"Another set of tests revealed that five of the 10 rock samples analyzed contained genetic material from methane-producing microbes, bolstering the notion that such organisms were living deep beneath the sea floor."

Natural petroleum source.  Not exactly abiogenic, but not dead surface life either.

Microbes Likely Abundant Hundreds of Meters Below Sea Floor – ScienceNOW

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