Oil

BHP needs to address dividend policy

Name: BHP needs to address dividend policy
Uploaded: 2016-01-15T16:51:37.101Z
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Lex on mining group’s writedown of US oil and gas assets

Mining company BHP has unveiled another writedown of its US oil and gas assets, this time for $4.9bn. Lex’s Robert Armstrong and Jonathan Eley discuss whether, given the pressure of falling energy prices, BHP must give up its progressive dividend policy.

January 15, 2016

Studio filmed by Rod Fitzgerald. Produced by Josh de la Mare.