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Yes they are naturally form earth. Oil is formed naturally from dead sea creatures which decompose and are crushed by new layers of sediment, creating deposits under the sea - That's why oil rigs are in the sea, not on land.

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Crude oil is formed by the sedimentation of different fossil materials through time. Geological heat turned the biomasses into different layers of hydrocarbon-rich liquids.

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