Oil Rig (Small)

A boat, a blue card, and no fuses — the offshore platform where the locked crate event lives.

At a glance

Puzzle: Red keycard
Cards needed
Fuses: None
Rad protection: None — bring combat gear instead
Recycler: No
Puzzle reward: Military crate room + locked crate event

Run the Oil Rig (Small) puzzle → step-by-step · 15–25 min

Small Oil Rig moves the puzzle offshore: no fuses, no radiation — just a blue keycard, a platform full of scientists, and the most famous 15 minutes in Rust when the locked crate starts hacking.

Why you’re here

The locked crate. Start the hack and a 15-minute clock begins; when it runs out, the crate opens on some of the best loot in the game — but the noise calls in a Chinook with heavy scientists, and every crew on the coastline knows what that flare of activity means. The blue card room’s military crates are the quieter paycheck.

The layout

A multi-level offshore platform reached by boat (or a bold swim). Scientists hold every deck; the blue card room sits mid-platform, and the locked crate waits on the upper level between the rusted pipe stacks. No fuses needed anywhere on the rig.

Route and event breakdown: Small Oil Rig guide.

Loot worth the trip

Military crates behind the blue card room
Hackable locked crate — 15-minute timer, heavy scientist response
Scientist drops across every level