Due to the Middle-Eastern location of many of the battles waged with the GLA, Oil refineries were a common sight on the battlefield. A commander from any faction could take advantage of these facilities by ordering one of his infantry units to capture them. To do this, he first had to upgrade the training of his infantry with the Capture building ability, available from the Barracks (with the exception of the Chinese special agent Black Lotus/Super Lotus, who required no such upgrade).
Once captured, an Oil Refinery reduced the cost of vehicle and aircraft fuel and, by extension, the overall cost of vehicle and aircraft production by 10%. During a lengthy battle the money saved by the ownership of an Oil Refinery could be tactically important, and may alter the outcome of some important skirmishes. Capturing multiple refineries has no effect, as cost reduction does not stack.
Generals had to protect their Oil Refineries well, however, as opponents can also capture one for their own gain, or even destroy the refinery to deny it from all belligerents.
The 10% cost reduction also applies to how much money is received upon destroying vehicles by GLA generals who have purchased the Cash Bounty Generals power (e.g., a GLA general with rank 2 Cash bounty only receives $108 for shooting down a Chinese Mig instead of $120 if the Chinese player captured a refinery).
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