BHP Billiton is the world's largest diversified natural resources company
We are distinguished from other resource companies by the combination of the quality of our assets; our deep inventory of growth projects; our customer-focussed marketing; our diversification across countries, commodities, and markets; and our petroleum business.
As at 30 June, 2009 we had some 40,990 employees working in over 100 operations in 25 countries. Reflecting our aim to be a premier global company, we occupy significant positions in major commodity businesses, including aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, manganese, iron ore, uranium, nickel, silver and titanium minerals, and have substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and diamonds.
The central tenet of the BHP Billiton business model is that its diversified portfolio of high quality assets provides stable cash flows and an enhanced capacity to drive growth. In FY2009, we generated revenue of US$50.2 billion, attributable profit (excluding exceptional items) of US$10.7 billion and net operating cash flow of US$18.9 billion.
BHP Billiton was created through the Dual Listed Companies (DLC) merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Billiton Limited) and Billiton Plc (now BHP Billiton Plc), which was concluded on 29 June 2001.
BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc continue to exist as separate companies, but operate on a combined basis as BHP Billiton. The headquarters of BHP Billiton Limited, and the global headquarters of the combined BHP Billiton Group, are located in Melbourne, Australia. BHP Billiton Plc is located in London, United Kingdom. Both companies have identical boards of directors and are run by a unified management team. Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in the BHP Billiton Group as a whole.
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24 Feb 2021 - Fund Manager Chris Pedersen discusses Interest rate risk, Repoting Season update, BHP, COL & FMG.
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16 Feb 2021 - At the closing bell the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 48 points up, or 0.7% higher to finish at 6,917. Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) announced some leadership changes t…
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16 Feb 2021 - BHP (ASX:BHP) is to offer shareholders a higher-than-expected $US1.01 per share dividend after reporting underlying profit had increased 16 per cent to $US6.3 billion…
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25 Jan 2021 - The local sharemarket is up 0.4 per cent or 27 points to 6828 as we head into afternoon trade. On the futures market the SPI is 25 points higher. Iron ore miners are …
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18 Jan 2021 - Australia’s sharemarket closed lower today despite a strong performance from some of our retailers. The S&P/ASX 200 index finished 52 points down or 0.8 per cent lowe…
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18 Jan 2021 - The local bourse has fallen in the first two hours of trade with gains in the health care sector unable to offset losses in the materials sector. The S&P/ASX 200 inde…
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24 Dec 2020 - The ASX rose at the open on a shortened day of trade to end 0.3% higher. All of the sectors ended higher except for healthcare and utilities. Shares in Credit Corp (A…
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23 Dec 2020 - BHP (ASX:BHP) has met the licensing requirements to restart operations at Samarco in Brazil, five years after a waste dam collapse.
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09 Nov 2020 - The local bourse has popped at the open, hitting a fresh eight-month high with strong gains across the board. The positive moves come as investors digest news Joe Bid…
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09 Nov 2020 - Fairmont Equities Managing Director Michael Gable takes a technical look at S&P500, BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP), AMA Group Ltd (ASX:AMA) and Waypoint REIT Ltd (ASX:WPR).
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09 Nov 2020 - BHP (ASX:BHP) has completed the transaction to acquire an additional 28 per cent working interest in Shenzi from Hess Corporation for US$505 million.
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3 Nov 2020 - The ASX maintained strong momentum throughout the day and was propelled by news of the RBA’s cash rate cut to a historic low. Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA), CSL (ASX:CSL…
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26 Oct 2020 - The local share market has finished the session lower. The S&P/ASX 200 Index dropped 11.4 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6156, declining for a third straight session. It…
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20 Oct 2020 - The local sharemarket has finished Tuesday's session in the red. The ASX 200 closed 0.7 per cent or 45 points lower at 6185.BHP, CSL and CBA offset gains in Afterpay.…
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20 Oct 2020 - Local shares opened lower this morning and following a choppy morning of trade the ASX 200 is down 0.4 per cent or 26 points to 6204. Futures are 3 per cent lower.
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15 Oct 2020 - The Australian stock market has mustered up a rally this morning, rising 0.8 per cent, despite earlier expectations of a weak start and weak leads from Wall Street. G…
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06 Oct 2020 - After a struggle in mid-morning trade, the ASX managed to close 0.4% higher. Shares soared for both Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) and Saracen Mineral Holdings (AS…
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06 Oct 2020 - BHP (ASX:BHP) has signed to acquire an additional 28 per cent working interest in Shenzi, a six-lease development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
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01 Oct 2020 - The ASX rose at the open is now tracking 1.5% higher at noon. Shares in plumbing supplies group Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) have shot up today after reporting strong…
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11 Sep 2020 - The pre-election political gridlock in the United States continues, as a new Republican stimulus package worth $US300 billion fails to advance through the Senate. Wal…
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02 Sep 2020 - CEO Chris Pedersen looks at RBA comments, market observations and BHP (ASX:BHP).
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18 Aug 2020 - The Australian share market rose at the open and closed 0.8 per cent higher. The Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed the economic downturn in Australia was the most s…
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18 Aug 2020 - BHP (ASX:BHP) is looking to divest two of its Queensland metallurgical coal mines as it looks to simplify portfolio to focus on higher quality steel-making products.
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07 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market shot up at the open and is now tracking 0.1 per cent higher at noon. The materials sector is doing well today with shares in St Barbara (A…
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01 Jun 2020 - The local sharemarket started the new month with a 1.1 per cent rally to finish at 5819 as iron ore miners pushed higher and banks bounced back from a weak start.