caters to small crafts. A ferry service crosses the mouth of the Belait River linking Kuala Belait to Kampung Sungai Teraban. (This service has been ceased since 2005). Air There is one Anduki airfield, a suburb of Seria. This is used mainly by Shell to transport company personnel to the offshore rigs and platforms. The interior villages of Sukang are visited by a regular flying medical service. There are no commercial flights into and out of the district. Economy The Belait District, and Seria town in particular, is the heart of the oil and gas industry in Brunei. It has a large expatriate community, including many Dutch people. This is because Royal Dutch Shell has a major presence in the region. There are two onshore oil and gas fields in the district – the large Seria Oil Field discovered in 1929 which is still producing hydrocarbons even today, and the smaller Rasau Field close to the town of Kuala Belait. The Tali Field, which is an extension of the Seria Field is found in the coastal waters off Seria. Further offshore lies the South-West Ampa, Fairley, Fairley Baram and Egret fields. The petroleum produced is processed onshore in and around Seria, and the majority of it is exported. Some of the oil is refined at the refinery in Seria for local consumption. Natural gas from the fields is sent to the Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas Plant (BLNG) in Lumut, where it is cooled and liquefied. This is exported via tankers to mainly Japan and Korea. In the eastern part of the district, Liang is currently experiencing a major development with the establishment of SPARK, which is a site developed to be a world-class petrochemical hub. The first major investment at SPARK is the USD450 million Methanol plant developed by the Brunei Methanol Company, a joint venture between Petroleum Brunei and two leading Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Itochu Corporation. The plant was scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2010. References External links Belait District Office website Districts of Brunei