"Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton agrees to buy shale gas assets from US firm Chesapeake Energy for $4.75bn. . Via: BBC News - US & Canada Link: BBC News - US Canada . . . . . . Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Trevor Bayne highlights from Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2010 Sam s Town 300 From: aaronssports Views: 345 1 ratings Time: 01:... A bill is expected to be introduced that would prohibit passing gas in public in the African country of Malawi. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett... USA TodayManny Pacquiao Shows Off Justin Bieber-Style Haircut in Las VegasNESN.comWhat do you" [1]

"BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it has moved its Jansen potash project into the feasibility stage Photograph by: William West, Getty Images BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it has moved its Jansen potash project into the feasibility stage, a move that drew high praise from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. It will be one of the largest projects in the history of the province if it goes ahead, Wall told reporters. It s another signal of confidence from industry, from the businesses... . PHOTOS: Federal Government in pictures . VIDEOS: Federal Government in vide" [2]

"BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as "an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process". . This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada," the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre-commitment f" [3]

"Philippines: BHP Billiton moves out, Unearth Justice moves on . So, BHP Billiton, the world’s mining industry numero uno; whose CEO receives an annual salary and benefits package that could feed all residents of Macambol for many, many years; has given up its stake at the Pujada Nickel Project in Macambol, Mati, Davao Oriental. . The formidable “enemy of the people” of Macambol is finally moving out of their lives. . But what does this really mean? . Some in the global mining sector were baffled by this development. They wonder why BHP Billiton is making major changes in its nickel subsidiary, tot" [4]

"Network Links news.com.au FOXSPORTS Newspapers CareerOne Carsguide TrueLocal RealEstate Myspace AU BHP's Morgan moves on . BHP Billiton Ltd director David Morgan has quit, and will take up a senior position with US investment firm JC Flowers. BHP's Morgan moves on . 23 Nov 2009 Find related BHP Billiton director David Morgan quits . BHP Billiton director David Morgan has quit to take up a senior position with US investment firm JC Flowers. BHP Billiton director David Morgan quits . 23 Nov 2009 Find related David Morgan resigns as BHP director . BHP Billiton director David Morgan has quit, and will take up" [5]

"BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre-commitment funding of $US240 million ($A238.36 million) to support the early development of the Jansen project. . "BHP Billiton has commenced drilling and site preparation for the ground freezing process that is required prior to the sinking of the production and service shafts. . "Based on the current schedule, Jansen is expected to start producing saleable potash from its 3,370 million tonne in-situ Mineral Resource in calendar year 2015." . Jansen is projected to produce around eight mil" [6]

"BHP moves Jansen potash to feasibility Updated: 12:29, Thursday February 3, 2011 . BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as 'an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process'. . 'This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada,' the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statemen" [7]

"Premier Wall praises BHP Billiton as Jansen project moves into next stage of development Kenya StarThursday 3rd February, 2011 (Source: Leader-Post) BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it has moved its Jansen potash project into the feasibility stage, a move that drew high praise from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall.?It will be one of the largest projects in the history of the province if it goes ahead,? Wall told reporters. ?It?s another signal of confidence from industry, from the businesses of the world, in this case an international business, in the resources we have.?The Australian-based mining giant says putting the project into the advanced category ? part of its project approvals process ? reflects its c" [8]

"BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as "an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process". . This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada," the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre-commit" [9]

"BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as 'an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process'. . 'This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada,' the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre-commitment" [10]

"Ethical investment and mining companies - Ethical investment and BHP Billiton, BHP Billiton's moves towards socially responsible development, Just a PR exercise? . . ETHICAL INVESTMENT AND MINING COMPANIES . . To invest, or not to invest. That is the question. It seems where mining is concerned, ethical investors have no conclusive answers. . "Deep Green" or "hard-core" ethical investors generally exclude mining from their portfolios. "At the end of the day, mining remains a large scale dirty operation, presenting potential dangers to wildlife, the environment and workers. This eliminates it from most of our clients' investment lists," says Thomas. . . But others take a diff" [11]

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"BHP Billiton moves into shale gas . Mining giant BHP Billiton on Tuesday agreed $4.75 billion purchase for the Arkansas shale assets of Chesapeake Energy Corp, a move that will boost its oil and gas holdings by 45 percent.BHP, the world's biggest miner, said it would take on all Chesapeake's interests in Fayetteville Shale USA, including the midstream pipeline system, and expected to fund the purchase with cash. . Natural resources giant BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) has agreed a deal to buy Chesapeake Energy Corp’s interests in the Fayetteville Shale, US, including the midstr" [13]

"This has NOT been served from cache Request served from apache server: produk-web-08 token: 8c3b1076-8862-49a7-ad62-4b349d31c1af App Server /produk-app-08/ Cameron calls in Larry the cat to catch the rats Share this Link this (Adds details, Neptune commissioning halted) HOUSTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (BLT.L) on Monday said it had moved two drilling rigs from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Dean. Spokesman Patrick Cassidy said the two rigs... . Aug 20 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton ( ) on Monday said it had moved two drilling rigs from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Dean. . Spokesman Patrick Cassidy said the two rigs were "dynamically positioned" and could move quickly to safe waters pending Dean's passage. . T" [14]

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"BHP Billiton’s remarkable growth has been driven by luck, shrewd dealmaking and, above all, China’s demand for steel BHP Billiton . Aug 19th 2010 from the print edition . AROUND the turn of the millennium the bosses of Billiton, an ambitious South African mining company, sat in the lobby of a big fund manager waiting to talk up their firm’s prospects. At first they were welcomed warmly. But their hosts’ smiles turned to frowns when they discovered that the waiting delegation was from a firm in the unfashionable business of mining. They had been expecting a group from lastminute.com, an online travel agent with a seemingly bright future. . In March 2001, after t" [16]

"BHP Billiton moves markets . The weaker global markets naturally held the JSE back for most of the day. Then is came news that BHP Billiton would look at buying Rio Tinto. This pushed up Rio Tinto shares in London and naturally Anglos which on the JSE ended up over 10% higher. . BHP Billiton shares fell back 4,33% to 22960c. . Bloomberg were saying that such a purchase would be the biggest ever with Rio Tinto with a market cap of around $165 billion. A combined group would control one third of the mined iron ore market and be a massive supplier of coal and copper. . B" [17]

"Woodside, that nation's second-largest oil-and-gas producer, following mining giant BHP Billiton , will yield about $3.36 billion for the 10% interest that Shell is unloading. The transaction, which is being conducted with unidentified institutional investors, will reduce Shell's interest in the private company from 34.27% to 24.27%. Once the transaction is completed, Woodside likely will become a more attractive acquisition candidate, because Shell's power to prevent a deal will be reduced. . Shell itself attempted a takeover of Woodside a decade ago, only to be thwarted by Australian authorities. For that reason, among others, I wouldn't be surprised to learn of a bid for the $34 billion company by BHP Billiton, w" [18]

"THE Chinese chemical conglomerate Sinochem Group has formally asked the government to back a bid for Potash Corp of Canada in a move that could trump BHP Billiton's hostile $US40 billion ($42.7 billion) bid, a Chinese newspaper reported yesterday. . The Beijing-based Economic Observer cited unnamed sources as saying that, according to a preliminary assessment, Sinochem would need between $US40 billion and $US60 billion to trump a hostile offer by BHP Billiton for Potash Corp. The amount would be too much for Sinochem, the weekly newspaper cited analysts as saying. . But in its application to the government, Sinochem argued that Beijing should back a bid for the Canadian firm because potash is key to China's national food security, the paper said. . The report follows BHP Billiton fi" [19]

"--> Editorial --> --> BHP moves forward on huge potash mine . --> CBJ Feb. 2 BHP Billiton announced its Jansen potash mine is advancing to the feasibility study phase today, removing some doubt over the Saskatchewan mega-project. . BHP Billiton's strategy is to develop and safely operate large, long-life, low-cost assets, Graham Kerr, President of BHP Billiton Diamonds and Specialty Products, said in a statement. The Jansen Project has the potential to become one of the world's premier potash mines and the platform for a significant and scalable potash business for BHP Billiton. . Melbour" [20]

"BHP Billiton Ltd is moving towards a new integrated and centralised marketing system aimed at improving efficiencies which will be in place by mid 2004. . The global company said the new system would have all information stored digitally and available immediately to all offices in all divisions around the world. . BHP Billiton chief information marketing officer Peter McLure said that after the merger between BHP and Billiton, the global miner had several systems in place, all poorly developed and in different commodity areas. . This new system was already having results within the company's carbon steel and manganese divisions and was expected to be completed across the organisation by mid 200" [21]

"Westcor’s role had been brought into question recently when it emerged that the DRC was considering rescinding the SADC mandate and pursuing the project independently, together with BHP Billiton. In fact, only last month Westcor CEO Dr Pat Naidoo indicated that the DRC’s decision may have stripped Westcor of its status as implementer and might, therefore, have to be disbanded. . But, in an interview with Engineering News , a far more optimistic Naidoo, who had briefed President Jacob Zuma on the project and Westcor’s concerns ahead of the summit, insisted that Westcor’s role had been restored, but that its shareholding would now be enlarged to include other governments and their utilities. . Westcor’s current shareholders" [22]

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"After successive setbacks on planned merger and acquisition deals, BHP Billiton Ltd had conceded that absorbing such defeats were wholly difficult for the giant resources firm, which is also regarded as the world's largest mining operator. . After succeeding setbacks on planned merger and acquisition deals, BHP Billiton Ltd had conceded that absorbing such defeats were wholly difficult for the giant resources firm, which is also regarded as the world’s largest mining operator. . Related Articles . Subscribe to The Economic Monitor . Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most relevant news, data and anlaysis . Sample . BHP Billiton started the week by announcing that its $40 billion takeover b" [25]

"BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) said Wednesday it has moved its Jansen potash project into the feasibility stage. . The company says putting the project into the advanced category — part of its project approvals process — reflects its commitment to the project, the province and the country. In December 2010, BHP Billiton submitted the Environmental Impact Statement for the project to the Saskatchewan government, and last year, it announced $240 million US in pre-commitment funding for the early development of Jansen. . “We are very pleased to announce that Ja" [26]

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"BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it has moved its Jansen potash project into the feasibility stage, a move that drew high praise from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. . “It will be one of the largest projects in the history of the province if it goes ahead,” Wall told reporters. “It’s another signal of confidence from industry, from the businesses of the world, in this case an international business, in the resources we have.” . The Australian-based mining giant says putting the project into the advanced category — part of its project approvals proces" [29]

"Jobs BHP Billiton moves to shorter-term iron ore contracts . Published 2:53 PM, 30 Mar 2010 . Source: News Bites. . BHP Billiton Ltd has reached agreement with several customers throughout Asia to move existing iron ore contracts that were previously priced annually onto a shorter-term landed-price-equivalent basis. . The agreements represent the majority of BHP Billiton s iron ore sales volume. . The company says the structural change that the settlements represent is consistent with BHP Billiton achieving market clearing prices. . . STOCK DASHBOARD: March 30, 2010 . BHP Billiton . Pri" [30]

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"Resources: BHP Billiton (BHP) Moves to Sell Iron Ore At Market Prices More News related to BHP More News related to More News related to More News related to Corporate News More News related to Corporate News . BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP), the largest miner in the world, announced on Tuesday that it has agreements in place that will surely drive costs higher and cause volatile price swings for steelmakers, as the company will sell its iron ore to customers at market prices. As the key ingredient in the manufacturing of steel, iron ore could nearly double in prices per metric ton over last year, when the going rate was roughly $60 a metric ton. The climbing price of iron ore is a result of the demand for steel in China to continue the world's m" [36]

"BHP moves Jansen potash to feasibility Updated: 09:17, Thursday February 3, 2011 . BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as 'an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process'. . 'This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada,' the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statemen" [37]

"BHP Billiton says its has moved to the next phase of its proposed Jansen Potash Project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. . BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as "an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process". . "This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada," the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre" [38]

"BHP Billiton Potash Project Moves Into Advanced Approvals Ph BHP Billiton (BHP) ADRs are higher after Reuters reported that the company said its Jansen potash project is moving into the feasibility study phase. An environmental impact statement was submitted in Canada in December. The company said the project has moved to an advanced stage of the approvals process, the report said.BHP shares are up 1.99%, or $1.82, to $93.27. . Send to cell Add your own Comments Type your own comment here . . View all" [39]

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"Technology BHP moves from oil to gas . BHP Billiton Trinidad Tobago, which has seen its oil production rapidly decline, will move into gas production in the first quarter of 2011, its operations manager said. . News wires 27 January 2010 16:32 GMT . . . Our oil continues to approach a natural decline in the fields. It will be helped by our ability to produce the gas and sell it to the market place. We do see our projects steering more toward gas than oil in the future, Jon Krome, the company's vice president for operations in Trinidad, said at an energy conferen" [41]

"Published 7 hours ago by BBC BHP Billiton moves into shale gas . . Anglo-Australian miner for $4.75bn (£2.9bn). . The purchase of Chesapeake's stake in a field in represents a move into the rapidly expanding shale gas business for BHP. . The field currently produces... Share this . What others report on the same story . Quotes " This transaction marks BHP Billiton's entry into the US shale gas business. The operated position we are obtaining will immediately make BHP Billiton a major North American shale gas pro" [42]

"BHP suspended ore extraction at the mine, which last year produced 164,000 metric tonnes of copper cathode, during the strike and has said it is losing 500 tonnes of copper production a day as a result. . The strike at Spence, coupled with other supply disruptions, falling ore grades at older mines, and a lack of new projects coming on stream, has helped make the outlook for copper the tightest among industrial metals. . DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Shale be right for aggressive BHP . BHP'S $US4.7 billion US shale oil acquisition represents just 38 per cent of the $US12.2bn in cash generated in its l" [43]

"BHP Billiton said in a statement overnight that it had moved the project into the feasibility study phase, which it described as ``an advanced stage of (the company's) project approvals process''. . ``This decision further highlights the Group's ongoing commitment to the Project, the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada,'' the miner said in the statement. . BHP Billiton submitted the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in December. . In January, the company said it had allotted pre-commitment funding of $US240 million ($A238.36 million) to support the early development of the Jansen project. . ``BHP Billiton has commenced drilling and site preparation for the ground freezing process t" [44]