Tiny Minnesota town has oil for millions of customers underfoot

521 people live in Clearbrook, Minnesota. Fourteen percent of the country's crude oil flows through pipelines under their feet. Clearbrook is a terminal for pipelines heading from Canada and North Dakota to refineries in the Twin Cities, Superior, and Chicago. A planned expansion will soon allow more North Dakota crude to flow through the junction.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Aug 26, 2012

521 people live in Clearbrook, Minnesota. Fourteen percent of the country's crude oil flows through pipelines under their feet. Clearbrook is a terminal for pipelines heading from Canada and North Dakota to refineries in the Twin Cities, Superior, and Chicago. A planned expansion will soon allow more North Dakota crude to flow through the junction.

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