2006-12-02 08:29:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Simple, as pointed out above, depositional environment - good old geology at work.
The "their" part - geo-political geography. A much later and irritating concept.
The USA has oil also, but cannot produce enough to meet our soaring demands.
2006-12-02 08:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by Tom-PG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You’re kidding right? During Carboniferous Period, approximately 300 million years ago, what is today Saudi Arabia and vicinity was part of Pangea, and sort of adjacent to the Appalachian Mountains which is today part of America. That's when vast swamps were formed, which originally provided the biomass for underground oil, draining into the Paleo-Tethys Sea. Alas, beginning around the Jurassic Period, Pangea began to break up, forming the new Atlantic Ocean.
2006-12-02 16:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by tengubushi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At one time their sand was a tropical jungle. It got there the same way the oil got under our Texas.
2006-12-02 16:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Joanne B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lets face it Mohamed was right!!
2006-12-02 21:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋