The Australia-listed company also said on Thursday it had secured a high capability drilling rig to support the programme, which is aimed at developing the Ungani oilfield into full scale production and completing an appraisal programme on the Laurel wet gas project.

In addition, Buru planned to restart a seismic and drilling exploration campaign for conventional oil prospects in the Canning basin, with an initial focus on the Ungani oil trend.

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