June 5 (Reuters) -
* BHP GETS BIDS VALUING SHALE UNIT AT UP TO $9 BILLION - BLOOMBERG, CITING SOURCES
* BHP HAS RECEIVED FIRST-ROUND BIDS FOR U.S. SHALE PORTFOLIO FROM COS INCLUDING BP (LON:BP), CHEVRON, VALUING UNIT AT $7 BILLION TO $9 BILLION - BLOOMBERG, CITING SOURCES
* ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, PARTNERING WITH BLACKSTONE GROUP, ALSO SUBMITTED A BID FOR BHP'S ENTIRE SHALE UNIT LATE IN MAY - BLOOMBERG