From 2022 to 2025, the project carried out extensive literary, cultural, and historical research using archival, primary, and secondary sources. The findings were shared through seminars and international conferences at the University of Oslo (UiO), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), National University of Singapore, Harvard University, and Chalmers University of Technology among others.
Key results include:
• One peer-reviewed article, “Shaping an Oil-Dependent Nation” (Asiatic, 2024);
• Two book chapters forthcoming (Translating Oil, Routledge 2026; EcoLit Book Project, UiO);
• One journal article in preparation focusing on the petrocultural obstructions to the energy transition in Brunei;
• A monograph proposal in preparation for Bloomsbury’s Environment and Society series;
• A public Zotero bibliographic database of Bruneian petroculture sources;
• The project website www.petroambiguity.com; and
• Public engagement through a TinyLitFest Brunei talk, newsletters, and social-media outreach.
Training objectives were also met. The researcher completed UiO courses in open science, data management, and research coordination; audited graduate seminars; and participated in research networks such as Critical Petroaesthetics, EcoLit, and the Oil and Society Network. Cross-cultural exchange was facilitated through participation in international workshops such as National University Singapore’s (De)Carbonizing Asia workshop, UBD FASS’s Transnational Identities workshop, and Harvard University’s Science and Technology in Asia’s seminar series.