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do all car engines have some seeping of engine oils?

i have an older car. it has a diesel engine with 280,000 kms. i recently had a look under the engine with a mechanic and we noticed there is some oil seeping (not dripping) in certain crevices of the engine. i was wondering if this is normal. he told

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