It's really not pedantry, if anything oil is more 'valuable' than (especially) coal and natgas in terms of the energy transition - it is much much harder to rep

It's really not pedantry, if anything oil is more 'valuable' than (especially) coal and natgas in terms of the energy transition - it is much much harder to replace oil based products (aviation fuels, diesel for heavy industrial use for example) than it is to switch off coal power plants.