Why is there so much Oil in the Middle East?

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Considering oil forms under compression of trees and the like, doesn’t that mean there must have been a lot of life and vegetation there a long time ago? Why did all of that dissappear and only leave mostly barren wasteland?

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My FIL worked for Aramco in Saudi Arabia. I visited him there and asked why there are no derricks pumping in the oil fields like I see in California. He laughed and said Saudi is like sticking a straw in the ground and the pressure just pushes it out. No need to pump much. That’s why it’s cheaper. Much cheaper.

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