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Whiting Petroleum

Whiting Petroleum

American Energy Production Company

Whiting Petroleum Corporation was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration primarily in the Bakken Formation and Three Forks Shale. It was organized in Delaware with its operational headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

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As of December 31, 2021, the company had approximately 326.0 million barrels of oil equivalent (1.994×109 GJ) in proved reserves, of which 58% was petroleum, 20% was natural gas liquids, and 22% was natural gas.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1980 by Kenneth R. Whiting and Bert Ladd.[2]

In 1992, Alliant Energy, a Midwest public utility, acquired the company for $27.5 million.[3]

In 2003, the company became a public company via an initial public offering which raised over $400 million.[4] In 2005, the company acquired assets in the North Ward Estes field for $459 million.[5] The property was sold in 2016 for $300 million.

In July 2013, the company sold assets in the Oklahoma Panhandle to BreitBurn Energy Partners for $846 million.[6] In August 2013, the company acquired assets in the Williston Basin for $260 million.[7] In 2014, the company acquired Kodiak Oil & Gas.[8] Kodiak had proven reserves of 167 million barrels of oil equivalent (1.02×109 GJ) and Whiting effectively paid $23.77 per barrel in the ground.[9]

In January 2017, the company sold midstream assets in North Dakota for $375 million.[10][11] In August 2017, the company sold its assets near the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota for $500 million.[12]

On April 1, 2020, the company filed bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.[13][14] On September 1, 2020, the company emerged from bankruptcy and appointed Lynn A. Peterson as CEO.[15][16]

Environmental issues

In 2022, the company had a crude oil spill in marshland near Stanley, North Dakota.[17] An EPA analysis in 2021 found that the Whiting company had over double the Emission intensity of other oil and gas companies in the United States.[18]

References

  1. [1]
    "Whiting Petroleum 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. [2]
    "Obituaries: Kenneth R. Whiting". The Aspen Times. June 3, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Whiting Petroleum Corporation 2003 Annual Report" (PDF).
  4. [4]
    "Whiting Petroleum prices IPO". American City Business Journals. November 20, 2003.
  5. [5]
    "Whiting completes North Ward Estes acquisition". Oil & Gas Journal. October 10, 2005.
  6. [6]
    "BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Completes Acquisition of Oklahoma Panhandle Assets from Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation" (Press release). Business Wire. July 15, 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Whiting Petroleum Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Properties in the Williston Basin for $260 Million" (Press release). Business Wire. August 27, 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Whiting Petroleum Completes Acquisition of Kodiak Oil & Gas" (Press release). Business Wire. December 8, 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Whiting writes off $2.57 billion in assets, including Kodiak". The Dickinson Press. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Whiting Petroleum Corporation Closes Sale of North Dakota Midstream Assets for $375 Million" (Press release). Business Wire. January 3, 2017.
  11. [11]
    Brelsford, Robert (January 3, 2017). "Whiting closes sale of North Dakota midstream assets". Oil & Gas Journal.
  12. [12]
    "Whiting Petroleum Corporation Announces $500 Million Sale of Fort Berthold Area Assets in North Dakota" (Press release). Business Wire. August 15, 2017.
  13. [13]
    Nair, Arathy (April 1, 2020). "Whiting files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as oil prices hover at $20". Reuters.
  14. [14]
    French, David; Moise, Imani (April 9, 2020). "Exclusive: U.S. banks prepare to seize energy assets as shale boom goes bust". Reuters.
  15. [15]
    Avery, Greg (September 2, 2020). "Whiting Petroleum emerges from bankruptcy, reveals another change to its leadership". American City Business Journals.
  16. [16]
    "Shale producer Whiting Petroleum emerges from bankruptcy". Reuters. September 1, 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Crude oil release occurs near Stanley". minotdailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  18. [18]
    Beals, Rachel Koning. "Here are the oil and gas companies whose methane emissions intensity is 6 times the national average (hint: it's not the majors)". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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