BHP tipped to cut US shale spend to shore up dividend promise


MELBOURNE: BHP Billiton Ltd may be forced to slash its planned $4 billion spending this year on U.S. shale wells and book writedowns on its shale assets as it battles plunging prices for its biggest earners iron ore, oil and copper.

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