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BHP Billiton Acquisition Possible In 2012 After Shell Signals Woodside Stake Sell-Off

February 2012 | Corporate Financing Analysis

Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell has made a much-anticipated confirmation regarding its shareholding in Australian independent Woodside Petroleum.

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