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The circle of life (lemmy.world)
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[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

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

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Can Texas just go back to being a shallow anoxic sea?

Please?

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

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