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Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a war underway that's causing a global energy crisis.

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
Image: Phys.org
It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a war underway that's causing a global energy crisis.

Originally published at Phys.org

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