Wall Street Journal | Crude-Oil Price Collapse Takes Toll on Willston Wall Street Journal WILLISTON, N.D.—As the epicenter of the North American oil boom, this town was a magnet for blue-collar job seekers. But the collapse in crude prices means truck-choked Williston is no longer the land of opportunity it was less than a year ago. “I ... Oil Price Crash Creates New Wild West In Shale Boom Towns U.S. Oil Storage Issue Could Impact North Dakota Smithsonian Channel to air docu-series about Bakken oil production boom |