• the post of tom joad
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    61 year ago

    Wow ok that’s cool… so then every* oil well is in a place that historically was underwater?

    • MentalEdge
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      1 year ago

      Yes. A lot of such places are still below the seabed, hence off-shore oil-rigs.

    • @[email protected]
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      91 year ago

      Yes, specifically shallow seas that are so rich that they go anoxic. Without oxygen, the organisms don’t break down and just accumulate.