[crusty old prospector]

All these papers refer to Eugene Island 330. It has been proven that the faults are leaking and the oil is coming up from below. That is how most oil migrates vertically. It is miniscule in comparison to the countless number of oil fields around the world where this phenomenon is not occuring. And oil seeps are just where these same type of leaky faults are hitting the sea floor. Here are just a few.

[aruanan]

The oil seeps are the migration of oil up from the depths that is not trapped and pooled by geological formations. This is happening around the world. The same is true of the outgassing of methane and helium. It’s going on everywhere but it’s in places that are cold enough and with enough water pressure that methane hydrates are formed. Remember, many extremely large oil fields are directly upon basement rock. That oil didn’t sink down from a higher source.