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Woodside Petroleum-BHP Petroleum merger cleared in Japan

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 28 Apr 2022 09:23
  • 28 Apr 2022 09:23
The merger between Australian oil producer Woodside Petroleum and BHP’s oil and gas portfolio was approved by the Japan Fair Trade Commission, according to the Japanese regulator’s quarterly merger list published today.
The parties submitted their agreement for review to the Japanese regulator on Feb. 1, and it was approved

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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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