Ore Factory Squad Petrochemical License: What It Unlocks
See what the Petrochemical License unlocks and prove the smallest Crude Oil, Oil Tank, and Oil Refinery handoff before expanding the chain.
Quick answer
The Petrochemical License unlocks the oil-processing workflow. After you obtain it, do not build every oil machine at once. First prove one small chain: bring Crude Oil back to an Oil Tank, feed the Oil Refinery, and confirm the first processing stage before adding an Oil Processor or a larger layout.
The official update does not publish the License's exact level, price, vendor, or prerequisite. If it is still unavailable in your save, use the Level 6–12 progression guide and follow the requirement shown by the current game instead of copying an unsupported number.
What the License does and does not prove
| Confirmed by the official update | Not established by the official update |
|---|---|
| The Petrochemical License unlocks the oil-processing workflow | The exact level or price of the License |
| The Oil Refinery separates Crude Oil into Fuel and Bitumen | Every input amount, output amount, or processing time |
| The Oil Processor produces later oil-based products such as Asphalt Mix, Lubricant, Rubber Sheet, and Tire | That the Processor should be the first machine after an Oil Tank |
| Some oil products reconnect with existing production trees | One universal factory route or profitable product ranking |
Use the License as the entrance to a new production chain, not as proof that the extraction, transport, and storage stages are already working.
Run the smallest useful test
- Confirm that you have reached and cleaned an Oil Reserve. If not, start with finding oil using Radar Mode.
- Prove extraction through the Pipe Head before changing factory machinery.
- Load one Tanker and prove the Tanker-to-Oil-Tank handoff.
- Add the Oil Refinery as the first processing checkpoint.
- Confirm the machine receives Crude Oil and exposes the expected first-stage role.
- Add an Oil Processor only when you have a specific later product to make.
If the oil never reaches the factory, stop at the Tanker Truck and Oil Tank guide. A License cannot repair an empty reserve, disconnected pipe, full destination, or failed vehicle handoff.
If the License is available but production is not working
Work from the source forward:
- reserve and Pipe Head;
- Tanker loading;
- Tanker to Oil Tank;
- Oil Tank to Oil Refinery;
- Refinery output;
- later Oil Processor input and output.
Change one handoff at a time. The Oil Refinery and Oil Processor guide separates the two machine roles, while the oil products reference identifies which officially named products belong later in the chain.
Current-version boundary
The current hotfix is v1.1.1. It changes Oil Pipe behavior, Tanker-to-Oil-Tank timing, reserve feedback, and oil recipe and contract balance. It does not add a published License price, exact prerequisite, or fixed machine ratio. Retest the smallest oil handoff on the current version before relying on launch-week numbers from another source.
For the complete sequence from reserve to product, use the Masters of Oil guide. When the chain works but does not fit cleanly, move to the oil factory layout guide.
Sources
The official v1.1.0 Masters of Oil announcement is the source for the Petrochemical License and the named Oil Refinery and Oil Processor roles. The official v1.1.1 hotfix provides the current oil-behavior and balance boundary; it does not publish License requirements or a complete recipe table.