Oil, gas to rebound faster than metals, coal: BHP
Petroleum well placed to maintain its position as BHP's highest margin business, grow free cash flow contribution
Sydney
BHP Billiton Ltd sees oil and gas markets rebounding faster than its mined commodities as it considers potential acquisitions and weighs as much as US$5 billion in project spending.
The world's biggest miner, which booked writedowns of US$7.2 billion against its US shale unit earlier this year, said that recovering oil prices and efforts to lower costs are making investment opportunities more attractive.
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