Energy Daily: BHP: How shall I value thee?, Guard and goals changi...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 10 2013     Energy   BHP: How shall I value thee?   Anything Rio can do, BHP can do better. The former is cutting spending by a fifth in 2014, the latter is promising a quarter cut. But at 7 times trailing ebitda, BHP investors have already factored that in.       Guard and goals changing for asset groups     US shale boom squeezes European chemicals     Inmarsat gets a lift after rocket launch     Scottish consumers warned over power bills         Oil & Gas   Kentz to buy Valerus FS for $435m   Kentz shares rise by a tenth after it launches a $435m takeover of privately owned gas handling specialist Valerus Field Solutions       Can the Arctic be protected?     Builder shortages could slow expansion     Mexican energy bill set for rough ride     New twist in Mol dispute with Croatia   Mining   Record Chinese imports boost iron ore   Iron ore, the main commodity used in steelmaking, is seen as a proxy for industrial activity and construction in China, which imports more than half of the world's seaborne trade       Kazakhmys: Never mind the Bozshakol     Kazakhmys sheds power station   Nick Butler   Can the Arctic be protected?   One of the more regrettable conclusions from 2013 is that the Arctic cannot and will not be preserved and kept pristine from the process of economic development. The resource base is too substantial, the opportunity too tempting. As in the Garden of Eden the apple cannot be left untouched. Development is starting and will continue. The next question is whether it can be managed properly. Read more       Water deal offers solution to Dead Sea     'Super sewer' company appoints chairman     Renewables feel wind in their sails         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.