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[[Geologists]] have deduced that petroleum is the remains of huge amounts of algal material that was laid down millions of years ago, and altered in form under high temperatures and pressures. Layers of buried plant material tend to produce [[coal]] or lignite.  

[[Geologists]] have deduced that petroleum is the remains of huge amounts of algal material that was laid down millions of years ago, and altered in form under high temperatures and pressures. Layers of buried plant material tend to produce [[coal]] or lignite.  

A minority belief is that petroleum is synthesized naturally by unspecified underground processes, slowly rising towards the surface for our use.

Recently, researchers have shown that natural gas can form rapidly, supporting the idea that petroleum products could have been formed within the last few thousand years and is constantly being replenished, supporting the views of [[Young Earth Creationists]].  If this research is supported it would refute the idea that fossil fuels are diminishing </ref>.

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