Company Profile For BHP Billiton Limited

BHP Billiton plc is a diversified natural resources company. The Company is engaged in extracting and processing minerals, oil and gas from its production operations located primarily in Australia, the Americas and southern Africa. It sells its product worldwide with its marketing activities centralized in Singapore, The Hague and Antwerp. The Company operates in nine customer sector groups (CSGs): petroleum, aluminum, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore; manganese, metallurgical coal, and energy coal. Its Petroleum CSG is a global oil and gas business with producing assets in six countries and exploration opportunities in a further six countries. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company realized annual production volumes of 137.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. Its sells its crude oil production to refiners worldwide at market prices.

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 30 June 2009, BHP Billiton Limited's revenues decreased 16% to $50.21B. Net income decreased 62% to $5.88B. Revenues reflect lower volume of sales from Petroleum, Aluminium , Base metals, Stainless steel and Diamond & specialty product segments. Net income also reflect a decrease in other income, an increase in Finance lease & hire purchase interest expense and increased discounting on provisions & other liabilities.