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good · Raw good

Crude oil

worth$35
kindRaw good
kept inLiquid storage
formLiquid

Where it comes from

Site
a oil well: four corners drawn on land you own (Build → Land), opened for $80,000 a hectare
On
land over a deposit: 3% of parcels have one
A hectare yields
103 units a day ($3,600 of worth)
Running it
$1,260 a day a hectare: $12.25 a unit
Holds
3 days of its yield; full, it stops
The computer buys at
$28 ($19.60 to $39.20 as its price drifts)
The computer sells at
$43.75 ($30.62 to $61.25)

What it is used for

MachineTakesMakesTimePer machine, a day
Refinery2 × Crude oil1 × Fuel 1 × Plastic6 s40 fuel, 40 plastic
Refinery1 × Crude oil 1 × Water1 × Chemicals5 s48 chemicals

Selling it

  • To the computer, from your storage: see the market. Only raw goods trade with the computer.
  • On the players' market, from or into your storage; the seller pays a 3% fee.

Keeping it

Liquids are kept in:

By rail it rides in tank wagons.