Oil

Commodity

Oil
Nominal Cost
24.00¢
Weight
4.54kg
Pack Size
9

Oil item model.

Oil is found naturally on most non-inferno planets in the universe.

Oil is a critical resource because it is required to produce plastic, which is the second most important commodity for an empire to advance.

It is not unheard of for an empire to achieve interstellar travel without it. [1]

For those unlucky few that have trouble finding oil, check out the Oil Finding Tips page.

Produced by

Building	Produces	Consumed	Required	Optional
Well	10 Oil			Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time)

Production uses

Building	Produces	Consumed	Required	Optional
Carpenter	60 Candle	10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time) Tongs (- time)
Plastics Factory	60 Candle	10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time) Tongs (- time)
Refinery	20 Gasoline	10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time)
Refinery	10 Petrochemicals	10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time)
Refinery	20 Propane	10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time)
Carpenter	50 Torch	10 Log 10 Oil		Computer (+ output) Electricity (- time) Hammer (- time)