Business dealsBHP moves to shed oil and gas for nickel, tapping into EV demand
Company sets sights on 'forward-facing' metal in decarbonization drive
A BHP-invested oil field in the Gulf of Mexico: The company says it is considering a potential merger of its petroleum business with Woodside Petroleum. (Photo courtesy of BHP)
FUMI MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
August 17, 2021 05:05 JST
SYDNEY -- Anglo-Australian BHP Group on Monday revealed it is in talks to sell its petroleum business in a deal potentially worth 20 billion Australian dollars ($14.7 billion) as the global push toward decarbonization spreads to the traditionally carbon-intensive commodities sector.