The ABC reports today that State Government will allow Buru Energy to frack for gas in Western Australia’s north without an Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) assessment.
Perth-based Buru Energy wants to use hydraulic fracturing stimulation at four existing wells along its Laurel Formation prospect in the Kimberley. Details here:
Buru’s website: www.buruenergy.com
This is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation (http://myresources.com.au/publications/the-mining-chronicle/images/stories/news/1612-mitsubishi-and-buru-look-to-canning-superbasin).
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See also: http://nofrackingway.org.au/