Billionth Barrel Monument — Attraction in Panaga

Iconic Landmark in Seria, Brunei

The Billionth Barrel Monument in Seria, Brunei is an iconic and also important landmark in the area. It was build to commemorate the production on the one billionth barrel of crude oil.

The whole region (including the southern part of Sabah and the northern part of Sarawak) is about oil. It is the lifeline of the region, what moves the region and what helped to build the region. We think its worth mentioning that it also add significantly to the peoples wealth😅.

The monument in itself is nothing special, apart from what it stands for.

There are plenty of parking lots next to the monument and it seems like the place is rather quiet. The walkway to the monument is 'guarded' by pillars with drawing depicting the history of the place. The drawings are very nice and each of them tells one chapter of the history.

The monument is by the sea side and one can spot from there some of the off-shore oil platforms.

As in most places in Brunei, the area is clean, neat and provides for a nice place to dive into local history and why not culture, as oil has shaped the culture of this country one way...

The billionth barrel monument is the sign of my comfortable life in Brunei, an abode of peace, a country rich in oil & gas.

To get there from the international airport takes approximately 2 hours drive through a road named muara-tutong highway. It is a non-scenic route but faster. Otherwise, one may use the old narrower roads if one wishes to observe more the urban houses along the way.

One of the higlight is to see the burning torch of oil high in the skyline from the oil & gas plants that will be passed by on the way to the monument. It gives one a goosebump, the rich black gold, the historic fossils , in its raw form from mother earth to us.

The monument will be a quick stop as it is a monument alone. However, nearby a OGDC oil & gas discovery centre is a unit of interactive display & learning centre on oil & gas.

Next to OGDC is a cinema showing hollywood english films and a bowling place.

The monument itself is built right on the seaside wall overlooking the south china sea. And in the horizon one can see an oil...

The Billionth Barrel Monument is a monument located in Seria, Brunei Darussalam.

The monument was built in 1991. It was commemorated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 18 July 1991. The monument commemorates the production of the billionth barrel of oil produced in the onshore oil field in Seria.

the Billionth Barrel Monument resides along the beach in Seria and is a symbol of achievement in Brunei’s oil production. Commemorating the accomplishment in its name, the iconic structure stands tall and proud for all to see. This landmark is situated on the beach in Seria that boasts of beautiful sunsets and glimpses of oil rigs in the distant horizon.

There are plans to revive the windbreaker canvases every three to five years with new art. The monument itself shows beautiful scenery of the beach that is suitable for family leisure activities. Lastly, visitors could also spend their afternoons in the monument as a...