- "Bad news, Fisher. Something got the military's attention."
- ― Irving Lambert
Oil Refinery is the fourth solo campaign level in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and the third solo campaign level in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials. Splinter Cell agent Sam Fisher must infiltrate the GFO Oil Rig and retrieve the Georgian communication data being sent from it.
Briefing[]
09:38 / 09:47 / 10:03 – Retrieve Georgian communication data
NATO and U.S. intervention has pushed most of the Georgian commandos from Azerbaijan, with only a few well-hidden cells remaining. One of those cells, entrenched in an oilrig on the Caspian Sea, is exchanging data with the Presidential Palace in Georgia via a secure network.
Data & Transcript[]
Information[]
Goals | |
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Infiltrate the oil refinery by the main pipeline. | |
Trail the mercenary technician. | |
Get the technician's briefcase by any means. | Retrieve the laptop from the mercenary technician's briefcase. |
Notes | |
🗣 [Lambert] Avoid coming into contact with the mercenary technician and his escort at all costs before he uses his encryption key. Revealing your presence will compromise the mission. | |
💻 [Laptop in the kitchen] To unlock a bonus mission, enter the code P23199912C at the following website: www.splintercellessentials.com. [PSP only] | |
Pick Lock | |
🔑 [Technical Water Supply Pump] 4-pins: ← ↑ → ↓ [Xbox/PC/PS3 only] |
Overview[]

Fisher climbs a pipe toward the main rig as the Georgians get ready to destroy the pipeline bridge leading to the platform.
Fisher arrives on the rig and infiltrates the structure by crossing the pipe struts connecting the pipeline together. As he comes upon the bridge, the paranoid Georgian soldiers set up explosives and detonate them, destroying it. Fisher is then forced to actually make his way through the pipeline through a hole as it still continues to pump oil. As he follows the line to one of the pumping rooms and heads out of the interior through a hatch, Lambert informs Fisher that the Oil Derrick has been 'bumped up to the top of NATO's Strike List' and US Marines are now en-route to attack the platform.
As Fisher comes up, a Georgian technician, Piotr Lejava, and his escort arrive on a boat. They walk onto the walkway and make their way up toward the data hub. Fisher climbs the ladders on the side of the strut and climbs across to the opposite side using an overhead pipe. As he climbs across, he overhears Georgian radio chatter regarding "American fighter planes". He drops down and trails Piotr, and his bodyguards, as F-15s begin bombing the platform.

Fisher knocks out Piotr and retrieves his briefcase.
Fisher eventually catches up with Piotr as he gets to the data hub. When he is finished with the transmission, he and his escort flee, destroying all evidence of their activities. Fisher gives chase as american air strikes intensifies. When the Piotr tried to evacuate by helicopter, the American Fighters destroy it, forcing them to re-route back to the boat. All the while, american Helicopters arrive to drop troops to attack the commandoes head on.
Fisher eventually catches up with Piotr, dispatches him, and recovers the laptop and encryption key from his briefcase. He flees the scene as the oil rig is finally destroyed.
Debriefing[]
Communication data retrieved from the oilrig has proved to be invaluable. The records are full of vague hints concerning an impending retaliation against the U.S. More concretely, they show evidence of a leak in the U.S. Intelligence community, suggesting that the Georgians may have a mole inside one of America’s agencies.
Differences[]
- This version shows the mission taking place in the morning with a full sun in the background.
- There are two ways Fisher can take the satchel from the first enemy, who leaves the oil pipeline: either by killing him from a long distance with a headshot, or by killing him with multiple shots to the torso.
- Lambert does not mention B-2's planning to blow up the rig when Fisher chases Piotr, nor is any countdown timer imposed.
- Four enemies will perish from explosions in the final part of the mission.
- Some oil pumps are still intact without Fisher being involved.
- All laptops are destroyed immediately after Piotr leaves the data hub.
- There are searchable rooms near the helicopter. One contains a Disposable Pick, and another contains a medical kit.
- The room in which Piotr is hiding can only be accessed from the front, and only the corpse of an American soldier and Georgian oil worker are present. However, both exits from this room are accessible.
Trivia[]
- Sam uses a Zodiac (CRRC) to reach the rig.
- Before the bridge is blown up at the beginning of the mission, an enemy soldier escapes atop the oil line that runs to the rig. This soldier has a satchel with a data stick that contains an email to his sister (see Data Stick #1). It seems impossible to obtain this data stick without using console commands.
- The "American warplanes" mentioned by the Georgians are F-15 Eagle tactical fighters.
- There are puddles of oil around the floor areas of the rig which both enemies and Fisher can walk in, leaving footprints stained with oil.
- During the mission, Fisher may come across the body of a dead U.S. soldier, evidently having been gunned down by one of the Georgian soldiers. A satchel is on the body containing a Data stick.
- The bodies of several rig workers are also present at the scene. It is likely they were massacred when Nikoladze's men commandeered the rig for their own usage.
- Piotr is wearing a Ubisoft shirt in Xbox/PC/PS3 version.
- Piotr can be killed or knocked out, his fate is left up to the player. He eventually runs to the docks only to find that the boat has been blown up.
- Fisher can also simply walk up to Piotr and grab him as he will not run away or resist. The main objective is to simply obtain his briefcase, and the mission ends as soon as Fisher does.
- Fisher can interrogate Piotr for some extra conversation dialogue. During this conversation, Piotr mentions The Ark, which he only knows to be "what Nikoladze wants most".
- Fisher's actions are referenced in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory in the Hokkaido level by a Displace mercenary who mentions a "ninja" that attacked the oil rig he was contracted on.
- In the dialog boxes, some enemy soldiers are displayed as "GSOLD", which is the code for Georgian soldiers. It is most likely an error by the developers.
- Jumping into the water will cause the mission to fail.
- A datastick on a fallen US Solider reveals that they had plan to set up C4 on the oil rig to ensure there is an explosion when the Raptor III drone strikes, as FWN that will be covering the event live and the PR department of the military are eager to show off the capabilities of the Raptor III.
- In the PSP version, the objective bar never changes from "Infiltrate the oil refinery by the main pipeline", even after Fisher has already done so.
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