest criminal resolution in US history.[11][12][13] On 2 July 2015, BP and five states announced an $18.7 billion settlement to be used for Clean Water Act penalties and various claims.[14]" It is in the lead, not in only in the corresponding section. The structure of the lead follows the structure of the article in general. Beagel (talk) 16:08, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
"Convicted felon" should be used if that's how the sources refer to BP. As for the lead section, one can argue that it can be rearranged to give more weight to the environmental issues, which have dominated the coverage. We don't necessarily need a forest of statistics in the second paragraph. Coretheapple (talk) 20:31, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Ownership

I notice the article does not mention when the company ceased to be a subsidiary of Burmah Oil or when the British Government became the majority shareholder. If anyone knows these dates could they add them to the history. Penrithguy (talk) 03:51, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jdudle10.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 15:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Poor grammar, leading to an incorrect interpretation.

In the first section of the history, we read "Immediately after establishing the company, the British government asked Percy Cox...". This implies that the British government established the company. The Real Walrus (talk) 19:03, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Continuity error and possibly incorrect value

In the introduction, it reads, “On 2 July 2015, BP and five states announced an $18.7 billion settlement”, however in the article depicting the oil spill, it states that “BP agreed to pay $20.8 billion in fine which is the largest corporate settlement…”. The sources were different, and the oil spill article's was updated in 2017, yet this one was in 2015 and has 'roughly' before the amount. go on then (talk) 21:16, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Retirement

Hello editors, I wanted to make a note here that I will be retiring my account and will no longer be acting as bp's representative on Wikipedia. My colleague Vishal BP, who will be taking over for me, knows the various rules and best practices. Thank you for the guidance and assistance over the past decade. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:06, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Arturo! I'm excited to continue your great work here. Vishal BP (talk) 09:11, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
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