New evidence supports 19th Century idea on formation of oil and gasEnergy & Fuels

Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 23:42 in Earth & Climate

Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described in science textbooks. Their study is scheduled for Nov./Dec. issue of ACS' Energy & Fuels, a bi-monthly publication. Anurag Sharma and colleagues note that the traditional process...

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