Bakken driller Continental Resources was the lone producer voice Wednesday in favor of North Dakota regulators declaring oil produced at certain levels as waste and then potentially imposing state curtailments. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Analysts expect the North Dakota Industrial Commission to ultimately decide against declaring surplus production as waste or mandating lower production. The recent bump in crude oil futures and significant shut-ins already taken by producers lead them to expect North Dakota to follow Texas’ lead in letting the market decide cuts. A Continental executive testified that excess production right now is “obviously waste” as defined by a North Dakota statute. He urged the commission to take […]