BHP is a world-leading resources company. We are among the world’s top
producers of major commodities, including iron ore, metallurgical coal and
copper. We also have substantial interests in oil, gas and energy coal.
We operate under a Dual Listed Company structure with two parent companies
(BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc) operated as if we were a single
economic entity, which we refer to as BHP. We are run by a unified Board and
management.
Our corporate purpose is to create long-term shareholder value through the
discovery, acquisition, development and marketing of natural resources. We do
this through our strategy: to own and operate large, long-life, low-cost,
expandable, upstream assets diversified by commodity, geography and market.
We extract and process minerals, oil and gas, with more than 60,000 employees
and contractors, primarily in Australia and the Americas. Our products are sold
worldwide, with sales and marketing led through Singapore and Houston, United
States. Our global headquarters are in Melbourne, Australia.
