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Why can we only find oil in certain spots on the globe
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Why can we only find oil in certain spots on the globe

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Plate tectonics determines the location of oil and gas reservoirs and is the best key we have to understanding why deserts and arctic areas seem to hold the largest hydrocarbon reserves on earth. ... Together, these four types of areas hold most of the oil and gas in the world today.
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Plate tectonics determines the location of oil and gas reservoirs and is the best key we have to understand why deserts and arctic areas seem to hold the largest hydrocarbon reserves on earth. Together, these four types of areas hold most of the oil and gas in the world today.

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