Another day another bonkers conspiracy theory circulating the far right on X. Today it's Abiogenic petroleum. This is the theory that oil does not come from fossil formation but sort of bubbles up from the mantle. It was very popular in the Soviet Union during the cold war but no one's ever been able to stand in up beyond saying that there may be a minimal effect somewhere but it doesn't make any substantial difference to the economy because each time we drain an oil or gas field it noticeably doesn't fill up again. Neither do new fields magically pop up in unexpected places. But it's a psychological crutch I suppose for cranks, climate deniers and other persons who have trouble dealing with the more pertinent and concrete aspects of the Universe.
No oil or gas supply in the world has ever been conclusively proved to be Abiogenic I'm origin but since it's never possible to completely geologically survey the whole world it is, of course, impossible to prove the theory holds no truth at all but if the effect is in any way noticeable... It hasn't been noticed.
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