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BIL 201306070011A
BHP Billiton Completes the Sale of Interest in East and West Browse Joint Ventures
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 07 June 2013
Number 13/13
BHP BILLITON COMPLETES THE SALE OF INTEREST IN EAST AND WEST
BROWSE JOINT VENTURES
BHP Billiton has completed the sale of its 8.33 per cent interest in the East Browse Joint
Venture and 20 per cent interest in the West Browse Joint Venture, located offshore Western
Australia, to PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd for US$1.63 billion plus
customary purchase price adjustments as announced on 12 December 2012.
All required approvals have been secured and relevant documents were signed today in
Beijing to finalise the transaction. This sale reflects BHP Billiton’s exit from the Browse Joint
Ventures.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com.
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Australia Australia
Gabrielle Notley James Agar
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email: Gabrielle.Notley@bhpbilliton.com email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Hadley Andrew Gunn
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email: Fiona.Hadley@bhpbilliton.com email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com
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email: Eleanor.Nichols@bhpbilliton.com Tara Dines
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United Kingdom Email : Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com
Ruban Yogarajah Americas
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com Brendan Harris
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
Jennifer White email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
email: Jennifer.White@bhpbilliton.com Matt Chism
Tel: +1 71 359 96158 Mobile: +1 281 782 2238
email: Matt.E.Chism@bhpbilliton.com
Americas
Jaryl Strong
Tel: +1 713 499 5548 Mobile: +1 281 222 6627
email: Jaryl.Strong@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
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Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with
Barclays)
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