We have small amounts of that useless stuff, oil. No one cares much about that. It seems to weigh heavy on the minds of Earthlings, though, and we find that strange. Why are you burning it? That makes for bad air, doesn't it? Of course, you have no sappo, so that means you are already labouring under some considerable disadvantage.

The people you mention...perhaps we could use them for entertainment here. We have a game where we release such beings in a large natural arena with Thoths roaming around. Thoths are huge predators that catch and eat social undesirables. It's quite a spectacle. Almost no one here qualifies anymore AS a social undesirable, so it would be good if we got some outside visitors for that purpose. A hungry Thoth is a sad thing to see.

Do your oil people qualify as social undesirables?