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Source? This sounds strangely like the kind of argument that those who believe in a 6000 year old earth make.

Non-fossil oil probably does exist, but I've never seen a credible claim that there's very much of it. Other than the fact it's not literally made from fossils, but from general carbon-based life.

Negative commenters, did you try to search for it? https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/0...

Oh wow this statement of yours is a blast from the past, it's like I'm back in the twentieth century for a bit.

But seriously, where are all the new discoveries then? Also... where is the energy coming from in this spontaneous process? I would love to have your take or links to sites that explain how this works.

This isn't that: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/a-Worldwide-oil-discover...