How to make Crude Oil (Compound) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a compound called Crude Oil (from the Chemistry update) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, Crude Oil is one of the compounds that you can craft using the compound creator. It is available in the Chemistry Update for Minecraft Education Edition and has also been added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (if you enable the Education Edition chemistry features in your world).

crude oil compound

Let's explore how to make the compound called Crude Oil.

TIP: To enable the Education Edition chemistry features in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, toggle the Education Edition option in your world settings. Because Education gameplay may break your world, the game will make a copy of your world starting with [EDU]. This is the world that will contain the new Chemistry "features".

Supported Platforms

The compound called Crude Oil is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)No
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.4.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4No
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.4.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Required Materials to make Crude Oil

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft the compound called Crude Oil:

How to craft Crude Oil

1. Open the Compound Creator Menu

First, open your compound creator so that you have the Compound Creator menu that looks like this:

compound creator menu

2. Add Items to make Crude Oil

In the Compound Creator menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 grid. To make Crude Oil, place 9 Carbon and 20 Hydrogen in the 3x3 grid.

When crafting Crude Oil, you can place the elements anywhere in the grid and you will get the same result. In this example, we have placed 9 Carbon and 20 Hydrogen in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for the compound called Crude Oil which has the chemical formula of C9H20.

Crafting recipe for crude oil compound

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct elements, the Crude Oil will appear in the output box on the right.

crude oil compound

3. Move the Crude Oil to Inventory

Once you have crafted Crude Oil, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed crude oil compound

Congratulations, you have made the compound called Crude Oil in Minecraft!