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  • Is the idea of abiotic oil simply a way of prolonging the life of the oil industry?
  • We currently have convincing evidence that the oil now flowing in the Gulf is of the "abiotic" variety.
  • It is a very well known fact that oil is "abiotic", meaning it is not created by the degredation over many years of ancient fossil forests.
  • It's also assuming "abiotic" oil does not exist, and/or the technology will not exist to drill deeper than 6000 feet to where abiotic oil may be.
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