Locals affectionately call Seria the "Black Gold" town, in memory of the fact that it was the place where oil was first discovered in Brunei in 1929. The occurrence was responsible for jumpstarting the country on the path of wealth and prosperity which it now enjoys. In fact, because of it, Brunei has one of the highest standards of living in the world, rivaling even that of the United States and Japan. Some even dub it as the "Shelltown" because it is the headquarters of the famed Brunei Shell Petroleum Company. Seria is not all about oil-drilling, however. Actually, plenty of sights can still be seen in the city, although some of them are admittedly...
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