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To the best of my knowledge Russians originated the theory.
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Also, the Russians had that oil theory first:
https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin.html
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Yep. And in a communist society there is no ideological pressure to pretend it's a finite good to jack up the price. The Russians are probably right.