Ann: Woodside and BHP to create a global energy company, page-3

My uptake of the combined merger of oil and gas assets.

BHP will have a reduced market capitalisation.
Reduced gross profits (smaller earnings but smaller outlays).
Reduced divided.
Same amount of shares outstanding.

WPL will become a true international corporation.
Larger market capitalisation.
Bigger profits (from BHP's assets).
But larger costs of running them.
Receiving a WPL dividend.
Same amount of shares outstanding.

What worries me is that BHP will be almost 100% reliant on China
as a customer (as does FMG and RIO).
Now that worries me, all our eggs in one basket.