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Under new CEO Mike Henry, BHP is looking to ramp up its copper and nickel extraction businesses while divesting "mature" oil and gas assets, a sign that the company is preparing for a future in which the energy mix looks a lot different. 

Henry is also focusing BHP's coal portfolio on higher quality coking coal mines.

"In a decarbonizing world, we see there being upside for those assets," Henry told analysts.

The coronavirus pandemic hammered demand for oil, gas and coal as factories were shut, planes were grounded and people were ordered to stay at home. Some analysts think demand many never fully recover, encouraging companies to accelerate green energy plans.

Earlier this month, BP unveiled a tenfold increase in low-carbon investments as it prepares for a world that uses much less oil.