Erb returned to Miri in 1910 and fixed the location of the first well. Erb confirmed an “unsymmetrical anticline with a steep eastern flank and numerous oil shows.” In others words, there was oil.Dr. (!) They contacted the Rajah and proceeded to Miri. Erb, a petroleum geologist and Hose returned to Sarawak via the Trans Siberian Railroad. The Rajah and Hose signed a deal with the Anglo-Saxon Oil Company, one of the companies of the Shell group.ĭr. The Rajah agreed to let Hose show the samples and maps to an oil company. He sent letters to Rajah Charles who was living at Cirencester(?) at the time. He brought with him maps and samples of the oil. He also persuaded Rajah Charles to hire an English geologist who gave a very negative report taking into consideration the engineering and technical problems of the time.Ĭharles Hose returned to England on a pension in 1907. de Crespiny’s successor in 1888, was Charles Hose.Ĭharles Hose first posting was at Claude Town where the locals, earning small rewards, showed him a number of oil seepages. It was 1882, and there was absolutely no demand for oil in Sarawak. He recommended that Rajah Charles investigate the oil. de Crespigny reported there were 18 shallow wells had been dug by hand some years ago. Houses burst into flames.Ĭlaude Campion de Crespigny, was in charge of the Baram District after Rajah Charles had annexed it. “Earth Oil” as they called it, was used like a coconut oil wicked up to provide light but, sometimes, Earth Oil exploded with disastrous results. The people of Sarawak had used this strange mixture, mixed with resin, to caulk boats, making them water proof. This was how Shell Oil Company found the oil to recover in Sarawak. Also imagine there are many places where this occurs in the Miri area. I know it’s hard to imagine, but imagine oil seeping out of the ground.
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