[thackney]

Oil is the result of extreme pressure, heat and lot's of time.

An silly theory. For decades we have used heat and pressure to break down oil into smaller, less complex molecules.

We can make methane (natural gas) out of crude oil this way, but the target is to take the heavy crude and make gasoline, diesel etc.

What happens in the earth is the complex organic molecules of mostly algae, plankton, etc get trapped without an oxygen source on the bottom of lake and sea beds. Their complex organic molecules are reduced to hydrocarbon molecules. If enough heat, pressure and time is given, it will break down nearly all of it to natural gas.

http://www.hk-phy.org/energy/power/source_phy/flash/formation_e.html

With land plants, the similar process creates coal.

http://www.hk-phy.org/energy/power/source_phy/flash/formation_e.html

Srs. you need to take a basic education courses, not at the college level but 5-6 grade level.

I thought the animations at the link would be simple enough for you to understand.

[trailhkr1]

Thanks for the lesson. I always admit when I was wrong.