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Tertius3: added navigation footer

2026-04-12T12:50:02Z

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	* [[Crude oil]]		* [[Crude oil]]

	{{C\|~~Intermediate products~~}}		{{IntermediateNav}}
			{{C\|Components}}

Ickputzdirwech: /* Example of use */ {{SA}}, link changes, image position

2025-10-24T14:53:57Z

Example of use: {{SA}}, link changes, image position

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	== Example of use ==		== Example of use ==
	Barrels are useful in situations where pipes are not available or a bad option, such as oil production far away from your main factory, or when transporting fluids to another planet in [[Space Age]]{{SA}}. Barrels can be transported with a [[belt transport system]] or [[railway]], by [[logistic robot]]s, via [[car]] or [[tank]], or in the [[player]]'s inventory. [[Long-handed inserter]]s can pass barrels over gaps that can't be bridged with [[pipe to ~~ground\|pipe-to-~~ground]]s, such as over [[lava]] or a gap in a [[space platform]].		[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png\|thumb\|410px\|A simple example with [[transport belts]].]]
			Barrels are useful in situations where pipes are not available or a bad option, such as oil production far away from your main factory, or when transporting fluids to another planet in [[Space Age]]{{SA}}. Barrels can be transported with a [[belt transport system]] or [[railway]], by [[logistic robot]]s, via [[car]] or [[tank]], or in the [[player]]'s inventory. [[Long-handed inserter]]s can pass barrels over gaps that can't be bridged with [[pipe to ground]]s, such as over [[lava]]{{SA}} or a gap in a [[space platform]]{{SA}}.

	~~A simple example with [[transport belts]]:~~		Another case for using barrels is when only a small amount of fluid is needed, such as kickstarting the [[coal liquefaction]] recipe with [[heavy oil]], or mining one unit of [[uranium ore]] to [[Technologies#Trigger_technologies\|trigger]] the [[uranium processing (research)\|uranium processing research]].

	~~[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]~~

	Another case for using barrels is when only a small amount of fluid is needed, such as kickstarting the [[~~Oil processing\|~~coal liquefaction]] recipe with [[heavy oil]], or mining one unit of [[uranium ore]] to ~~unlock the~~ [[Technologies#Trigger_technologies\|trigger ~~technology~~]] ~~for~~ [[uranium processing]].

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Orthotoma at 21:50, 11 October 2025

2025-10-11T21:50:27Z

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	Empty barrels have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 200. Full barrels, regardless of fluid, have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 100. As such, a single rocket can carry 5000 units of any fluid which can be barrelled.		Empty barrels have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 200. Full barrels, regardless of fluid, have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 100. As such, a single rocket can carry 5000 units of any fluid which can be barrelled.

			Barrels can't be used to transport [[steam]] or any fluids introduced in the [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion (with the exception of [[fluoroketone (hot)]]{{SA}} and [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}).

	== Empty barrels ==		== Empty barrels ==
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	== Example of use ==		== Example of use ==
	Barrels are useful in situations where pipes are not available or a bad option, such as oil production far away from your main factory, or when transporting fluids to another planet in [[Space Age]]{{SA}}. Barrels can be transported with a [[belt transport system]] or [[railway]], by [[logistic robot]]s, via [[car]] or [[tank]], or in the [[player]]'s inventory. A simple example with [[transport belts]]:		Barrels are useful in situations where pipes are not available or a bad option, such as oil production far away from your main factory, or when transporting fluids to another planet in [[Space Age]]{{SA}}. Barrels can be transported with a [[belt transport system]] or [[railway]], by [[logistic robot]]s, via [[car]] or [[tank]], or in the [[player]]'s inventory. [[Long-handed inserter]]s can pass barrels over gaps that can't be bridged with [[pipe to ground\|pipe-to-ground]]s, such as over [[lava]] or a gap in a [[space platform]].

			A simple example with [[transport belts]]:

	[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]		[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]

			Another case for using barrels is when only a small amount of fluid is needed, such as kickstarting the [[Oil processing\|coal liquefaction]] recipe with [[heavy oil]], or mining one unit of [[uranium ore]] to unlock the [[Technologies#Trigger_technologies\|trigger technology]] for [[uranium processing]].

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Allisonlastname: crafting empty barrels can accept productivity

2025-03-16T19:39:50Z

crafting empty barrels can accept productivity

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* ~~Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, making empty barrels~~ and ~~filling or~~ emptying ~~barrels~~ cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.		* Barrel filling and emptying recipes cannot accept [[productivity module]]s or [[quality module]]s.
	* Barrel filling and emptying recipes cannot accept [[quality module]]s.

	== History ==		== History ==

Alfonse: /* Notes */ Barrel recipes aren't the only ones that can't accept quality modules. Raw fish can't as well.

2025-02-18T02:24:12Z

Notes: Barrel recipes aren't the only ones that can't accept quality modules. Raw fish can't as well.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, barrels cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.		* Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, making empty barrels and filling or emptying barrels cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.
	* ~~Barrels are the only entities in the game that~~ cannot accept [[quality module]]s.		* Barrel filling and emptying recipes cannot accept [[quality module]]s.

	== History ==		== History ==

Iridium235: /* Notes */ Barrels are the only entities in the game that cannot accept quality modules.

2025-02-07T16:49:45Z

Notes: Barrels are the only entities in the game that cannot accept quality modules.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, barrels cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.		* Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, barrels cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.
			* Barrels are the only entities in the game that cannot accept [[quality module]]s.

	== History ==		== History ==

Orthotoma: /* Fill barrels */

2025-01-04T11:02:10Z

Fill barrels

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	\| {{Icon\|Fill water barrel\|\|}} Fill water barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|water\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|water barrel\|1\|}}		\| {{Icon\|Fill water barrel\|\|}} Fill water barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|water\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|water barrel\|1\|}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{Icon\|Fill fluoroketone (~~Hot~~) ~~Barrel~~\|space-age=yes\|\|}} Fill fluoroketone (hot) barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|fluoroketone (hot)\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|fluoroketone (hot) barrel\|1\|}}		\| {{Icon\|Fill fluoroketone (hot) barrel\|space-age=yes\|\|}} Fill fluoroketone (hot) barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|fluoroketone (hot)\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|fluoroketone (hot) barrel\|1\|}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{Icon\|Fill ~~Fluoroketone~~ (cold) ~~Barrel~~\|space-age=yes\|\|}} Fill fluoroketone (cold) barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|fluoroketone (cold)\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|fluoroketone (cold) barrel\|1\|}}		\| {{Icon\|Fill fluoroketone (cold) barrel\|space-age=yes\|\|}} Fill fluoroketone (cold) barrel \|\| {{Icon\|empty barrel\|1\|}} {{icon\|fluoroketone (cold)\|50}} {{icon\|time\|0.2}} \|\| {{icon\|Assembling machine 2}} or {{icon\|Assembling machine 3}} \|\| {{Icon\|fluoroketone (cold) barrel\|1\|}}
	\|}		\|}

Iridium235: Added info about productivity

2024-12-15T12:20:38Z

Added info about productivity

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	[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]		[[File:Crude-oil-barrel-handling-example.png]]

			== Notes ==
			* Despite being labelled as an intermediate product, barrels cannot accept [[productivity module]]s.

	== History ==		== History ==

Alfonse: Not all fluids can be barreled.

2024-12-09T19:01:37Z

Not all fluids can be barreled.

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	Barrels stack in groups of 10. A single [[cargo wagon]] can hold 400 barrels, which gives a capacity of 20,000 units per cargo wagon – 30,000 fewer units than the capacity of a [[fluid wagon]].		Barrels stack in groups of 10. A single [[cargo wagon]] can hold 400 barrels, which gives a capacity of 20,000 units per cargo wagon – 30,000 fewer units than the capacity of a [[fluid wagon]].

	Empty barrels have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 200. Full barrels, regardless of fluid, have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 100. As such, a single rocket can carry 5000 units of any fluid.		Empty barrels have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 200. Full barrels, regardless of fluid, have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 100. As such, a single rocket can carry 5000 units of any fluid which can be barrelled.

	== Empty barrels ==		== Empty barrels ==

Alfonse: Added rocket capacity information.

2024-11-09T02:52:32Z

Added rocket capacity information.

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	Barrels stack in groups of 10. A single [[cargo wagon]] can hold 400 barrels, which gives a capacity of 20,000 units per cargo wagon – 30,000 fewer units than the capacity of a [[fluid wagon]].		Barrels stack in groups of 10. A single [[cargo wagon]] can hold 400 barrels, which gives a capacity of 20,000 units per cargo wagon – 30,000 fewer units than the capacity of a [[fluid wagon]].

			Empty barrels have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 200. Full barrels, regardless of fluid, have a rocket capacity{{SA}} of 100. As such, a single rocket can carry 5000 units of any fluid.

	== Empty barrels ==		== Empty barrels ==