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Updates from 2015 Annual Report


BP published its Annual Report for 2015 in March, and I have gone through it to see what can be updated on Wikipedia. A number of key figures have already been updated by Beagel, but I added a few other suggestions 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?


  • The following can be re-added with current information to the end of the first paragraph in the article's introduction:
    • BP has around 17,200 service stations worldwide, including 7,000 in the U.S.[1][2]
 Done Beagel (talk) 17:16, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • The following can be added to "Operations":
    • As of December 2015, BP had 79,800 employees[1]
 Done Beagel (talk) 17:31, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
    • In 2015 BP produced more than 1,528 million cubic feet per day (43.3 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas.[3]
 Done partly. I added oil and gas reserves and production figures into the operations section. At the same time, "more than 1,528 million cubic feet per day (43.3 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas" is not about the global production but the production in the United States. Probably should be integrated into the United States subsection. Beagel (talk) 17:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • I also combed through "United States", which needed significant updating. My proposed "United States" section appears below. In short, I have updated several figures and bits of information, and deleted information that is dated or no longer relevant. If editors prefer to see these changes outlined in more detail, I have also included a rundown of each individual change requested in the second collapse box below.


Extended content

United States

The headquarters of BP America in Westlake Park, Houston
The Thunder Horse PDQ semi-submersible oil platform in the Thunder Horse Oil Field
Part of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

The U.S. operations comprise nearly one-third of BP's worldwide business interests,[4] and the U.S. is the country with the greatest concentration of its employees and investments.[5][6] BP employs approximately 16,000 people in the U.S.[7] U.S. production in 2015 was 643,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).[8]


BP's major subsidiary in the United States is BP America, Inc. based in Houston, Texas, which is the parent company for the BP's operations in the United States.[9] BP Exploration & Production Inc., a 1996 established Houston-based subsidiary, is dealing with oil exploration and production, including Gulf of Mexico activities.[10] BP Corporation North America, Inc., provides petroleum refining services as also transportation fuel, heat and light energy, and petrochemical products.[11] BP Products North America, Inc., a 1954 established Houston-based subsidiary, is engaged in the exploration, development, production, refining, and marketing of oil and natural gas.[12] BP America Production Company, a New Mexico-based subsidiary, engages in oil and gas exploration and development.[13] BP Energy Company, a Houston-based subsidiary, is a provider of natural gas, power, and risk management services to the industrial and utility sectors and a retail electric provider in Texas.[14] In 2014, BP moved its onshore unit in the United States to a new business called U.S. Lower 48 Onshore to compete in the burgeoning shale gas industry dominated by smaller companies.[15] U.S. Lower 48 has a 7.5 billion bbl material resource base on 5.7 million net acres.[16]


BP is a leading acreage holder and producer of oil and natural gas in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.[17][18] The company produces nearly 10% of its global output in the region, over 252,000 barrels per day (40,100 m3/d) of oil equivalent, as of 2014.[19][20] BP's production is from more than 10 fields and includes BP-operated hubs.[21] BP is the leaseholder of Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (Macondo Prospect) and the operator of the Macondo well, the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.[22][23] In March 2014, the EPA's ban barring BP from bidding on new leases in the Gulf, imposed following the Macondo spill, was lifted.[18]


As of 2015, the company operated nine North Slope oilfields in the Greater Prudhoe Bay area, accounting for about 60% of all Alaska North Slope production.[24][25] In 2015, 107,000 barrels of oil per day were produced in Alaska.[26] BP is the largest partner with just under 50% ownership stake in the 800-mile (1,300 km) long Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.[27]


In 2015 BP produced more than 1,528 million cubic feet per day (43.3 million cubic metres per day) of natural gas.[28] Its U.S. Lower 48 onshore division has shale positions in the Woodford, Oklahoma, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Haynesville, Texas, and Eagle Ford, Texas, shales.[29][30][31] It has unconventional gas (shale gas or tight gas) stakes also in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, primarily in the San Juan Basin.[32][33][34]


BP operates the Whiting Refinery in Indiana and Cherry Point Refinery in Washington, and has a stake in the Husky Energy-operated Toledo Refinery in Ohio.[35][36][37][38] Since the early 2000s, the company has been focusing its refining business on processing refined products from oil sands and shales.[36][39] On the U.S. West Coast, BP primarily operates service stations under the ARCO brand.[40][41]


The company owns two petrochemical plants in the U.S.[42][43][44] Its petrochemical plant in Texas City, located on the same site as the formerly owned Texas City Refinery, produces industrial chemicals including propylene and styrene.[45] BP's Cooper River, South Carolina, petrochemical plant produces PTA, which is used in the production of synthetic fibre for clothing, packaging and optical films.[43][46] BP agreed in early 2016 to sell its Decatur, Alabama, plant to Indorama Ventures, of Thailand.[44] The sale finalized in April 2016, and the plant changed names to Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA LLC.[47]


The company's alternative energy operations based in the US include 16  wind farms.[48][49]


Here are the individual edits included above:

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  • Replaced: As of April 2014, per the company website BP employs approximately 20,000 people in the US.
    • New wording and citations: BP employs approximately 16,000 people in the U.S.[7]
 Done Beagel (talk) 17:59, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Added: U.S. production in 2015 was 643,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).[50]
 Done partly. Can't find the figure "643,000 barrels of oil equivalent" on taht page. Added instead separate figures about oil and gas production. Beagel (talk) 18:22, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: In March 2014, it was reported that BP was to move its US onshore oil and gas asset management to a new subsidiary, in an effort to better compete with the smaller companies that dominate the US shale gas industry.
    • New wording and citations: In 2014, BP moved its onshore unit in the United States to a new business called U.S. Lower 48 Onshore to compete in the burgeoning shale gas industry dominated by smaller companies.[15]
 Done partly. Consolidated with the lower 48 paragraph. Beagel (talk) 19:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Added: U.S. Lower 48 has a 7.5 billion bbl material resource base on 5.7 million net acres.[16]
 Done. Beagel (talk) 19:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: BP is the second largest producer of oil and gas and the largest leaseholder in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The company produces roughly 10% of its global output in the region, over 252,000 barrels per day (40,100 m3/d) of oil equivalent.
    • New wording and citations: BP is a leading acreage holder and producer of oil and natural gas in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.[51][18] The company produces nearly 10% of its global output in the region, over 252,000 barrels per day (40,100 m3/d) of oil equivalent, as of 2014.[19][20]
 Done. Beagel (talk) 20:15, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: Of the seven largest drilling platforms in the Gulf, four are operated by BP.[52] As of 2012 BP has oil and gas production in the Gulf from fields including Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika, and Thunder Horse. The company also holds stakes in fields operated by other companies, including the Mars, Ursa, and Great White fields.
    • New wording and citations: BP's production is from more than 10 fields and includes BP-operated hubs.[53]
 Not done. While removing the names of fields may be justified for trimming, it needs more explanation before could be done. Beagel (talk) 20:15, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 Done partly. The names of BP-operated fields remained. Beagel (talk) 11:18, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
  • Removed: In December 2011, BP acquired 11 newly available leases for resource exploration rights to areas of federal waters in the Gulf and in June 2012 it acquired 40 further leases in the central region of the Gulf.[4][54]
    • Reason: This information is outdated.
 Done. Beagel (talk) 20:19, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Removed: BP won 24 bids at auction for leases in the region totalling $41.6 million.
    • Reason: This information is outdated.
 Done. Beagel (talk) 20:19, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: As of 2014, the company operated about 60% of all Alaska North Slope production. It operates 9 oil fields, four pipelines, and owns a stake in six additional fields in the North Slope.
    • New wording and citations: As of 2015, the company operated nine North Slope oilfields in the Greater Prudhoe Bay area, accounting for about 60% of all Alaska North Slope production.[55][25] In 2015, 107,000 barrels of oil per day were produced in Alaska.[56]
 Done. Beagel (talk) 20:25, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 Not done. Gas production is already added to the upstream subsection. Needs explanation why Utica was removed. Beagel (talk) 19:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 Done. Updated information concerning Utica shale. Beagel (talk) 13:41, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: The company owns three petrochemical plants in the US, which produce approximately four million tons of petrochemicals each year.
    • New wording and citations: The company owns two petrochemical plants in the U.S.[42][43][44]
 Done. Beagel (talk) 20:38, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Replaced: The Decatur plant also produces paraxylene and naphthalene dicarboxlate.
 Done partly. Information about the U.S. petrochemical plants was updated. Selling of Decatur plant was included to the history section. Beagel (talk) 20:38, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


  • In addition to the edits included in the draft and listed out above, I would like to have updated the Gulf of Mexico production figure to the 2015 numbers. So far, I've been unable to find a public source stating it, but it is 249,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent and this number can be derived from BP’s Annual Report by adding two numbers together. If this seems straightforward enough that this source would work, I can provide the citation for the Annual Report page.
Could you please provide the page number? Beagel (talk) 20:45, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


  • For Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, the following can be added:
    • BP’s investigation into the Deepwater Horizon accident, the Bly Report, made 26 recommendations aimed at further reducing risk across the company's global drilling activities. All 26 recommendations have been completed.[58]
I think that the whole section needs trimming and updating. I am not sure if we should add this information and for addition it needs a third party source. Beagel (talk) 20:45, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

I am happy to discuss any questions. Also, given Dormskirk's recent edits to update the article, I wanted to bring this to their attention. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 20:47, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing my request and making the updates so far, Beagel. In regards to the questions that you have about a few of the requests:
  • For the Gulf fields, while those fields listed we still do own and or operate, we’ve sold quite a few fields over the years. Since it's been mentioned here before that it might be best to make updates so that details don't go out of date so quickly, my suggestion is intended to simplify the information to a rough count rather than mentioning specific fields. If this change is too much, perhaps an alternative is to keep the mentions of specific fields BP both owns and operates and remove the ones where BP only has a stake.
Sounds logical. If nobody objects it during one week or so, I will change it. Beagel (talk) 13:45, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
I changed it partly by keeping the names of BP-operated fields. Beagel (talk) 11:18, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
  • The Utica shale assets were written off in 2014, so the mention of those is no longer accurate.
 Done. Beagel (talk) 13:45, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
  • Finally, regarding the Gulf BOE, the page numbers are 230 and 231 in the annual report and the business is identified as Gulf of Mexico deepwater. The conversion for natural gas to oil equivalent is 5.8 billion cubic feet = 1 million barrels.
I hope that these responses help to resolve your queries about the requests. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 17:25, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Was my note above helpful in answering your questions, Beagel? I hope you can look over this again. I am happy to discuss your questions further if needed. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:59, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks again, Beagel, for making the requested edits. In a note to me on June 22, 2016, you said you would be willing to simplify information about Gulf fields if there were no objections from others. Can you still help with this? Thanks, Arturo at BP (talk) 22:24, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Thank you again, Beagel, all of my requests are now complete. Arturo at BP (talk) 18:57, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
References

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BP at a glance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 36.
  3. ^ "Annual Report and Form 20-F 2015" (PDF). www.BP.com (PDF). BP. 2015. p. 231. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (2 May 2012). "BP Plc". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ "BP enters shale oil quest in Ohio". United Press International. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ "BP in the United States". BP. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "United States". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 194.
  9. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (3 May 2013). "BP to pay $18M for early restoration projects in Texas". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Company Overview of BP Exploration & Production Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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  15. ^ a b Eaton, Collin (21 March 2016). "After years of catch-up, BP eyes edge in shale". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  16. ^ a b "BP's US Lower 48 unit buys Devon's New Mexico assets". Oil & Gas Journal. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  17. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 4.
  18. ^ a b c Stanley Reed url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/business/energy-environment/ban-lifted-bp-bids-42-million-to-win-gulf-oil-leases-in-us-auction.html?_r=2 (19 March 2014). "Ban Lifted, BP Bids $42 Million to Win Gulf Oil Leases in U.S. Auction". The New York Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |author= has generic name (help); Missing pipe in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  35. ^ "United States: Refining". BP. 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  36. ^ a b Dezember, Ryan (6 March 2012). "BP Draws Buyer Interest in Two Refineries". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  37. ^ Haggett, Scott (24 July 2012). "BP-Husky Toledo refinery set for September turnaround". Reuters UK. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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  50. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 194.
  51. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 4.
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  55. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 222.
  56. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 230.
  57. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 231.
  58. ^ Annual Report 2015, p. 44.

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Updates from 2016 Annual Report

BP published its Annual Report for 2016 in April. As I have in previous years, I went through the report to see what can be updated on Wikipedia. My suggestions are below although more will be posted later, focused primarily on operations outside of the U.S. 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? Given Beagel's involvement with similar requests in the past and Cloudbound's recent edits to the page that have made updates of the kind I'm proposing, I want to bring this to their attention, too.

Infobox

  • Update the infobox with the following changes:
    • Update the number of employees: 74,500[1]
    • Update the production output year (the 3.3 million figure stays the same): 2016[2]

Introduction

  • Update the second paragraph with the following changes:
    • As of 31 December 2016, BP had operations in 72 countries[3]
    • Total proved reserves: 17.81 billion barrels
    • The company has around 18,000 service stations worldwide,[4] including 7,100 in the U.S.[5]

Operations

  • Update the first paragraph with the following changes:
    • BP has operations in 72 countries worldwide[6]
    • As of December 2016, it had 74,500 employees worldwide[7]

United States

  • Update the first paragraph with the following changes:
    • In 2016, BP's production in the United States included 335,000 barrels per day (53,300 m3/d) of oil and 1.656 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.
  • Update the fourth paragraph with the following changes:
    • As of 2016, the company operated nine North Slope oilfields in the Greater Prudhoe Bay area, producing 107,900 net barrels per day (17,900 m3/d)[8]
    • We can also delete and accounting for about 60% of all Alaska North Slope production. In 2015, 107,000 barrels per day (17,000 m3/d) were produced in Alaska.
  • Update the last paragraph with the following changes (Information in the Annual Report is slightly outdated on this point, so I am proposing we use BP's website with the most up-to-date figures on the number of wind farms in the U.S.):
    • As of 2016, BP operated 13 wind farms in seven states in the U.S., and held an interest in another in Hawaii.[9] The company's net share of wind generation in the U.S. in 2016 was 4,389 gigawatt hours.[10]

Main business segments Oil and natural gas

  • Update this subsection with the following changes:
    • 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 2016, BP produced around 3.3 million barrels per day (520,000 m3/d) of oil equivalent, of which 2.048 million barrels per day (325,600 m3/d) were liquids and 7.075 billion cubic feet per day (200.3×106 m3/d) was natural gas, and had total proved reserves of 17.81 billion barrels (2.832×109 cubic metres) of oil equivalent, of which liquids accounted 10.3 billion barrels (1.64×109 cubic metres) and natural gas 43.3 trillion cubic feet (1.23 trillion cubic metres).[11]

Oil refining and marketing

  • Update the first paragraph with the following changes:
    • We can delete As of December 2015, BP owned or held a share in 13 refineries worldwide.[10]

Alternative and low carbon energy

  • Update the third paragraph with the following changes:
    • As of 2016, BP operates 13 wind farms in seven states across the U.S., and holds interest in a wind farm in Hawaii.[9] Its net generating capacity from these sites was 1,452 megawatts of electricity.[12]
    • We can delete In the United States, BP has built or purchased 16 wind farms with total gross capacity of around 2,600 megawatts and another 2,000 MW under development.

Corporate affairs

  • Update the second paragraph with the following changes:
    • In 2016, the company's revenue was US$183 billion, compared to $222.894 billion in 2015.[13]
    • We can delete operating loss was $9.571 billion and net loss was $6.400 billion.
    • As of 2016, BP employed 74,500 worldwide.
    • We can delete 79,800 people employed by the company worldwide

I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 22:34, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

References

References

  1. ^ "Annual Report and Form 20-F 2016" (PDF). BP. 6 April 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 3
  3. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 2
  4. ^ Annual report 2016, p. 2
  5. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 32
  6. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 2
  7. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 2
  8. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 245
  9. ^ a b "BP Wind Energy Sites". BP. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 38
  11. ^ Annual report 2016, p. 23
  12. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 38
  13. ^ Annual Report 2016, p. 122
 Done. However, there is still some information based on the Annual report 2015. Maybe we could find the same information from the Annual Report 2016 or from other sources, so we could remove AR 2015 at all. Beagel (talk) 16:06, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Thanks again, Beagel, for so quickly taking care of these updates. If you don't mind, would you mind making a few small fixes?
  • The second paragraph of the introduction reads "As of 31 December 201, …" Can you fix 2016?
    • Also in that paragraph, I see you left off the number of service stations in the U.S. I wasn't sure if that was on purpose or an oversight.
  • In the first paragraph under United States, it should say 335,000 barrels per day of oil.
  • The revenue figure in the second paragraph of Corporate affairs should say $183 billion and there is wiki coding later in the sentence.
I will look again to see what other updates can be made from the new report and leave a new request.
Thanks again. Arturo at BP (talk) 23:22, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Beagel: You requested I see if some of the outstanding details currently referenced to the 2015 Annual Report can be referenced to the 2016 filing. The following items can be updated citing the 2016 Annual Report
Operations
  • BP operations are organized into two main business segments, Upstream and Downstream[1]
Oil and natural gas
  • Edit the second sentence of this section to update the number of countries
    • The activities in this area of operations take place in 28 countries worldwide.[2]
I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 19:29, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ 2016 Annual Report, p. 10
  2. ^ 2016 Annual Report, p. 24
Marking this request as answered for now. Feel free to reopen this request if anything new develops. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 21:52, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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Updates for United Kingdom

As Beagel marked United Kingdom as needing updates on May 25, I have offered some suggestions along with citations for support:

  • Update the numbers and the reference in the second sentence to read as follows:
    • BP has a major corporate campus in Sunbury-on-Thames, which is home to around 3,500 employees and over 50 business units.[1]
  • The figures for the number of employees for North Sea operations in Aberdeen, Scotland, and trading functions at Canary Wharf are outdated. Since there are no sources that give accurate numbers for those locations, I ask that the figures be deleted from the following two sentences:
    • Its North Sea operations are headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, where it employs around 3,000 people. BP's trading functions are based at 20 Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London, where around 2,200 employees are based.
  • Update the number of service stations in the the final paragraph of United Kingdom:
    • There are 1,200 BP service stations in the UK.[2][3]

I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 21:19, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "ICBT Sunbury". BP. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ Gosden, Emily (26 December 2016). "BP in talks with grocery store partners to boost global forecourt sales". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Who we are". BP. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
@Arturo at BP:  Done DrStrauss talk 13:21, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, DrStrauss. Just one quick follow-up note: now that the new figure for service stations is added under "United Kingdom", the following sentence can be removed:
Retail sites operated by BP in the UK include over 1,100 service stations.
If you would be willing to look at another small request of mine, I will be posting some further updates to operational information, this time to replace the currently outdated details for Australia. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 14:20, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
@Arturo at BP: done that, will look at the Australia request tomorrow :) DrStrauss talk 22:17, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Updates for Australia

Among the areas that could be updated under "Other locations" is the paragraph on BP in Australia.

  • As the Bulwer Island refinery is no longer operational since 2015, the first sentence can be be edited as follows (also updating figures for Kwinana)
    • Replace: In Australia, BP operates two out of the country's five[1] refineries: Kwinana in Western Australia, which can process up to 146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) of crude oil per day and is the country's largest refinery, and the Bulwer Island refinery in Queensland, which can process up to 102,000 barrels (16,200 m3) of crude per day.
    • With this new wording: BP operates the Kwinana refinery in Western Australia, which can process up to 146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) of crude oil per day and is the country's largest refinery,[2] supplying fuel to 80 per cent of Western Australia.[3]
  • The article does not mention BP's involvement in the North West Shelf in Australia
    • Add: BP is a non-operating joint venture partner in the North West Shelf (NWS), which produces LNG, pipeline gas, condensate and oil.[4] The NWS venture is Australia's largest resource development and accounts for around one third of Australia's oil and gas production.[5][6]
  • Either within the same paragraph or under "Oil refining and marketing" the number of service stations in Australia can be added
    • Add: There are approximately 1,400 BP service stations in Australia with over 1,000 of them owned by independent operators.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

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? I am happy to discuss any questions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 14:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

 Working DrStrauss talk 22:20, 29 August 2017 (UTC) Done DrStrauss talk 08:21, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Beveridge, John (4 April 2013). "It's a bleak future for refineries in Australia". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ Denton, Vicky (6 May 2015). "BP Australia to invest AUD 450 million to expand and upgrade retail network". F+L Daily. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ McKnight, Gareth (16 May 2017). "$80m overhaul at BP". The West Australian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ Chambers, Matt (18 May 2016). "BP job cuts go deeper as focus turns to fuel retailing". The Australian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ Lanis, Roman; Govendir, Brett; McClure, Ross (25 April 2017). "Counting the missing billions: How Australia is losing out to oil and gas giants". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ Daiss, Tim (15 January 2016). "Woodside hedges bet with extra $2B North West Shelf investment". Rigzone. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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Good Article Potential

Hello, as I help with an edit request I noticed that this is one of the best looking "Gas Station articles". Your 2006 Good Article Nomination was done by a reviewer with no chance at helping you fix issues. I highly recommend after fixing the maintenance problems on the page, nominating. Top workers on the page include: @Arturo at BP: and @Beagel:

AmericanAir88 (talk) 00:15, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

LGBTQ+ recognition

On October 1, an editor created the Protests against the company section. This section contains a single subsection called No Pride in BP. The bulk of the section references a student campaigning organization's website on its protest of BP, yet there has been no coverage of this protest in reliable, independent sources that I've found.

Whether or not this information is included, this does bring up a question about whether other information should be included on BP’s LGBTQ+ record. To place the "No Pride in BP" details into context and add some balance, here are just a few examples of BP's work in this area that has received recognition:

  • In 2014, BP backed a global study researching challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and for ways that companies can be a "force for change" for LGBT workers around the world.[1]
  • In 2015, Reuters wrote that BP is "known for their more liberal policies for gay and transgender workers".[2]
  • A 2016 article in the Houston Chronicle said BP was "among the first major companies in the United States to offer LGBT workers equal protection and benefits roughly 20 years ago".[3]
  • BP scored a 100 percent on the 2018 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, which was released in 2017.[4]
  • Also in 2017, BP added gender reassignment surgery to its list of benefits for U.S. employees.[5]
  • According to the Human Rights Campaign, BP is one of only a few oil and gas companies offering transgender benefits to its employees.[5]
  • BP ranked No. 51 on the list of Top 100 employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff on the 2017 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.[6]
  • Also in 2017, John Mingé, chairman and president of BP America, signed a letter alongside other Houston oil executives denouncing the proposed "bathroom bill" in Texas.[7]

I am curious what other editors think about potentially including some of this information.

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) 21:54, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

@Arturo at BP: Your information is completely true and backed up with sources. When I implement it, it will need to have less of a promotional and trivial tone though. "No Pride in BP" has no notability and I support that it should be removed from the page. Where do you want me to include this information and are you ok with me deleting the "No Pride in BP"?. Thank you.
Thanks for your reply here, AmericanAir88. I would be comfortable with deletion of "No Pride in BP", so long as others raise no concerns about it. Regarding adding in the other information, please do so if it's appropriate. I have no specific thoughts on exact placement. Might make sense to put this as a subsection of "Corporate affairs". Arturo at BP (talk) 23:01, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
@Arturo at BP: Ok, Request Granted. I will make little tweaks. AmericanAir88 (talk) 00:46, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for looking at this, AmericanAir88. Arturo at BP (talk) 20:19, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "BP backs global discrimination research". Financial Times. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Driver, Anna (30 January 2015). "Exxon adds discrimination protections in U.S. for LGBT workers". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ Blum, Jordan (16 January 2016). "In energy sector, coming out 'can put you at risk'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Corporate Equality Index 2018" (PDF). Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Hunn, David (26 May 2017). "BP boosts benefits, includes gender reassignment surgery". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Stonewall Workplace Equality Index" (PDF). Stonewall. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ Andrews, Travis M. (1 August 2017). "Houston oil executives join Dallas business leaders in denouncing Texas 'bathroom bill'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

"Needs update" tags

Back in December, Beagel marked several areas of the article as needing updates. I went through available sources to see what can be addressed and have compiled a list.

Alternative and low carbon energy
"As of 2012, the BP Alternative Energy business employed 5,000 people."

  • This is very outdated and there are no recent sources that I could find that offer an updated figure, so I ask that this sentence be deleted.

Stock
"Shares reached a post-spill high of $49.50 in early 2011 and as of April 2012 shares remain down approximately 30% from pre-spill levels."

  • I did not see recent sources giving BP's current stock price in the context of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. However, I propose the article include BP's 2017 year-end stock price of $42.03[1]

Shares held by country/Major shareholders

  • Update with the following:
    • As of December 31, 2016, 41% of BP shares were held in America, 31% held in the UK, and 12% in the rest of Europe with the remaining shares held by investors from other countries.[2]
    • There is also a current list of major shareholders and percentages listed in this Financial Times profile, I'm not sure what the best approach is to updating these since they do change from time to time

Corporate affairs
BP is the fifth-largest energy company by market capitalization, fifth-largest company in the world measured by 2012 revenues, and the sixth largest oil and gas company measured by 2012 production.

  • This is an area where details change each year, yet coverage of the details is inconsistent from year-to-year. I propose we replace these details with a simple sentence saying BP is one of the big oil "supermajors".[3] Its status as a supermajor is already sourced to Reuters in the introduction.


Also, I saw that Rosneft has been added to the list of subsidiaries in the infobox. Although BP owns a stake in Rosneft (which is already noted in the article), it's not correct to say that Rosneft is a subsidiary. Is there a more appropriate place to list this or should it simply be removed?

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) 15:42, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Share price". BP. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Financial and Operating Information 2012-2016" (PDF). BP. p. 30. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Supermajors - Largest Oil Companies". OilPrices.org. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

Reply quotebox with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 24-FEB-2018

Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted and individual advisory messages - either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposals - have been inserted underneath each major proposal. Please see the Notes section at the bottom of the quotebox for additional information about each request. Spintendo      02:20, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

As of 2012, the BP Alternative Energy business employed 5,000 people.
checkY Deleted
___________

I propose the article include BP's 2017 year-end stock price of $42.03
no Declined[a]
___________

"As of December 31, 2016, 41% of BP shares were held in America, 31% held in the UK, and 12% in the rest of Europe with the remaining shares held by investors from other countries." There is also a current list of major shareholders and percentages listed in this Financial Times profile, I'm not sure what the best approach is to updating these since they do change from time to time.
no No actionable request[b]
___________

Corporate affairs - I propose we replace these details with a simple sentence saying BP is one of the big oil "supermajors". Its status as a supermajor is already sourced in the introduction.
 Partly done[c]
___________

Although BP owns a stake in Rosneft (which is already noted in the article), it's not correct to say that Rosneft is a subsidiary.
no Declined[d]

Notes

  1. ^ The stock price of $42.03 may not be in the context of the oil spill, which is the immediate surrounding context of this section's claims.
  2. ^ This section of the request contains two contradictory parts. The first is the proposal to change the listed figures. The second is the statement I'm not sure what the best approach is to updating these.. The proposal and the statement work at cross-purposes to each other, and they render the request as non-actionable.
  3. ^ As the description of the company's size is already listed and sourced in the lead, the proposal for this sentence's replacement is duplicative of already-existing claims. Accordingly, the statement was removed while its suggested replacement was not implemented.
  4. ^ The proposal that Rosneft not be labeled a subsidiary is unreferenced.


Thank you, Spintendo. I will clarify two of the requests.
  • Please replace As of 2012, 38% of BP shares were held by American investors, 36% by British investors, and 14% by the rest of Europe with the remaining shares held by investors from other countries with:
As of December 31, 2016, 41% of BP shares were held in America, 31% held in the UK, and 12% in the rest of Europe with the remaining shares held by investors from other countries.[1]
Dormskirk: I see you had updated the largest institutional investors. Are you interested in updating this detail, too?
done. Dormskirk (talk) 21:30, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
  • Please remove Rosneft from the list of subsidiaries in the infobox. As mentioned in the article, BP owns a stake of Rosneft, yet it's not correct to say that Rosneft is a subsidiary. In the reliable sources below, none of them refer to Rosneft as a subsidiary of BP.
Russia's Rosneft, BP agree to jointly tap Arctic oil and gas, Retuers
teams up with Rosneft to bring more Russian gas to Europe, The Telegraph
BP strikes deal with Iraq to exploit giant Kirkuk field, Financial Times
done. Dormskirk (talk) 21:31, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Again, 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) 21:15, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you to Dormskirk and again to Spintendo for the review of these requests and making suitable updates in the article. Arturo at BP (talk) 16:36, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Financial and Operating Information 2012-2016" (PDF). BP. p. 30. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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