Country Report
Brunei Darussalam upstream summary
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Brunei has been producing oil and gas since 1929. The country has been exporting LNG since 1972. Most of Brunei's producing fields are in decline. The country has both onshore and offshore fields, with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) as the dominant player.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
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Baram Delta basin
- Regional tectonics
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Baram Delta basin
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Exploration
- Licensing
- Overview
- 2025 licensing round
- Current Concessions:
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Current PSCs:
- Deepwater acreage
- Competing claims
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Relinquished licences:
- Block L
- Block M
- Blocks N and Q
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Success rates
- Recent and future exploration
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- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Oil/Liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
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Gas infrastructure
- Lumut LNG plant
- Domestic supplies
- Lumut methanol plant
- Brunei Fertiliser plant
- CCS
- Decommissioning
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Policy and regulation
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State oil company
- Historical Organisation
- Petroleum Unit
- Brunei Oil and Gas Authority
- PetroleumBRUNEI (PB)
- Current Organisation
- Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam (PA) and Brunei Energy Holdings (BEH)
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State participation
- Back-in rights
- Licensing
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Concessions
- First, Second and Third Offshore Areas and BSP Onshore Area
- Blocks A, B and CD
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Production Sharing Contracts
- Deepwater CA1 and CA2
- Onshore blocks L and M
- Blocks N and Q
- Latest Bid Round (2025) - Blocks A and D
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State oil company
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Fiscal terms
- Current fiscal terms
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Concession System
- Royalty
- Income Tax
- Supplementary Payment
- Marginal Government Take
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Deepwater PSCs
- Tax
- Marginal Government Take
- Sample Cash Flows
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Key Assumptions
- General assumptions
- Concession assumptions
- Deepwater PSC assumptions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country Map
- Liquids and Gas Production 2025
- Net Acreage 2025
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Remaining and Produced Liquids and Gas Reserves
- Remaining Liquids and Gas Reserves
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Map
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Liquids Production
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What's included
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