Buru FLNG Terminal

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Buru FLNG Terminal is a proposed LNG export terminal in Australia.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buru FLNG Terminal	offshore Broome, Kimberly, Australia	-18.291312, 121.98236 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Buru FLNG Terminal	export	proposed	–	–	True	Raphael gas resource

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Buru FLNG Terminal	export	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Buru FLNG Terminal	export	proposed	2022	–	–	–	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Buru FLNG Terminal	export	proposed	Buru Energy [100%]	Buru Energy [100.0%]	–

Background

In 2022 Buru Energy announced it was conducting a pre-feasibility study looking at developing a floating LNG terminal (FLNG) in Kimberly, Australia, which would derive gas from the Rafael gas resource in the Canning Basin, 80 kilometers southeast of Broome. The study found that an FLNG off the coast of Kimberly could be timely and cost-effective, according to the sponsors.

In 2013, protests caused Woodside Energy to abandon a similar proposal 50 kilometers from Broome. The Australian Broadcasting Company reported that Martin Pritchard, director of strategy at conservation group Environs Kimberley, said the plan could re-ignite protests in the region.

As of May 2023, Buru Energy had yet to submit an application to the government for the facility.

In September 2023, Buru Energy clarified that the FLNG project would only be pursued in a scenario where the Rafael gas resource exceeded 1 TCF, in which case the LNG would be exported to international markets.

In April 2025, Buru Energy and Clean Energy Fuels Australia Pty Ltd (CEFA) signed a non-binding strategic development agreement, which paved the way for future binding agreements under which CEFA would take control of the LNG terminal and the two entities could collaborate on developing the Rafael gas project. The LNG project was described as shipping LNG by truck to regional markets, excluding mention of an FLNG.

In April 2026, investor presentations clarified that the LNG terminal would be small-scale and serve the Kimberley region. Only condensate from the Rafael gas project would enter the international market.

Opposition

In September 2023, community members have approached Buru Energy investors at the annual general meeting, pointing out the threat the company’s gas plans pose to Kimberley. Lock the Gate Alliance WA Coordinator Claire McKinnon said, “We wanted to make one hundred percent sure that Buru Energy’s shareholders know how much destruction this company has already inflicted on the Kimberley, and how devastating its plans for gas export will be for the region."

In September 2023, environmental activists reported that the company's assurances to clear 1,147 km of savannah for seismic testing using a “raised blade” approach, which does not involve complete removal of vegetation, were false.

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