THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF BRUNEI—2001 6.1 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF

Brunei, which a small country on the northwest coast of Borneo Island in southeast Asia, had substantial reserves of oil and gas. The country’s proven reserves of crude petroleum and natural gas were estimated to be 1,350 million barrels and 390,772 million cubic meters, respectively, in 2001 (Oil & Gas Journal, 2001a). Brunei also had resources of carbonate rocks, coal, kaolin, sand and gravel, and silica sand (Quazi, 1996, p. 1-7). In 2001, Brunei ranked seventh in production of crude petroleum in the Asia and Pacific region and fourth in production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world (Oil &amp