Eli5 of we can make lab diamonds on a large scale why can’t we do the same for oil and gas.

Question

Eli5 of we can make lab diamonds on a large scale why can’t we do the same for oil and gas.

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Answer 1

Natural gas can actually be produced on a large scale (that’s biogas, made by letting organic waste decompose in a place without oxygen).

Oil, however, takes literally millions of years to form, so you can’t really produce it in factories.