U.S. shale player Continental Resources reported weather-related issues for production in the second quarter but hinted at strong second-half gains. Continental is one of the more active producers in the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota, operating about 10 percent of all active rigs in the state as of Wednesday. The company reported second-quarter average production of 284,059 barrels of oil equivalent per day, just below guidance, but an increase of 25 percent from second quarter 2017. Of that total, 55 percent of production was oil. Production would’ve been just above 289,000 boe per day if not for wet weather in the Bakken shale basin and voluntary restrictions to secure capacity on regional […]