Buru Energy ships 70,000 barrels of oil in March lifting as production remains steady at Ungani
Three firm and up to 6 wells total under technical and corporate review and finalisation by the company.
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Buru Energy Ltd is an ASX listed diversified energy company focused on exploration and production of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon energy resources in Australia. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia with a regional operational office in Broome. It pursues the exploration, development and commercialisation of hydrocarbon resources in the onshore Canning Basin in north-western Australia.
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Three firm and up to 6 wells total under technical and corporate review and finalisation by the company.
The specialised NGD Rig 405 is expected to be mobilised in early April with the Ungani 6 well spud targeted for May 1.
Preparations for the 2019 conventional oil drilling program are underway with a scheduled start in mid-April or early-May after the rig contract was executed.
The company is cashed up and carried through $20 million of exploration spend which puts it in a strong financing position.
The company forecasts that it will have more than $60 million in cash by the end of the year.
An independent scientific inquiry commissioned by the West Australian government has concluded that fraccing is low risk when conducted properly with appropriate regulation. This report mirrors the previous 13 reports conducted in Australia
The company’s executive chairman Eric Streitberg flagged Buru planned to bring the well into early production if it is a discovery.
Buru expects to solidly drill the Ungani West 1 exploration well for 32 days before moving equipment back to Ungani 4ST1 well.
Western Australia’s treasurer and its mines-and-petroleum agency head both talked about plans to turn the state’s capital into an LNG energy hub.
Buru is a cashed up oil producer in the Kimberley region which welcomes other players to the basin, including a company backed by Andrew Forrest.
The conference continues today, with highlights including a presentation from Santos on how becoming the lowest cost operator delivered growth to the company.
Ungani Far West 1 well has begun production and is producing at high daily fluid rates of 1,000 barrels at about 50% oil cut, rates which will add significantly to overall Ungani field production.
Buru is continuing to increase production at the Ungani oilfield in the Canning Basin to target levels.
Current field production is about 1,400 barrels of oil per day with ongoing work to increase production to target levels.
Buru is well funded with about $20 million in cash and $51 million to be received from Roc Oil under the terms of a May sale agreement.
The transformational transaction strengthens the balance sheet and funds a multi-year exploration program, setting Buru up for future success through internal funding.
The oil price has more than doubled since early 2016 to over US$70 per barrel.
Cash on hand should gain momentum as production increases towards the target rate of 3,000 bopd.
Restart of the Ungani 1 and Ungani 2 wells is expected later this week.
The on-site storage tanks are full with an inventory of some 5,000 barrels of oil.