Panaga is a coastal settlement on the north-east coast of the island of
Borneo, in the
Bruneian district of
Belait. Officially known as Kampong Panaga (
Malay: Kampung Panaga), it is a
village-level subdivision under
Seria, a
mukim or subdistrict of Belait.[2] The settlement of Panaga comprises a public housing estate under the
National Housing Scheme and the housing estate of
Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), the main oil and gas company in the country. Panaga is also home to the headquarters of the company itself. The postcode for Panaga is KB4533.[3][4]
Jalan Utara. This is home to a large number of expatriates due to a large concentration of Brunei Shell housing and facilities located in the area. The head offices of Brunei Shell Petroleum is found in this area as well as the well-known clubs Panaga Club and BSRC.
The Canadian Houses area along Jalan Tengah. This area consists mainly of Shell housing facilities built in the style of Canadian log houses. The timber used to construct these houses were imported from Canada.
The area around the Panaga Police Station and Sekolah Rendah Panaga (Panaga Primary School). This area is predominantly Malay and more commonly associated with the term "Kampung Panaga".
The military area immediately to the west of the town area.
North and West of Seria. These are the areas between Panaga proper and the municipality of Seria. It contains a number of British Army and Brunei Shell facilities and housing for both the British Army and Brunei Shell employees.[7]
Kampung Panaga is currently only one 'Kampung', however current plans are to divide Panaga into two parts, namely Kampung Panaga 'A' and Kampung Panaga 'B'.
Some of the residents live in the houses at Perumahan Negara Panaga, a public housing area managed under the Housing Development Department. Planned 2,000 houses was contracted to Bina Puri from
Malaysia, thus began construction in 2009 and expected completion by 2011.[8]
Infrastructure
Panaga is home to the headquarters of BSP which is the primary oil and gas producer in the country.[9][10]
The Panaga Police Station is also the
District's Police Headquarters.[11]
On 7 April 2021, BSP opens a
solar energy facility to promote sustainable energy. The 3.3
MWsolar farm can provide enough electricity annually to power 600 homes.[13]