<p>Overtime, we've located, drilled, and used a large portion of our planet's <strong>fossil fuels.</strong> Fossil fuels are found underground, and are dug up to be used as a form of energy, <em>(ex: Oil found by drilling into the ground and extracting it from the surface through a long pipe)</em> but it's also becoming an issue as to <strong>we might be running out of easily possessable fossil fuel.</strong></p>

<p>If I had control over the process of fossil fuel consumption in the entire world, I'd <strong>terminate all fossil fuel extraction until further notice,</strong> because if people are going to avoid running out of fossil fuels, we are go</p>

<p>So my question is:</p>

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  <p>Approximately <em><strong>how long</strong></em> of a wait is it until the majority of extracted fossil fuels are <strong>renewed?</strong></p>
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Near-duplicate: [How much oil is created each year?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/571/94)
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should I delete it?
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No, just mark it as a duplicate.
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How long does it take for fossil fuels to renew?
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# How long does it take for fossil fuels to renew?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-29)

Overtime, we've located, drilled, and used a large portion of our planet's **fossil fuels.** Fossil fuels are found underground, and are dug up to be used as a form of energy, *(ex: Oil found by drilling into the ground and extracting it from the surface through a long pipe)* but it's also becoming an issue as to **we might be running out of easily possessable fossil fuel.**

If I had control over the process of fossil fuel consumption in the entire world, I'd **terminate all fossil fuel extraction until further notice,** because if people are going to avoid running out of fossil fuels, we are go

So my question is:

> Approximately ***how long*** of a wait is it until the majority of extracted fossil fuels are **renewed?**

**Tags:** fossil-fuel, time

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Near-duplicate: [How much oil is created each year?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/571/94)  
> **username_0**: should I delete it?  
> **username_2**: No, just mark it as a duplicate.  

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