
The widely held theory by Western Geologists that oil comes from decaying life may not be true.
reference: https://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Abi...etroleum_origin
The Earth may have a huge supply of deep oil. Other planets are known to contain hydrocarbons and they might contain oil. Nothing would inspire a manned mission to Mars like an oil strike!
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The theory of abiogenic petroleum origin states that petroleum (or crude oil) is primarily created from non-biological sources of hydrocarbons located deep in the crust of the Earth. The theory stands in contrast to the more widely held conventional view that petroleum is created from the remains of ancient living matter. The constituent precursors of petroleum (mainly methane) are commonplace and it is possible that appropriate conditions exist for hydrocarbons to be formed deep within the Earth. |