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A key turning point in Brunei's economic prosperity occurred with the discovering of oil in Seria in the late 1920s, which also indirectly contributed to Brunei's modernity. Following that, Brunei saw increasing prosperity following the discovery of
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The exploration of the field started in late 1926, when F. F. Marriot (British Malay
Petroleum Company Field Superintendent) and Thomas George Frederick Cochrane (General Manager of Sarawak Oilfields Limited) smelled "oil" (H2S) in the
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S-2 was brought on stream in 1930. After two blow-outs followed by shutdowns and sabotage during the World War II, it settled to a steady flow on gas-lift and proved to be a valuable producer.
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A total of 36 oil wells were completed in 1935, while number of oil wells was increased to 53 in 1936. During the
Japanese invasion, the oil fields in Seria were already producing 17,000
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sandstone, trapped in Seria
Anticline that straddles the present day coastline. This field has produced more than 1 billion barrels of oil for more than 75 years.
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and Tali Field respectively began production in 1964 and 1978. In 1982, the Seria Crude Oil
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S-1 was the first exploration well, drilled in July 1928, which began producing oil in April 1929. A monument was erected at the former site of S-1, but due to
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To date, more than 900 wells have been drilled in Seria Field, and more than 350 wells are still in production. Key wells include:
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were introduced to the oilfield. In 1953, a record breaking 36,496,599 barrels were produced, followed by a major
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made a new discovery in Seria North Flank which was an undrilled part of the oil field. The well was drilled 3
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S-5, which is still producing and is the earliest well still in production in Seria Field.
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not only improved the country's politics, finances, and culture, but it also altered the
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in well Seria 328 during a drilling operation. The extensions of Seria oil field namely
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and asked Straub, a Swiss geophysicist, to do a geophysical analysis of the area.
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S-558 was drilled in 1964 across the road from Brunei Shell's head office.
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750:"Masa Hadapan Industri Petroleum - Promosi Kawasan Baru"
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726:"Brunei Shell makes new oil discovery | The Star"
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511:. Brunei Shell Petroleum. Archived from
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812:Geo ExPro, Vol 7 No 3, Paul Wood, 2010
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509:"The discovery of the Seria Field"
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543:. Scarecrow Press. p. 217.
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696:. M. Palmer. 1965. p. 52.
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597:. Angus, Scotland. 1945-06-30
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615:Steinberg, S. (2016-12-28).
591:"14 Brunei oil wells ablaze"
162:Brunei Shell Petroleum (50%)
712:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
27:Onshore oil field in Brunei
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426:"History of Oil & Gas"
287:British Resident in Brunei
44:Seria Oil Refinery in 2023
621:. Springer. p. 231.
452:"Seria and Nearby Fields"
130:4.6194634°N 114.3409785°E
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787:"History of Oil and Gas"
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135:4.6194634; 114.3409785
70:Location within Brunei
495:Brunei History Centre
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321:South West Ampa Field
306:Australian servicemen
912:Oil fields in Brunei
493:(in Malay). Brunei:
462:on 19 September 2015
380:increasing sea level
194:Producing formations
166:Government of Brunei
515:on 24 February 2017
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251:natural gas and oil
214:Padang minyak Seria
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896:Categories
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601:2015-01-21
456:BSP Brunei
413:References
346:Oil fields
240:Background
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269:History
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