BHP investors weigh Trump factor on US shale gas
Peter KerResources reporter
BHP Billiton is "likely" to soon increase rig numbers and grow production in its controversial US onshore petroleum division, but big shareholders are keen to better understand how US President Donald Trump's energy policy might affect the business.
Mr Trump has wasted no time making his thoughts known on energy policy, announcing on the day of his inauguration that his regime would "embrace" shale oil and gas in the US and was "committed to clean coal technology".
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