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Brunei: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Brunei-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade2
Restricted2
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Crude oilRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeBrunei Shell Petroleum (Government 50% / Shell 50%) operates all production. Seria Light grade. Limited private participation.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeHengyi Industries (Pulau Muara Besar) refinery: Chinese JV, major export refiner.
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
LNGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeBrunei LNG (Lumut, operating since 1972). Long-term Japanese/Korean contracts.
Can private companies import crude oil into Brunei?
Brunei Shell Petroleum (Government 50% / Shell 50%) operates all production. Seria Light grade. Limited private participation.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Brunei?
Hengyi Industries (Pulau Muara Besar) refinery: Chinese JV, major export refiner.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Brunei regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Brunei are gated against these rules automatically.

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Brunei? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.