FuelFix (blog) | Investor pushes BHP Billiton to spin off US oil business FuelFix (blog) Activist investor group Elliott Associates is pushing Australian mining conglomerate BHP Billiton to splinter off its U.S. oil business and list it on the New York Stock Exchange. In a letter released Monday, the hedge fund said BHP Billiton's Houston ... FTSE 250 closes at fresh record high and oil climbs on strong demand and uncertainty over Syria conflict Hedge fund wants to unify BHP's corporate structure, split off US oil BHP Urged by Elliott to Spin Off U.S. Oil Unit in Overhaul |