Jan 18 (Reuters) - BHP Ltd BHP.AX :
* QTRLY PETRLOEUM PRODUCTION 48 MMBOE VERSUS 51.4 MMBOE LAST YEAR
* QTRLY TOTAL COPPER PRODUCTION 429 KT VERSUS 357 KT LAST YEAR
* QTRLY IRON ORE MINED (100% BASIS) 72 MT VERSUS 70 MT A YEAR AGO
* TOTAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTION GUIDANCE FOR 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR REMAINS UNCHANGED AT BETWEEN 180 AND 190 MMBOE
* COPPER GUIDANCE FOR 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR REMAINS UNCHANGED AT BETWEEN 1,655 AND 1,790 KT.
* GUIDANCE FOR 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR REMAINS UNCHANGED AT BETWEEN 239 AND 243 MT, OR BETWEEN 275 AND 280 MT ON A 100 PER CENT BASIS
* PETROLEUM CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF US$1.9 BILLION IS NOW PLANNED IN FY18, A REDUCTION FROM OUR PREVIOUS GUIDANCE OF US$2.0 BILLION
* "WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVES TO DIVEST OUR ONSHORE US ASSETS FOR VALUE"
* HY UNDERLYING EBIT EXPECTED TO INCLUDE IMPAIRMENT CHARGES, MOSTLY RELATED TO CONVEYORS AT ESCONDIDA, IN RANGE OF US$250 MILLION - US$350 MILLION
* "LONGER TERM, WE EXPECT US ATTRIBUTABLE PROFITS TO BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY LOWER US CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE"
* FY PRODUCTION GUIDANCE FOR METALLURGICAL COAL REDUCED TO BETWEEN 41 AND 43 MT
* OLYMPIC DAM COPPER OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP-UP TO FULL CAPACITY IN THE MARCH 2018 QUARTER
* EXPECT OLYMPIC DAM COPPER PRODUCTION TO INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 215 KT IN 2019 FINANCIAL YEAR
* OLYMPIC DAM COPPER PRODUCTION PRODUCTION GUIDANCE UNCHANGED AT 150 KT FOR THE 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
* FINANCIAL IMPACT OF U.S. TAX REFORM IS EXPECTED TO GIVE RISE TO AN EXCEPTIONAL ITEM IN DECEMBER 2017 HALF YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS