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Oil & Gas Fields in Brunei
Brunei has 11 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 49th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. The largest is Seria Oil Field (Brunei).
The largest owner-operators are Shell PLC (11), Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (7) and Government of Brunei (6) — Shell PLC alone is named on 100% of them. Half of Brunei's oil & gas fields in service predate 1996 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Seria Oil Field (Brunei), dating from 1932. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Jagus SubThrust Oil and Gas Field (Brunei), proposed. They account for 50% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Brunei.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Brunei
Who owns Brunei's oil & gas fields
- Shell PLC11 100%
- Brunei Shell Petroleum Company7 64%
- Government of Brunei6 55%
- Petronas Carigali Brunei Ltd3 27%
- Brunei National Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd2 18%
- Diamond Energy Exploration & Production (Brunei Deepwater) BV2 18%
- Canam Brunei Oil Ltd1 9%
- ConocoPhillips Sabah1 9%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1960s1
- 1990s2
- 2000s1
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 1996 · oldest Seria Oil Field (Brunei) (1932) · newest Salman Oil and Gas Field (Brunei) (2023) · 7 of 11 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Jagus SubThrust Oil and Gas Field (Brunei)2021 · proposed
- Kelidang North East Oil and Gas Field (Brunei)2025 · proposed
- Keratau Oil and Gas Field (Brunei)2025 · proposed
- Merpati-Meragi Gas Field (Brunei)1992 · proposed
How Brunei compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 46. Ukraine16
- 47. Israel15
- 48. Ireland14
- 49. Brunei11
- 50. Bolivia11
- 51. Mozambique10
- 52. Peru10
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Brunei?
- OverWatts maps 11 oil & gas fields in Brunei — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 49th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Brunei?
- Seria Oil Field (Brunei), operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Brunei?
- Shell PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 11 (100%). Next are Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (7), Government of Brunei (6) and Petronas Carigali Brunei Ltd (3).
- How old are Brunei's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1996, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Seria Oil Field (Brunei) (1932); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Brunei?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Jagus SubThrust Oil and Gas Field (Brunei), Kelidang North East Oil and Gas Field (Brunei) and Keratau Oil and Gas Field (Brunei).