One of the most significant assets that Victoria 3 has is its oil reserves. Having a reliable supply of this precious commodity may considerably contribute to an improvement in economic growth. This is because a number of different businesses are dependent on oil.

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You will get a list of all the areas in Victoria 3 where oil may be found, as well as advice on how to extract and make use of oil, from our guide.

Locating Oil

There are two scenarios when you want to locate oil. First is when you are playing as a nation that does have oil. In this case, all you have to do is the following:

  • From the menu, go ahead and select the ‘Market‘ tab.
  • Click on the tab labeled “IndustrialGoods.”
  • Once you’ve completed, the above steps,  when you look at your map, all of the oil locations in your state will be represented by green dots.

The other scenario is when you want to find out where the oil is but you are playing as a nation that does not have oil. In this case what you need to do is:

  • Choose “TradeLens” from the list of available options.
  • Click the tab labeled “ImportTradeRoutes” in the navigation bar.
  • Choose the areas that have been marked with oil for business.

List of Oil Locations

There are various nations in Victoria 3, some of which have more oil reserves than others. However, players should definitely get in touch with each of them to consider either seizing their oil sources or creating import routes.

CountryPoints RangeAzerbaijan60BasraCaliforniaEast BorneoFarsPermSaratovUralskWallachiaZulia40-50AlbertaMosulOntarioRío GrandeTexasTrucial Coast20-30East JavaElbeFrieslandKansasKubanWest GalíciaShanxiSanta CruzLa PazHanoverPennsylvaniaLibyan DesertChubuNenetsiaOklahomaSamara

As you can see, the process of finding oil in Victoria 3 isn’t all that complicated. If you are enjoying this game, you might want to check out some other related articles, such as:

  • Victoria 3: How To Build Economy – Guide
  • Victoria 3: How To Beat Western Frontier Expedition
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