Resources
Oil Field
Extracts crude oil for refineries and chemicals; needs an oil deposit. New methods recover more.
As of version 0.2.0 What’s new?
- Cost
- $10bn
- Build time
- 540 days
- Workforce
- 2,000
- Maximum level
- 40
- Construction goods
- CementCementProcessed MaterialsBase price$20kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)0Construction good for almost every building. 40, MachineryMachineryHigh TechnologyBase price$350kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)16Capital good for industry, mining and construction. 40, SteelSteelProcessed MaterialsBase price$80kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)6The most important base material for machinery, vehicles, construction, ships and armaments. 120
Requirements
- Deposit
- Crude OilCrude OilEnergyBase price$60kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)2Raw material for fuel and chemicals; price shocks hit the whole economy.
- Technology
- –
Production methods per level and day
| Production methods | Inputs | Outputs | Workforce | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Extraction | ElectricityElectricityEnergyBase price$40kProduced in (buildings)6Used by (buildings)33Electricity is needed almost everywhere and is not traded over long distances – power plants at home matter. 0.3, MachineryMachineryHigh TechnologyBase price$350kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)16Capital good for industry, mining and construction. 0.2 | Crude OilCrude OilEnergyBase price$60kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)2Raw material for fuel and chemicals; price shocks hit the whole economy. 150 | 2,000 | – |
| Enhanced Oil Recovery | ChemicalsChemicalsProcessed MaterialsBase price$110kProduced in (buildings)2Used by (buildings)15Input for agriculture, mining, plastics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. 1, ElectricityElectricityEnergyBase price$40kProduced in (buildings)6Used by (buildings)33Electricity is needed almost everywhere and is not traded over long distances – power plants at home matter. 0.4, MachineryMachineryHigh TechnologyBase price$350kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)16Capital good for industry, mining and construction. 0.3 | Crude OilCrude OilEnergyBase price$60kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)2Raw material for fuel and chemicals; price shocks hit the whole economy. 190 | 2,000 | Oil RecoveryOil RecoveryEnergy · 1999Cost1,500 pointsPrerequisites0Oil fields can extract more crude with enhanced oil recovery. |
| Deepwater Production | ChemicalsChemicalsProcessed MaterialsBase price$110kProduced in (buildings)2Used by (buildings)15Input for agriculture, mining, plastics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. 1, ElectricityElectricityEnergyBase price$40kProduced in (buildings)6Used by (buildings)33Electricity is needed almost everywhere and is not traded over long distances – power plants at home matter. 0.5, MachineryMachineryHigh TechnologyBase price$350kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)16Capital good for industry, mining and construction. 0.6 | Crude OilCrude OilEnergyBase price$60kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)2Raw material for fuel and chemicals; price shocks hit the whole economy. 210 | 1,800 | Deepwater DrillingDeepwater DrillingEnergy · 2004Cost3,000 pointsPrerequisites1Oil fields can produce more crude with deepwater technology. |
| Horizontal Drilling and Fracking | ChemicalsChemicalsProcessed MaterialsBase price$110kProduced in (buildings)2Used by (buildings)15Input for agriculture, mining, plastics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. 2, ElectricityElectricityEnergyBase price$40kProduced in (buildings)6Used by (buildings)33Electricity is needed almost everywhere and is not traded over long distances – power plants at home matter. 0.5, MachineryMachineryHigh TechnologyBase price$350kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)16Capital good for industry, mining and construction. 0.5 | Crude OilCrude OilEnergyBase price$60kProduced in (buildings)1Used by (buildings)2Raw material for fuel and chemicals; price shocks hit the whole economy. 220 | 2,500 | Hydraulic FracturingHydraulic FracturingEnergy · 2008Cost3,500 pointsPrerequisites1Oil and gas fields can produce much more through fracking. |