Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. CN- Volatility, Rail Safety of Bakken Crude Oil Concern in North Dakota ranks as the second largest oil producing state in the country, just behind Texas. Companies extract roughly one million barrels of crude oil per day from the Bakken formation situated in the northern United States. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, much of that oil leaves the region by rail, but several accidents have raised concerns about the transportation method, and the oil itself __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1929848.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1929848.html