Seria

Brunei

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Seria, town, Brunei, on the South China Sea, southwest of the national capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. It is the centre of an important petroleum-producing area that includes offshore wells. A tanker terminal at Seria accommodates ships carrying crude oil. Seria’s oil has provided much of the revenue for Brunei’s development since the mid-20th century. Brunei Shell Petroleum, among the sultanate’s largest corporations, is headquartered there. Pop. (2011) 10,610; (2016) 18,936.

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