• AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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    19 天前

    That’s not how compression works. At any reasonable depth below ground level the force would have been dissipated. For what you’re suggesting, the entire country would have to be living in a literal oil bog.

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      19 天前

      Don’t know. Oil is known to seep out of the ground and perhaps the only place it is noticed is road since that’s where people actually transit. A few cracks on the aging asphalt and a semi truck pressing down on or underneath while driving on top could easily force it out the cracks.

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        19 天前

        Dude. Instead of wildly speculating, maybe just read the article? They’ve spent millions doing lab analysis. If it were crude oil they’d have figured it out and be drilling.

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          18 天前

          Well, no one wants their oil. It’s very low grade and the only country really equipped to refine the stuff is the US, which is not really interested in trading with them.