Belait

Belait District Malay: Daerah Belait, or just Belait, is the biggest and in addition the westernmost locale in Brunei. The word 'Belait' is taken from the name of the local tenants of Belait, the Belait People. The area is managed from the town of Kuala Belait, its capital. Belait is administered by a selected District Officer. The present District Officer of Belait is Haji Haris Bin Othman. Other significant towns incorporate Seria town and Sungai Liang. Belait District is directed by the Jabatan Daerah Belait or Belait District Office. It is going by a District Officer, and the occupant is Haji Haris container Othman. The region is additionally subdivided into 8 mukims or subdistricts.

There are two coastal oil and gas fields in the area – the extensive Seria Oil Field found in 1929 which is as yet creating hydrocarbons even today, and the littler Rasau Field near the town of Kuala Belait. The Tali Field, which is an expansion of the Seria Field is found in the beach front waters off Seria. Facilitate seaward lies the South-West Ampa, Fairley, Fairley Baram and Egret fields.

The oil delivered is handled inland in and around Seria and its dominant part is traded. A portion of the oil is refined at the refinery in Seria for nearby utilization. Flammable gas from the fields are sent to the Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas Plant BLNG in Lumut where it is cooled and condensed. This is sent out by means of tankers to principally Japan and Korea.