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{{Infobox resource
|image     =Bitumen.png
|type      =[[Resource]]
|produced  =[[Oil refinery]]
|requires  =
|storage   =Oil/Fuel storage
|transport =Oil tank<br/>Tanker
|use       =[[Export]]
}}
'''Bitumen''' is a production resource and usable to [[export]]ation in ''[[Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic]]''.

==Background==
The term bitumen refers to a substance produced through the distillation of crude oil. Bitumen is known for its waterproofing and adhesive properties and is commonly used in the construction industry, notably for roads and highways. Production occurs through distillation, which removes lighter crude oil components like gasoline and diesel, leaving the heavier bitumen behind. Deposits can also occur naturally at the bottom of ancient lakes, where prehistoric organisms have decayed and been subjected to heat and pressure.

==Gameplay==
Bitumen is a resource available after refining [[oil]] in an [[oil refinery]]. Oil is pumped from the ground with help of a [[pumpjack]] and refined in an [[oil refinery]], with leaving the availble resources [[Bitumen]] and [[fuel]].

Bitumen is a base product for the production of [[asphalt]] and can be [[export]]ed via the customs house.

===Production===
[[File:resourceFlowchart_Bitumen.png|thumb|right|350px|Bitumen resource flow chart]]
The player sends oil to an oil refinery, where the oil is refined to bitumen and fuel.

===Storage===
Bitumen may be stored in Oil/Bitumen storage buildings.

===Transportation===
Bitumen can be transported by using oil tank trucks or by trains using tanker cargo wagons. Also pipes are a means of transportation.

===Uses===

==Notes==

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[[Category:Resources]]
[[Category:Oil Industry]]
[[Category:End Products]]