The Next Gold Rush : In The of Spirit the 49ers,Black Gold

Black Gold In North Dakota

With 18 million people unemployed in the United States, the chance of finding a job has drawn thousands to the oil fields of North Dakota – a state that now produces more oil than several members of Opec. Many in the industry are predicting America will soon overtake Saudi Arabia and even Russia as the world's top oil producer as a result of the boom, which has seen a Gold Rush-style migration to the area

                           Traffic generated by an oil boom lines the main street in Watford City, North Dakota.