RUSTLY
waterLow radiation

Small Oil Rig

Small Oil Rig silhouetted at night with its gas flare burning
Small Oil Rig, from the update that first put a rig in the ocean · Image: Facepunch Studios · unofficial
Type
water
Recycler
Yes
Radiation
Low

Small Oil Rig runs a keycard puzzle needing Fuse, Blue card — how Rust keycards work. It has a recycler on site — one of the recycler locations across the map. Radiation is low — bring protection or a Hazmat Suit.

Puzzle & How to Enter

Requirements

Fuse, Blue card

Insert the fuse to power the puzzle room, swipe the required cards in order, and grab the loot before the door times out.

Loot & Utilities

Small Oil Rig is a water monument with a recycler on-site — bring components to break down for scrap. Expect low radiation — bring rad-resistant gear or a hazmat suit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do you need for Small Oil Rig in Rust?expand_more

You need a fuse and a blue keycard. That's the full requirement to run the Small Oil Rig puzzle: put the fuse in to power the room, then swipe the cards in order. A card isn't used up by one swipe: each successful swipe wears it by one use, and a wrong card costs nothing (swipes per card here — Blue Keycard: 4).

What cards do you need for Small Oil Rig?expand_more

Fuse, Blue card. Keycards can't be crafted: you loot them, and the red one can also be bought at Bandit Camp. Our keycards guide covers where each colour comes from.

Is there a recycler at Small Oil Rig?expand_more

Yes, Small Oil Rig has a recycler on site. That matters more than it sounds — you can break components down into scrap before you leave instead of hauling them home, which cuts what you're carrying if you die on the way back.

Do you need a hazmat suit for Small Oil Rig?expand_more

Small Oil Rig has low radiation, so bring rad-resistant gear — a hazmat suit covers it comfortably. Radiation protection stacks from individual clothing pieces too, so a full set of decent gear can be enough without a dedicated suit.

How much rad protection do you need for Small Oil Rig?expand_more

Small Oil Rig has low radiation, so you need some coverage rather than a dedicated suit. A full rad-resistant clothing stack holds low-rad zones, and a hazmat suit's 50% radiation protection trivializes them — you'll only take slow ticks if you stand still in a hot pocket wearing rags.

How long does Small Oil Rig take to respawn?expand_more

There's no official respawn timer — Facepunch doesn't publish one, and in the game files the rig's Locked Crate has no fixed respawn value because it's spawned as an event rather than on the normal crate cycle. What you'll actually see is server-dependent: after a crew starts the Locked Crate's 15-minute hack, loots it and clears out, Small Oil Rig resets over the following stretch — scientists repopulate and a fresh Locked Crate appears — and modded or high-pop servers tune that cycle differently. The same goes for console: community-reported windows vary and none are official numbers. Treat a rig you just watched get taken as dead for a while, and scout the crate from a distance before committing a boat.

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