Wall Street Journal | Oil Deaths Rise as Bakken Boom Fades Wall Street Journal BISMARCK, N.D.—At least eight workers have died since October in North Dakota's oil fields, more than in the preceding 12 months combined. The uptick in fatalities comes as many oil companies are responding to plummeting crude-oil prices by dialing ... 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 |