Chart showing EROI at link:
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/2018/the-true-cost-of-fossil-fuels_4.jpg
When oil was easy to extract and refine it had high EROI, perhaps
as high as 50.
Now it's 4 or 5 for the heavier oil like tar
sands.
Solar is 6 but that will gradually improve wih
advances in technology.
Wind is 20 but can't improve much
(always need a lot of steel and concrete)
But we need energy
to make the panels, so energy EROI is paramount.