BHP Billiton plc
BHP Billiton: Q1 2006 production report
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest miner reported record production figures for nickel, copper, natural gas and aluminium in Q1 with output up by 122%, 25%, 6% and 1% respectively.
Output would have been even better if not for bad weather in Australia and South Africa. The company said petroleum, iron ore and nickel operations based in […]
BHP Billiton: Full year results
BHP Billiton, the Australian mining company reported record results for the year to June 2005. The company said EBITDA rose 52.5% to US$11.4bn and EBIT rose 70% to US$9.3bn (both excluding exceptional items).
The boom in prices for iron ore and other commodities was the main reason for the spectacular growth. Production reached record volumes for […]
BHP Billiton: Full year production
Miner BHP Billiton has reported increases in production of oil and gas as well as most metals. Total production of petroleum products (21% of operating profits) declined by 3% to 119 mboe in in the year to June 2005. Production for the fourth quarter of the year was up 9% over the comparative period. […]
BHP Billiton : Q3 production
BHP Billiton’s third quarter production and the nine month production to March 2005 were up on most of its core products. However, production was below the previous quarter
BHP Billiton : Iron ore prices
BHP Billiton today announced that it has secured a 71.5% price increase for iron ore for 2005. Global demand continues to increase prices.
BHP Billiton said that the increase was necessary as the company incurred additional costs in meeting demand. BHP Billiton hoped to get a higher increase, but failed achieving an increase […]
BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton, a diversified miner, reported solid growth in turnover and operating profit in the first half of the 2005 financial year. For the six months to December 2004, turnover was up 41.6% to US$ 15.5bn, and EBITDA (pre-exceptional) was up 66.6% to US$5.2bn.
Higher commodity prices were the main driver of BHP Billiton’s […]
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