# Petroleum Explore drill & sell

> Become the Oil King: Explore, drill & sell!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ocigrup.petroleum](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ocigrup.petroleum)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ocigrup.petroleum`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Online Ocigrup SL
- **Category:** GAME\_SIMULATION
- **Downloads:** 467,109
- **Rating:** 3.32 / 5 (3,851 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.6
- **Last updated:** 2022-11-17
- **First published:** 2018-08-28
- **Publisher country:** ES
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ocigrup.petroleum)
- **Website:** [https://www.ocigrup.com](https://www.ocigrup.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ocigrup.com/privacy-kids-apps-v2.php](https://www.ocigrup.com/privacy-kids-apps-v2.php)

## Description

Petroleum Explore Drill & Sell is an immersive Chrome extension game where you become the Oil King. Explore underground resources like petrol, water, rocks, gas, and even lava using thumper trucks and send exploration probes to locate oil bags. Drill and pump oil to the surface, upgrade pumpjacks, trucks, silos, and pipelines to optimize extraction and transportation. Manage your time-limited land concessions carefully and decide whether to sell oil immediately at the refinery for the best price or store it in your silos awaiting better market conditions. This dynamic strategy game combines resource management, exploration, and economic decision-making for an engaging experience.

## Rankings

- #103,596 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Overall, users find the game fun and strategically appealing, but recurring issues spoil the experience: heavy monetization and paywalls, slow/limited progression, unclear oil-detection mechanics, and allegations of copying Turmoil. Many players also want updates and more content to sustain long-term engagement.

### Pros

- Fun and entertaining time-killer with enjoyable and engaging gameplay
- Strategic and interesting gameplay that keeps some players engaged
- Positive overall sentiment from several reviewers who call it a great or very good game

### Cons

- Overly monetized with expensive purchases and in-game currency requirements (diamonds)
- Slow progression and limited content leading to short bursts of play or frustrated repetition
- Oil-deposit mechanics are vague and hard to locate (unclear depth/position)
- Perceived as a Turmoil copy, which some players view as a negative

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ocigrup.petroleum)