Past gas ping.
Forming methane, a known naturally occurring material found on multiple planets, is a far different than long string hydrocarbons found in oil.
It will be good to read it once it comes out, thanks for the ping.
Only in the EurekaAlert is this hyped to imply that also means oil.
The Russians have not tought oil was “fossel” fuel, but a mineral. We have had oil fields in Oklahoma and the Gulf of Mexico REFILL with oil in recent years. Almost ALL oil fields seem to last much longer than the original surveys indicate.
Why?
Oil is seeping up from the earth’s core. It has been there since the earth formed.
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Carbon is a direct product of fusion in stars. The first generation star explodes and sends it’s contents out to form other stars and planets. A plant’s molten core supplies the heat and pressure to form hydrocarbon chains. Then pressure forces the gasious oil up through the crust until it cools and condenses into oil pockets. The lighter hydrocarbon chains become natural gas pockets.
So is it really renewable? I think the answer is sort of... Oil will last much longer than first thought, but will deminish over time. Earth will only produce at it’s own rate and we could use it up faster than it is renewed.
Then there is an entire moon of Jupiter covered by oceans of methane we could process into fuel...
Nice opener.