BHP Billiton Chronology
Page 1
BHP Billiton invests in
renewable energy and
thermal recycling
technology.
BHP Billiton completes
withdrawal from the
Ok Tedi copper mine in
PNG and establishes a
development fund for the
benefit of the PNG people.
Demerger of BHP Steel.
BHP Billiton confirms China
Liquefied Natural Gas Deal.
AURIAS global diamond
brand launched.
BHP Billiton announces
commencement of Bream
Pipeline in Bass Strait.
2002
2001
BHP Billiton merger
approved company
listed on AXS and LSE.
Antamina Copper-Zinc
project in Northern
Peru achieves
BHP Billiton logo introduced. commercial production.
BHP Billiton and Alcoa
JV with Teekay Shipping
complete merger of
Corp divesting BHP
North American metals
Transport & Logistics
distribution businesses.
operations encompassing
ship management,
crewing and marine
technical services.
BHP Billiton completes
sale of Indonesian
coal operations.
BHP Billiton’s Typhoon
Ekati Diamond
Oilfield commences
Mine starts Misery
production in Gulf of Mexico. Pipe production.
New iron ore joint venture
and US$9 billion sales
contracts with China.
Iron Ore JV and US$37 billion
sales contracts with Japan’s
JFE Steel Corporation.
BHP Billiton approves
US$870 million Escondida
Sulphide Leach Copper
Project in Chile.
BHP Billiton signs
Wheelarra JV and announces
US$32 billion additional
sales contracts.
BHP Billiton receives
Global Business Coalition
Innovation Award for
HIV/AIDS management.
BHP Billiton approves
US$990 million Spence
copper project in
northern Chile.
BHP Billiton’s Illawarra
Coal cuts greenhouse gas
with new power plant.
Production commences
from the ROD Integrated
development in eastern
Algeria.
2004
2003
Chip Goodyear appointed
BHP Billiton Chief Executive.
BHP Billiton signs letter
of intent with Korea
Gas Corporation for the
purchase and supply of
liquefied natural gas from
the North West Shelf in WA.
First oil and gas production
from the Boris field in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
First aluminium cast at the
Mozal Expansion Project in
Mozambique.
BHP Billiton announces
first contractual gas
deliveries to customers
from the Zamzama
Phase 1 development in
Sindh Province, Pakistan.
BHP Billiton announces first
oil and gas production from
the Boris-North well in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
First aluminium cast at the
Hillside Expansion Project
at Richards Bay, South Africa.
Esso Australia and
BHP Billiton commence
largest combined
exploration and drilling
program in Bass Strait.
First gas production
from the jointly operated
BHP Billiton/SONATRACH
wet gas development at
Ohanet in southern Algeria.
BHP Billiton signs
unconditional and binding
heads of agreement with
Chugoku Electric Power
Co, Inc for the long-term
supply of liquefied
natural gas (LNG).
to The Australian Gas
Light Company (AGL)
for US$687 million.
Agreement reached to sell
Koornfontein Mine (a mine
within Energy Coal’s South
African portfolio), together
BHP Billiton and MMC Norilsk with 15 mtpa of Richards
Nickel, Russia’s largest
Bay Coal Terminal entitlement
mining and metals company, to an entity controlled
announce the launch of
by a black economic
an alliance to explore and
empowerment consortium.
develop mineral resources
BHP Billiton launches global
in the Russian Federation.
technology centre in Perth,
BHP Billiton agrees to sell
its Australian coal bed
methane (CBM) interests
2006
2005
First production from
the Angostura field in
Trinidad and Tobago.
BHP Billiton announces
first production from
the Minerva gas field
development in the
offshore Otway Basin,
Victoria, Australia.
Oil and natural gas
production begins from
the Mad Dog development,
located in the deepwater
Gulf of Mexico.
The Chinese Academy
of Science (CAS) and
BHP Billiton create a
strategic alliance for joint
research and development,
Newcastle Third Port
Project (the Project)
approved, with a
capital investment
of US$390 million.
BHP Billiton offer
for Rio Tinto.
BHP Billiton Board decides
that it no longer believes
that completion of the
offer for Rio Tinto would
be in the best interests of
BHP Billiton shareholders.
Western Australia, one of
three global innovation
centres.
education and technology
commercialisation in
scientific and technical
areas for the minerals
and energy industries.
BHP Billiton and China’s
Baosteel Corporation
sign agreement to
facilitate joint technical
research to enhance
BHP Billiton Board meets in the use of raw materials
China for first time (Beijing). in iron and steel making.
BHP Billiton acquires
BHP Billiton announces
Western Mining
signing of the JFE Western
Corporation (WMC).
4 joint venture with JFE
Steel and its existing
Yandi joint venture
partners, ITOCHU Minerals
and Energy of Australia and
Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation,
which will secure long-term
sales contracts worth
approximately US$43 billion.
2008
2007
Raw materials mined
in Australia and Chile
used to produce medals
for the 2008 Olympic
and Paralympic Games
in Beijing, China.
BHP Billiton’s West Cliff
Ventilation Air Methane
Project (WestVAMP) –
a world-first greenhouse
gas reduction initiative
– officially opened.
BHP Billiton Chronology
Page 2
First oil production
commences ahead of
schedule from BHP Billiton
operated Pyrenees project,
offshore Western Australia.
BHP Billiton acquires
Athabasca Potash
in Canada.
BHP Billiton enters
into joint venture
for Indonesian Coal
Project (Maruwai).
2010
2009
First oil and natural gas
production commences
from the Shenzi
development in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The tension leg platform
(TLP) has a nominal
capacity of 100,000 barrels
of oil per day and 50 million
cubic feet per day of natural
gas, on a 100% basis.
Standardised minimum
period of paid parental
leave introduced.
BHP Billiton celebrates
the opening of the
‘Newman Mining Hub’
at its Western Australia
Iron Ore operations.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore and
Western Australia’s Pilbara
communities celebrate 40th
anniversary of the railing
and shipping of the first
iron ore mined from the
Mt Newman Project.
First production from the
expansion of the Alumar
alumina refinery in Brazil.
Mad Dog South appraisal
well and sidetrack,
drilled and operated by
BHP Billiton, encounters
significant hydrocarbon
bearing reservoir.
Hyundai Steel and
BHP Billiton sign an eight
year supply contract to
deliver 22 million tonnes
of iron ore from 2009.
2011
Acquire Chesapeake
Energy Corporation’s
Fayetteville USA
shale assets.
Successfully complete
A$6 billion off-market
buy-back of BHP Billiton
Limite d shares.
First gas commences
from the Angostura
Gas Project offshore
Trinidad and Tobago.