So, you believe oil is abiotic? My daughter says they don’t or haven’t yet talked about this in her university classes.
Don’t know about abiotic, that is for scientists, not engineers.
What I do believe is
1. Experts consistently underestimate the amounts of oil and gas in the world. As an example, the past ten years have seen these amounts see a tenfold increase due to conventional traps being bypassed to exploit unconventional hydrocarbon sources.
2. New ways to exploit the hydrocarbons in the world are constantly being found that enable increased access to conventional resources and to commercialize resources that unexploitable.
Yes, with these two references (coupled with enviable compensation) those now embarking on a career in the oil industry can be highly rewarded. With the opportunity of old farts like me retiring, there will be ample opportunity.