BLOOMBERG.COM
By Tim Smith
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd. plans to seek as much as A$3 billion ($2.7 billion) from a rights issue as early as today to fund its liquefied natural gas expansion plans, the Australian Financial Review reported, citing sources.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which owns 34 percent of Woodside, plans to support the offer, which is expected to be handled by Citigroup Inc., UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, the newspaper said.
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