SUGAR LAND--July 20, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--BHP Billiton plc (NYSE:BHP) (Melbourne, Australia), the world's biggest <a href='http://www.industrialinfo.com/database/metals_and_minerals/' target='_blank'>mining company</a>, this week reported a 13% decline in <a href='http://www.industrialinfo.com/database/oil_and_gas_production/' target='_blank'>oil production</a> for fiscal 2017, including a 26% drop from its U.S. onshore business. Industrial Info is tracking more than $22 billion in active projects involving BHP, including more than $12 billion in North America that reflect the waxing and waning fortunes within the company's mining and drilling businesses. Within this article: Details on BHP's highest-valued projects in North America, including a major potash-mining project in Canada and operated and non-operated assets in the U.S. areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Other companies featured: BP plc (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)