OSM Offshore Oil Rigs

This add-on introduces offshore oil rigs into X-Plane 12, utilizing OpenStreetMap (OSM) data for accurate placement. While efforts are made to avoid overlapping with existing scenery, some may still occur, and users are encouraged to report overlaps for future updates. The oil rigs are positioned as heliports within oceanic areas, enhancing the realism of maritime environments. Installation instructions and mission generation guidelines are provided for users to integrate these new structures into their flying experience.

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Description

This is my first attempt at adding offshore oil rigs into X-Plane based on OSM data.

Efforts were made to filter out oil rigs located near X-Plane’s built-in oil rigs; however, some overlaps may still occur.

  • If you encounter an oil rig that overlaps with an existing X-Plane oil rig, please report it so that it can be corrected in a future update.

Oil-Rigs, in X-Plane, are represented as heliports positioned in oceans or seas.

Disclaimer: 

The data comes from the OSM site, which means it is not official but should be reasonably accurate.
The scenery was generated using a script, and while I performed tests to ensure the 3D assets and helipads are aligned, some skewed positioning may still occur.

Installation:

  • Extract the content of the compressed file into the "Custom Scenery" folder.

For Manual Ordering of the Scenery:

  • Start X-Plane and quit once you reached the Menu screen.
  • Edit the "scenery_packs.ini" file.
  • You could place the Scenery at the bottom of the file, after the "GLOBAL_AIRPORTS" or any custom scenery that you have.
  • Re-run X-Plane

Mission-X Users:

If you are using the Mission-X plugin, ensure that you re-run the "APT Data Optimization" task from the Setup screen.
This step is required so that newly imported data is stored and made available to the plugin.

Generating a mission based on Oil Rigs
Follow the steps below to create a mission that uses oil rigs as mission objectives:

  1. Start X-Plane 12.
  2. Position your aircraft in a region that contains multiple oil rigs.
    You may refer to the provided screenshot for reference.
  3. Open the Mission-X screen.
  4. Click Create.
  5. In the Type of Mission menu, select Oil Rig.
    1. To generate a mission based on oil rigs in your immediate vicinity, select the Local Region option.
    2. To generate a mission with broader coverage, select one of the other available region options.
  6. Click Generate to build the mission.

 

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Version: 1.0
Size: 722.16 KB
Uploaded: 31. Aug 2025

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snagar.dev

Joined Jan 2022

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  • X-Plane 12 or later

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Release Date 31. Aug 2025
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