Taken with Canon powershot A75, dated Sep 2007
Perched on top of Bukit Telaga Minyak (Canada Hill), overlooking the town of Miri, the Grand Old Lady is Malaysia's first inland oil drilling platform and one of the Sarawak's most important historical monument.
Dubbed the "Grand Old Lady", she is not a frail figure of an old woman but Miri's Number 1 oil well, the first cable-tool oil well in the country. This oil well is no longer in production and the Sarawak Goverment has declared it as a protected historical site.
There is an observatory platform where visitors can have an excellent view of Miri city. Next to the oil well is the Petroleum Science Museum. It also attracts locals to enjoy the scenery or jog on the well-designed path.
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