5th Jun 2008 07:45
5 June 2008 Number 20/08
BHP BILLITON MITSUBISHI ALLIANCE LIFTS FORCE MAJEURE
BHP Billiton announced today that, effective 5 June 2008, force majeure has been lifted across the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) managed operations (including BHP Billiton Mitsui (BMC)). Force majeure was put in place on 24 January 2008 following extreme weather and flooding across the central Queensland coalfields.
On 25 February 2008, BHP Billiton advised that its equity coal production loss from flooding at its BMA and BMC operations was estimated to be between 3.7 and 4.6 million tonnes. The latest assessment indicates that BHP Billiton's share of production loss is expected to be at the upper end of that range. Discussions are continuing with insurance assessors to progress claims arising from the events.
The extreme weather and declaration of force majeure has also resulted in delivery delays for some of the 2007 sales contracts. Sales from BMA and BMC during the 2008 financial year are expected to include approximately 2.1 million tonnes (BHP Billiton share) of coal priced at the higher 2008 agreed prices. Approximately 1.4 million tonnes (BHP Billiton share) of coal that will be delivered in the first quarter of the next financial year will be sold at 2007 prices.
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