VICE | When Oil Boomtowns Go Bust VICE "Empty tank cars head back to North Dakota for more Bakken crude" (2013). Photo via Flickr user Roy Luck. One-third of energy used in the US comes from natural gas. In 2015, the US consumed 7.08 billion barrels of oil and other petroleum products—more ... Post-oil boom, drug prices fall in oil patch as gang trafficking increases |