where is the pipeline crossroads of the world
Pipeline Flip Turns U.S. Oil World 'Upside Down'. The U.S. oil boom has created a glut of crude in Cushing, Okla., a major oil storage hub. The U.S. oil boom has created a glut of crude in Cushing, Okla., a major oil storage hub. This sign dubs the city the Pipeline Crossroads of the World.. Jeff Brady/NPR. For years, Cushing, Okla., has been on the receiving end of a 500-mile pipeline funneling oil from the Gulf of Mexico to the American heartland. Starting this weekend, that pipeline will start moving crude in the other direction.