Post Tagged with: "BHP Billiton"

Dramatic Increase in Upstream M&A Seen for H2 2018

Dramatic Increase in Upstream M&A Seen for H2 2018

According to a recent report from Drilling Info, 2Q 2018 activity was low with only $8.7 billion in mergers and acquisitions compared to the quarterly average since 2009 of $17.8 billion.

Drilling Info believes this was partially due to investors’ …

Will EVs Swap Oil for Copper?

Will EVs Swap Oil for Copper?

EVs could demand enough copper, other metals to dwarf oil market fallout: BHP

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, EVs could displace oil demand of 2 million barrels a day as early as 2023. “That would create a glut of …

BHP Billiton: Oil is Our Highest Margin Business

BHP Billiton: Oil is Our Highest Margin Business

Mining giant BHP Billiton looks to capitalize on long-term oil market recovery —its highest margin business—with “value over volume” energy strategy

Even as oil prices fight their way back to a $50 per barrel level and mining companies like Freeport …