Petroleum News
BHP Billiton Approves Its Share Of NWS Angel Development
16 December 2005
BHP Billiton announced today its share of development costs for the North West Shelf Venture's Angel gas and condensate field off the north west coast of Australia.
BHP Billiton To Develop Stybarrow Oil Field In Exmouth Sub-Basin
24 November 2005
BHP Billiton today approved development of the Stybarrow oil field located in licence block number WA-255-P(2) in the Exmouth Sub-basin, approximately 65 kilometres from Exmouth, off the north west Australian coast.
BHP Billiton To Proceed With Second Phase Of Zamzama Gas Field Development
22 November 2005
BHP Billiton today announced approval for the Phase-2 development of the Zamzama gas field in Pakistan.
BHP Billiton Update On US Gulf Of Mexico Operations
13 October 2005
BHP Billiton's petroleum exploration and production operations in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) have recommenced following Hurricane Rita.
Typhoon Production Platform Damaged By Hurricane Rita
27 September 2005
An initial assessment of BHP Billiton assets in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Rita has revealed that the Typhoon tension leg platform (located in 2,000 feet of water in Green Canyon area Blocks 236/237, approximately 165 miles south-southwest of New Orleans) was severed from its mooring and suffered severe damage during the storm.
