BP pays $10.5 bln for BHP shale assets to beef up U.S. business
A unit of British oil major BP PLC will acquire BHP's unit which holds the Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Permian assets for $10.5 billion.
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Lundin Mining launches hostile $1.4 bn bid for Nevsun
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Cameco lays off 700 staff
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De Beers sizes up Canadian diamond project, first big buy in nearly 2 decades
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Platinum’s worst may soon be over despite record bearish bet
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