Though constrained somewhat by hurricanes, U.S. shale oil producer Continental Resources said production should finish out the year on a high note. Full production during the third quarter for Continental was impacted negatively by Hurricane Harvey, which impacted output from the shale reservoirs in Oklahoma. A wet season in North Dakota, meanwhile, handicapped production at the Bakken oil reservoir. Nevertheless, the company said its third-quarter production was roughly 243,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, a 7 percent increase from the second quarter. Crude oil production, which accounts for more than half of total output, was up 12 percent from the second quarter. In announcing its results for the third quarter, Continental said it expected, even more, gains as […]