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Why is oil found in the middle east and not hawaii

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The most widely accepted theory for why the Middle East is loaded with oil is that the region was not always a vast desert. ... As the land in the modern Middle East region rose due to tectonic activity, the Tethys Ocean receded.

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the middle east region was not always a vast desert

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