# Anton Kolesnikov Back to [[Abiogenic Oil and the Fossil Fuel Debate]] · [[Research and Evidence]] **Role:** High-pressure experimentalist; co-editor of *Hydrocarbon* - Lead author of [Kolesnikov, Kutcherov & Goncharov 2009](https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo591), which reports ethane through butane forming from methane at 2–5 GPa and about 900–1500 K. - Co-edited *Hydrocarbon* (2013) with Kutcherov. - ⚠️ Current affiliation not verified.