Learn how to find and extract crude oil in Factorio. This guide covers the basics of oil exploration and setting up your first oil pumps and refineries.
Alright, let's talk about oil! It's a crucial resource in Factorio, powering a lot of your advanced production. Finding it and getting it flowing is a key step.
Walkthrough
- 1Explore the Map: The first thing you need to do is scout out the area around your base. Hop in a car or just start running around, keeping an eye out for those tell-tale dark patches on the ground. These are your oil fields! They're usually pretty distinct, so you shouldn't miss them.
- 2Place an Oil Extractor: Once you've found an oil patch, get close and place an Oil Extractor directly on top of it. Make sure it's centered on the patch for maximum efficiency.
- 3Connect with Pipes: Now, you need to get that crude oil from the extractor to where you can use it. Use Pipes to connect the output of the Oil Extractor to your processing setup. You can string pipes together to cover decent distances.
- 4Set up a Refinery: The crude oil itself isn't super useful until it's processed. Build a Refinery and connect your pipe network to its input. The refinery will take the crude oil and turn it into Petroleum Gas, Light Oil, and Heavy Oil, which you can then use for various crafting recipes.
Tips
- Don't be afraid to explore far and wide! Oil patches can be quite spread out.
- Keep an eye on your pollution levels; drilling for oil can increase it.
- The different types of oil products (Petroleum Gas, Light Oil, Heavy Oil) all have different uses, so plan your processing accordingly.
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