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- The "strong" abiotic theory: oil is formed at a speed sufficient to replace the oil reservoirs as we deplete them, that is, at a rate something like 10,000 times faster than theorized in petroleum geology.
- The "strong" abiotic theory: oil is formed at a speed sufficient to replace the oil reservoirs as we deplete them, that is, at a rate something like 10,000 times faster than theorized in petroleum geology.
As optimistic as the idea of abiotic oil seems, the reality is that abiotic oil is widely considered to be scientifically unsupport and has failed to produce any major reserves of oil.<ref name="gold1999">{{cite book
| author=Gold, Thomas
| year=1999
| title=The deep, hot biosphere
| publisher=Copernicus Books
|isbn=0-387-98546-8
}}</ref>
== Notes ==
== Notes ==