Having a way to create fossil fuels would completely eliminate our dependency on foreign oil. The other advantage in creating this "Blue Petroleum" is that it helps reduce pollution by using CO2 to help speed up the process that led to the creation of fossil fuels. 50 square kilometers could produce about 1.25 million barrels a day according to Spanish studies.
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