https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin Thomas Gold in the “Deep Hot Biosphere: T

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin Thomas Gold in the “Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil Fuels” explores the idea in depth. It’s not quite a crank theory (I think Gold has a legit academic publication history) but it kind of teeters on the edge. It’s one of those ones I’d like to believe, because it turns much of what we think we know on it’s ear. But a sober look at the evidence makes it seem pretty unlikely.