Why is the middle east so oil rich?

[SomptingGuy]

Not being a geologist, I often wonder why this part of the world is so rich in oil deposits. Where was the middle east (in relation to the rest of the tectonic plates) when the flora/fauna that is now oil were living?

- Steve

 

[BigInch]

That's pretty much everyone... except possibly liberal Alaskans.
Oh ... that is everyone isn't it.

Let your acquaintances be many, but your advisors one in a thousand’ ... Book of Ecclesiasticus

 

[csd72]

I am sure there are some aliens out there that are embarrassed by it as well.

 

[stanier]

Funny about geologists. When I worked for Santos in South Australia they reckoned you would have more success finding a successful oil well by shooting a shotgun at a map and drilling where the pellet landed, than using a geologists assessment. Perhaps the geologists used a different shotgun?

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[BigInch]

Hence the popularity of divining rods with the general public. Same overall success rate.

Let your acquaintances be many, but your advisors one in a thousand’ ... Book of Ecclesiasticus