Now that we know Titan (Saturn's moon) has crude oil, dare we ask why its there

Question

Now that we know Titan (Saturn's moon) has crude oil, dare we ask why its there

Answer 1

Does that mean we'll invade it?

No crude on Titan.  Methane and ethane, yes.

Therefore, no need to dare ask why.

Answer 2

Well just like any planet that might have carried crude oil that has been made by animals or plants that might have lived there or probably from deep inside of the moon making and creating oil.

If its true then scientist will do almost anything to find transportation from earth to Saturn's moon in no time at all either if methane or others things that might fuel earth from it oil crisis.

Since we know that oil does exist we might as well travel there and use that oil to come back to earth and bring some samples to earth to see how can this crude oil can be used on earth or when we colonize other planet sometimes in the future.

Answer 3

I'm not sure it has oil.  What has been stated is that the surface is covered with liquid hydrocarbons but this is mostly liquid methane.

For a detailed explanation of how it formed see the reference below

Answer 4

Titan does not have crude oil. It has methane and ethane. Some genius at NASA decided to put out a press release comparing "the amount of hydrocarbons on Titan" with crude oil on Earth, for no apparent reason I can detect.

Answer 5

Titan has low molecular weight hydrocarbons, such as methane and ethane. It's there because carbon and hydrogen are abundant in the universe, and because hydrogen is the most likely element to which carbon might bond in the interstellar medium. That's why gaseous nebulae have a substantial bit of methane in them, and that, in turn, is why gas giant planet's atmospheres and comets and the surfaces of large outer moons have methane on them.

There's no future in transporting these hydrocarbons to Earth however, since even the most favorable low-energy transfer orbit from Saturn to Earth requires a terminal delta-vee involving more energy for the rocket burn than could be recovered by burning any hydrocarbon cargo.