Oil

Oil is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved.

It can be harvested from dark stones near oil patches in the ocean by using a Pickaxe. It can also be obtained from above-water oil deposits found in and around Whitesky Peak on the island, the top left snow mountain on Ragnarok, or by killing, , , and. Another way to acquire Oil is to tame creatures that produce Oil, such as the.

Crafting with Oil
Oil can be refined in a Refining Forge or Industrial Forge to create.

If it is put into a Preserving Bin together with Sparkpowder and Cooked Meat or Cooked Prime Meat, and  can be created.

Oil is also needed to craft the following items:

Full list of items crafted with Oil

Producing Oil
Oil can be produced in the following ways:
 * passively produce and  with Feces while on wander.
 * can be turned into in the  or.
 * and produce Oil (Tusoteuthis) passively in their inventory.

Gathering Oil
Oil can be mined with either a or a  in the ocean. The yields 0-1  oil per oil node, while the  yields 0-10 oil per oil node. Besides using tools it is also possible to use a or  to mine oil very effectively.

Oil (Tusoteuthis) is gathered from the inventory of dead Tusoteuthis and slowly accumulates in the inventory of a tamed Tusoteuthis or Basilosaurus.

There are 3 main environments where oil nodes spawn: the ocean, Underwater caves and along the beach of the Snow Biome. It is also possible to obtain Oil by harvesting dead Tek Creatures. See the interactive Resource Maps for all occurrences in the official maps as well as some Mod maps.

Ocean oil mining
Oil nodes can be found all around the map in the oceans. Oil nodes in the ocean are easy to spot as they release a dark stream of oil which floats upwards.

To effectively mine oil nodes in the ocean it's a good idea to tame an underwater dinosaur, such as a powerful, or a fast and nimble.

A more effective method is to tame a, which can gather oil nodes by itself while defending against.

While relatively rare, large clusters of oil nodes can also be found in various ocean floor locations. One such cluster can be found at 10.2 latitude and 25.5 longitude, and yields 300-500 oil depending on harvesting method.

Underwater cave oil mining
The highest density of oil nodes can be found in underwater caves, it's possible to get large amounts of oil from just 1 underwater cave. To get to the underwater caves it's recommendable to use both an underwater dinosaur and some way to hold your breath for extended periods underwater, such as or a.

It's also possible to get an down into most underwater caves. With an in the caves they can be cleared in a matter of seconds.

Snow Biome beach mining
If you don't feel confident underwater, it is possible to gather oil above ground. However these above ground oil nodes all spawn in the treacherous Snow Biome and on various icebergs.

A good strategy to gather these oil nodes effectively as a 2-man team, is to use a and a. Simply pick up the (with your teammate on it), and fly past all the oil nodes, letting the  mine them on the fly. The weight stat of the Ankylosaurus doesn't matter as all is carried by the quetzal. An Argentavis also works as it can go slightly faster than the quetzal, however it can't carry as much as the quetzal can in most cases.

Scorched Earth
On the Scorched Earth map, up to 16 Oil can be collected from red s by getting close to them and pressing. Oil can also be gathered autonomously by placing an on an oil vein or by harvesting dead s.

Aberration
Other than the above main method, the only source of oil rocks are found at the surfaces of the map and the deepest depths of the red zone which has huge oil rocks. However, the surface contains many dangers such as and the accessibility during daytime (the sun will scorch anything during dawn and afternoon) while the red zone contains many  rock drakes along with radiation. The other method is killing near water or by using the  to get oil via feces.

Extinction
In Extinction, Oil can be harvested from the corpse of a dead Enforcer or Defense Unit.

Resource Maps
For a more detailed view of the oil-locations see


 * Resource Map (The Island)
 * Resource Map (Scorched Earth)
 * Resource Map (The Center)
 * Resource Map (Ragnarok)
 * Resource Map (Aberration)
 * Resource Map (Valguero)
 * Resource Map (Crystal Isles)

Weight Reduction
The following creatures reduce the weight of Oil by the listed amount while it is in their inventory:

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