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Buru Energy investigates potential for floating liquefied natural gas facility in the Kimberley

Locals protested heavily when Woodside proposed a gas hub in the Kimberley more than a decade ago. (Supplied: Environs Kimberley)

Ten years after a conflict between traditional owner groups and an international mining company in the Kimberley, an oil and gas giant is looking into establishing a floating liquefied natural gas facility in the region.

Buru Energy found sizeable oil and gas deposits in the Canning Basin in 2019, around 80 kilometres south-east of Broome, later acquiring 100 per cent ownership of the discovery dubbed "Rafael".

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