<p>I finally found the game after discussing it with some fellow Portuguese gamers. It's actually a vintage Portuguese game about oil called &quot;Petróleo&quot;: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22614/petroleo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22614/petroleo</a> - Seems to be quite hard to find these days.</p>

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MACC
<p>Perhaps <a href="https://www.capstone-games.com/wildcatters" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"Wildcatters"</a> as shown on the website of CapStone Games.</p>

<p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146910/wildcatters" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This link</a> is the game on BGG.</p>

<p>Oil tanker minis:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/dGSUf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dGSUf.png" alt="Oil tanker minis"></a></p>

<p>Spherical gas storage tank minis:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/pxqxD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pxqxD.png" alt="Spherical gas storage tank minis"></a></p>

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The gas storage minis were actually made of plastic and fairly detailed. I remember playing with them as a child.
MACC
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<p>When I was a child I used to play around with the figures of a game that a relative of mine had tucked away in his attic. It was some sort of oil trading board game and some of the components I remember playing with were: </p>

<ol>
<li>Oil tanker minis</li>
<li>Spherical gas storage tank minis: <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BSc4D.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BSc4D.jpg" alt="Gas Containers"></a></li>
<li>World map, very minimal graphic style</li>
<li>Paper money, like something out of an old Monopoly copy</li>
</ol>

<p>Publishing Date: The game was possibly published in the 1970s / 80s
Visual Style: Quite minimal and somewhat bleak, a bit like Twilight Struggle</p>

<p>I was too young to figure out the rules or how to play the game, especially since it was in English and it isn't my mother tongue, however I had a lot of fun playing with the minis and from what I remember the game seemed quite complex and may be worth tracking down and playing it now.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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2019-10-30T15:18:57.937Z
As usual, a specific year (or range) and country would be helpful.
The Chaz 2.0
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Case in point, the suggestion below of **Wildcatters** would be precluded from consideration if we knew that this was before 2010.
The Chaz 2.0
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Sorry, I would say the publishing date would have been in the 70s or 80s, I will add it to the post. Also the visual design was somewhat bleak, something in the lines of Twilight Struggle.
MACC
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Just searching Oil on BoardGameGeek pulls up dozens of results, several of which are within the appropriate time frame, and many of which have pieces that might fit the description. @MACC If you find the answer yourself, it's totally acceptable to answer your own question.
aslum
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What's the name of this oil trading board game?
MACC
# What's the name of this oil trading board game?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-30)

When I was a child I used to play around with the figures of a game that a relative of mine had tucked away in his attic. It was some sort of oil trading board game and some of the components I remember playing with were:

1. Oil tanker minis
2. Spherical gas storage tank minis: [![Gas Containers](https://i.sstatic.net/BSc4D.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BSc4D.jpg)
3. World map, very minimal graphic style
4. Paper money, like something out of an old Monopoly copy

Publishing Date: The game was possibly published in the 1970s / 80s
Visual Style: Quite minimal and somewhat bleak, a bit like Twilight Struggle

I was too young to figure out the rules or how to play the game, especially since it was in English and it isn't my mother tongue, however I had a lot of fun playing with the minis and from what I remember the game seemed quite complex and may be worth tracking down and playing it now.

Thanks in advance!

**Tags:** identify-this-game, trading

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: As usual, a specific year (or range) and country would be helpful.  
> **username_1**: Case in point, the suggestion below of **Wildcatters** would be precluded from consideration if we knew that this was before 2010.  
> **username_0**: Sorry, I would say the publishing date would have been in the 70s or 80s, I will add it to the post. Also the visual design was somewhat bleak, something in the lines of Twilight Struggle.  
> **username_2**: Just searching Oil on BoardGameGeek pulls up dozens of results, several of which are within the appropriate time frame, and many of which have pieces that might fit the description. @username_0 If you find the answer yourself, it's totally acceptable to answer your own question.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2024-02-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

I finally found the game after discussing it with some fellow Portuguese gamers. It's actually a vintage Portuguese game about oil called "Petróleo": <https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22614/petroleo> - Seems to be quite hard to find these days.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-10-30. Score: 2

Perhaps ["Wildcatters"](https://www.capstone-games.com/wildcatters) as shown on the website of CapStone Games.

[This link](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146910/wildcatters) is the game on BGG.

Oil tanker minis:

[![Oil tanker minis](https://i.sstatic.net/dGSUf.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/dGSUf.png)

Spherical gas storage tank minis:

[![Spherical gas storage tank minis](https://i.sstatic.net/pxqxD.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/pxqxD.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: The gas storage minis were actually made of plastic and fairly detailed. I remember playing with them as a child.  

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