Fracking ‘only with locals’ OK’ says Buru
Buru executive director Eric Streitberg said his company would only start fracking when community concerns were addressed. The Australian [read this story]
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Buru employee is new Yawuru chairman
The Australian says an employee of Buru energy is the Yawuru native title body’s new chairman. Neil Mackenzie Neil McKenzie, who is the company’s traditional owner liaison officer, was elected to the...
View ArticleBrowse Basin: Japanese pull out of Woodside deal
Two big Japanese companies have pulled out of an agreement to buy Browse Basin gas. Mitsubishi and Mitsui had agreed to buy millions of litres of gas per year, if Woodside made a “final investment...
View ArticlePeople: Paul Thomson
Sun Picture Gardens operator Paul Thomson is about to start showing movies at Rottnest Island, near Perth. Mr Thomson is the Rottnest cinema and golf complex’s new manager. He intends to commute...
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Tanami Gold raises $11.75 million
Eight months after closing the Coyote gold mine, its owner has raised more than $11million to keep going. Photo courtesty Proactive Investors The company created and sold new shares to raise the funds....
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Perth: Mary G variety show cancelled
Mark Bin Bakar has cancelled the Mary G variety show planned for Perth later this month. Mary G “Sorry guys,” Mr Bin Bakar said. “Something came up.”
View ArticleAllegations of prisoner transport rorts
A contractor allegedly quoted the government $30,000 to take two prisoners two kilometres out of Broome. Corrective Services minister Joe Francis is investigating this and other claims of overcharging...
View ArticleWyndham: Buru shipping first oil
Buru Energy expects to make its first shipment of oil out of Wyndham port next week. The ABC says the company is producing about 1400 barrels daily. ABC [read this story] Buru’s share prices have risen...
View ArticleBuru shares down slightly
Buru Energy’s share price fell by .76 percent yesterday. The Bull [read this story] The company’s stock had risen more than seven percent in the previous nine days, since the company announced it had...
View ArticleBig phone and internet outage
A damaged Telstra cable near Karratha caused overnight data blackouts for much of the Pilbara and Kimberley. Telephone and internet services now been restored. ABC [read this story]
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Feds accused of GP ‘cost shifting’
Nationals MP Wendy Duncan says the Commonwealth should spend more money attracting doctors to rural areas. Wendy Duncan MLC She says the state has to foot the bill when patients use hospital emergency...
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Kimberley Diamonds shares up 25 percent
Shares in the company that owns Ellendale Diamond Mine have risen by 25 percent in a week. Fancy yellow diamonds – photo courtesy Proactive Investors Business Spectator [read this story]
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Kimberley Diamonds ‘not buying more mines’
Ellendale diamond mine’s owner said it has no plans to buy more mines or projects. Fancy yellow diamonds – photo courtesy Proactive Investors Kimberley Diamonds was responding to queries from the...
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Move to promote Broome business
Local businessman Chris Maher urges Broome businesses to adopt a simple measure to promote the town’s commerce. Chris Maher “Simply use the hashtag #broomebiz in your business posts on Facebook,...
View ArticleOld lugger now plys Barrier Reef trade
Doug has restored an old Broome pearling lugger, which had been sunk and abandoned. He now uses it to take tourists on scuba diving excursions out of Cairns. In Search Of The Optimist – The Good...
View ArticleBuru to drill new well
Buru Energy is ready to drill a new test well in the coming week. To be known as “Ungani 3″, it is near the Ungani 2 well from which Buru is currently extracting oil for export. The Ungani field is...
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Buru executive director steps down
Eric Streitberg has resigned his position as Buru Energy’s executive director. Photo: Proactive Investors Six years ago Mr Streitberg set up the company to explore for oil and gas in the Kimberley’s...
View ArticleBroome: $12.5 million fracking base planned
A US company aims to build a supply base in Broome to support the planned hydraulic fracturing industry. Schlumberger, which supplies support services to shale gas fracking, is understood to be keen to...
View ArticleBuru spuds new well
Buru Energy has “spudded” a new well at the Ungani oil field, about 100 kilometres east of Broome. Proactive Investors [read this story]
View ArticleBig numbers prepare to leave the Kimberley
A survey shows 17 percent of people in the Kimberley are thinking of leaving within the next two years. The biggest reasons they gave for wanting to leave were better shopping opportunities, access to...
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