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Thrawcheld: /* Coal Liquefaction */ addition

2026-03-09T15:01:27Z

Coal Liquefaction: addition

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	* A refueling outpost that produces [[solid fuel]] and/or [[rocket fuel]].		* A refueling outpost that produces [[solid fuel]] and/or [[rocket fuel]].
	* A defensive outpost that uses oil to fuel [[flamethrower turret]]s (without a supply of calcite{{SA}} (see below) this produces [[petroleum gas]] as a byproduct, which must be disposed of somehow, e.g. as plastic or solid fuel).		* A defensive outpost that uses oil to fuel [[flamethrower turret]]s (without a supply of calcite{{SA}} and iron plates (see below) this produces [[petroleum gas]] as a byproduct, which must be disposed of somehow, e.g. as plastic or solid fuel).
	* With a supply of [[iron ore]], this set-up can produce [[sulfuric acid]], allowing the mining of [[uranium ore]].		* With a supply of [[iron ore]], this set-up can produce [[sulfuric acid]], allowing the mining of [[uranium ore]].
	* A supply of iron ore also allows the manufacture of ammunition: [[cluster grenade]]s, [[land mine]]s, and [[cannon shell]]s.		* A supply of iron ore also allows the manufacture of ammunition: [[cluster grenade]]s, [[land mine]]s, and [[cannon shell]]s.

Thrawcheld: /* Coal Liquefaction */ liquefaction to flame turrets produces petroleum gas as a byproduct which needs disposing of

2026-03-09T14:59:55Z

Coal Liquefaction: liquefaction to flame turrets produces petroleum gas as a byproduct which needs disposing of

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	* A refueling outpost that produces [[solid fuel]] and/or [[rocket fuel]].		* A refueling outpost that produces [[solid fuel]] and/or [[rocket fuel]].
	* A defensive outpost that uses oil to fuel [[flamethrower turret]]s.		* A defensive outpost that uses oil to fuel [[flamethrower turret]]s (without a supply of calcite{{SA}} (see below) this produces [[petroleum gas]] as a byproduct, which must be disposed of somehow, e.g. as plastic or solid fuel).
	* With a supply of [[iron ore]], this set-up can produce [[sulfuric acid]], allowing the mining of [[uranium ore]].		* With a supply of [[iron ore]], this set-up can produce [[sulfuric acid]], allowing the mining of [[uranium ore]].
	* A supply of iron ore also allows the manufacture of ammunition: [[cluster grenade]]s, [[land mine]]s, and [[cannon shell]]s.		* A supply of iron ore also allows the manufacture of ammunition: [[cluster grenade]]s, [[land mine]]s, and [[cannon shell]]s.

Thrawcheld: /* Optimal Ratios */ capitalisation

2026-02-14T11:43:34Z

Optimal Ratios: capitalisation

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	* Loading the fluids into [[barrel]]s and transporting them by [[railway]], [[transport belts]], or the [[logistic network]]		* Loading the fluids into [[barrel]]s and transporting them by [[railway]], [[transport belts]], or the [[logistic network]]

	== Optimal ~~Ratios~~ ==		== Optimal ratios ==
	The optimal ratio is the ratio of production that ensures no waste of time or materials.		The optimal ratio is the ratio of production that ensures no waste of time or materials.

Jetroid: Add missing history entry

2025-11-12T12:09:35Z

Add missing history entry

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	{{history\|0.17.0\|		{{history\|0.17.0\|
	* Coal liquefaction now produces 90 heavy oil, 20 light oil and 10 petroleum gas, consuming 25 heavy oil, 10 coal and 50 steam.}}		* Coal liquefaction now produces 90 heavy oil, 20 light oil and 10 petroleum gas, consuming 25 heavy oil, 10 coal and 50 steam.}}

			{{history\|0.15.10\|
			* Coal liquefaction now takes steam instead of water.}}

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Alfonse: /* Overview */ Added Biochamber processing in space age.

2025-10-09T06:30:45Z

Overview: Added Biochamber processing in space age.

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	\| {{Icon\|Advanced oil processing\|\|}} Advanced oil processing \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{Icon\|Crude oil\|100}} + {{icon\|water\|50}} \|\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|25}} + {{Icon\|Light oil\|45}} + {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|55}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| advanced-oil-processing		\| {{Icon\|Advanced oil processing\|\|}} Advanced oil processing \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{Icon\|Crude oil\|100}} + {{icon\|water\|50}} \|\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|25}} + {{Icon\|Light oil\|45}} + {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|55}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| advanced-oil-processing
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	\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil cracking\|\|}} Heavy oil cracking \|\| {{icon\|time\|2}} + {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|40}} + {{icon\|water\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Light oil\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Chemical plant}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| heavy-oil-cracking		\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil cracking\|\|}} Heavy oil cracking \|\| {{icon\|time\|2}} + {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|40}} + {{icon\|water\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Light oil\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Chemical plant}}{{Icon\|Biochamber\|\|space-age=yes}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| heavy-oil-cracking
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	\| {{Icon\|Light oil cracking\|\|}} Light oil cracking \|\| {{icon\|time\|2}} + {{Icon\|Light oil\|30}} + {{icon\|water\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|20}} \|\| {{Icon\|Chemical plant}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| light-oil-cracking		\| {{Icon\|Light oil cracking\|\|}} Light oil cracking \|\| {{icon\|time\|2}} + {{Icon\|Light oil\|30}} + {{icon\|water\|30}} \|\| {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|20}} \|\| {{Icon\|Chemical plant}}{{Icon\|Biochamber\|\|space-age=yes}} \|\| {{icontech\|Advanced oil processing (research)\|}} [[Advanced oil processing (research)\|Advanced oil processing]] \|\| light-oil-cracking
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	\| {{Icon\|Simple coal liquefaction\|\|space-age=yes}} Simple coal liquefaction \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{icon\|coal\|10}} + {{icon\|Calcite\|2\|space-age=yes}} + {{icon\|Sulfuric acid\|25}} \|\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|50}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|calcite processing (research)}} [[Calcite processing (research)\|Calcite processing]] \|\| simple-coal-liquefaction		\| {{Icon\|Simple coal liquefaction\|\|space-age=yes}} Simple coal liquefaction \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{icon\|coal\|10}} + {{icon\|Calcite\|2\|space-age=yes}} + {{icon\|Sulfuric acid\|25}} \|\| {{Icon\|Heavy oil\|50}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|calcite processing (research)}} [[Calcite processing (research)\|Calcite processing]] \|\| simple-coal-liquefaction

Thrawcheld: /* Tips */ second tip doesn't work with the changes to fluid handling in 2.0

2025-03-14T17:39:52Z

Tips: second tip doesn't work with the changes to fluid handling in 2.0

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	=== Tips ===		=== Tips ===
	* The [[circuit network]] can be used to easily control how much fluid gets used for each recipe, to ensure that the player always has enough. For examples on how to do this, see the [[Tutorial:Circuit network cookbook#Oil_Setups\|circuit-network cookbook]].		* The [[circuit network]] can be used to easily control how much fluid gets used for each recipe, to ensure that the player always has enough. For examples on how to do this, see the [[Tutorial:Circuit network cookbook#Oil_Setups\|circuit-network cookbook]].
	* If you run your heavy oil pipe from the refineries past a lubricant-making chemical plant before sending it to the cracking chemical plants, you can be sure that the lubricant production will have priority over cracking.
	* [[Solid fuel]] is most efficient when created from light oil. If the player has too much heavy oil, cracking it to light oil then making it into fuel is more efficient than making heavy oil into fuel directly.		* [[Solid fuel]] is most efficient when created from light oil. If the player has too much heavy oil, cracking it to light oil then making it into fuel is more efficient than making heavy oil into fuel directly.

Bilka: Machine -> Made in for recipe table

2025-01-25T20:06:30Z

Machine -> Made in for recipe table

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	! Process !! Input !! Output !! ~~Machine~~ !! Required technology !! Internal name		! Process !! Input !! Output !! Made in !! Required technology !! Internal name
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	\| {{Icon\|Basic oil processing\|\|}} Basic oil processing \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{Icon\|Crude oil\|100}} \|\| {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|45}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|Oil processing (research)\|}} [[Oil processing (research)\|Oil processing]] \|\| basic-oil-processing		\| {{Icon\|Basic oil processing\|\|}} Basic oil processing \|\| {{icon\|time\|5}} + {{Icon\|Crude oil\|100}} \|\| {{Icon\|Petroleum gas\|45}} \|\| {{Icon\|Oil refinery}} \|\| {{icontech\|Oil processing (research)\|}} [[Oil processing (research)\|Oil processing]] \|\| basic-oil-processing

Thrawcheld: /* Transporting fluids */ capitalisation

2025-01-17T01:36:10Z

Transporting fluids: capitalisation

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	* [[Pipe]]s		* [[Pipe]]s
	* [[Fluid wagon]]s		* [[Fluid wagon]]s
	* Loading the fluids into [[~~Barrel~~]]s and transporting them by [[~~Railway~~]], [[~~Transport~~ belts]], or the [[~~Logistic~~ network]]		* Loading the fluids into [[barrel]]s and transporting them by [[railway]], [[transport belts]], or the [[logistic network]]

	== Optimal Ratios ==		== Optimal Ratios ==

Thrawcheld: /* Setting up oil processing */ {{key}}; account for possible rebinding

2025-01-17T01:30:33Z

Setting up oil processing: {{key}}; account for possible rebinding

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	[[Pumpjack]]s need to be placed on top of the middle of the oil well, which is highlighted with a green box when the pumpjack is held. Pumpjacks produce a certain amount of [[Crude oil]] per second, shown on the right, at the bottom of the information panel.		[[Pumpjack]]s need to be placed on top of the middle of the oil well, which is highlighted with a green box when the pumpjack is held. Pumpjacks produce a certain amount of [[Crude oil]] per second, shown on the right, at the bottom of the information panel.

	Crude oil must be refined in an [[oil refinery]]. The oil refinery needs to have a recipe set (see above for available recipes). Once it is set and "alt-mode" is active, the input and output locations and the expected fluids are shown. The locations of these cannot be changed, only the entire machine can be rotated or flipped ("v" or "h~~" button~~).		Crude oil must be refined in an [[oil refinery]]. The oil refinery needs to have a recipe set (see above for available recipes). Once it is set and "alt-mode" is active, the input and output locations and the expected fluids are shown. The locations of these cannot be changed, only the entire machine can be rotated or flipped ({{key\|v}} or {{key\|h}} key by default).

	Advanced oil processing and coal liquefaction produce multiple fluids: [[heavy oil]], [[light oil]] and [[petroleum gas]]. The refinery will stop production of all products if one product output is full, so it should be ensured that the products are transported out of the refinery; any products that cannot be used should be (temporarily) stored in a [[storage tank]]. Furthermore, both heavy oil and light oil can be cracked to the next lower type in a [[chemical plant]] (recipe above). This is useful if the player has an abundance of one product, but is lacking another (a common problem).		Advanced oil processing and coal liquefaction produce multiple fluids: [[heavy oil]], [[light oil]] and [[petroleum gas]]. The refinery will stop production of all products if one product output is full, so it should be ensured that the products are transported out of the refinery; any products that cannot be used should be (temporarily) stored in a [[storage tank]]. Furthermore, both heavy oil and light oil can be cracked to the next lower type in a [[chemical plant]] (recipe above). This is useful if the player has an abundance of one product, but is lacking another (a common problem).

Alfonse: /* Coal Liquefaction */ Making a separate section for simple liquefaction.

2025-01-02T01:26:40Z

Coal Liquefaction: Making a separate section for simple liquefaction.

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	More broadly, a sufficiently large network of refineries utilizing coal liquefaction could produce enough oil products to run the player's factory without a need for crude oil anymore, allowing much more flexibility in the layout and placement of facilities that require oil products to function. The downside of relying entirely on coal liquefaction are an overall slightly lower output of oil products compared to advanced oil processing, a need for more chemical plants to crack the large amounts of heavy oil produced, and the system will shut down entirely if its supply of coal or steam runs out.		More broadly, a sufficiently large network of refineries utilizing coal liquefaction could produce enough oil products to run the player's factory without a need for crude oil anymore, allowing much more flexibility in the layout and placement of facilities that require oil products to function. The downside of relying entirely on coal liquefaction are an overall slightly lower output of oil products compared to advanced oil processing, a need for more chemical plants to crack the large amounts of heavy oil produced, and the system will shut down entirely if its supply of coal or steam runs out.

	[[Space Age]] introduces a second liquefaction recipe: simple coal liquefaction. This process uses coal, [[calcite]]{{SA}}, and [[sulfuric acid]], generating only [[heavy oil]]. Through cracking, it can be used to make other oil products. On [[Vulcanus]]{{SA}}, it is useful when starting out, as standard coal liquefaction must be researched. It can also be used to bootstrap standard liquefaction, providing the initial heavy oil.		=== Simple coal liquefaction {{SA}} ===
			[[Space Age]] introduces a second liquefaction recipe: simple coal liquefaction. This process uses coal, [[calcite]]{{SA}}, and [[sulfuric acid]], generating only [[heavy oil]]. Through cracking, it can be used to make other oil products. On [[Vulcanus]]{{SA}}, it is useful when starting out as the standard coal liquefaction recipe must be researched. It can also be used to bootstrap standard liquefaction, providing the initial heavy oil.

	~~Though less efficient than standard liquefaction~~, it does have two potential advantages. [[Steam]] is much harder to get on [[Space platform]]s{{SA}} than sulfuric acid or calcite. The only way to make steam on a platform is with a [[nuclear reactor]], which requires fuel from [[Nauvis]]. By contrast, sulfuric acid, coal, and calcite can all be manufactured or mined from asteroids.		Outside of its initial uses on Vulcanus, it does have two potential advantages. [[Steam]] is much harder to get on [[Space platform]]s{{SA}} than sulfuric acid or calcite. The only way to make steam on a platform is with a [[nuclear reactor]], which requires fuel from [[Nauvis]]. By contrast, sulfuric acid, coal, and calcite can all be manufactured or mined from asteroids.

	The other advantage is that the recipe ~~can produce [[lubricant]]~~ without any of the other oil processing byproducts. This allows the player to ~~perform~~ this for ~~the~~ recipes ~~that~~ need ~~lubricant, allowing heavy oil produced from other~~ oil processing to always ~~be cracked~~ to light oil.		The other advantage is that the recipe produces heavy oil without any of the other oil processing byproducts. This allows the player to use this purely as a way to generate [[lubricant]] for those recipes which need it. Other oil processing setups can then always crack heavy oil to light oil.

	Note also that going to Vulcanus is not ''strictly'' required. [[Calcite processing (research)]] does not require ''mining'' calcite; you merely need to acquire calcite. This can be done using [[Advanced asteroid processing (research)]] that is made available ~~from~~ [[Gleba]]. One still must research [[Planet discovery Vulcanus (research)]], but once done, acquiring calcite via [[advanced oxide asteroid crushing]] is enough to trigger the calcite processing technology.		Note also that going to Vulcanus is not ''strictly'' required. [[Calcite processing (research)]] does not require ''mining'' calcite from a calcite ore patch; you merely need to acquire calcite. This can be done using [[Advanced asteroid processing (research)]] that is made available on [[Gleba]]. One still must research [[Planet discovery Vulcanus (research)]], but once done, acquiring calcite via [[advanced oxide asteroid crushing]] is enough to trigger the calcite processing technology.

	=== Transporting fluids ===		=== Transporting fluids ===