While I'm not quite able to answer that question, I know for certain it does not come from dead things. 
Real conversation with my young coworker this morning.
My co-worker said, "The reason we had rolling blackouts in 2021 was because the gas lines froze."
I did a double take, "what? I didn't know natural gas lines would freeze."
"Oh yeah, and besides which, we can't rely on gas forever. There's only a finite amount."
"Really?"
"Yeah, because it comes from, you know, dead things."
At this point I laughed, "you don't really believe that do you?"
"Well yeah! It takes millions of years, but yes, oil comes from dead things."
I pounced, "when things die, they decompose and turn into food for bugs. Bones decompose and the only thing left is carbon, which turns to dust. And that only takes a few months, except the bones. Depending upon the climate, bones can decompose in as little as 9 months and as long as many years. The point is, how can decomposing things, that have no fluids, turn into oil?"
"Well, I don't know, but that's what happens!"
Real conversation with my young coworker this morning.My co-worker said, "The reason we had rolling blackouts in 2021 was because the gas lines froze."
I did a double take, "what? I didn't know natural gas lines would freeze."
"Oh yeah, and besides which, we can't rely on gas forever. There's only a finite amount."
"Really?"
"Yeah, because it comes from, you know, dead things."
At this point I laughed, "you don't really believe that do you?"
"Well yeah! It takes millions of years, but yes, oil comes from dead things."
I pounced, "when things die, they decompose and turn into food for bugs. Bones decompose and the only thing left is carbon, which turns to dust. And that only takes a few months, except the bones. Depending upon the climate, bones can decompose in as little as 9 months and as long as many years. The point is, how can decomposing things, that have no fluids, turn into oil?"
"Well, I don't know, but that's what happens!"
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