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As you may gather from my account name, I am an employee at BP. (I chose this username so that my affiliation with BP is clear and still appropriate per [[WP:ORGNAME|guidelines on use of company names]].) Out of respect for guidelines on [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]] and the importance of a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], I will not make any edits to this article. However, I have noticed a number of inaccuracies and would like to help improve the quality of the article, for example by providing resources to update company information. I’ll start with small, focused suggestions which I will post on this page later. I look forward to working with the Wikipedia community, and don’t hesitate to ask me any questions! [[User:Arturo at BP|Arturo at BP]] ([[User talk:Arturo at BP|talk]]) 16:16, 11 May 2012 (UTC) |
As you may gather from my account name, I am an employee at BP. (I chose this username so that my affiliation with BP is clear and still appropriate per [[WP:ORGNAME|guidelines on use of company names]].) Out of respect for guidelines on [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]] and the importance of a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], I will not make any edits to this article. However, I have noticed a number of inaccuracies and would like to help improve the quality of the article, for example by providing resources to update company information. I’ll start with small, focused suggestions which I will post on this page later. I look forward to working with the Wikipedia community, and don’t hesitate to ask me any questions! [[User:Arturo at BP|Arturo at BP]] ([[User talk:Arturo at BP|talk]]) 16:16, 11 May 2012 (UTC) |
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== Out of date information in introduction == |
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Last week I posted a note on this page to introduce myself as an employee of BP interested in helping to improve the quality of this article. I mentioned then that I had noticed some inaccuracies: these include some out-of-date information in the article's introduction. I do not want to make any direct edits to the article but instead provide the information below for other editors to edit the article as they see fit. |
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The first paragraph of the introduction includes the following statement: |
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:It also has major [[renewable energy]] activities, including in [[biofuel]]s, [[Hydrogen economy|hydrogen]], and [[wind power]]. |
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BP is not substantially involved in hydrogen: it is not listed on the company's [http://www.bp.com/managedlistingsection.do?categoryId=7042&contentId=7072403 Alternative Energy website], and [http://hydrogenenergycalifornia.com/uncategorized/scs-energy-agrees-to-take-over-heca-and-to-move-project-forward this press release] and this [http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x796275637/Revised-hydrogen-plant-would-emit-less-pollution news article] discusses BP's exit from a hydrogen project in California last year. Can this sentence be updated to remove the mention of hydrogen as a major renewable energy? |
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The article currently lists Byron Grote as Chief Financial Officer in both the infobox and in the "Corporate affairs" section. This should be updated to Brian Gilvary as explained on page 10 of the [http://www.bp.com/assets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/set_branch/STAGING/common_assets/bpin2011/downloads/BP_Annual_Report_and_Form_20F_2011.pdf 2011 Annual Report]. |
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If I can provide any further explanation of the changes outlined above, please do not hesitate to ask. Should these edits be made without issue, I may return to propose further suggestions. Thanks. [[User:Arturo at BP|Arturo at BP]] ([[User talk:Arturo at BP|talk]]) 15:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC) |
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BP disambiguation page
Shouldn't you be transfered to the disambiguation page when typing in BP in to the search?JanderVK (talk) 15:11, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
- No, because this BP is undoubtedly the primary topic. JonChappleTalk 15:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Colombian pipeline
The expression "Colombian government paramilitaries" is fundamentally wrong. Even though there ware some links between a number of Colombian politicians and policemen or soldiers, paramilitarism wasn't ever a policy of the Colombian government. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitarism_in_Colombia 186.80.241.141 (talk) 05:08, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
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Activity in 1909–1979
... In 1967 there was the disaster of the giant oil tanker, the Torrey Canyon, which founded off the English coast ....
The correct word is "foundered", not "founded".
Done Dru of Id (talk) 15:40, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
This should also link to this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey_Canyon_oil_spill
Stoomy (talk) 15:06, 4 January 2012 (UTC)Stoomy
Done Cleaned it up a little, too. Dru of Id (talk) 15:53, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Mobil in the UK
This article makes no mention of the Joint Venture and later acquisition of parts of Mobil in the late 1990's in the UK transforming Mobil forecourts to BP ones selling Mobil Lubricants. More details about it can be found here : Mobil; but I'm not sure where in the BP article it should be incorporated. JonEastham (talk) 15:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Quit solar
BP has ended it's solar programme [1] petrarchan47Tc 19:22, 22 April 2012 (UTC)petrarchan47Tc 22:40, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
I have removed an image of solar panels given that BP has nothing to do with solar any longer. To leave the image is verging on greenwashing. petrarchan47Tc 21:46, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
Introducing myself
As you may gather from my account name, I am an employee at BP. (I chose this username so that my affiliation with BP is clear and still appropriate per guidelines on use of company names.) Out of respect for guidelines on conflict of interest and the importance of a neutral point of view, I will not make any edits to this article. However, I have noticed a number of inaccuracies and would like to help improve the quality of the article, for example by providing resources to update company information. I’ll start with small, focused suggestions which I will post on this page later. I look forward to working with the Wikipedia community, and don’t hesitate to ask me any questions! Arturo at BP (talk) 16:16, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
Out of date information in introduction
Last week I posted a note on this page to introduce myself as an employee of BP interested in helping to improve the quality of this article. I mentioned then that I had noticed some inaccuracies: these include some out-of-date information in the article's introduction. I do not want to make any direct edits to the article but instead provide the information below for other editors to edit the article as they see fit.
The first paragraph of the introduction includes the following statement:
- It also has major renewable energy activities, including in biofuels, hydrogen, and wind power.
BP is not substantially involved in hydrogen: it is not listed on the company's Alternative Energy website, and this press release and this news article discusses BP's exit from a hydrogen project in California last year. Can this sentence be updated to remove the mention of hydrogen as a major renewable energy?
The article currently lists Byron Grote as Chief Financial Officer in both the infobox and in the "Corporate affairs" section. This should be updated to Brian Gilvary as explained on page 10 of the 2011 Annual Report.
If I can provide any further explanation of the changes outlined above, please do not hesitate to ask. Should these edits be made without issue, I may return to propose further suggestions. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 15:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC)