Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
31 Mar 2024quarterly cashflow report● Neutral
Buru Energy reported $14.8M cash on hand at the end of the quarter ended 2024-03-31, having used $3.0M in operating cash flow that quarter. Against $3.5M in quarterly cash outgoings (operating costs plus exploration spend), that implied roughly 4.2 quarters of funding on hand.
Rafael 3D seismic fast-track processing confirmed a major data-quality uplift over 2013-vintage 2D data and revealed new backfill/play prospectivity, as Buru received $3.4M from Roc Oil to release it from future Ungani decommissioning liabilities and withdrew from the non-core, low-prospectivity EP458 permit.
Buru Energy's FY2023 remuneration report disclosed pay for a board of 4 non-executive directors - Robert Willes, Joanne Williams, Malcolm King and former Executive Chairman Eric Streitberg (now a NED) - plus Chief Executive Officer Thomas Nador, his first full year in the role, leading all pay at $755,619.
Fast-tracked processing of Rafael's new 3D seismic survey shows a material data-quality improvement over the old 2D data, reconfirming Rafael's resource potential and revealing new prospectivity outside the main structure; several parties are in due diligence for an appraisal/development partnership.
Buru Energy lodged a routine cleansing notice confirming 32 million new shares issued under its Share Purchase Plan at $0.115 (raising ~$3.7 million) complied with disclosure rules and can trade freely.
12 Dec 2023capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
Buru's Share Purchase Plan closed significantly oversubscribed, raising $3.7 million (well above its $2 million target) which the board chose to accept in full - taking the combined placement-plus-SPP raise to about $8.7 million to fund the 2024 Rafael appraisal drilling program and commercialisation work.
Geovault's RISC-validated CO2 storage assessment found the Canning Basin's storage capacity comfortably exceeds the emissions expected from a larger-scale Rafael hub development, strengthening the case for a CCS-enabled Rafael expansion.
Buru announced an investor webinar in which CEO Thomas Nador would update investors on progress at the Rafael gas discovery and the company's 2H Resources and Geovault energy-transition ventures, and discuss the Share Purchase Plan then open to shareholders.
Buru clarified a media report on Rafael's resource size by pointing to its own official April 2022 ERCE assessment: Net Contingent Resources of 1.2/5.0/18.4 MMstb oil and condensate and 58/245/921 Bscf gas at 1C/2C/3C, based on Buru's 100% (EP428) and 60% (EP457) working interests.
Buru's wholly-owned natural hydrogen/helium unit, 2H Resources, said nearby South Australian exploration successes had boosted confidence in its own six-licence application portfolio there (plus a newly-awarded seventh area, PELA 763, covering 5,800 sq km), and reported it had also won six Special Prospecting Authority applications for helium-prospective ground near the Perth Basin and WA Goldfields.
Buru opened its Share Purchase Plan, letting eligible shareholders buy up to $30,000 of new shares each at 11.5 cents - the same price as the recent institutional placement - targeting a further $2 million.
Buru Energy lodged a routine cleansing notice confirming its 14 November 2023 placement of 43,308,700 new shares at $0.115 (raising ~$5 million) complied with disclosure rules and can trade freely.
With a $5 million share placement and SPP just completed for balance-sheet strength, Buru ordered long-lead casing, wellheads, and accessories to keep the Rafael appraisal well and a Rafael 1 recompletion/test on schedule for the second half of 2024.
Buru issued an investor presentation, most likely to support its 14 November 2023 $5 million placement and Share Purchase Plan for Rafael appraisal funding.
14 Nov 2023capital raising announcement● NeutralMajor
Buru raised $5 million through a share placement at 11.5 cents a share and launched a follow-on Share Purchase Plan for existing shareholders at the same price, earmarked for long-lead items in the planned 2024 Rafael gas appraisal drilling program - a notably smaller raise than Buru's 2021-2022 rounds, reflecting a more incremental, cash-conscious funding approach as Rafael appraisal work continued.
Buru awarded GHD the pre-FEED engineering study for Rafael's Phase 1 development (a small, scalable hybrid gas-to-power project with 50% renewable supply), targeting FEED entry in the second half of 2024.
The ~200 sq km Rafael 3D seismic survey was completed safely, on time and on budget, with Origin's earlier-agreed $4M contribution minimising Buru's cost exposure; fast-track interpretation was due in Q4 2023.
Buru Energy reported $9.5M cash on hand at the end of the quarter ended 2023-09-30, having used $3.8M in operating cash flow that quarter. Against $6.8M in quarterly cash outgoings (operating costs plus exploration spend), that implied roughly 1.4 quarters of funding on hand.