The Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC; ms, Pusat Penemuan Minyak dan Gas) is a
science centre
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in
Seria,
Belait District,
Brunei. It was constructed near the
Seria Oil Field and was rebranded Seria Energy Lab (SEL) in 2020.
History
The centre was officiated by
Sultan
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Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...
on 14 September 2002.
From 2 July 2018 until 2 May 2020, it underwent major renovation and the rebranding of its name from ''Oil and Gas Discovery Centre'' to ''Seria Energy Lab''.
Architecture
The centre consists of the main gallery,
basketball court,
beach soccer pit, big top, classroom, conference room, playground, science lab and theater.
Gallery
File:Oil and Gas Discovery Centre.jpg, ''Oil and Gas Discovery Centre'' on 13 January 2018
File:Steam Boiler at Oil and Gas Discovery Centre.jpg, Steam Boiler
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on display
File:Seria Energy Lab (3).jpg
File:Seria Energy Lab (4).jpg, Pumpjack mechanism on display
File:I LOVE SERIA at Oil and Gas Discovery Centre.jpg, ''I LOVE SERIA'' sign
File:Seria Energy Lab (2).jpg, ''Seria Energy Lab'' on 4 April 2021
See also
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Tourism in Brunei
References
External links
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2002 establishments in Brunei
Buildings and structures in Brunei
Science and technology in Brunei
Scientific organisations based in Brunei
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