More At IHS CERAWeek Tuesday, Andrew Mackenzie, BHP Billiton Ltd.’s chief executive officer, gave a keynote speech where he addressed the importance of the free market in marketing fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, while also addressing climate change. It is possible, he said, to use fossil fuels while also making use of technology to reduce emissions. While best known for being in the coal business – it is the largest mining company in the world – BHP Billiton has also been a player in the oil and gas industry since the 1960s. Today, BHP has a global upstream business, and is a large investor in U.S. shale, and has operations in the Gulf of Mexico. BHP also supplies oil, gas, coal and uranium, and Mackenzie said many say it will take an “all of the above” approach to meet energy demand. The company focuses on geology, technology and […]