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How to Make Oil Refinery in Infinite Craft

Oil Refinery sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Oil plus Steam Plant.

The final combination

OilSteam PlantOil Refinery

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1511 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FossilWaterOil
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  8. 8FireVenus FlytrapFire Trap
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10Fire TrapSteamSteam Trap
  11. 11Steam TrapVenus FlytrapSteam Plant
  12. 12OilSteam PlantOil Refinery
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fossil + Water→ Oil6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap8Fire + Venus Flytrap→ Fire Trap9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire Trap + Steam→ Steam Trap11Steam Trap + Venus Flytrap→ Steam Plant12Oil + Steam Plant→ Oil Refinery

Other ways to make Oil Refinery

11 combinations are known to produce Oil Refinery. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Oil Refinery
FirstSecondResult
Oil FieldTransformerOil Refinery
FortressOil RigOil Refinery
OilSteam PlantOil Refinery
MillOil TankerOil Refinery
FortressTank TruckOil Refinery
FurnaceOil DrumOil Refinery
Oil DrumVillageOil Refinery
Black GoldTrain StationOil Refinery
Moses OilSteam FactoryOil Refinery
FactorySunflower CastleOil Refinery
HouseOil RigOil Refinery

What you can make with Oil Refinery

Oil Refinery at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
11
ways to make it
Used in
32
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Oil Refinery in Infinite Craft?

Combine Oil with Steam Plant. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Oil Refinery?

12 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Oil Refinery hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Oil Refinery?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Oil Refinery, and the shortest route is shown above.

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