![]() ![]() Shell’s chief geologist Dr Josef Theodore Erb visited Miri and carried out a geological survey of greater North Sarawak, which marked Shell’s earliest exploration for oil in Malaysia.Īt this time, a number of Shell-owned and affiliated companies were also operating in British North Borneo, now Sabah. On terms “which were fair and satisfactory to both parties”, the areas in question were leased for 75 years from 1909 to Shell, then known as the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Limited. THE FIRST: Drilling Well No1 now affectionately called the Grand Old Lady. Permission was granted and Shell was convinced enough to draw up concession negotiations with Brooke. In 1907, retired but still convinced of the feasibility of commercial oil production in Miri, Dr Hose wrote to the then Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Brooke, for permission to show his map and oil samples to the Shell company in London. He soon compiled a map of the area showing no less than 28 oil seepages. ![]() In 1888, Dr Charles Hose, who became Baram district officer, took his predecessor’s suggestion to heart and began to explore these seepages himself, giving small rewards to locals who kept him closely informed of further discoveries. Possibly the earliest record of the existence of oil seepages in Sarawak’s Baram-Miri District was mentioned in the diary of the Baram district officer in 1882 when he wrote of what he called “the celebrated earth oil”.Īnother diary entry in 1884 suggested that “the oil district near the mouth of the Miri River should be thoroughly searched and reported on”. Miri, declared as Malaysia’s newest city today, occupies a very special place in the history of Malaysia’s oil industry – it was here that oil was first struck in 1910. Do you know where oil was first struck in Malaysia? Here is a brief history of our oil and gas industry for your reference. ![]()
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