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Buru Energy has continued to swell its coffers with the first crude oil sale of the financial year from its Ungani oil field in WA's Canning Basin. The latest oil lifting of 74,819 barrels is expected to net Buru around $1.6m for its share of the sale by the Buru-Roc Oil joint venture sold on a spot price basis.

Buru Energy has received an extra US$200,000 in cash for its share of the recent sale of crude oil from its Ungani oil field in Western Australia's Canning basin. Buru's third oil sale for the year originally settled in mid-May at A$1.2m, net to Buru, however contractual terms saw the final price tag upped by USD $200k due to rising oil prices throughout the month of May.

Buru Energy has received $1.2m in cash for its share of the latest sale of crude oil from its Ungani oil field in Western Australia's Canning basin. This is the third oil sale for the year and rounds out a solid first half for Buru that was already sitting on a cash pot of $30 million at the end of the March quarter.

Buru Energy's executive chairman, Eric Streitberg, has taken a 55 per cent pay haircut and its board fees have been reduced by 40 per cent to help it ride out the current global Coronavirus financial storm. Buru's strong balance sheet leaves it well placed to weather the storm, despite weak oil prices, with ongoing production at its Ungani oil field set to deliver further oil sales in mid-May.

Buru Energy said today it has maintained production at its Ungani oil project in the Kimberley but has joined other resources companies, including Australian Vanadium, in cutting salaries, directors fees and other spending to preserve cash during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buru Energy has received $1.9m cash for its share of the latest sale of crude oil from its Ungani oil field in Western Australia's Canning basin. The sale rounds out a solid quarter of oil sales for Buru who previously predicted it would achieve $5.4m in oil sales for the March quarter – a prediction that is looking good despite the recent drop in oil prices.

Buru Energy said it remains on track for its March oil delivery despite having to shut in its Ungani oil field for several days due to seasonal flooding in the region. Buru said production has now resumed at a rate of 1,500 barrels of oil per day after the passing of a deep tropical low and the next delivery from the port of Wyndham was due shortly.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Perth Basin could be in for a transformational year.

Buru Energy is delivering solid production rates of 1,500-1,600 barrels of oil per day from its Ungani field east of Broome despite wet season rainfall necessitating short term shut-ins to wells and causing minor flooding across roads. The shut-ins have enabled Buru crews to perform valuable down hole maintenance on a number of wells to keep production at a strong rate, with the next oil lifting scheduled for late March.

Buru Energy was sitting on a $32.4m pile of cash at the end of 2019 with $5.4m worth of oil net production cash flow still expected in the current quarter, representing a three-fold increase on the previous two quarters. The forecast is due to the favourable timing of oil liftings out of the port of Wyndham and the recent successful development drilling at its Ungani oil field in WA's Canning Basin.

Canning Basin focussed hydrocarbon explorer and producer, Buru Energy, has reported $3.5 million in revenues from its flagship Ungani oilfield near Broome in WA. Buru is sitting on 5.5 million acres of development and exploration permits in the Canning and it is already turning out about 1,400 barrels of oil per day at its flagship oilfield.

Canning Basin focussed hydrocarbon producer and explorer, Buru Energy, has a number of balls in the air for next year as it seeks to develop its range of gas and liquid hydrocarbon plays in the Canning Basin. Buru is sitting on 5.5 million acres of development and exploration permits and it is already turning out 1,400 barrels of oil per day at its flagship Ungani oilfield near Broome.

Canning Basin focussed hydrocarbon explorer and producer, Buru Energy, has largely completed its lateral section drilling at the emerging Ungani 7H well within the productive Ungani oilfield in the Kimberley region of WA. The company also reported some $3m in revenue from other wells within the Ungani oilfield this week, with two further production wells in the field, Ungani 6H and 7H, expected to come on-line during December.

Canning Basin focussed hydrocarbon explorer and producer, Buru Energy, has commenced wireline logging operations at its latest exploration well known as Miani 1. The new well is to the northwest of the company's Blina oilfield near Derby in WA. Buru recently reported some $3m in revenue from its Ungani oilfield, with two further production wells looming at Ungani 6H and 7H, expected to come on-line during December.

ANALYSIS: Plans for oil exploration in the Canning Basin announced over the weekend may deliver good news for Western Australia, but some of the claims surrounding the latest drilling program are extravagant to say the least.

Canning Basin focussed hydrocarbon producer, Buru Energy, has spudded a new oil exploration well known as Miani 1, to the northwest of the company's Blina oilfield, about 70km east of Derby, in the West Kimberley region of WA. The structure being targeted is well defined by 3D seismic and analogous to similar features in North America that hold major oil and gas accumulations, the company said.

Former Buru Energy managing director Keiran Wulff will replace outgoing Oil Search managing director Peter Botten, with the long-serving leader to hand over the reins in February.

Buru Energy is a step closer to unlocking its tight gas portfolio in the Canning Basin after the Western Australian state government lifted the moratorium on fracture stimulation over existing petroleum titles. The company previously estimated that its Yulleroo gas field contained 2C contingent resources of about 714 petajoules of gas and 24.9 million barrels of associated liquids within the Laurel tight gas formation.

Buru Energy is targeting further oil production from its Ungani oilfield in the onshore Canning Basin in Western Australia with the spudding of its Ungani-7H development well. The company plans to use a coiled tubing unit to drill the horizontal Ungani Dolomite reservoir sections of the earlier Ungani-6H and the current Ungani-7H wells in October, before placing both wells into production.

Buru Energy has identified the potential for an 11 metre oil pay zone in the Upper Anderson section after completing wireline operations at its Adoxa-1 conventional oil exploration well on shore in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The company will now case the well before mobilising the NGD 405 rig to drill the nearby Ungani-7H production well at the Ungani oil field before returning to Adoza-1.

Buru Energy has observed hydrocarbon shows after intersecting the secondary target Anderson Formation at its Adoxa-1 conventional oil exploration well in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The significance of these individual sand bodies with hydrocarbon shows in cuttings samples will be evaluated with wireline logs once the well is completed to its total planned depth of 2,200m.

Buru Energy has encountered good to excellent shows while drilling through the primary objective Reeves Formation at its highly-prospective Adoxa-1 conventional oil exploration well in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Live oil shows were observed at the surface and the well also intersected oil shows in cuttings samples of interpreted good quality sands at 970m and 1,565m measured depth.

Buru Energy has spudded the Adoxa-1 conventional oil exploration well targeting the potential for multiple stacked reservoirs within the greater Yakka Munga regional structure in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. A success at Adoxa-1 will supplement and enhance the company's existing reserves and production cashflow from the nearby Ungani Oilfield and potentially unlock several follow-up structures in the area.

Buru Energy continues to maintain a stable production base of between 960 and 1000 barrels of oil per day from its Ungani oilfield in the Canning basin in WA's Kimberley region. Work to upgrade the fluid handling capacity of the production facility is also on track and the company has signed a new oil sales contract on more favourable commercial terms with Petro-Diamond Singapore.

Buru Energy has confirmed Andrew Forrest has taken a small stake in the company, after the oil producer responded to a price query today.

Buru Energy has kicked off a flurry of drilling activity that seeks to unlock the oil and gas potential of the severely underexplored Canning Basin in northern WA. Besides two horizontal production wells that could substantially increase its oil output, the company is also preparing to drill the Yakka Munga-1 and Rafael-1 exploration wells, either of which could be game changers if they are successful.

Buru Energy has spudded its highly anticipated Ungani-6 horizontal production well that is aimed at increasing the ASX-listed company's oil production in the vastly underexplored Canning Basin in WA's north. It will be completed to intersect the target Ungani Dolomite reservoir before the rig moves on to drill the Ungani-7 production well. A coiled tubing unit will then be mobilised to drill the horizontal sections of both wells.

Buru Energy is preparing to kick off its 2019 drilling season in the Canning Basin in northern WA with the mobilisation of the NGD Loc 405 drill rig from Perth to its Ungani-6 horizontal oil production well, which is expected to spud in the first week of May. Work has also started on the drill pad for the Ungani-7 horizontal production well, which is located next to the existing Ungani-4 well.

Buru Energy will soon gain a clearer understanding of the Butler conventional oil and gas prospect that straddles both its EP 129 and Rey Resources' EP 487 in the Canning Basin, northern WA. London-based Doriemus, who is earning a 50% interest in Rey's permit, is preparing to drill the Butler-1 well to test the gross unrisked mean prospective resources of 3.14Tcf of gas and 42 million barrels of associated condensate.

Buru Energy has completed the acquisition of a further 22.5% interest in two exploration permits in the Canning hydrocarbon Basin in WA's Kimberley from Mitsubishi Corporation for $720,000, taking its operating stake up to 60%. Permits EP 457 and EP 458 are considered to be prospective for conventional oil in a number of formations with the 2015 Victory-1 well recovering oil from the Laurel Formation.

Buru Energy is cashed up, partnered up and has a glint in its eye again as it embarks on a multi-million dollar search for more oil riches in the lucrative Canning hydrocarbon basin in WA's north. Buru is preparing to drill two production wells to increase production at its Ungani oilfield and up to four exploration wells to test promising oil prospects in the underexplored region. With $64m in the bank and Chinese firm Roc Oil riding shotgun with a $20m farm in agreement, Buru has its chip back on the board.

As the debate continues from the state government's recent decision on fracking, it is worth considering some of the potential projects that may proceed.

The state government will lift a ban on fracking in prospective areas of Western Australia after an independent inquiry found the petroleum exploration practice to be low risk.

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West Perth-based Buru Energy has sold a 50 per cent share in its Ungani oilfield to Chinese-backed Roc Oil for $64 million, as part of a broader deal the company hopes will unlock its assets in the Canning Basin.

Business News' index of 30 Western Australian stocks hit an all-time high this week, helped by solid gains by copper miner Sandfire Resources, oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum and engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group.

A bump in the oil price has reinvigorated the fortunes of several small oil and gas explorers in WA.

The state government has moved to terminate a state agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation and Buru Energy that was enacted in 2013 when there were high hopes that fracking in the Kimberley's Canning Basin would lead to development of major onshore gas projects.

Mines Minister Bill Johnston has been criticised for holding a scientific inquiry to decide the future of fracking in the state, with the industry saying it's unnecessary and creates damaging uncertainty.

Onshore oil company Buru Energy has tapped investors for $10.2 million to fund ongoing development of its Ungani operation in the Canning Basin.