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Well yes, of course. But it's not energy that we have to spend now, unlike with hydrogen.



Digging the oil out of the ground and burning it very much 'spends' it.


I meant the energy that was originally used to create oil in the first place. You don't need to add any more, because oil, unlike hydrogen, already exists.


... for now.




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