Depends upon what you call major. Idaho Falls ID is about 155 miles from Yellowstone. It has a mall. The nearest city with over a million residents is Denver CO, about 580 miles from Yellowstone. Amused Contestant Â· 6 years ago.
Â­ Crude oil is the term for unprocessed oil, the stuff that comes out of the ground. It is also known as petroleum. Crude oil is a fossil fuel, meaning that it was made naturalÂ­ly from decaying plants and animals living in ancient seas millions of years ago -- most places you can find crude oil were once sea beds. Crude oils vary in color, from clear to tar-black, and in viscosity, from water to almost solid.
Many of the U.S. reserves of crude oil are found in the Midwest and along the plains region. Increasing Oil Production in the U.S. Sparks Less OPEC Reliance Miranda Green July 11, 2013. The blasts sent 1,500 tons of crude oil into the Yellow Sea and sparked 100-foot-high flames that burned for 15 hours.