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Correction requested: Farkhad Akhmedov not associated with Bechtel

Hello, I am IZ at Bechtel 2. Two recent edits by an IP editor (1)(2) claim that Farkhad Akhmedov is chairman of Bechtel Energy. The article cites the Official Journal of the European Union. The journal states "He founded Tansley Trading, which supplied equipment to Russian gas producers and became a minority shareholder in Nortgas, an oil and gas company in Siberia, as well as Chairman of Bechtel Energy". The problem is: It is not true that Akhmedov is Chairman of Bechtel Energy, nor was it ever true.

It appears the European Union document may be based off a misunderstanding of this Forbes source, which states:

• In 1987 he founded Tansley Trading, which supplied equipment to Russian gas producers.
• Six years later, he became a minority shareholder in Nortgas, an oil and gas company in Siberia.
• In 1998, he bought out the 44% stake of another investor, Bechtel Energy, and became chairman of Nortgas.
• He sold that stake in 2012 for $1.4 billion.

The Farkhad Akhmedov article on Wikipedia states that "In 2012, Akhmedov sold his 49% stake in Northgas to Novatek for $1.375 billion." The Nortgas article also states that Akhmedov controlled Nortgas after he acquired Bechtel Energy's stake in Nortgas. Akhmedov did not, at any time, become chairman of Bechtel Energy, or any other Bechtel entity. The entity that at one time owned a minority interest in Nortgas was Bechtel Energy Resources Corporation, which sold its interest in Nortgas in 1996 and was dissolved in 2007. Akhmedov was not at any time Chairman of Bechtel Energy Resources Corporation.

I would also note that Bechtel Energy Inc. (a Delaware entity formed in 2006 as Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc. with a name change to Bechtel Energy Inc. in 2021) does not have a chairman, which you can see on Bechtel's Leadership page on its website.

I am stepping in as Bechtel's representative in place of User:EM_at_Bechtel. As I work for Bechtel and have a conflict of interest, I am hoping someone else can review this request and update this article appropriately on my behalf. Thank you, IZ at Bechtel 2 (talk) 14:15, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

References

Subject to comments from other editors, I agree that it should be removed, not least because the senior management section should deal with the senior management of Bechtel Inc rather than its subsidiaries. Dormskirk (talk) 15:08, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

I support removal. Schazjmd (talk) 15:31, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Now removed. Dormskirk (talk) 16:46, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

@Dormskirk and Schazjmd: Thank you both for your support in correcting this error. IZ at Bechtel 2 (talk) 18:47, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Lack of objective criticism

As others have pointed out, lack of balance criticism and company response over the Cochabamba Water War. Also there is no comment whatsoever on Bechtel's involvement in the Three Mile Island cleanup controversy, ref Park's whistleblowing, the company involvement in the polar crane scandal, the ignoring of regulations etc. 2A00:23C4:D617:7701:574:37BA:DE92:93EB (talk) 20:28, 11 July 2022 (UTC) Jacob, 11 July 2022.

Encyclopedia-sucky language

• "Locations and operational activities
  Bechtel's major operational locations are in Brisbane". Yes, the corporation has offices in those place, perhaps major offices or district offices. Please change to another type of English, apart from "corporate speak". 89.8.163.135 (talk) 20:16, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Company logo changed

Bechtel adopted a new company logo on 1-Feb-23. The old one was in use since 1947. https://www.bechtel.com/ 2600:8800:5080:72:A4DA:1D8:BF6A:C3BC (talk) 00:28, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Controversies and criticisms

How come there are none but one major controversy, of there have been many with Bechtel, listed in this article? Needs improvement. 87.123.242.139 (talk) 04:55, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

New logo available

Hello, this is CM at Bechtel, and I am back to represent Bechtel on Wikipedia. I recently uploaded Bechtel's new logo to Wikipedia, which you can find here. Can editors please replace the old logo with the new one in the infobox of this article? I have a conflict of interest so I'd prefer if another editor could add it. Thank you. CM at Bechtel (talk) 15:30, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Logo updated. Regards,  Spintendo  21:58, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Spintendo. CM at Bechtel (talk) 18:41, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Request: Update President/COO and add new locations

Hello, this is CM at Bechtel with a few extra requested updates. Because I have a conflict of interest, I am asking if others can please review these requests and update the article.

Request 1

• Update the second sentence of Management
  • Remove: Jack Futcher is president and chief operating officer.
  • Replace with: Craig Albert is president and chief operating officer.
    • Reason for the change: Craig Albert succeeded Jack Futcher

Request 2

• Update the first sentence of Locations and operational activities
  • Add offices in Chandler, Arizona and Knoxville, Tennessee to the list alphabetically.
    • Reason for the change: These are also major locations for Bechtel

References

Thank you. CM at Bechtel (talk) 16:51, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Approved  Spintendo  02:00, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Spintendo. CM at Bechtel (talk) 17:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Request: Add subsection on Manufacturing & Technology

Hello, this is CM at Bechtel with a new request. Because I have a conflict of interest, I am asking if others can please review this request and update the article.

Request

• Update the Locations and operational activities section with a new subsection titled "Manufacturing & Technology". This could go at the end of the other Bechtel business units within that section.
  • Add:

Manufacturing & Technology

The Manufacturing & Technology unit designs and builds projects in the semiconductor, electric vehicle, synthetic materials, and data center markets. M&T was selected by Intel to build a $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Ohio. Other projects include electrical vehicle charging infrastructure for school bus provider First Student, and front-end engineering design for Mitra Chem's commercial cathode manufacturing facility.

References

Thank you. CM at Bechtel (talk) 19:41, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

 Declined There are no dates here in the prose for when these occurrences happened. Regards,  Spintendo  00:15, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

@Spintendo: Thank you for your feedback. Here is a revised request that includes the dates.

Request

• Update the Locations and operational activities section with a new subsection titled "Manufacturing & Technology". This could go at the end of the other Bechtel business units within that section.
  • Add:

Manufacturing & Technology

The Manufacturing & Technology unit designs and builds projects in the semiconductor, electric vehicle, synthetic materials, and data center markets. M&T was selected by Intel in November 2022 to build a $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Ohio. Other projects awarded in 2022–2023 include electrical vehicle charging infrastructure for school bus provider First Student and front-end engineering design for Mitra Chem's commercial cathode manufacturing facility.

References

Thank you. CM at Bechtel (talk) 18:22, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

References

 Partly done Everything was added to the article's new M&T subsection, except the following claims regarding: (a) Mitra Chem (whose WikiLink was not provided) and (b) the price of Intel's new semiconductor facility. Regards,  Spintendo  08:17, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Spintendo. CM at Bechtel (talk) 19:11, 21 December 2023 (UTC)