BHP Billiton plc reported production results for the second quarter and half year ended December 31, 2017. For the half year, the company's total petroleum production was 99 MMboe, total copper production was 833 kt, total iron ore production was 117 ((Mt), total Metallurgical coal production was 20 Mt, total energy coal was 14 MT, Onshore US was 35 MMbos, Conventional was 64 MMboe, escondida was 583 Kt and WAIO production was 136 Mt.

For the second quarter, the company reported total petroleum production was 48 MMboe, total copper production was 429 kt, total iron ore production was 62 (Mt), total metallurgical coal production was 10 Mt, total energy coal was 7 MT, Onshore US was 18 MMbos, Conventional was 31 MMboe, escondida was 315 Kt and WAIO production was 72 Mt.

The company revised production guidance for the financial year 2018. For the period, the company revised and previous guidance for petroleum production in the range of 180 MMboe to 190 MMboe, onshore US in the range of 31 MMboe to 61 MMboe to 61 MMboe to 67 MMboe, conventional production was 119 MMboe to 123 MMboe, copper production in the range of 1,655 Kt to 1,790 Kt, escondida was 1,130 Kt to 1,230 Kt, other copper was 525 Kt to 560 Kt, iron ore production in the range of 239 Mt to 243 Mt and WAIO in the range of 275 Mt to 280 Mt. Metallurgical coal current guidance in the range of 41 Mt to 43 Mt against previous guidance of 44 Mt to 46 Mt and energy coal current production guidance in the range of 29 Mt to 30 Mt against 29 Mt to 30 Mt.