This is from my collection of old photos of the search for oil in the deep jungle of Labi back in 1926. Now in 2008, 82 years later, to be told ‘oil is the lifeblood of Brunei’ may not really something that make you instantly fall off your chair. For the majority of Bruneian this is somebody’s problem, whose task is to keep the oil flowing, and the rest will continue their utopian lifestyle. After all there are only a handful of people who are involved in the oil industry and these people seems to be working in some foreign corners of our country, and largely faceless.24 years of independence, oil is amazingly still our lifeblood. From the rudimentary techniques back in 1926 to the technological edge we are pushing everyday now, there is a limit that technology can play a role. Like everything else, oil resources have its limit. Only one resource will stay – the people – if stretch and use properly will be our saviour for the next generation.
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