BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) to Release Preliminary 2007 Earnings August 18

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) will release the preliminary earnings for 2007 on Monday, August 18.  The financial results will be posted on the company’s website at bhpbilliton.com/bb/investorsMedia/reports/financialReports.jsp.

BHP Billiton Limited is a diversified resources group. The Company is a producer of energy-related products, such as energy coal, oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and uranium. Its customer sector groups (CGS) are organized into nine business units: petroleum, aluminium, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal and energy coal.

The Company generally extracts and processes minerals, oil and gas in the southern hemisphere from its production operations in Australia, Latin America and southern Africa. Its sales are concentrated in the northern hemisphere. In August 2006, BHP Billiton plc completed the sale of its 45.5% interest in the Valesul Aluminio SA joint venture to its joint venture partner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 33.3% interest in Global Alumina's Sangaredi Refinery Project in Guinea, West Africa.

In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Anglo Potash Ltd.

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