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Extracts oil from a deposit on land. Emits pollution.

Game quote[]

Only good things happen to nations that put up Oil Wells - they are never targeted for invasion nor develop top-heavy economies with wealthy oil barons lording it over the poor.

Upgrades[]

  • Fracking Posts: ($3500) Increases efficiency by 20%. Increases pollution by 50%.
  • Coiled Tubing Rig: (Cold War) ($2500) Decreases consumption of the oil deposit to 80% of the produced units of oil.

Budget[]

Budget ($) 22 37 48 58 74
Job Quality 20 25 30 35 40
Wage ($) 3 5 7 9 11

Notes[]

Oil counts as Raw Resources. They can be used as inputs for the Plastics Plant and the Pharmaceutical Company to make Plastics and Pharmaceuticals respectively.