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From fossils like old plants and animals breaking down and becoming a gas or liquid. This process can take up to thousands and millions of years.

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Is crude oil a natural gas?

No, crude oil and natural gas are two distinct fossil fuels. Crude oil is a liquid formed from organic matter buried deep underground, while natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel mainly composed of methane.


Natural gas is often found where crude oil is found?

Natural gas is found along with crude oil in underground reservoirs because both are hydrocarbons formed from organic matter that decomposed over millions of years. This is why many oil fields also produce natural gas as a byproduct. Methane, the primary component of natural gas, can be found in conjunction with crude oil deposits.


How is natural gas produced from crude oil?

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Is natural gas crude oil?

No natural gas is natural gas.


In relation to natural gas where is crude oil generally found?

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Is natural gas found where crude oil is found?

If your question is "Is natural gas often found where crude oil is found?" then the answer is yes.


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Is natural gas is often found where crude oil is found?

If your question is "Is natural gas often found where crude oil is found?" then the answer is yes.


How is crude oil turned into natural gas?

Natural gas is often found with crude oil, and has in the past just been flared off. I don't think oil is turned into gas though.


What was crude oil made from?

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What gas is a constituent of crude oil?

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Why is crude oil a fossil fuel?

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