Oil is one of the most sought-after resources in Ark: Survival Ascended. It is used in multiple recipes and has several applications. It is abundant throughout the Aberration map but isn’t always easy to locate.
In Ark Aberration, there are multiple ways to farm oil. You can either farm it using dung beetles, which is the dino that will yield you the highest amount of oil per harvest. Or you can go the traditional route and use a pickaxe or extract it.
Ark Aberration Oil Location #1
- LAT: 80
- LON: 20
These coordinates are for the red obelisk and surrounding this obelisk is a bunch of oil rocks that you can set up an oil pump on. A Fabricator, 75 Metal Ingots, 25 Electronics, and 25 Crystals are needed to make an Oil Pump. Additionally, an oil pump blueprint is required. The oil pump can then provide a steady amount of oil per rock you set it up on.
Ark Aberration Location #2
- LAT: 18
- LON: 16
These coordinates are for the blue obelisk on the map. Surrounding this obelisk is a small amount of oil rock on which you can set up an oil pump. The pump can then provide a steady amount of oil per rock.
Ark Aberration Location #3
- LAT: 22
- LON: 77
These coordinates are for the green obelisk on the map. This area is the surface northwest. Surrounding this obelisk is the surface northeast area with copious amounts of oil rock. You can then set up your oil pump to provide steady oil per rock.
Ark Aberration Location #4
- LAT: 58
- LON: 50
These coordinates are for a single oil rock on the map in the area known as the graves of the lost. Surrounding this oil rock are many more oil rocks that you can set up an oil pump on. The oil pump can then provide a steady amount of oil per rock you set it up on.
How to Use Oil in Ark: Survival Ascended?
Oil can be used in several recipes in Ark: Survival Ascended. Below, we’ve listed five of the most popular ones along with their complete ingredient requirements.
| Item | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Gasoline | 5x Hide and 5x Oil |
| Prime Meat Jerky | 1x Cooked Prime Meat, 1x Oil, and 3x Sparkpowder |
| Tripwire Alarm Trap | 3x Metal, 5x Wood, 30x Fiber, 6x Hide and 2x Oil |
| Vault | 500x Metal Ingot, 100x Cementing Paste, 70x Oil, and 90x Polymer |
| Fabricator | 35x Metal Ingot, 20x Cementing Paste, 50x Sparkpowder, 15x Crystal and 10x Oil |
Oil Spawn Command
If you’re having trouble finding oil in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use its spawn commands to have it spawn directly in your inventory. To do this, you must open the cheat console by pressing the TAB key on your keyboard.
If you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. Once the console opens, simply type in the command “cheat giveitemnum 159 1 0 0” and hit enter.
If you encounter a situation where these commands do not work, try resetting your system or game.
